New Staff Members! Options

[libertie]

First of all, I wanted to thank everyone for being so patient. We really appreciate everyone who applied, and we spent a lot of time deliberating over who would be the best choices for these positions. If you weren't chosen, it doesn't mean you don't have a chance in the future! There were a lot of good candidates, and these are the ones we really felt were ready.

So without any more hesitation, here they are:

People Staff
Nate (NoSex)
Betty (doiink)
Natalia (manny-the-dino)
Javonn (DoubleJ)

Design Staff
Thomas (doublehelix)
Christy (highwayto4355)
Natalia (manny-the-dino)

Congratulations!!

[Just_Dream]

Congratulations Betty!

[misoshiru]

wow...some of this was really unexpected. wtf.

[Elba]

manny the dino are you f**king kidding me?

You guys are idiots.

Congrats to Javonn and Thomas. The rest of you I don't know, but congrats, too.

[*paperplane*]

manny the dino are you f**king kidding me?

You guys are idiots.

Seriously. What the f**k is that shit?

Congrats to those of you I like

[Just_Dream]

Seriously. What the f**k is that shit?

Kinda like who was fawaz, huh?

[*paperplane*]

Yeah, I don't really care about design staff, but you'd think at some point people would pick up on the pattern...

[Elba]

Those were not the best choices... LMAO Oh god. This is more like affirmative action for people who suck.

[Tung]

congrattzz onn summ..but moi don'tt knoww aboutt a fewww choicesess..

but whyy it tookk 3 weekkzz to pic dis..? moi expectedd morree betterr choicesss..

[Elba]

LMAO. It took 3 weeks? Three weeks for this trash. AH. I can't believe Nicki didn't get hired.

[*paperplane*]

Or Tung! I'm not bitching because it's not me, I'm bitching because this is retaaaaaaaaaaaarded

[Elba]

Well, they weren't overlooked; they were purposefully not hired, so they had to settle for this shit. Ah, this is hilarious. I am surprised Melie didn't get hired, but I guess they only wanted to f**k with people staff.

[dispn0ygonekrazy]

wtf is a manny the dino. is this some trick

[libertie]

Well, technically the aforementioned hired staff are only temporary as of right now, since we are all on a Probationary Period.

If any staff member that chooses to reject their position, or the High staff feels any staff member recently hired should not have been, they can always reject their decision. And then there'll be a high chance of a couple mods that were overlooked being hired.

Edit: And remember, if you want to you could always PM an Admin for full details on why you were not hired.

This is true, but I wanted to mention that this is not what helped make our decisions.

[DoubleJ]

Thanks to all that wished me well, and congrats to the other staff members. With that being said, who is this manny person?

[Rachel]

Exactly. Who the frick is Manny?


PEE-S, zomgggzz who would have guessed Nate and Betty!?!

[Tung]

me don't knowww know mannyyy...but mee noo some gurll dat she a tru mannhooee dat live near mee...

[DoubleJ]

I mean, honestly Nate was an obvious choice. I am however shocked that Melie didn't make it.

[Tung]

^ why shockked...just goo check backsstagee hirringg thread o somethangg and see da responsse dey hadd on melie...and seee why she ain't chossin NUB.

and moi dinkk u need 1 moree desiggn staff to hirree. only personn on design stafff dat gudd is miyashu. she needd mo helppp.

[misoshiru]

seriously. you guys chose someone that no one knows for people staff. yeah. that's totally going to help bridge the gap between staff and members. good going there with that one.

[synatribe]

seriously. you guys chose someone that no one knows for people staff. yeah. that's totally going to help bridge the gap between staff and members. good going there with that one.

actually manny - the- dino is very active on the forums, I always see her replies, mostly introductions, I think she would be great, but I personally though Melie should have have people staff and Manny get design staff . but thats just my opinion. :]

[misoshiru]

...are you f**king kidding me? i'm going to be really honest right here. manny-the-dino, the general community of cb has no idea of. but for those that have some vague recollection of who she is, she doesn't make an impression. fail right there. melie, while more people know her, she doesn't ingest criticism well nor does she get along that well with people. it's kind of a low EQ thing.

[DoubleJ]

Hmmm....is this the jolt that cb needed?! Stay Tuned!

[Just_Dream]

actually manny - the- dino is very active on the forums, I always see her replies, mostly introductions.

That's great, maybe I should spam the introductions too. Seriously, people just post there and never look back. That's great that you noticed. Want a cookie?

[Tung]

^ ey ey livee poorr skeetcumlite alonee..!!

..but moi wantt dat cookiee.!!!.

[Just_Dream]

^ ey ey livee poorr skeetcumlite alonee..!!

..but moi wantt dat cookiee.!!!.

No wai. BTW I'm posting "a lot" now by posting in the introductions forum! lyk zomg i deserve admin status, mang!

[Tung]

mightt..as well hirree dat grifffindor-gurl wile we at it.....

On a serious note. how manny got hired is beyond ridiculous. i thought someone like nicki or even maybe janette should be on there.

here's manny's post stats

Most active in
Forum Games
34 posts / 17% of this member's active posts

It says she has 1600 posts. but those are from comments on cbspace, and graphics/layouts. shes only actually made 200 posts on the forum itself, and they are in the sandbox. >_> 34/200 posts = 17%

[*absinthe*]

lol, Tung.

I thought they would hire more.


Manny-the-dino is Natalia, btw.


Congrats everyone!

[DoubleJ]

And my friend comes out from hiding!

[datass]

O_o

who's manny. sounds like some sort of fat woman's name ;x

[tokyo-rose]

Congratulations to all the new staffies. :)

[Teesa]

congrats to everyone!!

to be completely honest, i thought manny would be hired as design staff because i really do like all the tutorials she's contributed. hmm.

[mizzkewl06]

congrats to everyone!
i may not know any of you, but i'm sure if you got to where you're at you deserve it.

[IVIike]

Congrats guys

[rnicron]

Why does everyone say Nate is an obvious choice? Because he makes clear, coherent posts? All the support that goes towards Nate is just because he has well thought out, long posts. Wow.

[ersatz]

mightt..as well hirree dat grifffindor-gurl wile we at it.....

On a serious note. how manny got hired is beyond ridiculous. i thought someone like nicki or even maybe janette should be on there.

here's manny's post stats

Most active in
Forum Games
34 posts / 17% of this member's active posts

It says she has 1600 posts. but those are from comments on cbspace, and graphics/layouts. shes only actually made 200 posts on the forum itself, and they are in the sandbox. >_> 34/200 posts = 17%

That's actually pretty funny, haha. 200 posts...and you get on staff...

[synatribe]

anyway's congrats :] to EVERYONE :]

[superstitious]

Congratulations, everyone. Sorry I haven't been around as much to see all this come completely to fruition (and for the delays as well).

[venti-anemoi]

manny-the-dino (whose real name isn't Manny, by the way <_< just like my real name isn't dreamstar) contributes a lot, and I mean A LOT, of tutorials. Have you seen the leaderboard? I mean, she's like five times ahead of anyone else. She also contributes a lot of graphics.

But for that reason, I was also surprised that she was hired for people staff; I thought she'd make a good design staff[er].

[Elba]

Contributing tutorials has nothing to do with your presence in the community center. No one knows her. All I know is that she has this annoying ass font, she doesn't seem very bright, and the mods tried really hard not to hire the better cantidates.

[venti-anemoi]

Contributing tutorials has nothing to do with your presence in the community center. No one knows her.

Right, that's why I said I was surprised she was hired as people staff, not design staff. I think she's pretty well-known in the resource center; I see her posting a lot in graphic help.

[stephinika]

Wow. Not gonna lie, I'm pretty surprised too. Definitely not what I expected. Congrats to those who deserve it though.

[NoSex]

Contributing tutorials has nothing to do with your presence in the community center. No one knows her. All I know is that she has this annoying ass font, she doesn't seem very bright, and the mods tried really hard not to hire the better cantidates.

Caution to the wind: this is more of a general address, I'm not trying to pick on you Elba.

I think the staff tried really hard to seriously consider all candidates. Frankly, I think a lot of people are being a bit unfair about this whole hiring process. First off, sometimes, when something is being done right, things take a while. Three weeks isn't a stupidly offensive period of time to be taken for consideration. We can all learn to be bit more patient, maybe. Secondly, the choices of the staff here, to me at least, don't seem misinformed or especially faulty. There were a lot of nominations, and, although not all the people I had in mind were hired, a lot of them were. We have to understand that our best friends won't always make the best mods. Further, it's a good idea to get differing perspectives on staff - of course you won't agree with everyone placed on staff (you shouldn't). Lastly, we can't judge anything prematurely. We're all on probationary periods right now and no one can truly be sure of how this is all going to play out. Hopefully things will be exemplary. But, obviously, that's in an ideal situation. What is good is that staff is appropriately preparing (at least) for a transitional period. The hired persons you aren't happy with have sometime before they can actually validate that dubiosity.

Let's just be patient. Let's see how things work out during this probationary period. If you believe the mods you are unhappy with actually underperformed, then at that time it would be wholly appreciated and appropriate if you made your feelings explicit. However, right now, any judgment is a bit premature. Let's just assume, for now, that the staff deliberated and considered all points seriously. Let's just assume that these choices were made in all sincerity and confidence. And, when problems arise, we can address them. But, seriously, this just seems a bit premature.

(P.S. Can Nicki be on staff?)

[manny-the-dino]

first off, i'd like to say congrats to everyone!
good job, guys!

and i'd like to address the comments people have been making about me & getting on people staff.
yes some of you probaby haven't even heard of me but maybe it's because you don't visit the "tutorials" section of cB that much to know that. i have about 70 photoshop tutorials. i also comment on new graphics i see get accepted on here. yes my total number of posts may be low as of right now but i am working on that. it does say that i am most active in forum games but that was a loooooooong time ago. i have stopped posting in the forum games. now i try & focus on the designer's cafe & graphics help sections. when i was posting in the forum games section of the forums, i did not have the intent to apply for staff. however, i was chosen & am happy & will therefore do my best to help out cB.

btw, my real name is not "manny" as stated in my username. it is Natalia. long story about how i chose my username.

[Rachel]

Why does everyone say Nate is an obvious choice? Because he makes clear, coherent posts? All the support that goes towards Nate is just because he has well thought out, long posts. Wow.

Because staff loooooooves him, thats why it was an obvious choice...

[NoSex]

Because staff loooooooves him, thats why it was an obvious choice...

I am very huggable.

[Elba]

first off, i'd like to say congrats to everyone!
good job, guys!

and i'd like to address the comments people have been making about me & getting on people staff.
yes some of you probaby haven't even heard of me but maybe it's because you don't visit the "tutorials" section of cB that much to know that. i have about 70 photoshop tutorials. i also comment on new graphics i see get accepted on here. yes my total number of posts may be low as of right now but i am working on that. it does say that i am most active in forum games but that was a loooooooong time ago. i have stopped posting in the forum games. now i try & focus on the designer's cafe & graphics help sections. when i was posting in the forum games section of the forums, i did not have the intent to apply for staff. however, i was chosen & am happy & will therefore do my best to help out cB.

btw, my real name is not "manny" as stated in my username. it is Natalia. long story about how i chose my username.

Again, nothing to do with the CC.

[thefourpanedwind...]

I know nothing of anyone in the past or that sorta thing...seeing as where I am a new member... It is just I find it ironic the person I dealt with is here on this new staff list. Hmm.

[misoshiru]

who?

[thefourpanedwind...]

who?

Christy (highwayto4355)

[Detective]

Congrats to everyone!

[thefourpanedwind...]

yay my first dramatic incident.

i'm sorry if rejecting your graphic is offending you in any way but; it isn't up to the standards of cb. everyone gets their rejects and accepts.

edit;

oh yeah congrats to everyone else i was too busy choking on oreo to say this before. :D

I told you that I understood that. I never bad mouthed you and I'm not offended. Just leave me alone please >.<

[misoshiru]

yes some of you probaby haven't even heard of me but maybe it's because you don't visit the "tutorials" section of cB that much to know that. i have about 70 photoshop tutorials. i also comment on new graphics i see get accepted on here. yes my total number of posts may be low as of right now but i am working on that. it does say that i am most active in forum games but that was a loooooooong time ago. i have stopped posting in the forum games. now i try & focus on the designer's cafe & graphics help sections. when i was posting in the forum games section of the forums, i did not have the intent to apply for staff. however, i was chosen & am happy & will therefore do my best to help out cB.

the resource center has nothing to do with CC.


btw, this is really great. you guys hire someone who looks down on everyone, someone who's a pushover, someone who quit cb (or so I heard), and someone who no one f**king knows. absolutely lovely.

[DoubleJ]

I just realized that CC was community center lmao!

[thefourpanedwind...]

the resource center has nothing to do with CC.
btw, this is really great. you guys hire someone who looks down on everyone, someone who's a pushover, someone who quit cb (or so I heard), and someone who no one f**king knows. absolutely lovely.

And to top that, people who tell you to fix one thing on your pics... so you do...then after that they tell you to fix something elsee... then after ALL that... they say its not good enough. Then you inform them just stop talking to you about it I won't submit anything for a while after this... and they still talk to you. Maybe I won't continue to be a member here as I had planned.

[manny-the-dino]

the resource center has nothing to do with CC.
btw, this is really great. you guys hire someone who looks down on everyone, someone who's a pushover, someone who quit cb (or so I heard), and someone who no one f**king knows. absolutely lovely.

are you referring to me?

[DoubleJ]

And to top that, people who tell you to fix one thing on your pics... so you do...then after that they tell you to fix something elsee... then after ALL that... they say its not good enough. Then you inform them just stop talking to you about it I won't submit anything for a while after this... and they still talk to you. Maybe I won't continue to be a member here as I had planned.

I wouldn't go that far. I would just say to be persistent, and ask around, before you submit stuff. I see a few people doing it, and I think that it really helps to get opinions before you submit thing imo. I would hate to see you leave because of that though.

[thefourpanedwind...]

I wouldn't go that far. I would just say to be persistent, and ask around, before you submit stuff. I see a few people doing it, and I think that it really helps to get opinions before you submit thing imo. I would hate to see you leave because of that though.

I did ask... I am not new to graphics, I have surfed this site a long time before I joined... in anycase would be a shame eh.

[manny-the-dino]

I wouldn't go that far. I would just say to be persistent, and ask around, before you submit stuff. I see a few people doing it, and I think that it really helps to get opinions before you submit thing imo. I would hate to see you leave because of that though.

yeah, i totally agree.
if you want some feedback on anything before you submit it, post a new topic in the Showcase Booth

[DoubleJ]

I think that it definitely would be a shame. I mean I guess I would say to just remain persistent and what not.

[tokyo-rose]

btw, this is really great. you guys hire someone who looks down on everyone, someone who's a pushover, someone who quit cb (or so I heard), and someone who no one f**king knows. absolutely lovely.

Hm?

are you referring to me?

Well, yeah, judging by all the "who's manny-the-dino?" posts that popped up after this topic was posted.

[thefourpanedwind...]

I think that it definitely would be a shame. I mean I guess I would say to just remain persistent and what not.

Well if I do decide to leave...wheres a link to delete my account... cus I can't find one in the My Account area.

[misoshiru]

are you referring to me?

oh of course not. i just quoted you. it totally means nothing at all. duh.

[kryogenix]

Wow this is a load of bullshit.






I'm declaring war. I told you I would make you regret it, and I will.

Off to the war room.

[thefourpanedwind...]

Wow this is a load of bullshit I'm declaring war.

I want out. This site is a bit crude in some places >.>

[manny-the-dino]

Well if I do decide to leave...wheres a link to delete my account... cus I can't find one in the My Account area.

you cannot delete your account. one of the admins has to do that. but if you do not want to contribute to cB anymore, just stop using your account.

[tokyo-rose]

You can't delete your account, and administrators don't do it either. If you don't want to use your account anymore, just abandon it and don't sign in from now on. But really, you shouldn't leave just because of this one incident. Perhaps the graphic you resubmitted really isn't up to CreateBlog's standards and would have been rejected by any other Design Staff/Head Staff/Administrator. If there's anything more you'd like to say about this, please post in Moderator Performance in Feedback. This topic is getting a bit cluttered.

[misoshiru]

and i totally love how the new staff is already driving away new members. good job. keep up the hard work.

[thefourpanedwind...]

you cannot delete your account. one of the admins has to do that. but if you do not want to contribute to cB anymore, just stop using your account.

That is pretty lame... I would think that you should personally have the option of deleting your account.

[kryogenix]

Seriously, I want a f**king recount. The process was biased against me to begin with as the mods refused to add me to the list of candidates even after repeated requests.

There's going to be hell to pay.

[manny-the-dino]

oh of course not. i just quoted you. it totally means nothing at all. duh.

oook.
well just because i said i have a lot of photoshop tutorials doesn't mean i look down on everyone else. i never meant it in that way. i said that because that is where most people know me from. & who said i quit?! i have never quit cB. i have been very active ever since i made an account here. also, just because "no one knows me" doesn't mean that would affect my chances of getting on staff, which it didn't. i was chosen because of something the admins saw in me; not because of my "popularity."

[Tung]

lol it seems manny is more of a design staff material then people staff. i'm appalled that it took three long weeks, and to not know this. she belongs in design staff, not people staff.

[tokyo-rose]

oook.
well just because i said i have a lot of photoshop tutorials doesn't mean i look down on everyone else. i never meant it in that way. i said that because that is where most people know me from. & who said i quit?! i have never quit cB. i have been very active ever since i made an account here. also, just because "no one knows me" doesn't mean that would affect my chances of getting on staff, which it didn't. i was chosen because of something the admins saw in me; not because of my "popularity."

Yanlin wasn't referring to you in each one of her descriptions; she was referring to different people. o_O She only meant that you're the one that not many people knew.

[manny-the-dino]

That is pretty lame... I would think that you should personally have the option of deleting your account.

sorry.
i had just finished reading another topic & got mixed up on what i was saying.
my apologies.

[thefourpanedwind...]

*le sigh*

This all seems so messed up and exhausting...

[manny-the-dino]

Yanlin wasn't referring to you in each one of her descriptions; she was referring to different people. o_O She only meant that you're the one that not many people knew.

once again, sorry.
it's just that almost every post in this topic seems to be about me & how they disagree with me being put on staff.

[libertie]

To thefourpanedwindow - I hope you aren't discouraged over a couple of your graphics getting rejected. I'm not trying to beat a dead horse here, but in a lot of cases, a staff member is not trying to be with their responses; instead they're trying to be helpful. If it's not helpful, you're always welcome to PM another staff member instead. I'm sorry you feel like you need to delete your account so soon, but I appreciate you letting us know what we're doing wrong. Is there any way I can help, though?

[Teesa]

congrats to everyone!!

to be completely honest, i thought manny would be hired as design staff because i really do like all the tutorials she's contributed. hmm.

maybe we should just clear this up~

manny-the-dino-would you be more comfortable being on design staff? because it sure seems like a lot of people (including me) feel like you would be a better staff member there.

[superstitious]

xD I truly appreciate how direct you are, Teesa.

I was surprised to see her on the PS list, not the DS list. But, as I mentioned a bit ago, something came up this weekend and I haven't really been around for a couple of days.

[thefourpanedwind...]

To thefourpanedwindow - I hope you aren't discouraged over a couple of your graphics getting rejected. I'm not trying to beat a dead horse here, but in a lot of cases, a staff member is not trying to be with their responses; instead they're trying to be helpful. If it's not helpful, you're always welcome to PM another staff member instead. I'm sorry you feel like you need to delete your account so soon, but I appreciate you letting us know what we're doing wrong. Is there any way I can help, though?

Ah I can't really think of anything... I did mention my no delete account complaints in the feedback area... along with one other thing. Thanks for replying to what I said before though [:

[manny-the-dino]

maybe we should just clear this up~

manny-the-dino-would you be more comfortable being on design staff? because it sure seems like a lot of people (including me) feel like you would be a better staff member there.

to be honest, i really don't have a preference as to what staff i am on. the main reason why i said i'd go for people staff was because i read somewhere in the forums that i would have to contribute layouts &/or have layout coding knowledge. i dk if that was true or not but that was the main reason why.
but maybe i am better off being on design staff?

[Teesa]

to be honest, i really don't have a preference as to what staff i am on. the main reason why i said i'd go for people staff was because i read somewhere in the forums that i would have to contribute layouts &/or have layout coding knowledge. i dk if that was true or not but that was the main reason why.
but maybe i am better off being on design staff?

i don't think you should have done that because (well, maybe you didn't realize this) people staffers really have to be the most active in the community center and interact with members there.

[iDecay]

Sorry, but who the hell is Manny?

EDIT//

Nevermind. Wtf, lol.

[DoubleJ]

[Teesa]

read the topic

[DoubleJ]

Sorry, but who the hell is Manny?

EDIT//

Nevermind. Wtf, lol.

Oh Tina lol!

[manny-the-dino]

i don't think you should have done that because (well, maybe you didn't realize this) people staffers really have to be the most active in the community center and interact with members there.

i didn't realize that.
thanks for the concern though!
but i am discussing this via PM with Dani.

[kryogenix]

HEY STAFF, ALMOST DONE PULLING AN EXCUSE OUT OF YOUR ASS FOR THIS FARCE, OR STILL NEED MORE TIME?

[Melissa]

That being said...

actually manny - the- dino is very active on the forums, I always see her replies, mostly introductions, I think she would be great, but I personally though Melie should have have people staff and Manny get design staff . but thats just my opinion. :]

Who the hell are you?

And manny, will you PLEASE stop editing your post with annoying fonts? Especially now that you're people staff and people actually have to read your posts. It's a real strain on the eyes.

[brooklyneast05]

i don't get why natalie got put on people staff, when design staff seems the obvious choice. especially since she seems to be under the impression that as people staff she would have to contribute like a design staff. so it seems kinda like she thought something different than the actual job. did you guys even talk to her before you decided her position

either way, if she's on people and should be on design, it's not her fault. she didn't put herself there.

[kryogenix]

WELL, LOOKS LIKE THE STAFF IS TOO BUSY SHITTING THEIR PANTS TO GIVE ME A GOOD ANSWER, STAGE 2 THEN.

[Teesa]

either way, if she's on people and should be on design, it's not her fault. she didn't put herself there.

exactly. besides, i don't remember the actual hiring thread mentioning specific requirements of people staff, design staff, etc., so i can see people being confused when applying. although, that confusion should definitely have been cleared up during the interviewing (like jc mentioned)

[manny-the-dino]

i don't get why natalie got put on people staff, when design staff seems the obvious choice. especially since she seems to be under the impression that as people staff she would have to contribute like a design staff. so it seems kinda like she thought something different than the actual job. did you guys even talk to her before you decided her position

either way, if she's on people and should be on design, it's not her fault. she didn't put herself there.

Natalia*

but i think i am going to be put on design staff. it's just not "official" yet.


is this better?

[DoubleJ]

I am sorry, but I think that it is fairly obvious what the difference between people and design staff is.

[Teesa]

I am sorry, but I think that it is fairly obvious what the difference between people and design staff is.

to you maybe (and to a lot of us as well), but clearly, one person was confused.

[brooklyneast05]

i actually don't think it's that obvious to someone who's not on the boards that much. if you went to a website based in design, why would you think that there was a staff that had nothing to do with design? shrugs.


edit:

either way, like we said that should have been cleared up by the staff i guess.

[dustbunny]

WTF LOL

someone who quit cb (or so I heard)

I thought that the hiring process died or something and then I just began to lurk around anonymously; I didn't really have anything to say. AND TODAY freaking random email about me getting a personal message etc etc.

anyways I guess I'll try out this "probation period" and see if dandy things come out of it.

[Elba]

I am sorry to manny-the-dino because it's not her fault they decided to just place her in PS. I have no problem with her in DS. Now, who's going to take her spot on PS? Nicki should, because Nicki should have been hired over her to begin with. Or Tung. Or whoever else didn't step down.

[Melie]

congrats to the new staff members!

[rnicron]

Natalia or whatever, did you use to have a username that went along the lines of dani54456456234092456345?

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