Remind me again why we have so much staff, for the CC Options

[sixfive]

I mean shit, we could get by with 1 person here, Cristy. In terms of visible work and activity, she does more than anyone else and probably more than the entire staff combined (not including her, that wouldn't make sense). So let's see, the CC is in super dire need of mods huh. The VIP lounge is getting pretty crowded... Maybe having one other person to move things and close threads, Betty seems to do a good job of hindering my fun.

So why do we have so many people? What does everyone do?

Stop the spam

No more bashing

----> VIP Lounge

Reason for edit: I assume you meant me and not Christy (highwayto4355). Spelling's important now. xD - Cristy

[brooklyneast05]

too much staff who do nothing. i agree. what happened to that whole probation period thing again?

[dustbunny]

HI HERE TO HINDER THE FUN

the limit of f(thread) as thread approaches fun is undefined, AKA NOT OKAY.

[sixfive]

wat

[Simba]

less is moar


Jairus for mod

[Splek]

kinda true, this place is only about this big:

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its not vary hard to patrol, hell, i do half of it with plenty of time to spare, but then again not everyone comes on every day like i do... yeah... but its alright to have a lot...

Ctrl+Alt+Delete... WTF!? why do i need this window open? i can close the pages by clicking the X button, thank you...

[dustbunny]

its not vary hard to patrol, hell, i do half of it with plenty of time to spare

.....??

[Simba]

I think he's saying, "mod me."

[Simba]

Sean, you're such a daredevil.

[brooklyneast05]

Anyway I'm not naming names 'cause snitchin's wack, but I really gotta wonder wtf is the staff doing to keep the community alive these days? (Some of you guys are all good though, you know who you are.)

[dustbunny]

I think he's saying, "mod me."

oh I wasn't really questioning his statement. the successive question marks were supposed to show my reaction to the statement. kind of a disbelief/scoff/wtf?

[karmakiller]

I don't think that it's a matter of how much staff we have, but how much of the staff is on the same page.

There are some staff members who will reply to spam topics or bash topics and not do anything and then another staff member will step in and warn people, or close the topic, and then they turn into the bad guy.

There really isn't much that we can do about usernames. The signature issue is something I feel will never stop being discussed. We have PG-13 rules, but a lot of people like push. PS and DS cannot edit a members signature, so it's not that any of us disagree about what should and shouldn't be allowed, but we need to get them in the Guidelines and give people ample time to apply the change. I think it's fair to say that people would have an issue about it if all of a sudden staff changed a rule and a few minutes later we started warning members. (Reminds me of the picture rule change...)

[sixfive]

Whoa whoa, this topic is not about Sean or signatures, it's about having mods that don't need to be mods, and instead can be OM's who help the community by NOT moving shit to the VIP Lounge and promoting conversation and discussion in a non-gay manner.

[DoubleJ]

I'll speak on behalf of myself, as I feel that I try to do as much as possible. I try to blend in as a regular member, because I believe, that people don't want a mod who is going to constantly be bearing down their backs. At the same time, I do also realize that when something needs to be modded, it needs to be done. I too, believe that there are too many mods for the cc.

[libertie]

Whoa whoa, this topic is not about Sean or signatures, it's about having mods that don't need to be mods, and instead can be OM's who help the community by NOT moving shit to the VIP Lounge and promoting conversation and discussion in a non-gay manner.

Fair enough.





...Man, some of y'all were complaining before saying we had an extra spot to fill and that we weren't filling it. I honestly don't care if there are a set amount of mods as long as they all show up and do what I feel their jobs should be. The reason we have so many staff members is so that one person DOESN'T have to take the entire weight of the community upon him/herself - I don't expect every single staff member to be here every single day patrolling the forums and getting things done. Even if one or two people does do a considerable amount of the work, we still have other staff members who show up and do their fair share. So for those people taking on so much extra, thanks - but you don't have to, so don't complain about it (I'm totally not saying you do, just saying).

[sixfive]

I'll speak on behalf of myself, as I feel that I try to do as much as possible. I try to blend in as a regular member, because I believe, that people don't want a mod who is going to constantly be bearing down their backs. At the same time, I do also realize that when something needs to be modded, it needs to be done. I too, believe that there are too many mods for the cc.

Model Mod.

Now if only the others could be like this, and less mod happy. For gods sake, why does everything need to go to the VIP Lounge? It's not that much different there, but it's splitting the lounge into two forums which is a pain in the ass to check, and some can't even see it.

[Melissa]

^ but I really like trolling around in the VIP lounge and changing everyone's replies!

[brooklyneast05]

what happened to that whole probation period thing again?

[Melissa]

Agree.

Hey, here's an idea! Fire everyone and hire me.

[Melie]

^

i think they should hire me

[sixfive]

^ but I really like trolling around in the VIP lounge and changing everyone's replies!

Jokes on you, even if you change mine I can't see it!

[sixfive]

I am glad to see that there are people who agree with me.

I have to close the forums everything my mom walks by because I don't want her to see any of the smut in the sigs.

HEY f****t MAKE YOUR OWN THREAD, THIS ISN'T ABOUT THE f**kING SIGNATURES

[Melissa]

Jokes on you, even if you change mine I can't see it!

wait, why aren't you official member anymore :(

[Simba]

I'll speak on behalf of myself, as I feel that I try to do as much as possible. I try to blend in as a regular member, because I believe, that people don't want a mod who is going to constantly be bearing down their backs. At the same time, I do also realize that when something needs to be modded, it needs to be done. I too, believe that there are too many mods for the cc.

The only sentence you need in the mod guidelines is "Mod like JaVonn."

Easy.




Mods are annoying when they're constantly bickering about small stuff like spam topics, img tags, quoting images, and stuff like that. I know people like JaVonn, Betty, and Cristy are pretty cool about it (lol I never use thumb tags in my photography topics).

[sixfive]

What are you trying to say, Arjuna?

[Simba]

[KryMeARiver]

there are so many mods because otherwise these people would be out on the street living the thug life

createblog doing its part to stop crime

[Just_Dream]

i think they should hire me

Are you going to disappear again once someone comes in a says "NO WAI"?

I will never stop my backseat modding until you guys fire everyone and put me on as admin again so I can shut down cB for good! /SuzyQ

[Elba]

Y'all suck.

[superstitious]

Please don't jump down my throat when I ask, what exactly is the harm in having the current staff stay as is? Sure things may be slow and sure some mod more than others, but I can't quite wrap my mind around the urgency in demoting people right now.

[brooklyneast05]

what's the harm vs. what's the point

in the end we all know that no one is gonna get demoted.




they would have to do something extremely extremely extremely awful, like arjuna being a shitty mod isn't enough. i still wanna know whatever happened to all that probation period stuff.

[libertie]

AC was a mentor, and as far as activity's concerned, we are very lenient with mentors. HOWEVER, activity did become an issue and he was aware of it as well as the rest of us. If nothing had happened, the activity issue WOULD have come up or he would have stepped down on his own, as he had been planning on doing at some point soon anyway. People DO get demoted for inactivity, as has been seen (as much as I hate to bring it up) recently with Diana. As far as the probationary period, that is something that we are still "testing", so to speak, and we are actively discussing it at the moment.

You guys are big on not modding unless it's absolutely necessary. Hey, as an administrator I don't like demoting someone unless, guess what, I feel like it's absolutely necessary. So yes, that does mean they have to actually do something to deserve it - why on earth would I want to demote someone who DOESN'T deserve it? If they're trying and improving, then I see no reason to get rid of them. I'm sorry if that disappoints you, because I know you were all so looking forward to people getting kicked off staff. That's not to say that no one will ever get demoted for being a bad mod, ever, because it will happen if it's necessary. But just having a group of people who don't like a certain mod isn't enough to make us feel like they're doing a bad job. We all have to deal with, even work with, or work under, people we don't like - not just here.

[Simba]

what's the harm vs. what's the point

in the end we all know that no one is gonna get demoted.

they would have to do something extremely extremely extremely awful, like arjuna being a shitty mod isn't enough. i still wanna know whatever happened to all that probation period stuff.

+1




For the record, I left because there was so much garbage going on Backstage it would blind babies.

Oh, and the mod life got pretty boring after a while. Improving cB is nice and all, but you can only do so much without Jusun.

why on earth would I want to demote someone who DOESN'T deserve it?

Then why on earth would you hire someone who DOESN'T deserve it in the first place?



Dani, I'd hate to give you a hard time 'cause you're awesome, but *sigh*.

[libertie]

Hmm, I guess I'm not sure who you feel doesn't deserve their position or didn't deserve it to begin with. Those who were appointed were approved unanimously by upper staff. We did make a mistake in communication (putting Natalia on people staff, I apologize - the intent was for her to be on Design Staff, and we fixed that as soon as we could afterwards), but aside from that I really feel like everyone who was promoted in the last hiring session really deserved it.

I have nothing against you either, AC. It's no big deal if we disagree on something, so I'm cool if you feel like you need to give me a "hard time" over this. It doesn't have to be personal, and I fully understand that.

[sixfive]

Well, when you have several mods to do a job that it takes one person to, consistency becomes a big issue. Inconsistency leads others to wonder what will and won't be punished. What will get moved to the VIP Lounge and what will remain where I can actually, read it. What is considered spam and what is understood to not be spam (because it has a god damned purpose f****ts).

[Melissa]

Hmm, I guess I'm not sure who you feel doesn't deserve their position or didn't deserve it to begin with. Those who were appointed were approved unanimously by upper staff. We did make a mistake in communication (putting Natalia on people staff, I apologize - the intent was for her to be on Design Staff, and we fixed that as soon as we could afterwards), but aside from that I really feel like everyone who was promoted in the last hiring session really deserved it.

I have nothing against you either, AC. It's no big deal if we disagree on something, so I'm cool if you feel like you need to give me a "hard time" over this. It doesn't have to be personal, and I fully understand that.

Nate's activity was minimal before he got hired and now it's close to... zilch.

Is one or two posts every few days really enough to justify being on staff? As soon as he got hired, he disappeared.

[libertie]

I understand your reasoning behind pointing that out, but I will say that it hasn't gone unnoticed by any means.

[Simba]

lol, so you hire MOAR CC STAFF



NICE

[KryMeARiver]

I understand your reasoning behind pointing that out, but I will say that it hasn't gone unnoticed by any means.

Hasn't gone unnoticed, but surely it's being ignored.