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[micron]

hey all,

ive been getting a lot of pms / ims lately about members complaining about staff members, and how decisions should be made by me, not the staff. as all of you know, im not so active here in the forums, as my role today is more on teh development side of things than participating in teh community (this makes pushing out new features much faster, which everyone benefit from).

i just want to say taht the staff are here for a reason; theyre here to help everyone have a more enjoyable time in the community. that sometimes mean policing members and psots that are not welcomed here, which may at times seem personal and/or harsh. but in the end, its fo rhte good of the community.

so. id like to ask everyonet to have more respect for the staff memebrs and their decisions. believe me, its not easy being on staff, when doing anything more or less gets scrutinized under the microscope. please, give them some space to breath. and if you trully wish for a better cb, instead of trying to undermine them every step of the way, actively help out so that one day you too will be on staff where you can bring your ideas to the table. doing something wrong, and then coming to me to complain about how the staff handled it will not get you anywhere. for one, if you did something wrong, you should be prepared to take the consequences. and im not active on a day to day basis to be able to give the time or insight on the matter. i have a lot of respect for the staff - theyve kept this site going since its inception - so unless its something seriously wrong, it is not my intention to overturn or reverse their decisions.

so. dont do anything wrong. help out, be nice, and dont break any rules. and one day you'll see yourself on the other side of the fence and understand the enormous pressue and stress teh staff are under at times. until then happy posting. =)

[micron]

Let's roll. If only you knew.
If a lot of people are complaining about the staff, doesn't that say something?

ah you caught me, i was exaggerating. to be honest with you, there's only two people that complained to me personally either by pm or im. of these two, one keeps coming to me again and again complaining how the staff handles situations that said person is guilty of perpetrating. funny thing is, had said person not done anything to intentionally get under the staff's skin, there wouldn't have been any problems in the first place. even more, said person is unable to see this rather simple fact. does this person sound familiar to you by any chance?

They are not making the community more enjoyable. Police are fine. The gestapo isn't.

now you exaggerate. for 99.99% of the community members here, the staff members make their experience more enjoyable. its unfortunate you belong in the other 0.01%. whats even more unfortunate is that you seem be completely unaware that you belong to this teeeny minority... whose members i am able to count with one hand.

Disagreement doesn't automatically mean disrespect. But when the mods consistently ignore members, abuse their powers and refuse to be held responsible for their mistakes, how can people respect them?

might you want to point me to anything specific aside from the stuff you start to intentionally get under the staff members skin and then come crying to me when the staff punish you for them? wow, i think thats one big run on sentence.

The problem is some people did nothing wrong and they're being punished. And your suggestion to work harder and earn a position on staff is laughable. A lot of people complaining were ALREADY on staff before quitting, then came back to find the site with a new staff that's doing an awful job. In fact, some members have tried applying for staff- and had their application deleted! The staff of yesteryear and the staff of today are two different fish.
Again, the problem is the staff acting when no rules have been broken, and not punishing themselves when they break rules.

right. i take that you are referring to sadolakced acid's post. i would have deleted that post too. its completely unacceptable to write a one liner that's crude and obnoxious, when there are people who actually take the staff hiring very seriously. its unbelievable that that person was offended when it was deleted, and its laughable that you point to this as an example to your cause.

Jusun, I'm going to be completely honest with you. I think you're an irresponsible jerk. You're putting all the work on the moderators, some of who are extremely ineffective. And you're trying to justify their poorly-made decisions by telling us to "give them a break."

THIS IS YOUR SITE. YOU ARE EXPECTED TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEMS ON THIS SITE.

kthx.

incredible. what did i ever do to you? im only one person, theres only so many things i can do. it only makes sense to delegate responsibilities so that i can concentrate on pusing out new features like the arcades thats coming out by the end of this week or early next. and even if i werent doing all that, its rediculous to expect me to be here 24 hour a day / 7 day a week / 52 weeks a year so that i can deal with "problems" just because its my site.

[*kryogenix*]

ah you caught me, i was exaggerating. to be honest with you, there's only two people that complained to me personally either by pm or im. of these two, one keeps coming to me again and again complaining how the staff handles situations that said person is guilty of perpetrating. funny thing is, had said person not done anything to intentionally get under the staff's skin, there wouldn't have been any problems in the first place. even more, said person is unable to see this rather simple fact. does this person sound familiar to you by any chance?

You seem to forget that I'm not representing just myself when I complain.

now you exaggerate. for 99.99% of the community members here, the staff members make their experience more enjoyable. its unfortunate you belong in the other 0.01%. whats even more unfortunate is that you seem be completely unaware that you belong to this teeeny minority... whose members i am able to count with one hand.

lol exaggerations. There are anywhere between 30-70 registered members on the board at a given time. 30 is a little low, but 70 is rather high since most people who sign up don't stay. I'll be generous and lets say on average, there are 50 regular members on the board. Of these members, I will tell you that at least 10% have strong feelings against the staff. If I dig in my PMs and IMs, that number could reach up to 25% or maybe even 40%.

Here's a problem: ask the people of North Korea how well they appreciate Kim Jong Il, and when the approval rating is 100%, tell me if you believe it's true. People have messaged me stating agreement with what I'm doing (and what others are doing), but said they aren't acting because they're afraid of getting the same persecution I've been getting from the mods.

might you want to point me to anything specific aside from the stuff you start to intentionally get under the staff members skin and then come crying to me when the staff punish you for them? wow, i think thats one big run on sentence.

I would but the last time I mentioned staff abuse that was completely unrelated to me, you wouldn't even consider the possibility that the mod did anything wrong.

And why must you continue saying that I'm doing things intentionally? I post how I want to post; if the mods have a problem with it and I don't think they should, then I bring it up.

right. i take that you are referring to sadolakced acid's post. i would have deleted that post too. its completely unacceptable to write a one liner that's crude and obnoxious, when there are people who actually take the staff hiring very seriously. its unbelievable that that person was offended when it was deleted, and its laughable that you point to this as an example to your cause.

Regardless, it change the fact that your suggestion demonstrated complete ignorance of the issue. Whether that ignorance is feigned or genuine, only you know.

As for the people criticizing micron's absence, I have to disagree. The guy is busy doing the important stuff that makes this place tick. However, what I do object to is how the guy claims in some cases that it's not his responsibility to take care of one thing, but then in other things he will take a position on it and the mods will use that.