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Emuz Level: 11  Posts: 34/36 EXP: 5279 For next: 706 Since: 03-15-04 From: Akron, Ohio USA Since last post: 176 days Last activity: 5 days |
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| The application should be in the following form: Position of Administrator Name: Age: Sex: (and if you put yes please here, you'll get disqualified) Area of expertice: Skills: Highest Obtained power level: Recommendations: (you need one vote from me or Acmlm, and one of the current admin staff to even apply) Reasons you think you will be a good admin, what you plan to accomplish as an admin. This must be AT LEAST 4 paragraphs (10 sentences to a paragraph) Yes this is a lot. but this is a JOB not a STATUS symbol. NOTICE: This is not a guarrentee of admission. Acmlm and Emuz have the right to deny or accept anybody over anyone else for whatever reason. Any non relevent threads or 'jibber-jabber' will disquallifiy you and possibly lead to adminstrative action. One application per person. This means don't post in other threads for other positions. Go for the Position you want to get. Admin positions will be under tight scrutenty and as such will allow you to apply for one other job, but any pointless applications to admin thread will be a cause for disqyalification. Good Luck... (edited by Emuz on 05-09-05 06:51 AM) |
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kitty Come on babe, pet the pussy ;) Level: 70 Posts: 1286/2449 EXP: 2962406 For next: 53405 Since: 03-15-04 From: Scranton, PA, USA Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 3 hours |
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| Position of Administrator Name: Tom Fielding Age: 23 Sex: Male Area of expertice: Catching ban evaders, dealing with spam and off-topic posts, and warning or punishing less-than-ideal members, or members who go too far. Skills: Dealing with difficult situations, responding quickly to them. Highest Obtained power level: Administrator (Since about December of '01) Recommendations: Acmlm, Emuz, ||bass, Rydain, Legion, max, Jasukan, Reid, Cymoro, Krel, Toxic, Kas, knuck, MonopolyMan, Setzer, Kwan, Elric, and many others (including nearly everyone in IRC) I had been an admin at this message board since December of 2001, and feel that I did a good job. If someone was out of line, I took appropriate action. I dont like seeing users flame/attack others; however, I can tell the difference between "Playing around" and flaming, which is something other staffers have not shown the ability to do. If people attack the staff or other users on this board, I would do what I have to in order to see an end to it. I've kept bad members from flaming, spamming, and re-registering. I believe that I did a good job of keeping order here. I helped many members with problems as well as made people feel welcome here. I prevented users from being alienated by warning or banning those responsible for alienating them. I've been a member here since day 1, and have known Acmlm since before it opened. Although being around for a while is no reason in and of itself that I should be an administrator, I believe that I have "what it takes" to be a member of this staff once again. I believe that I was a leader on the staff before and can be once again. I am here nearly every day and am alyways on logged on to AIM and IRC to respond to any problems which may arise. I do not show a bias for anyone (contrary to some peoples' opinions). I do what I must. I have banned people I like before and I would do it again if I have to. I haven't abused my power in the past, nor would I in the future. I simply use it to keep things running well. I dont like seeing admins being admins without banning members or at least warning them, as that's a waste of their power. I'm "tough" and I dont like it when people attack this board, Acmlm, or anyone else whether they are staff or not. I will defend Acmlm and his board to the fullest extent of my abilities. I feel that the current state of the board is sad, quite frankly. I think that most (if not all) of the banned members deserve a second chance. Many of the ones who were banned are not nearly as bad as members who are currently around. There are members at this board who are deliberatley acting like idiots in order to cause trouble (and asking to be banned), yet nothing is done about it. I would like to see some order brought to this board. I would also like to see the staff favoritism come to a complete halt (it's already decreased quite a bit, as some of the major offenders have resigned themselves). While staff should defend other staff members, if someone on staff is completely out of line, they should be held responsible as any other member would be. This has not happened in the past, and should be resolved. I would do my best to make sure that any staff member who was out of line be given the same treatment as another user. Edit: Sorry about all the edits, just adding more recommendations as they come in! (edited by Yiffy Kitten on 05-09-05 10:25 AM) (edited by Yiffy Kitten on 05-09-05 11:14 AM) (edited by Yiffy Kitten on 05-09-05 12:28 PM) (edited by Yiffy Kitten on 05-09-05 03:01 PM) (edited by Yiffy Kitten on 05-10-05 09:22 AM) (edited by Yiffy Kitten on 05-11-05 09:23 AM) |
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Kasumi-Astra Administrator Level: 62  Posts: 1452/1867 EXP: 1971846 For next: 12840 Since: 03-15-04 From: Reading, UK Uni: Sheffield, UK Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 12 hours |
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| Name: Katie Screen Name: Kasumi-Astra Sex: Female Area of Expertise: Moderation, Staff-User relations (warnings particularly) Skills: Knowledge of HTML, PHP, SQL, Javascript as well as other languages. I have a reasonable knowledge of the Acmlmboard code and features. Highest Obtained Power Level: Full Moderator - Acmlm's Board; FTP Access, Local Moderator - Final Fantasy VII Citadel; Admin and Board Owner - own private board. Anya, Blades, Colleen, drjayphd, Grey, Hiryuu, Jesper, Kribynite, NSNick, Rydain, Tarale, Yiffy Kitten, Toxic, Uncle Elmo, ||Bass (In alphabetical order) Reasons I would make a good admin: I have been at Ace's for three years now. During that time I've made friends with many people here, some have left, many have stayed, many friends I have made while I've been here. Anybody that I've met here on the board can call me a friend because I would never turn someone away if they had a question or if they wanted to talk. It is quality that makes me a good candidate to be an administrator. I try to be as approachable and as friendly as possible, when I am acting as a moderator, a general staff member, a long time member of the board or just a user. I have dedicated a lot of time and effort to the board's future. Besides my every-day staff duties, I have been envolved with board development. When Acmlmboard 2.0 seemed to be on the horrizon, I spent a lot of time making concepts for the look of the new board. I've also been envolved with the development of new features, from conception to implementation. Most of these features were introduced on my privately hosted Acmlmboards, from the old Square Moon board to my private dev board. My latest project is converting the board's colour scheme system to CSS. I am planning to finish the project of the summer break. When the project is finished I plan to submit the code to Jesper as a prototype, which can be introduced into a future build. Whenever it has been required for me to carry out my duties as a staff member, I have always felt I have been very effective in carrying out my duties. When warning users, I know how to be assertive. When advising users on their conduct, I know how to make a friendly suggestion. When posting regularly, I know I can join discussions and talk to people and not let my past judgements affect me. When it is required of me to take action, I know how to think independently and creatively. I feel that I people I have stood next to on staff know I can get a message across to users that need to be "dealt with" very effectively, in relation to good reactions to PMs I have sent to users in the past. I feel that ultimately, anyone who I would be working with if I was promoted to administrator would find it easy to work with me. I offer my opinion without fear, and judge people on the present, not their past. If I were promoted, I would treat my fellow staff members of any level with the respect that they deserve. I do not like to discard old friends because of a single arguement or a stupid mistake. However, if for any reason I find that respect has been misplaced in a user, I am quick minded and act in the best intrests of those involved and the board in general. I stay at the board for the people that post, and the good times we have talking, but I defend the good of the board when it is needed, before users. I feel that it is my relationship with the board as a whole that gives me the strongest reason to apply for admin. When the times have been tough, I have tried to put my first judgements and preconceptions behind, and instead thought of the possibilites. When many have said that the board is finished, I knew I wanted to stay around. I honestly do not think that what happens here will have any greater significance in the world, and as far as that is true I will take events with a pinch of salt and continue to come here to see my friends and participate in discussion. I come here for the "Fun Posting Experience", and to enrich myself while trying to uphold that motto. Whether it is through staff, board modification and maintainance, moderation or making friends, I gain a lot personally by coming to Acmlm's. If I am promoted, it will allow me to give much more back to the community for the benefit of myself, and everyone else here. What I Plan to Accomplish as an Administrator: I hope to play a big part in the board's future. With development becomming a bigger subject in the near future, I want to be a key part in bringing that future to the board. My interest in producing new features and improving the board system in general means that my ideas would be greatly valuable when planning where to go next. It is my view that keeping the posting experience constantly changing makes the board a vibrant and interesting place to come to post. I believe that this has been a big factor in the board's success, and that it should continue to play a big part in the future. My promotion to administrator would mean that this will always remain an issue, and I will regularly dedicate time to keep the subject fresh on the agenda of the board. 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Toxic in a sublime state of mind Level: 75  Posts: 2675/2857 EXP: 3732709 For next: 94195 Since: 03-15-04 Since last post: 3 days Last activity: 8 hours |
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| Name: John S (Toxic) Age: 16 Sex: M Area of expertise: I can handle everything except programming and emulation, with a great deal of knowledge in Sports, along with Entertainment. Skills: Patience, ability to see all sides of the situation, but still ready to lay the law down. Highest Obtained power level: Fullmod at Acmlm (edited by Toxic on 05-09-05 11:52 AM) (edited by Toxic on 05-09-05 11:54 AM) (edited by Toxic on 05-09-05 11:56 AM) (edited by Toxic on 05-09-05 10:30 PM) (edited by Toxic on 05-10-05 07:14 AM) (edited by Toxic on 05-10-05 08:34 AM) (edited by Toxic on 05-10-05 09:28 AM) (edited by Toxic on 05-10-05 09:29 AM) (edited by Toxic on 05-10-05 11:25 AM) |
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NSNick Laidback Admin Level: 85  Posts: 2190/3875 EXP: 5895841 For next: 2699 Since: 03-15-04 From: North Side School: OSU Since last post: 9 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| Name: Nicholas Kingzett (NSNick) Age: 19 Sex: Male Area of Expertise: Jack of all trades, really: almost all the forums, and intra-staff mechanics. Skills: Moderating, Mediating Highest Obtained Power Level: Full Moderator Recommendations: In Alphabetical Order- Anya, ChibiTaryn, Colleen, Cymoro, drjayphd, Elric, Grey, Hiryuu, Kasumi-Astra, Rydain, Yiffy Kitten, Toxic, Ziff Reasons you think you will be a good admin, what you plan to accomplish as an admin: First of all, I want to be a part of the administration in order to further the board. As of late, the staff situation has been somewhat tense. I first want to bring calm, both with intra-staff and inter-user relations. It is in the best interests of the board to have a single method of dealing with users who are out of line. The first action I'd like to see the new staff take is to get together and talk about what the staff policy will be. I'd also like to see all actions documented, so we can look back and have a record on users. There are several reasons why I think I would make a good administrator at this board. I have been at Acmlm's Board for years, going from regular user to local moderator to full moderator, and am pretty confident in my abilities to quickly spot spamming and flaming. Also, I think I will be good at drawing the line between playful insult and malicious flaming, having been here for so long and knowing most of the user base. Another reason I think I will work well on Acmlm's staff is that I am good at seeing both sides of an issue and mediating a middle ground that compromises both sides. This will help keep a cohesive staff, something vital to the continued operation of this board. Finally, another area often neglected is the hours that many admins are online and around the board. I think it's important to have higher staff on the board as often as possible, so action can be taken quickly and not allowed to grow. Spam and flame issues can oftentimes get out of hand quickly if not taken care of, and the fact that I am often around the board late at night when few other admins or full moderators are is a plus. (edited by NSNick, Rogue Jedi on 05-09-05 10:33 PM) (edited by NSNick, Rogue Jedi on 05-09-05 10:39 PM) (edited by NSNick, Rogue Jedi on 05-09-05 10:50 PM) (edited by NSNick, Rogue Jedi on 05-09-05 11:50 PM) (edited by NSNick, Rogue Jedi on 05-10-05 11:32 AM) (edited by NSNick, Rogue Jedi on 05-11-05 07:12 AM) (edited by NSNick, Rogue Jedi on 05-15-05 10:11 AM) |
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Rainbow Yoshi Level: 30  Posts: 127/496 EXP: 159486 For next: 6383 Since: 04-08-05 Since last post: 14 hours Last activity: 4 hours |
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| Name-Roger Riza (RR) Age-13 years old Sex-Male Are of Expertise-Rom Hacking Skills-Basic knowledge of HTML and I know PHP (I got my own Board.) Highest Obtained power level- I am a normal member here but I have been a mod/admin/board owner on other boards. Recomendations-Koopa Myster(admin),Graviteh(admin),Nad-Gob(mod),Peter_ac(not really for admin but for Mod in SMW hacking). Reasons: As A board owner I know having a board can be a hassle without good staff.As an admin I can ensure you I will Change ACMLM's Board for the better.I do realize it will be a lot of responsibility especially for a 13 year old.I do realize finding good staff is hard these days especially with all the joke accounts and Board Hackers but I will do my best to prevent flooding with these people.(more to come) |
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Prier Archangel Administrative Priestess. NUCLEAR SUB WEEEOOOO Level: 119  Posts: 6083/8392 EXP: 18790939 For next: 138352 Since: 03-15-04 From: Nerima Dist. - Tokyo, Japan Since last post: 1 day Last activity: 1 day |
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| You know, just for kicks, I think I'll add mine in. Just to see some people squirm, see people laugh, see people annoyed and to relieve some others. Also, considering how I didn't put one in the '02 staff construct, I guess this'll make up for it. Name: Hiryuu (T.J. Chastain) Age: 20 Sex: (and if you put yes please here, you'll get disqualified) Male, though many n00bs wouldn't seem to guess that. Area of expertice: In terms of this forum, it was managing. Actually it was managing a whole slew of things that got little if anything of gratitude in return, but it was something that I did with friends, so it all evened out. A lot of times they just needed someone to do stuff that no one else would and I did it (sort of like the staff re-construct previously before this). There were just a few things things that made the job difficult to perform such as inactivity of the forum leader, which I'll get into in a sec for the uninitiated. Skills: Aside from the forum, I've got some works out on SM and I've been studying for my computer science degree in college. Usually, I'm pretty talkative and I keep stuff as fun as possible. Unless you're ticking me off, that is. Highest Obtained power level: Administrator on three forums (including this one) and full moderator on a now dead forum. All were Acerboards or based off one. Recommendations: (you need one vote from me or Acmlm, and one of the current admin staff to even apply) ACMLM, Colleen, Anya, Kasumi-Astra, jasukan, Phil (Valcion), Kitten Yiffer, Kirbynite, Proto K, DahrkDaiz, Yoronosuku, Yoshi Dude, Ziff, Kawa-Oneechan, NSNick. (and others, but 15 SHOULD be enough) Reasons you think you will be a good admin, what you plan to accomplish as an admin. This must be AT LEAST 4 paragraphs (10 sentences to a paragraph) Yes this is a lot. but this is a JOB not a STATUS symbol. Anyone who's on staff or who was on staff at the time I was full modded will know that I posted a five-page novel in the Private Area which laid out what I wanted to do with the forum and what I expected out of it. For what it was worth, I think I did very well with what I could accomplish. I was surprised we even got a staff reconstruct off with as much difficulty as it was to get any of the staff up to do anything. But it was a two-way deal; I couldn't do it alone. That is the major flaw right now. Morale, still, is very low on the forum...probably even moreso now that this whole fiasco is up and going and for some people that are instigating the whole thing they leave countless people in their wake. Currently, we have three groups in all of this. You have the people that were here before that are opposed to the 'invaders', you have said invaders that think the current staff is tyrannical and unfair for silly reasons or because they felt they were banned unfairly and are whining to Ace to fix it, and then you have the inbetweeners that will side one way or the other just so they don't have to get involved and because it's an activity generator, no matter what the character of the individual. Get a few Ninja AE's and let em loose and you'll have happy people as long as there's activity there. Happy for the activity so that they can post in a few threads that are active and have fun. Of this I can understand on all angles, all having their pros and cons. Though, that's really a chaotic approach and as such the whole forum is also based on favoritism, now more than ever. This whole thing right now is highly based on favoritism as are most major staff decisions. No matter how you attempt it, you're always going to get unhappy people and people that are just going to take advantage of the situation for rather minor gains. Personally, if I was an administrator right now and I had the power to do so, I would more than likely convince Ace to halt overall staff changes like this. I don't even have to be on it, but the reason is simple: Every time you have a staff change, you just open the door for more problems and a whole new crew to get used to. What we had out of the current staff was spectacular; I loved working with them. The only major problem in all of this was the board owner himself. No resolve to do anything whatsoever unless provoked by an outside source and then would go behind the backs of all staff on a whim to do something without explanation. That was one of the major reasons I left administrator before, and that would be what I would want fixed if I were to take the job again. We'd need an actual active leader. Get all the staff you want, won't mean a damn thing if you don't have a leader governing it all and the forum will continue to degrade because of this and the fact that the forum is divided in a simple and rather pathetic war that could easily be resolved if both sides were to compromise. The whole entire aspect of posting would probably double in activity if people got along and weren't in it for silly gains such as picking up the garbage of the rest of the forum...but no, people take things too personally. You figure getting banned from a messageboard wouldn't really be the end-all be-all of the world, but apparently that's one of the things I had to get used to as an administrator. I know that no matter what you do, you aren't going to be able to please everyone. What makes the job is the staff that I'm surrounded with that agree with me. I wasn't alone in my decisions and with them backing me I didn't regret any decision I made; we were all in agreement and if we weren't we would debate about it first. As for me closing off ideas of a reconstruct, it's only so far. I do think that some people that have posted their apps do in fact deserve a spot on staff, and I'm surprised at some of them that took the time to go through with it. What I don't believe is that the whole entire staff needs to be changed over some arguments that a few banned people made against the forum. I think that's pretty one-sided no matter how you look at it. Why I'm going through this and typing this out at 4 AM now is basically a simple statement of 'I'm available for the job, but only if certain requirements are met'. The forum is severely lacking in them, deny it or not. I was one of many on the staff that wanted to change quite a few things for the better, but it was always met by inactivity or like now with defiance and agression because what we did was a tyranny. Quite honestly, I just believe that opinion to be facilitated by an IRC channel that really doesn't have much business on the board except to cause trouble, and the majority of them were banned people or people that were de-staffed for good reason. That's your 'tyranny' for you, laughable as it is, but then who am I to say anything when that side of the argument would deny and/or laugh at it anyways. Pretty much a waste of time baby-sitting people like that so that the listen to reason. That's my take on it anyways, take it as you will, but still that just adds another part of being divided as a forum. That whole thing would need to be changed, in my opinion, but I doubt that would ever occur if certain people got places on staff because some person would be strongly opposed to it (like one against twenty people) and it would make all our jobs that much harder. At the same time you have your normal member quarrels that are there that makes for the forum's complete sense of over-drama. Deny it all you want, but this whole thing alone signifies it along with some of the threads and posts on here as of late. That would be another reason why I would turn the job down. If Ace fixed himself up and the board somehow mended its errors along with the cooperation of staff and the cooperation of members for a better future (as in 'glory days of old lore'), and hell if we just had fun like we used to in general...I would take the admin job back again in a heartbeat, that's what made the job fun, but I believe some of the wounds that have been opened on this forum that were slowly trying to heal are now getting re-opened and I think that eventually it'll prove fatal. Unless something is really done about it, and that is with the cooperation of MANY individuals, not just one, I don't foresee this forum last too much longer in the general sense. Places like ROM Hacking for instance are really immune to this in the long run except for additional staff to help out. Same with places like the SF. So whatever you do here won't really affect that...it'll just affect the overall general areas of the forum. I'm pretty sure that the only reason some people come here now are just for certain things explicitly and nothing more. That should be something that should change as well. Interest is a big thing that should be taken into consideration. That's one of the main reasons Ace doesn't want anything to do with his own forum anymore. Sure he might be slightly active for the staff nominees now, but there's no real proof that he's going to be around afterwards. It'll probably play out like the last one in terms of that. That's really what people should do in general, not just me. But you try commanding a thousand ants to doing anything. Now replace ants with people. People with feelings and emotions and opinions that need to always be justified. People that, when banned, will more than likely retort and people that if provoked by other members that they feel should be will complain about. It's harder than it looks. Moreover, it's more a babysitting job than anything and with as much opposition as it gets now, you don't really get a lot of thanks for the job more than you do ridicule no matter how you take it since certain board members govern their opinions like that. On that route, I can't really do anything by myself; I really know that more than anything working on here and as I've said I respected the people I've worked with and would call most my friends, but if cooperation with even the forum leader doesn't work out then any staff job is pointless until he gets active or resigns the duty to someone else. That's all peeps. I'm still around watching, so I guess you got that much out of me. I'd just like to see if the forum could ever top out at a 1000 posts a day streak over a week's time or more like it used to be. And not the spammy post shit just to think the forum is active again either, I'm talking actual solid activity...but I believe the glory days to be far and dead for however long a few people in power want, so you just have to make due with what you get. I think that what people fail to see in this whole thing because they just want more and more out of something that's dying. (edited by Priere on 06-11-05 08:54 PM) (edited by Priere on 06-11-05 08:55 PM) (edited by Priere on 06-12-05 10:49 AM) (edited by Priere on 06-12-05 11:08 AM) (edited by Priere on 06-12-05 11:22 AM) (edited by Priere on 06-12-05 11:49 AM) (edited by Priere on 06-12-05 12:05 PM) |
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Colleen Administrator Level: 136 Posts: 8593/11302 EXP: 29369328 For next: 727587 Since: 03-15-04 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Since last post: 3 hours Last activity: 1 hour |
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| Name: Colleen Age: 22 Sex: Male Areas of expertise: Mediating, taclking hard situations head-on, intelligent, open to ideas/criticism. Skills: Managing to stay generally active around the board/online most of the day, capable of juggling real life/online life without any real hassles, willing to perform board maintenance/administrative work when needed. Highest Obtained power level: Admin Recommendations: Elric, Tarale (Taryn), Anya, Hiryuu, Kasumi-Astra Having been a member of the board for nearly four years now and on staff for a majority of that time, I've seen a lot of users (both good and bad) come and go over that timespan. I've pretty much seen the majority of the board's evolution, actually; the different staff eras, the controversies, the good times as well as the really bad ones. This isn't particularly one of the good times; general activity is down, spam is starting to become a bit more prevalent and a lot of the "old guard" either isn't as active as they once were or simply aren't posting, period. Simply put, the board has seen better days, and while some people might be correct in saying that it's "declining", it certainly isn't a lost cause. I've been registered on the board for over three years; my fourth anniversary is coming up in July. I've been on staff ever since late 2001, including two and a half years as admin; barring any Internet problems on my end, I am online every single day and check the board several times a day. Through that time, I along with the rest of my fellow staff members have had to deal with various crises, arguments and security issues; yet through it all, we've always come out on top. People are not afraid to approach me if they have a concern to address or need some administrative work done, and I always listen to them or comply with their requests. Obviously there's always going to be some people on any board who feel that their job is to make other's lives miserable or stir the pot, but I've generally made sure that those people don't get an opportunity to rock the boat too much. So, why do I want to continue being an admin on the board? Simple answer. I've grown way too attached to this puppy to let it go just yet. This has pretty much been my main Internet home for the last four years, surprisingly. I didn't intend for it to be at first, but that's how things worked out in the end. And surprisingly, I actually enjoy my job; I don't mind doing lots of things that some people may call tedious, like name changes and the like. I don't consider it a huge inconvenience to have to keep track of everyone on the board and hand out punishments as necessary. To put it bluntly, if I had gotten sick of the board, wasn't having fun or felt that I could no longer do a good job on staff, I would have left a long time ago. The general structure of the board itself right now is stable, but it still has the potential to come crashing down at any given time. We need to move forward with a solid plan that ensures several things; first off, that the staff on the board is unbiased, active and able to do their jobs to the best of their ability; secondly, finding ways to increase activity on the board; and finally, to make sure that the board continues to thrive in the future by attracting solid new members and possibly bring back some old hands as well. The new staff also can't be easy-going; on the other hand, they certainly can't be strict and unrelenting as well. We need to have a staff that can be tough but fair if called upon to do so. To conclude... I know that I'm not perfect. It would be a stretch to say that any member of the staff is perfect to begin with. We all make decisions sometimes that other people may not be necessarily happy with, and we all lose our cool sometimes as well; that's human nature. Ultimately, however, the board needs a staff who knows how to do their job and who can be relied on to keep the board in order and help it to grow. If there's any chance of the board rebounding, it could very well hinge on this staff restructuring. I know that, regardless, I'm up to this task of helping to make that happen. (edited by Colleen on 06-12-05 10:47 AM) |
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Rydain Ropa Blaze Phoenix Runs With the Dragon Within Level: 42  Posts: 592/738 EXP: 490056 For next: 31306 Since: 03-15-04 From: State College, PA Since last post: 6 days Last activity: 8 hours |
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| Name: Gillian Kinney Age: 26 Sex: Female Area of expertise: Dealing with conflicts in a calm and diplomatic manner, leading by example, over four years of experience with board moderation (GameFAQs mod since April 2001) Skills: PHP, SQL, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and web development in general (I've done it professionally for 2 1/2 years) Highest obtained power level: Administrator Recommendations: Yiffy Kitten, Legion I've been a board member since June 2001, staff since November 2001, and an admin since August 2002. Thus, I have a very good understanding of this board's atmosphere and rather diverse audience. If one is to administer a board well, one must know what people expect out of it. The banner has always stated "Live the fun posting experience". In my view, this involves having a place for everything from serious discussions to silly messing around. To maintain this sort of environment, staff must encourage people to post quality content and play nice without being too harsh or overbearing. I feel that I can provide that sort of guidance. First off, I would much rather help someone and err on the side of being too lenient. If a newbie comes along and doesn't seem to understand the concepts of posting interesting content and making a decent effort to spell correctly, I'll give them a friendly reminder of how they should post, not bring the BANNINATION hammer down on them right away or make them feel like they have to walk on eggshells just to stay on the board. Now, if people sign up only to advertise something, display an inability to learn, or just plain act like asshats repeatedly, that's another story, but my point is that that supposed idiot could become a cool board member given a bit of patience, so why dismiss them outright? Second, I support a moderation style that promotes discussion and fun. Instead of chucking a once-interesting thread into the CLOSED FOREVER bin because it devolved into pointless bickering, I would much rather tell everyone to settle down and then temporarily close the thread if it exists. In my experience, trying to restart the thread elsewhere doesn't help because the good part of the discussion tends to lose steam (assuming that the original participants even see the new thread to begin with), so I would not want to waste a good thing if possible. I also don't mind pointless screwing around as long as it's amusing (and therefore not exactly pointless). A good example: the 2002 OMFG thread, a hilarious nightmare of l33t sp34k and deliberately awful layouts. We had a blast posting bullshit and trying to come up with the most eye-stabbing pile of animations and oversized fonts. I have had a positive opinion of this place since I joined, and I still do today. I don't see the board as some pit of despair on a constant downhill slide. It has its ups and downs, and with its larger population, it's never going to be what it was back in the Good Old Days *reaches for dentures and a cane*, but it's still an enjoyable place to be, and I will not give up on it just because it has changed over time. I feel that this optimism will help me lead effectively because I genuinely think that the fun posting experience is alive and well. Most importantly, the board population who knows me generally thinks of me as fair and reasonable, and people listen when I say something. I feel trusted, and I would use that only for the good of the board by continuing to do my best to keep the place sane while treating everyone fairly. I may make occasional mistakes in judgment, but I will (and have) admitted screw-ups. Though I have been referred to as the board oracle (thanks, Phil  ), I am not perfect, but I seem to do pretty well most of the time.(edited by Rydain on 06-12-05 02:53 PM) |
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