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Post by Spymaster E on Oct 29, 2006 14:57:49 GMT -5
That was definately directed at ADR. And TwistedBrain is right. The changes you are making are NOT tiny. Getting rid of the warnings system, making three new moderators in ten days, and randomly putting up two polls for a new Destestable Dupty are BIG changes.
Sigh...I liked this site better when Tragedy was in control, and I was a lurker then...
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Post by BSam on Oct 29, 2006 15:56:45 GMT -5
TEENY TINY CHANGES? You've lost it! You're powerhungry, it's either that or mentally unhinged. And now you're THREATENING us? How DARE you! I repeat, how. Dare. You. You think you can threaten us and force us to follow you? You're wrong! Keep it the way it was and everything will be fine! There was nothing wrong with the way it was! Why don't you understand that?! WHY? haha tess went crazy, will she never learn? Sigh...I liked this site better when ...I was a lurker ... me too
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Post by beatriceblake on Oct 29, 2006 20:01:25 GMT -5
I think someone with excellent grammar and spelling, moderate opinions and good judgement should do it.
...may cause problems...
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Post by Songbird on Oct 29, 2006 20:36:09 GMT -5
OK first of all who in the heck are you? I have done nothing wrong I have only done what I thought was right at time time and then try to defend myself against you BEASTS. Your like animals that rip up whatever fresh meat comes their way. You dont actually want to help me you just want to take advantage of me and get what you want like being a moderator. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE. I have made teeny tiny changes but if you will keep making threats to me trust me there will be changes here to be reckened with. [glow=red,2,300]ADR I understand your side but you have to understand their side. I spoke to you about this about the decision making process here, and I believed for a second you agreed with me. Please listen, people just want you to take into consideration the way things have been done in the past, which I have discussed with you. I'm not going to side with anybody but you have to understand the members of 667 and you have to understand how much this forum and the way it's handled matters a great deal to them. I told you I'd be willing to help you in your transition to admin but acting immature about it isn't going to solve anything for anyone. My sister is the same age as you and she doesn't speak the way that you do at all. The only thing I can assume from the way that you are acting is that you are lying about your age. Calling people names is something my nine year old sister doesn't even do anymore. You need to take a step back and reflect on what you type before you hit the post reply button and make sure you are talking in a mature manner, the same manner of respect with which you spoke to me online. Trust me, everything will turn out better if you do that. As far as voting goes, I think it's interesting to see how many people are actually objecting to this. People who are interested and well qualified are on that list but just because it's a different way of running things you all have to go on the attack. Granted there are probably better ways of going about picking a new DD but the fact of the matter is EVERYONE on 667 for the first time I believe is actually having a say in what's going on. If there was a better way of hosting a poll here I think there should be an other option, the kind they have on ballots here where you have write ins, only in this instance the write ins should be PMed directly to ADR. Everyone needs to relax, I know it's hard to adjust, for everyone but we need to try to work together because if we all gang up on ADR the forum will be destroyed forever and we would have accomplished nothing. And when I say work together I mean all of us, mods, admins and g-mods because we have the chance now to make or break 667 and while it may seem that the power rests in the hands of one it doesn't. Without its members 667 wouldn't serve a purpose and I think that's something we've forgotten since this shift in admins. Without us, ADR has no power but without an admin the forum is doomed to begin with. Just think about it, stop cluttering up the forums with your fights and instead actually try to have civilized conversations with ADR and ADR try to have civilized and mature conversations with the members. It works both ways guys. That's all I have to say[/glow]
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Post by s on Oct 29, 2006 22:04:20 GMT -5
Wow. *exalt*
Yeah, if I insulted you in the past, potato that. I'm terribly sorry. You can't have deserved it.
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Post by Songbird on Oct 29, 2006 22:08:11 GMT -5
Wow. *exalt* Yeah, if I insulted you in the past, potato that. I'm terribly sorry. You can't have deserved it. [glow=red,2,300]For some strange reason I now feel like I just accomplished something [/glow]
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Post by PJ on Oct 29, 2006 22:04:27 GMT -5
First you tell me waaah waahhh ADR you need to consult us more and ask for our advice so we can be happy! So OK. I make a poll so YOU can pick the new Deputies. but then NOOOO. waah, waaah ADR you need to do applications this is so unfair! Actually, I distinctly recall several people asking for application forms. You ignored them, and made a poll, instead. So, basically, you solved the wrong problem (the one in which we don't have enough say), and are getting aggrivated because people still want the original solution to the problem. The use of a poll, I think, should only be used in the matter of lesser subjects, such as whether or not to delete the LOTR section, or if we should add some more new book series sections, and move them all into LLiterature. Or if we need two mods for GGreetings (the selection of the moderators themselves should be handled differently, though if it's just a temp job, things can be done differently). That said, this poll thing is pretty good. Though it has flaws. For one, anyone with multiple accounts can vote more than once. And you didn't ask about the selection of the candidates, though the ones chosen are pretty good ones. The application forms, on the other hand, has its flaw, namely that the decision falls solely to ADR, who hasn't quite got the experience that Tragedy had which enabled him to pick the right sort of person for the jobs. I'm not insulting you, ADR, I'm just pointing out that you're still new at your job, and so should ask other members for their opinion before acting. The solution I present would be as combination of the two: there is an application period for 3 or 4 days, which allows those who want to be G-Mod to say so, in order to ensure that only those who want the job get picked. You should also make a criteria, for instance, someone who has at least 1000 posts, or so, so that we are re-assured that they know the forum and how it works. Though special cases could be made for old members with new accounts that everyone knows well. The application form would include things like Name, how long they've been at 667, and how often they go on 667 every week. Also, if you feel like it, how many strikes/warnings they have, though I personally feel it is irrevelant, as strikes and warnings are given for different reasons, and its not fair to just block out all applicants who have them, when their transgressions mightn't be that big. Secondly, you make a post at the end of the applicant thread with a list of all the applicants who have applied and meet the criteria, and then lock the thread. This post also informs everyone that the voting has now begun, and that they should choose a name from the list of applicants, and PM them to you. This process should take several days, at least 3, possibly more. Be wary of people with low post counts, as they might be secondary accounts of already existing members who wish to cheat and vote twice. Finally, you present the results, and we have our G-Mod. In the case of a tie, you eliminate all other applicants, and take another vote. If there is another tie, I suggest the admin gets to choose which candidate should be promoted or not. That's how it SHOULD be. But since we're already on the second poll, I doubt we'll do it again. Though if you do decide to repeat the voting process, ADR, I suggest you use the method I described. That is, unless someone else can think of a better process?
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Post by euro bateman on Oct 29, 2006 23:01:11 GMT -5
amanda pwns all
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Post by A. the Returned on Oct 30, 2006 4:24:14 GMT -5
A said he doesn't want to be a staff member, so STOP including him in the polls. That would a sensible thing to do. I'm a girl. Yep. Anywho ADR I think you should stop telling everyone to stop complaining and stop just coming back at them for the sake of it, I do believe you have several posts in this thread and elsewhere that serve no other purpose but to insult or mock members. In my experience those sort of posts never really achieve anything. Your need to always have the last word annoys me, no one will think any less of you if you accept the opinion of an other person, *gasp*. Your little power trip is mildly amusing though, so long as you don't call me petty again. I think a little understanding is needed on both sides.
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Post by slither on Oct 30, 2006 7:31:28 GMT -5
One time in Animal Crossing, I was shoving around this dog by walking into her and she yelled at me about how I was on a power trip. It made me really sad because I just liked how funny she looked when I was pushing her.
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Post by Amanda on Oct 30, 2006 7:47:11 GMT -5
I LOVE YOU!!! and you're back. YAY!
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Post by champ103 on Oct 30, 2006 8:56:10 GMT -5
One time in Animal Crossing, I was shoving around this dog by walking into her and she yelled at me about how I was on a power trip. It made me really sad because I just liked how funny she looked when I was pushing her. How do you catch fish on Animal Crossing? Can you just do that on the Gamecube one?
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Post by Linda Rhaldeen on Oct 30, 2006 15:36:07 GMT -5
Whoa, why's there a new one? I've been sick and haven't been able to see what's going on. Wait, I'll find out for myself. *reads thread* So you made another poll to add Twistedbrain, basically?
From PJ:
That's almost exactly how the 667 Apprentice application worked. For the people that hadn't noticed, the people I suggested were all the former contestants, and Tragedy deemed them all worthy for the contest, at least. Though I might point out that this was something like six months ago, and a few things have changed. As A. has already said, she doesn't want to be a Global Mod anymore, and there are people who hadn't signed up previously that probably would want to have the position. Also, if the decision's going to be made purely off of that, then SnicketFace and SetnicK, who were also contestants, deserve chances (and then Jemima was never actually a contestant, but she's told me before that the only reason she wasn't was because she'd already made the board and wasn't allowed to join the contest as well, so that's due more to poor planning than anything she did).
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Post by Gigi on Oct 30, 2006 15:40:57 GMT -5
I'll ask again, since it's such a tight race (and I haven't voted yet), but when is the deadline for the poll?
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Post by Linda Rhaldeen on Oct 30, 2006 15:43:02 GMT -5
Ooh, I second that. I knew I was forgetting something in my long post, and that was it.
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