Website & Forums Changing The Community

I see what you're saying, this community has become mostly about having a good Like/Message Ratio, to me, it's one of the reasons why we're so toxic. Someone may be toxic for a moment by posting an insult to a new player just to earn a few likes, and that's how the toxicity generally passes from one person to another.

 

I mean, I doubt it'll ever be added but I could support if they were chosen by the mod team, not applications or anything.

 

Wow. If you think about it that way, that's really twisted. Why would people Like it when it is insulting and not helpful? I don't get it at all.

 

I had trouble trying to think of an answer to this, but I guess it's just the way we are. Some of us are a bit sadistic and like insults or "jokes", then there's just a following of people who like a certain person, and yes, that person can be toxic. It was hard for me to try explaining this, if you want, I can try again in a PM.

 

comparatively speaking...

but update me anyways :P

 

Well shit if this does get added looks like I wouldn't be getting that rank any time soon


Anyways yea, one of the problems I had with flubbys thread was he really was just ranting, not (correct me if I'm wrong) offering any solutions. So I'm glad to see someone decided to do it!

 

Oh, no, I understand this. It's just confusing to me how people can be like this. Really shows how humanity has advanced, eh?

 

But have you ever read the martian? Barrels of Toxic and radioactive waste saves lives

But seriously, these all sound like nice suggestions

 

Very nice explanation of my idea @Frostburn thanks for putting it into words. My idea on the way the CM could be chosen is someone who is outside of the network and comes into the community and gets taught about it. This way there is no pre conceived ideas about who this person is and they get a clean slate.

 

These are some quality suggestions

 

Well the newcomer should still be seen in a positive manner, if not, he/she wouldn't be able to carry out the reason for a CM, to help the community connect with the staff, to allow fluid conversations while keeping the flames down.

The recent mods that were also new to the community weren't seen in a positive manner, because they were, new. Being new doesn't help you in this community. Being new means you're likely inexperienced with the community, wouldn't know what the limits are, and possibly the rules. But from our perspective, you can be volatile, we don't know you, we wouldn't know your past and if you've been abusive with power prior to earning CM.

 

Yeah sure I can see that side of it. Possibly one of the more respected mods that is chosen within the mod team, no applications.

 

+1

cause why not

 

One more suggestion added.

 

We are actually doing the more events things now. We just have to refine them and see how they would work.

 

This is the least important one however.
What we really want us a community manager. Imagine having someone who checks the suggestions area for good ideas daily, and let's the admins know about good ideas. And someone who checks for things the admins should know, to try and prevent the Snowing issue. And then someone who deals with events. There are lots of different 'jobs' which can be taken by volenteers.

The messaging admins will take some time from the admins, yes, but they won't have to spend as much time looking through suggestions and such.

If mods can advice the admins on people who are properly interested and capable, this wouldn't take too much work, and would fix a lot of these "issues".

 

this already happens with a lot of the big guilds, they have someone in charge of each thing, only difference is that the leaders don't have a direct line to the admins.

 

seriously have you got eyes

 

+1 I would apply (it would make me feel important)

 

Like Frostburn has stated several times, the position of Community Manager is NOT something you can simply apply for.
And in any case, one should NOT receive Community Manager for the sake of popularity.
That's just ruining the entire purpose of what we're trying to achieve.