Development—A promotion, a vacation, and a resignation

PurplePoot · 06-26-2009, 08:27 PM

As I know that the maps and spells sections are a concern to many of you, I'll be keeping you updated via news posts about the latest important staff changes in the development section. I'm still looking to promote several new moderators for Maps and Spells, as we are quite understaffed, so you can expect several new arrivals in the next few months. In the mean time, if anyone has any suggestions as to what they think might help out the sections, they are more than welcome to post them in Site Discussion, the relevant Resource Moderation forum, or private message them to me (depending on how private they want them).

First off, Linaze will be joining the team as a Map Moderator. I hope you'll all welcome him and support him in his job to come. As bounty has been busy for a bit and will be for the rest of the summer, hopefully this (as well as any other appointees that may come) will help stem the tide of maps which are being submitted.

Second, bounty hunter2 will be on vacation for the summer and thus unable to review maps, so don't try to contact him with regards to moderating during this time. This will likely cause the maps section to slow down a bit during his absence.

Finally, Eccho is retiring as a Spells Moderator, at least temporarily but most likely permanently. I hope you'll all give him thanks for his contributions to the spells section.

Septimus · 06-26-2009, 08:52 PM

Good to have linaze, we have about 30 map that certainly need to be rejected right away.

I would try to make it more convenient for Linaze by updating the list. Hopefully we can reduce the map pending pages below 10 by end of July.

Xezko · 06-26-2009, 08:53 PM

Congrats, Linaze.
Have Fun, Bounty.
We will miss you, Eccho.
:D

Linaze · 06-26-2009, 08:58 PM

Thanks.
Oh and Septimus, you can always assist me by PM:ing me maps that breaks rules etc.

Gilles · 06-26-2009, 09:01 PM

I'm glad to see these sorts of updates in the news now. Well done Poot.

Welcome to the team Linaze.

Devine · 06-26-2009, 09:38 PM

Congratulations, Linaze.
We still need a spellmod though.
Eccho, we still love you.

hvo-busterkomo · 06-26-2009, 11:35 PM

I'm glad to see that another map moderator has been promoted.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DevineArmy

Congratulations, Linaze.
We still need a spellmod though.
Eccho, we still love you.

Well, the spell section would be a lot better if Dr Super Good did any moderating.

Rising_Dusk · 06-26-2009, 11:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hvo-busterkomo

Well, the spell section would be a lot better if Dr Super Good did any moderating.

Far more important than that, if there were stricter regulations regarding what is a permissible submission to the spell section and what isn't.

hawk900 · 06-27-2009, 01:16 AM

Spells we do not want:

Ones that there are more efficient copies of out there. We don't want your crap.
Ones that "re-invent the wheel". Libraries are there for a reason.
Ones that DO NOT WORK 1.24. If spell DOES NOT WORK. We DO NOT WANT.
GUI - DON'T BOTHER. IT SUCKS.

Squiggy · 06-27-2009, 01:18 AM

It's a shame to see mods resigning..

Ash · 06-27-2009, 01:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Septimus

Good to have linaze, we have about 30 map that certainly need to be rejected right away.

I would try to make it more convenient for Linaze by updating the list. Hopefully we can reduce the map pending pages below 10 by end of July.

Where do you get your statistics from? Maps are increasing by, rougly, 10 a day. And there's 2 active Map Mods, Rui and Linaze.

Now, all quality aside -- not that there was actually much to begin with (even though people have been getting better) -- asking people to review 5 maps a day is bullshit to anyone with even an ounce of a real life.

And, if you take quality into account, it is nay impossible. :P

hawk900 · 06-27-2009, 01:25 AM

NEIGH IS FOR HORSES.

ohwai-

To make on-topic, what Squiggy said.

Ash · 06-27-2009, 01:27 AM

(Noticed the error, and corrected. Thanks hawk >_>)

HFR · 06-27-2009, 04:45 AM

Good luck Linaze, and Bounty, well, enjoy your vacation.

Septimus · 06-27-2009, 07:03 AM

Quote:

asking people to review 5 maps a day is bullshit to anyone with even an ounce of a real life.

Reviewing 20 maps a day is not impossible if all map reviewer are helping and resources that does not adhere to site rules such as no description could be rejected right away without any checking.

Since the author agree to adhere the rules and failed to do so, why should the map be review? :P