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Old Members
I don't think it would be right to kick out the old inactive users. They are to be recognized as veterans before I became maintainer as shown clearly in the
Map Reviewers -> Alive once again discussion.
Here is the specific quote from that discussion showing the emphasis on recognizing years old reviewers:
-Kobas- said:
Right now this group has 2 kind of users
- Active users (New ones, and that is nice to see)
- Passive users (Map section legends)
I would like to keep this order as it is.
New users should be the ones to keep map section healthy and work out on their fame and glory, reaching that legendary place among our legends.
Also I would like to see legends here as well, supporting and giving critics to new comers.
The
Map Reviewer Members Reputation discussion is another example of how old users are represented.
I think they should stay, especially since it's one of -Kobas-'s last wishes for the group. After all, they helped shape our current map section to not be so horrid. Before, the pending section reached more than 900 maps.
Pending Pages
Well, I was half active for the past two weeks and Orcnet was inactive for the past month. I'm back to full activity, so the pending section should drop again.
As most would observe, the map pending section is faring
a lot better than... ever? The map section has not exceeded two pages since November. Thank you Shar Dundred for applauding my efforts, I really appreciate it. It was tough taking down +70 maps with more flooding in almost every day. But it really isn't all me. Honestly, I don't think I'm the biggest factor in why the pending section is healthy. Ever since I revived this place, reviewing became 'cool' again. When something looks desirable, reviewing in this case, people want to be a part of it too. Bam, we have our selves many reviews being posted now.
The bottom line is the new members are active enough that they are making a difference.
"The New Map Reviewers Group"
SF said:
I'm starting to feel that this group is no more that prestigous as it was long ago and that we map reviewers are not doing our job well. We said "We'll cleanse the Pending Maps Section" and now we just accumulated two damn pages full of pending maps (soon they'll be 3 if we go on like that).
How is the group not prestigious anymore? I think the 2015 era has been very successful so far. We might be the second most active group at the moment. About people doing their jobs, perhaps I'll find more ways to encourage people, but as Shar Dundred stated, people get busy. I don't think only pros should be in this group. Intermediate reviewers in the group can use this place as a place to learn and ask questions. That equates to having more reviewers and more reviews. It benefits the group's activity and helps with the decade long war in the pending section.
Outsiders
SF said:
In addition, I'm starting to notice that people outside this group are more active (though not more professional) than we map reviewers. Something must be done because we cannot go on like that. Now I simply have one question:
Hmm, this is interesting. Could you give more specific examples and scenerios? Why can't we go on like this?
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I do appreciate you sharing your concerns with the rest of us, but for now I believe that these concerns aren't issues.