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Hello, THW.
I am sorry to say that due to recent events I've become rather tired of directing the development section, though this relates to the Hive in general; the section itself isn't much of a problem.
Basically, not only have I moved a little bit away from modding in general, but The Hive seems determined to implode (should I say, it has for a while now), and I'm honestly quite sick of attempting to prop it up when it doesn't want to be.
What's wrong? Well, first things first, there's a need for an excessive amount of moderators (due to the ridiculous resource influx), but no capability to fulfill these demands. The people for the jobs don't want them, or just aren't existent.
However, that isn't it. Moderation in some categories has been less than satisfactory. I mean, heck, disagreements are one thing, but open moderator warfare? I mean, come on people, seriously. You're supposed to be upholding the rules, not inciting violation thereof.
Next, a few people need to learn to take criticism with a grain of sugar. Criticism may sound nasty and undesirable, but it's a good thing, people. If someone is criticizing you, they are probably trying to help you, not hinder you. Try listening, rather than lashing back at them. This does not only apply to any one level of the users/staff, either.
Next, I think we all know that there were a few rushed promotions back in the day. If no one has gleaned it from my policy over the development section, I have a very strong opinion that quality is far greater than quantity. If there is no one to fulfill the job, it's better to be understaffed than to appoint incompetent moderators.
However, people should not be afraid to fix what they broke before, and admit they broke it. It's not like you're running for prime minister/president/etc and have a massive reputation which people will constantly be attacking to uphold. I can understand not demoting any semi-incompetent person since they're there anyways and you need the work done, but there are some people who have been generally agreed on as being just useless and a hindrance to the site. Get rid of them, for god's sakes (note: this was actually partially accomplished).
Next, everyone's favorite topic. Ghan. Don't get me wrong, Ghan tries to help out. However, he really needs to realize that often when he tries to help, he screws things up far more than he fixes. The main important point here is: don't step on other peoples' toes. People want to run their own section, heck, why were they put in charge of it otherwise (see above two paragraphs)? Therefore, keep your nose out of their business, please. This means letting people solve problems within their section except when absolutely urgent (pornography etc), as well as consulting them before taking any action you deem helpful. While I'm on this point, being active isn't useful. Doing stuff while active is (if you never post, but read every thread, you aren't contributing). If you need to tell people you're active enough, you aren't. Finally, you're the community director - Samuraid can handle the behind-the-scenes stuff, he does a good job of it. I have some more to say here, but that can be left in private, as it doesn't concern the public.
Next, social groups, and mostly the "Jury of Awesomeness." Social groups are just random nonsense, and don't mean anything they aren't specifically created to. People don't seem to realize that these days, and I've noticed it's caused a rather large war around here. That being said, quit with the fan clubs or otherwise - they're immature and pointless, with their only product being more flame wars. Take, for example, Team Haosis. In the few days of its existence, it managed to amplify the already existing war by epic proportions. Now, on to the jury. The jury is not an evil force of doom trying to kill you in your sleep. Neither is it a group dedicated to demoting MasterHaosis, taking over the site, "plotting shit", or otherwise. Even if there are a few users in it who stir up trouble, they represent the group no more or less than they represent the site. What is the jury really? It's a bunch of users who rant about what needs to be improved at the site, and have contributed massively to its development in the past years. Hopefully that can be realized and this whole "JoA" drama can be dropped.
That being said, bye all. I'll still be around a bit (primarily for the few contests I'm in), but I have no interest in moderating or posting much any more.
The reason this is in Site Discussion is because of the contents of the post (not including the I'm leaving bit) actually being relevant to the site.
I am sorry to say that due to recent events I've become rather tired of directing the development section, though this relates to the Hive in general; the section itself isn't much of a problem.
Basically, not only have I moved a little bit away from modding in general, but The Hive seems determined to implode (should I say, it has for a while now), and I'm honestly quite sick of attempting to prop it up when it doesn't want to be.
What's wrong? Well, first things first, there's a need for an excessive amount of moderators (due to the ridiculous resource influx), but no capability to fulfill these demands. The people for the jobs don't want them, or just aren't existent.
However, that isn't it. Moderation in some categories has been less than satisfactory. I mean, heck, disagreements are one thing, but open moderator warfare? I mean, come on people, seriously. You're supposed to be upholding the rules, not inciting violation thereof.
Next, a few people need to learn to take criticism with a grain of sugar. Criticism may sound nasty and undesirable, but it's a good thing, people. If someone is criticizing you, they are probably trying to help you, not hinder you. Try listening, rather than lashing back at them. This does not only apply to any one level of the users/staff, either.
Next, I think we all know that there were a few rushed promotions back in the day. If no one has gleaned it from my policy over the development section, I have a very strong opinion that quality is far greater than quantity. If there is no one to fulfill the job, it's better to be understaffed than to appoint incompetent moderators.
However, people should not be afraid to fix what they broke before, and admit they broke it. It's not like you're running for prime minister/president/etc and have a massive reputation which people will constantly be attacking to uphold. I can understand not demoting any semi-incompetent person since they're there anyways and you need the work done, but there are some people who have been generally agreed on as being just useless and a hindrance to the site. Get rid of them, for god's sakes (note: this was actually partially accomplished).
Next, everyone's favorite topic. Ghan. Don't get me wrong, Ghan tries to help out. However, he really needs to realize that often when he tries to help, he screws things up far more than he fixes. The main important point here is: don't step on other peoples' toes. People want to run their own section, heck, why were they put in charge of it otherwise (see above two paragraphs)? Therefore, keep your nose out of their business, please. This means letting people solve problems within their section except when absolutely urgent (pornography etc), as well as consulting them before taking any action you deem helpful. While I'm on this point, being active isn't useful. Doing stuff while active is (if you never post, but read every thread, you aren't contributing). If you need to tell people you're active enough, you aren't. Finally, you're the community director - Samuraid can handle the behind-the-scenes stuff, he does a good job of it. I have some more to say here, but that can be left in private, as it doesn't concern the public.
Next, social groups, and mostly the "Jury of Awesomeness." Social groups are just random nonsense, and don't mean anything they aren't specifically created to. People don't seem to realize that these days, and I've noticed it's caused a rather large war around here. That being said, quit with the fan clubs or otherwise - they're immature and pointless, with their only product being more flame wars. Take, for example, Team Haosis. In the few days of its existence, it managed to amplify the already existing war by epic proportions. Now, on to the jury. The jury is not an evil force of doom trying to kill you in your sleep. Neither is it a group dedicated to demoting MasterHaosis, taking over the site, "plotting shit", or otherwise. Even if there are a few users in it who stir up trouble, they represent the group no more or less than they represent the site. What is the jury really? It's a bunch of users who rant about what needs to be improved at the site, and have contributed massively to its development in the past years. Hopefully that can be realized and this whole "JoA" drama can be dropped.
That being said, bye all. I'll still be around a bit (primarily for the few contests I'm in), but I have no interest in moderating or posting much any more.
The reason this is in Site Discussion is because of the contents of the post (not including the I'm leaving bit) actually being relevant to the site.
