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Kino
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PostPosted: February 18, 2008 3:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have another suggestion. Since I haven't seen Dark_Mark lately, Phoenix, or AO I was thinking that we could use a couple more moderators on the forums. No idea about you guys but I don't think it's fair that only Michael, Alastor, and Katie have to do all the work. Mostly Alastor, no offense Michael or Katie, but I think that we should have a couple more mods that are active and would moderate well.

And yes, I think Alastor would make a good admin too.
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PostPosted: February 18, 2008 5:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Kino wrote:
I have another suggestion. Since I haven't seen Dark_Mark lately, Phoenix, or AO I was thinking that we could use a couple more moderators on the forums. No idea about you guys but I don't think it's fair that only Michael, Alastor, and Katie have to do all the work. Mostly Alastor, no offense Michael or Katie, but I think that we should have a couple more mods that are active and would moderate well.

I agree with you. We definitely don't have enough active mods at the moment, which leaves one or two(one for the most part) of them to do everything on the forum... which isn't right.

I also agree that Alastor Moody would be an excellent admin.
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PostPosted: February 18, 2008 5:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wacky Macky wrote:
Kino wrote:
I have another suggestion. Since I haven't seen Dark_Mark lately, Phoenix, or AO I was thinking that we could use a couple more moderators on the forums. No idea about you guys but I don't think it's fair that only Michael, Alastor, and Katie have to do all the work. Mostly Alastor, no offense Michael or Katie, but I think that we should have a couple more mods that are active and would moderate well.

I agree with you. We definitely don't have enough active mods at the moment, which leaves one or two(one for the most part) of them to do everything on the forum... which isn't right.


yeah i agree w/ both of you. I mean moding the whole place by yourself is brutal. Id drive me mad.

& i think Al would make a good admin. Smile
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PostPosted: February 18, 2008 5:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I personally think that AlastorMoody would be a great Admin, he is VERY active on the forums
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PostPosted: February 18, 2008 5:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Melinda Julianne wrote:
Wacky Macky wrote:
Kino wrote:
I have another suggestion. Since I haven't seen Dark_Mark lately, Phoenix, or AO I was thinking that we could use a couple more moderators on the forums. No idea about you guys but I don't think it's fair that only Michael, Alastor, and Katie have to do all the work. Mostly Alastor, no offense Michael or Katie, but I think that we should have a couple more mods that are active and would moderate well.

I agree with you. We definitely don't have enough active mods at the moment, which leaves one or two(one for the most part) of them to do everything on the forum... which isn't right.


yeah i agree w/ both of you. I mean moding the whole place by yourself is brutal. Id drive me mad.

& i think Al would make a good admin. Smile


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PostPosted: February 19, 2008 1:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'll state my opinion and say that I don't think it should be a popularity contest (hence some of what's in this thread, and the 'Vote GinnyX for Mod' thread in the LC). It really is something the staff of the site should decide, and ultimately Dar. If it were my site, I might even find it insulting that a bunch of people were trying to tell me who should be on the staff and allowed to administrate the website.

I think Dar is very aware of who would adequately fill any positions he wants filled, and while a few people could "suggest" someone in a thread like this one, I don't think everyone else should reply saying "you have my vote!" or have a thread started with a poll. Dar pays the bills, and as far as I know, there aren't any "shares" of PF that are being sold, so members don't have any 'votes' unless he says otherwise. I also don't like how some of the other staff members have been portrayed particularly in this thread. Some people have basically said that they suck and that they aren't doing their job. And while that may be true to a certain extent, it's not very respectful to 'evaluate their job' in a public thread. Saying something like 'some of the other moderators aren't as active' is fine, but going beyond that, I think, isn't really needed.

I'll also say that for a guy with a full time job, a wife, and a real life, Dar is fairly active on here. I see him on here during the weekday mornings pretty often. For big changes to the forum, his time is limited, but I think he does his best to keep up with requests and answer the many PMs he gets from members. Yes, I believe he needs some extra help, but people need to stop blaming him and saying he isn't active.
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PostPosted: February 19, 2008 1:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fiendfyre wrote:
I'll state my opinion and say that I don't think it should be a popularity contest (hence some of what's in this thread, and the 'Vote GinnyX for Mod' thread in the LC). It really is something the staff of the site should decide, and ultimately Dar. If it were my site, I might even find it insulting that a bunch of people were trying to tell me who should be on the staff and allowed to administrate the website.

I think Dar is very aware of who would adequately fill any positions he wants filled, and while a few people could "suggest" someone in a thread like this one, I don't think everyone else should reply saying "you have my vote!" or have a thread started with a poll. Dar pays the bills, and as far as I know, there aren't any "shares" of PF that are being sold, so members don't have any 'votes' unless he says otherwise. I also don't like how some of the other staff members have been portrayed particularly in this thread. Some people have basically said that they suck and that they aren't doing their job. And while that may be true to a certain extent, it's not very respectful to 'evaluate their job' in a public thread. Saying something like 'some of the other moderators aren't as active' is fine, but going beyond that, I think, isn't really needed.

I'll also say that for a guy with a full time job, a wife, and a real life, Dar is fairly active on here. I see him on here during the weekday mornings pretty often. For big changes to the forum, his time is limited, but I think he does his best to keep up with requests and answer the many PMs he gets from members. Yes, I believe he needs some extra help, but people need to stop blaming him and saying he isn't active.

well said eric!

and i was only jokin about my thread in the LC. just to let you know. lol.
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PostPosted: February 19, 2008 3:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

treehugger14 wrote:


and i was only jokin about my thread in the LC. just to let you know. lol.


Oh, yeah, I knew it was mostly just fun because the title of that thread keeps changing lol. But, I thought maybe I could still use it as a point Razz
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PostPosted: February 19, 2008 3:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Fiendfyre wrote:
the 'Vote GinnyX for Mod' thread in the LC


The what? Confused
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Kino
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PostPosted: February 19, 2008 8:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You know treehugger14's thread in LC? She changed the name of it to GinnyX for Mod.

Yeah but anyway Eric, I don't know about Dar or how well you get along with Alastor, but I think you would make a real good moderator.
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PostPosted: February 19, 2008 10:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I thank all of you for your opinions, feedback, and suggestions. The staff will be discussing these issues. We will post announcements if/when changes are made.
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PostPosted: February 19, 2008 11:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Alright. Thanks Dar.
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PostPosted: February 19, 2008 11:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jeeze, i feel like i am being replaced... i haven't had a computer to be on but i know for damn sure I always use to be just as active has Alastor, maybe even more, but if the community feels like i, or any other mods, should be replaced.. then i will step down. On a side note, i fully agree with frendlyfire, this place is just a popularity contest...
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PostPosted: February 20, 2008 3:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

^ You could never be replaced.

And I whole-heartedly agree with Eric. The thread topic is fine but the rest of the posts, well most, are ridiculous. Pointing out that there aren't enough active mods at times is all well and good, it is an observation that Dar may not have noticed, though unlikely, but this should be about what is best for the forum not, as Eric said, a popularity contest.

As for name changes, it seems odd that the same people who are complaining that this place is uh 'under staffed' are the ones requesting something so trivial as changing a screen name that you should have thought about before deciding on in the first place. They already tried out and decided it was unnecessary, time consuming and really didn't benefit the forum in any way.
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PostPosted: February 20, 2008 11:05 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ThE_DaRk_MaRk wrote:
jeeze, i feel like i am being replaced... i haven't had a computer to be on but i know for damn sure I always use to be just as active has Alastor, maybe even more, but if the community feels like i, or any other mods, should be replaced.. then i will step down. On a side note, i fully agree with frendlyfire, this place is just a popularity contest...


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PostPosted: February 21, 2008 10:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ThE_DaRk_MaRk wrote:
jeeze, i feel like i am being replaced... i haven't had a computer to be on but i know for damn sure I always use to be just as active has Alastor, maybe even more, but if the community feels like i, or any other mods, should be replaced.. then i will step down. On a side note, i fully agree with frendlyfire, this place is just a popularity contest...


No man! You know you rock. You could never be replaced. Your my favorite moderator and you know it man. Also it's not replacing moderators, but adding a couple more. Like maybe 2 more moderators. That's all I had in mind. Not replacing any.
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PostPosted: February 21, 2008 1:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you for all of your feedback and suggestions. The staff will be discussing these suggestions and issues. If there are any important changes, announcements will be made so everyone will be aware of the changes. If anyone has any more feedback regarding these issues, please feel free to PM me.

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