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Cinia Pacifica wrote...
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Cinia Pacifica wrote...
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Sorry, that's not information I feel comfortable giving. I don't mind talking about most of the inner workings of the forums but my recommendations for staff should remain secret.Very well then. I was always meaning to ask this but... when do you guys actually pull the banhammer? I know it varies on each moderators and how they think. But I take it that it's used like a last resort to fix the problem from a problematic user. But, how long does it usually take for you people to give up on these types of users and just ban them?
Every situation is different, for some it took years and others less than a week.
For some it took years? I thought Gambler was the only one in that category.
I'm talking about the users, some have taken years to violate enough rules to be perma banned.
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This matter has been resolved.
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Cinia Pacifica wrote...
Waar wrote...
Sorry, that's not information I feel comfortable giving. I don't mind talking about most of the inner workings of the forums but my recommendations for staff should remain secret.Very well then. I was always meaning to ask this but... when do you guys actually pull the banhammer? I know it varies on each moderators and how they think. But I take it that it's used like a last resort to fix the problem from a problematic user. But, how long does it usually take for you people to give up on these types of users and just ban them?
Every situation is different, for some it took years and others less than a week.
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Sorry, that's not information I feel comfortable giving. I don't mind talking about most of the inner workings of the forums but my recommendations for staff should remain secret.
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Haha, no.
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In general I follow my own rules. I've only invented one rule which benefited me but to be honest that rule should have existed from the get.
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Cinia Pacifica wrote...
Lack of communication? I'm not sure if I understood that part.Is Jacob even considering on hiring anyone anymore? Aren't all the section covered by now? At least that's what I assume with the number of global moderators.
EDIT: Lol neg.
We don't talk to the users enough, we aren't as transparent as we should be. There is a disconnect between the users and the staff for the most part and I wish it didn't exist.
I don't know if Jake is looking to hire anyone new, but I think we need someone. We do have a large number of global mods now but some section mods should be in training now.
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Cinia Pacifica wrote...
Really? I feel that there's more staff members now in comparison to the past. But I guess the part about the problem makes sense. Also, I feel that some of the staff members are really busy sometimes. But then again, I don't get to see how much they come online and lurk.For a new mod... pick me! :D Lol, kidding, of course.
A lot of the staff was here but Silent; guys like Teclo, Raze, Matt, etc... We lost many and new people joined. Part of our issue is we as a staff lack communication with our user base. There are exceptions to that rule: Tegumi is fairly vocal in SD, Gambler enjoys sending pm's to many users, Kaimax is attentive to multiple sections, and I do my part as well. I do wish the others spoke up sometimes.
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Do you already have people in mind because from what I see users on par with your professionalism , skill, and dedication are a relatively sparse group and even then half of them are nut jobs.I always keep a short list of users I think would make good mods but I only use those as recommendations for Jake. Most of the time he tells me who he's considering and I tell him what I know about the person. He has wanted to hire quite a few people who I advised against which he took seriously and looked elsewhere.
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Cinia Pacifica wrote...
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Cinia Pacifica wrote...
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Then, probably he just likes how you do it, I guess. Or is it that he... likes you, in that way!?I would consider him a real friend, even though we met through Fakku. I think he knows I serve a purpose.
Keeping the site clean and proper kind of purpose?
Yes and dealing with shit no one else will touch. I'm a glorified garbage man.
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Those IB and Random threads?
And unhappy users in the feedback section, and trolls, and IB trash, and drama(which I'm not involved in). Before I was made staff Fakku had fewer mods who dealt with the underbelly of the forums.
Did those mods do a fine job of controlling everything? Like, was the management better in your opinion in the past?
Hard to say, there are more issues now but I don't think it's due to the staff being who they are, the more likely conclusion is that the larger population leads to more problems. We have about the same amount of staff as we did back then but our population has grown by very large percentage. I do look forward to new staff members to help us out, hopefully.
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Cinia Pacifica wrote...
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Cinia Pacifica wrote...
Waar wrote...
Cinia Pacifica wrote...
Then, probably he just likes how you do it, I guess. Or is it that he... likes you, in that way!?I would consider him a real friend, even though we met through Fakku. I think he knows I serve a purpose.
Keeping the site clean and proper kind of purpose?
Yes and dealing with shit no one else will touch. I'm a glorified garbage man.
._.
Those IB and Random threads?
And unhappy users in the feedback section, and trolls, and IB trash, and drama(which I'm not involved in). Before I was made staff Fakku had fewer mods who dealt with the underbelly of the forums.
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Cinia Pacifica wrote...
Waar wrote...
Cinia Pacifica wrote...
Then, probably he just likes how you do it, I guess. Or is it that he... likes you, in that way!?I would consider him a real friend, even though we met through Fakku. I think he knows I serve a purpose.
Keeping the site clean and proper kind of purpose?
Yes and dealing with shit no one else will touch. I'm a glorified garbage man.
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Cinia Pacifica wrote...
Then, probably he just likes how you do it, I guess. Or is it that he... likes you, in that way!?I would consider him a real friend, even though we met through Fakku. I think he knows I serve a purpose.
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Effort is the only thing that holds me back, getting 3d ass is a lot harder.
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End of the month.
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NEXUS wrote...
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You still have your moments slayer... try to keep getting better.Theirs always room for improvement with everything you do.
There's*
Seems some people have more room than others.
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Cinia Pacifica wrote...
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Cinia Pacifica wrote...
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Hah, while I don't want to be hated people's opinions of me don't carry much weight; I try to find a balance between the way I want to be and the way Jacob wants me to be.Did you ever managed to work that balance out, though?
For the most part, he hasnt threatened to fire me at any point and I don't want to kill myself due to boredom on Fakku, so far so good so to speak.
Hmm... are you sure that he just haven't been seeing how you do your job for the most part, so far?
Perhaps, but it's been more than a year that I've been working here. I also know that he's received many e-mail calling for my head, and I'm still working here.
Hello Asa.
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Cinia Pacifica wrote...
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Hah, while I don't want to be hated people's opinions of me don't carry much weight; I try to find a balance between the way I want to be and the way Jacob wants me to be.Did you ever managed to work that balance out, though?
For the most part, he hasnt threatened to fire me at any point and I don't want to kill myself due to boredom on Fakku, so far so good so to speak.
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Hah, while I don't want to be hated, people's opinions of me don't carry much weight. It's too hard to please everyone while still doing my job properly. I try to find a balance between the way I want to be and the way Jacob wants me to be.
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You still have your moments slayer... try to keep getting better.
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Cinia Pacifica wrote...
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I'm not going to make a habit of it, but if someone asks a question or says hello I don't mind responding. I'm not unfriendly most of the time, I just don't do the chat section thing very well.Aww.
But that's okay. You're being yourself. Nothing wrong with that. However, taking a little time off here and there can't be that bad. Though, you are quite the busy person, so perhaps my advice would fall in deaf ears.
Spending too much time in CTFG gives me a headache. I am often tempted to be a jerk when I see people being overly nice to each other. Seems there's a darkness inside me and it's itching to get out.
So, what's the con of letting that out, again?
Re-sticky the contest thread, please? I think I've made a report about it, too.
I have a "job" here, a job which doesn't allow me to say everything I want to say.