[quote=@catchamber] I'd like to see you try, if it means that you'll finally reply to my points. [/quote] Jesus christ. [quote=@catchamber] Here's what I posted: [hider=My Replies][quote=@catchamber]Except [Moderators need more capacity to do things or otherwise a secondary co-admin with equal or slightly less powers should be appointed] does have to do with increasing moderator power, because the changes that would've done just that weren't implemented by Mahz.[/quote] [color=red][b]Why do you think it's in the partially completed sector? The goal is ''Moderators need more capacity to do things or otherwise a secondary co-admin with equal or slightly less problems should be appointed''. You understand that right? That is the suggestion made 5 months ago? You could've read that yourself? Okay, good. Then you'll also understand that this suggestion has been partially met but not completely and therefore they can be found in the partially completed sector, which is for you guessed it, partially completed things, and therefore your question is nonsense because nothing was wrong with what was written there to begin with?[/b][/color] [quote=@catchamber]Maybe you should just create [some sprites to make the forum more aesthetically pleasing], post a thread showcasing your effort, let the community share their opinions about it, then see what the staff does with it.[/quote] [color=red][b]No.[/b][/color] [quote=@catchamber]If [community events] wasn't your suggestion, whose was it? Also, why didn't you tell them they can invite people to community events by posting threads about them in Off-Topic Discussion and Spam Forum, so those that can't access the chat can also participate?[/quote] [color=red][b]For point 1; look it up yourself in the OP. The answer is right there. Yes, this can be found in OP.[/b][/color] [quote=@catchamber]If you want me to do my own research [about rules not being enforced] for once, maybe you should provide me with certain keywords to run through the chat logs, and I'll let you know what I find. Does that sound fair?[/quote] [color=red][b]I would look for certain infractions that went unpunished so you can see them, but then that'd require me to access the discord. So, no, I can't, but you're free to ask around yourself.[/b][/color] [quote=@catchamber]I lost count after you started repeating yourself in various portions of your OP. Want to tally up the non-repetitive points for us?[/quote] [color=red][b]I don't but feel free to do it yourself since the answer is there in the OP.[/b][/color] [quote=@catchamber]If [We should as a whole venture more into the introduction area and greet newcomers, ask them how they are, what kind of role plays they like, and generally make them feel like they're entering into a positive community] wasn't your suggestion, whose was it?[/quote] [color=red][b]OP.[/b][/color] [quote=@catchamber]I'm asking for hard evidence [that moderators being too inactive is causing problems]. If someone else has provided some, please quote it, because I didn't see any when I read the rest of this thread.[/quote] [color=red][b]Well, let's see, if moderators are too inactive, then people get away with things they shouldn't get away with. We can agree that's bad no? If there were no moderation all together that seems like a bad thing? What, you want scientific proof that if there are no moderators that are active or the moderators aren't active enough all together then that's bad? What the heck?[/b][/color] [quote=@catchamber]Don't the moderators already interact with the community, beyond providing answers to questions, responding to reports, and so on? How much interaction is required for community building to take place?[/quote] [color=red][b]This is subjective, but if you are asking for my opinion, then moderators should be involved in community activities too such as RPGN or contests. Which they were, but no longer are. [/b][/color] [quote=@catchamber]I mean that specific moderators could be assigned to the forum, chat, or both. At present, all of them are assigned to both.[/quote] [color=red][b]... okay and? That's a problem? You know Hank literally said in this thread that he's implementing chat mods? Assuming you know that since you read the thread like a well-informed poster, right?[/b][/color] [quote=@catchamber]Better is subjective, and it's my opinion that a better alternative hasn't been presented.[/quote] [color=red][b]OK? Why?[/b][/color] [quote=@catchamber]Thank goodness Lady Amalthea created the Articles And Guides Index, which is stickied in the Articles And Guides subforum.[/quote] [color=red][b]I've already told you that the subforum you're referring to needs to be boosted up in where it is on the page, so this isn't an end-all solution, it's a solution that someone else came up with on their own to combat issues that weren't or couldn't be dealt with by the moderators. The real solution should be much more official than it is.[/b][/color] [quote=@catchamber]I'd also like to think so. But, I'd also like to think that the police would always respond as quickly as possible to each and every emergency call, no matter how significant of a criminal record certain callers possess. I'm sure you can see where I'm going with this.[/quote] [color=red][b].. I can't, you're just proving my point - you expect the police to react accordingly regardless of this persons' background. Just because it doesn't happen doesn't make it right.[/b][/color] [quote=@catchamber]You're the one claiming that the community is dissatisfied. Do less than 10 members get to speak on behalf of the entire community?[/quote] [color=red][b]In my opinion yes, if the rest of the guild is satisfied with sitting in their roleplays and roleplaying and not offering their suggestions and opinions, yes, they do.[/b][/color] [quote=@catchamber]If you sent me death threats off-site, I'd call the police, which is the real world equivalent of the forum's staff. The staff wouldn't need to know about it, because it wouldn't be any of their business.[/quote] [color=red][b]That's gonna do a lot for someone living across the ocean. The point here was/is that a lot of off-site drama went into the discord and no mind was paid to it even after one would report it for the sake of preventing drama.[/b][/color] [quote=@catchamber]Were you the one that tried [to make another version of RPGNews]? If so, did you contact the staff before you tried it?[/quote] [color=red][b]How is that relevant? No I was not. It doesn't matter, because it got banned and nuked because the old news suddenly got pissy after being AWOL for 3 gorillion years.[/b][/color] [quote=@catchamber]So, are you going to make your own version [of the Contests], or offer ideas?[/quote] [color=red][b]I'm not allowed to host official contests and non-official contests are unlikely to attract more attention than the official ones, so no, I'm not. Since you're suggesting, maybe you could do it. Have fun. I already offered my ideas - for the 2 relevant moderators to get busy and make a contest.[/b][/color] [quote=@catchamber]Except plenty of things that they requested happened, which you pointed out in your OP.[/quote] [color=red][b]... okay? This thread isn't an attack, it's a reminder of the list and me wondering why so little has happened in 5 months?[/b][/color] [quote=@catchamber]If my reply was so obvious, why didn't you tell the user that brought up your initial point about cliques that this is how the internet works?[/quote] [color=red][b]Because my job wasn't to tell people they were wrong, my job was to compile a list of all relevant ideas and thoughts.[/b][/color] [quote=@catchamber]I'd be content with that. I define inactivity as absolutely no posting.[/quote] [color=red][b]Then we differ from opinion.[/b][/color] [quote=@catchamber]Can you do me a solid and tell me whose suggestion [Changing decorum and communication tactics can be a fix to activity problems.] was?[/quote] [color=red][b]No. Read the thread.[/b][/color] [quote=@catchamber]That's not a yes or no answer [to Would you prefer that the moderators be trigger-happy with their banning powers, and never let people appeal their bans?].[/quote] [color=red][b]You are correct in stating that it is not a yes or no answer. I don't think a yes or no answer is required because that'd forego the context. Context is key. [/b][/color] [quote=@catchamber]Sure, try that, but don't be surprised when you get banned. They're not obligated to engage with the community beyond their Mahz-given responsibilities, and you've yet to define how much interaction is required on their part to encourage community building.[/quote] [color=red][b]ok[/b][/color][/hider][/quote]