Ruby

Ask an Admin, v2.

I do miss RPing. A lot. New Mods like Legend allow me to step back and just be around for escalated issues. After the new Mod that we get hopefully that will help more. My RP partners are insanely patient. And shutout to BlueSky44 for letting me hang in their OOC until life made it impossible for me to join.

Also dice in games terrifies me. Go figure.

Ask an Admin, v2.

You mentioned how sometimes you just want to be able to RP again - if you had to do it over, would you make the same choice to jump on staff or was Guild life more enjoyable as a member without obligations, expectations and the spotlight?

@RedVII

I did quit site staff once, tbf.

Um. I don't know. I know the criticisms about me as a site staffer but I do try. Really hard. Probably too hard. But I love that anyone can talk to me. I love that I can give people second chances. I love that people will give me second chances.

So in total...I have no idea. lol Probably.

Ask an Admin, v2.

Hey, @Ruby, I know you get a lot of public heat and stuff, and that could scare off a lot of people from wanting to be mods themselves. It kinda lead me to wonder: what's your favorite thing about being a mod? (I know the rules say to address only you, but I'd be interested to hear responses from any mod that wants to share, honestly.)

@Sanguine Rose

They're free to share or post here. I just don't want escalations, hence me cutting off j8cob yesterday. (Although he and I continued in DMs for an hour and a half or so yesterday. Glad he continued that.)

For me? Helping a member, long time members I don't know, new members. I love getting to help them. I was that person once. Approaching site staff can be scary and it's great to be able to interact and help out people I'd never get a chance to meet otherwise.

But also actually moving past criticism with members and working those out together on some level. That's just as nice. Lots of miscommunication because of the way something is worded, "tones." Like we posted to staff a reminder to issue those warnings, provide those ban lengths immediately if possible, log everything. Chaos plus bad habits we fall into creates some really bad perceptions. So it's nice to talk things out with those members and come to some kind of understanding.

Arena Chat Thread

If y'all need it: clearly site staff can rank matches and award a winner. I definitely can't judge fights and no one should seriously want me to but I'm happy to update a match thread if needed. If not me ask any site mod or admin.

Less certain about resetting the season.

Rilla vs Admin. Battle for Return to Power

Hi I love you.

Arena judge

Can they even give out points anymore?

Bug? - Latest event for 'Roleplaying Discussion' is not updating

I have just noticed this and I am absolutely livid as the thread's creator. I would please like an explanation as to why it has been terminated and why nobody has told me about it earlier...

@Lmpkio

I'm super psyched as the person behind the PW that this all but ensures the PW is closed for good now. Like we didn't and wouldn't seek members opinions about a PW when the time was right. I don't know why I deleted it instead of locked it. It was a thing I did while doing three other things. I posted several times how the thread was premature and a bad idea. That was ignored.

And this is likely the last time I address this in public because I'm exhausted with the subject for now.

Ask an Admin, v2.

Well, since this is an "ask" thread... would you mind unbanning me from the Discord? I'd gladly move the conversation there.

@j8cob

Discord friend request sent.

Ask an Admin, v2.

We don't agree they're terrible. They can be improved upon and I can see why you'd say that but agree to disagree.

You're kidding? There have been problems and drama since the site began. Again I have to disagree. That is when your personal stake started but the site has always had a very vocal minority accounting for most the mod actions. Agree to disagree again.

I know that fact triggers some people (we're people with lives and loved ones and we are not always on duty) but it's a fact not a shield. Nor are we robots. "The job properly" is subjective. I honestly got more support than complaints these last two weeks. You probably disagree, so, agree to disagree.

The rules we'll look at. We will have that conversation. But people do waste our time by litigating even minor issues. It's a real thing and a massive energy/time drain. But yes we will genuinely have that conversation; most likely after we name the new site mod.

That entire last paragraph: agree to disagree, again.

If you want to try to find more common ground and see what can be done going forward... I'm around. I've made that offer before and it's never been taken up. But it's there.

Ask an Admin, v2.

I wasn't trying to have at it with Hank, I was just responding to his comments too as he is also a co-admin. I've got nothing against him personally. I suppose I can just rewrite that post to remove references to what he said if you want because I feel like I made good points without being particularly dick-ish or anything like that.

@j8cob

I mean, it was a response to a post not by me. How does simply removing Hank's name change that?

But sure I'll give some kind of response to it, but if you want to continue it after that find me on Discord or in PMs.