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| Topic Started: Mar 7 2018, 01:16 AM (665 Views) | |
| Ànraich | Mar 7 2018, 01:16 AM Post #1 |
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L'évolution Spéculative est moi
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Recently the staff has felt that there is a growing frustration with us among the membership of the forum. There is some confusion about how we decide policy, how policy is enforced, and what exactly we do and why. Currently there is very little transparency about actions taken by the staff and why it was taken, and we hope to remedy this issue soon with changes to some of our policies. Currently our moderators act more or less autonomously, often discussing potential actions with the rest of the staff until a consensus is reached, but sometimes circumstances call for a moderator to take immediate action in which case they must utilize their own discretion. This can cause confusion among members as different moderators will have different ideas about the severity of a situation and how best to handle it. Some are quicker to dole out punishment, others are more lenient and give warnings, and some forego such action entirely in favor of changing the topic. The lack of consistent enforcement of rules has caused some frustration, we believe, and while we will attempt to remedy this to the best of our ability we should mention that in order for the staff to be at all effective they must have the ability to operate autonomously and react to situations as they develop, so there will always be some level of inconsistency. The staff is currently considering policy changes to help the membership better understand our actions with the following changes: Firstly, we are discussing a system in which actions taken by the staff against members are logged and displayed for the public to see whenever possible. This increase in transparency should help alleviate some of the confusion surrounding what we do. The idea is that any time a thread is closed, a member is banned, or other serious enforcement action taken by a moderator the specific action taken and the reasons for doing so will be available for everybody to see. Secondly, we have set up a system by which members may anonymously--or at least privately--offer the staff suggestions, criticism, and appeal action taken against them or others that they feel was unjust or premature. You may utilize this system here. The idea here is that many times when there are disagreements between members and moderators about action taken by the staff, expressing these opinions quickly turns into heated arguments between members or is otherwise shut down by the staff to avoid such arguments occurring. With this system people may express these opinions via PM or email without having to post them publicly and with the assurance that the entire staff will get to see their message. This also offers anonymity for those who, for whatever reason, do not wish to have their identity attached to their message. Finally, the staff intends to discuss potentially implementing more concise guidelines about appropriate punishments. Currently there is little consensus about what constitutes a "harsh" punishment and what is "light." For instance some feel that a three day ban is a perfectly appropriate punishment for some infractions while others feel that it is too light. The use of warnings and warning levels is also rather inconsistent. On this topic we will make no guarantees because in order for the staff to be at all effective they must be able to act on their own, and its impractical to attempt to categorize every situation and assign an appropriate course of action when by necessity nearly every situation the staff must take action on must be considered on a case by case basis. We feel that the issue is important enough that it at least warrants some discussion, however. We certainly hope that any changes we do implement help clear up any frustrations and misunderstandings between the membership and the staff. Please feel free to use the new SEHR system, linked to above in the second point, at any time to let us know your thoughts on this subject or any other relating to staff-membership relations. |
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We should all aspire to die surrounded by our dearest friends. Just like Julius Caesar. "The Lord Universe said: 'The same fate I have given to all things from stones to stars, that one day they shall become naught but memories aloft upon the winds of time. From dust all was born, and to dust all shall return.' He then looked upon His greatest creation, life, and pitied them, for unlike stars and stones they would soon learn of this fate and despair in the futility of their own existence. And so the Lord Universe decided to give life two gifts to save them from this despair. The first of these gifts was the soul, that life might more readily accept their fate, and the second was fear, that they might in time learn to avoid it altogether." - Excerpt from a Chanagwan creation myth, Legends and Folklore of the Planet Ghar, collected and published by Yieju Bai'an, explorer from the Celestial Commonwealth of Qonming Tree That Owns Itself
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| LλmbdaExplosion | May 21 2018, 01:50 PM Post #2 |
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Vieja Argentea the oscar cichlid
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I really want to be a staff member.What do i do to achieve that? |
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When life give you lemons.............Don't make lemonade!Make life to take the lemons back!Get mad and than.........Yell,demand and burn down their homes. Prepare for unforeseen consequences,Mr. Freeman! | |
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| Holben | May 21 2018, 04:37 PM Post #3 |
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Rumbo a la Victoria
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If we decide we need a new staff member we will message a person with good character and standing on the forum and ask them if they would like to join the staff. |
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Time flows like a river. Which is to say, downhill. We can tell this because everything is going downhill rapidly. It would seem prudent to be somewhere else when we reach the sea. "It is the old wound my king. It has never healed." | |
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| LλmbdaExplosion | May 22 2018, 05:18 AM Post #4 |
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Vieja Argentea the oscar cichlid
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So that would take forever.I see |
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When life give you lemons.............Don't make lemonade!Make life to take the lemons back!Get mad and than.........Yell,demand and burn down their homes. Prepare for unforeseen consequences,Mr. Freeman! | |
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| Beetleboy | May 22 2018, 05:34 AM Post #5 |
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neither lizard nor boy nor beetle . . . but a little of all three
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Out of interest, why do you want to be a staff member so much? |
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| Ferreomus | May 23 2018, 12:10 PM Post #6 |
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Can i be a staff |
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| CaledonianWarrior96 | May 23 2018, 01:51 PM Post #7 |
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An Awesome Reptile
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This was said just further up the page
So I don't think you get to be staff by asking. Plus no offence but you've literally been here for a day |
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| LλmbdaExplosion | May 23 2018, 02:33 PM Post #8 |
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Vieja Argentea the oscar cichlid
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First we need to know you more.I'm sick of people that want to care of things they don't know about.Edit:being one of the staff members is a little bigger responsability. Edited by LλmbdaExplosion, May 23 2018, 02:49 PM.
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| Sheather | May 28 2018, 09:16 AM Post #9 |
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Can i be a staff too? |
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| Dr Nitwhite | May 28 2018, 10:18 AM Post #10 |
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Absolutely not. We'd never allow it. |
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Speculative Evolution Projects- Other Relevant Work- Final SE Lifelist standings BREAKING NEWS We interrupt your regular programming to bring you this cutting edge report. ATTENDANCE DROPS DRASTICALLY ON SE SERVER This past Monday on Discord, famous server Speculative Evolution took a hit in the attendance office when it's offline member list suddenly reappeared. Mods scrambled to rectify the situation, but unfortunately there was little anyone could do. Server member Ivan was asked what he thought of the situation. "So long as Flisch, lord of machines and scion of Urborg lives, all will be well". SE, (in)famous for it's eccentric userbase, has recently been spiraling downward, and now we have hard conformation of the decline. Moderator "High Lord" Icthyander states "There is nothing to be concerned about, Discord is merely changing its UI again", but members are beginning to suspect the honesty of their staff. Stay tuned, we'll be back with more at 11. | |
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