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My opinion of you has changed, but there's a difference between being thrown into the position out of necessity and demoting dee from staff to replace him with someone previously outwardly completely uninvolved with lore. Have you answered the question of "Why does events not need lore oversight but lore needs events oversight" yet?I'm sorry?
Okay, I'll dissect why it was an awful answer.Come on man, at the very least don't just be an asshole to be an asshole.
Deester is clearly in agreement with you based on how angry he appears to be.I've given Dee a position where he can actually focus on what he wants to do for Lore and this server instead of focusing his attention to other things and other people.
Lannis went inactive in regards to teaching before his students did, in like July. Wrong order. Being an event coordinator shouldn't matter because we haven't had an event in two months.The only one lacking a dedicated magus is Formistry that I gave you reign over to find. You're waiting to spark people by personal choice, but I'll assume things will pick up after it. Our magi are busy. Ones an event coordinator who's students have been inactive in Anima, ones internet is troubled with Cogi but will return and there's another who can teach there, and another is busy with college but has a Master aid who I'm assuming is going to eventually teach more than just one person who're waiting on Evis. Pacing is here and there, obviously. But if it's going slow, we'll step in to talk to the Magi players. Our intention is still here to make sure the skills are balanced to their specific schools.
The gaps shouldn't have existed in the first place. It's great they're being 'reigned in' but it's either pure incompetence or nepotism that they were allowed to exist to such a degree that Dee's gotten frustrated enough to harm his position in lore. The answer on the Gods says nothing of what the 'plan' is what it could even entail - it's barely an answer to the question asked. The rest of the thread doesn't even get a mention. Why are events so chronically inactive? Why were they allowed to work beyond lore? Is 'lore' just whatever you say's fine to launch? Snerus asked a good question. All of these answers are non-answers that avoid the problems.
- We're reigning in what gaps there are properly and record things that will and have occurred.
- Divine plan is still ongoing. Everyone's noticed they're somewhat back, but not in the way they used to be. They are subtle and approach things in the background of server happenings at this time. The pacing is also extended because of actual life and school being in the way, but it's being picked back up.
If I'd thought you did good I would have said so.I don't think you'd have ever been satisfied with anything I'd have said or done. So.. "Ok".
I'll address it when I have some time.The rest of the thread doesn't even get a mention. Why are events so chronically inactive? Why were they allowed to work beyond lore? Is 'lore' just whatever you say's fine to launch? Snerus asked a good question. All of these answers are non-answers that avoid the problems.
Listen I totally get being busy but citing 'student inactivity' when students have expressed on numerous occasions that they're available is ridiculous.Ones an event coordinator who's students have been inactive in Anima,
I think the issue that was not learned from (and yes you were right in this extent) is that the positions for the Magi were or are not piloted by active players.Almost two years ago, when folks were drafting a new magic system, I remarked one of the reasons I wanted to rework things was because of a complication that came when our event lead became the lead of Mysticism.
If they focused on Mysticism, people became upset about events.
If they focused on events, they could not work on Mysticism.
This seems to be happening now, nothing that they're doing is pleasing people and I can't imagine they enjoy coming on to the game.
This ultimately started upsetting people all around and led to some unpleasantness, and was one of the reasons I considered the magus system a failure.
And I'm not sure what to say. I told you guys, vociferously, you didn't listen to me, and you copied the part of the system I considered the biggest failure.
*Shrug*
Addendum 1:
Anybody willing to admit I was right now?
-Dee's events needed lore approval, not events approval. While I'd be happy to offer advice on events, if it's lore approved I'm not going to stop people from running them.Something I'd always wondered was why Deester's personal Campaign Events had to be pre-approved by Events.
I was under the assumption that, as he was on the lore team at the time of conducting the event that he'd be allowed to run it as a non-server campaign event, and continue with the campaign as his personal project, rather than needing approval of the Events Team (which I was not a part of at the time).
On the flip, having spoken with Deester during a time where I was under the impression he was still a full functioning member of the lore department, I was surprised to learn he was unaware of certain Events Team initiatives that I was assured was approved by the entirety of the Lore Department.
I will avoid specifics, of course, but I feel strongly that this question deserves to be answered for the forums at large.
We're going to talk about this today since I don't want misinformation spreading further.I shifted you to an advisory and aid position. You know why, we talked about it and agreed to it. We were trying to work things out but I needed to move on in the time I have right now. I could not leave things as they were because you chose to step out by choice already. @All who are asking about it- Dee's got a good heart and he's a good part of Lore, but a coordinator of Lore needs to be a coordinator of Lore. I've given Dee a position where he can actually focus on what he wants to do for Lore and this server instead of focusing his attention to other things and other people.
This server seems to be ran by misunderstandings.You were given those options because you left our chat in a rage over a misunderstanding after apologies were given and still expected to continue working Lore as you did while I was going to be away for more than a week.
There were subsequently two events held without lore approval and while I neutered mine to nothing by request when you asked, you fully allowed the others to go forward. Your example is further evidence of the double standard and impedes you further since I gave you the details of my event and both of you didn't read it.You were given those options because you left our chat in a rage over a misunderstanding after apologies were given and still expected to continue working Lore as you did while I was going to be away for more than a week. This was after an event that you held without full lore approval. I can accept learning from mistakes and apologies and redemption, and I accepted your mistake and was working towards fixing problems you raised, but the way you handled things, and getting rant after rant in my chats, was unacceptable for someone I'd like to trust in a coordinator position.
You accepted the circumstances that are inevitably now. We're still willing to work with you in Lore.
This began in private until a misleading public post was made, it's now public because it was made public. Your answers wouldn't have been delivered otherwise.While I am sure many of us are incredibly grateful to finally see answers to questions that have been asked a thousand times over. I do not think this is exactly how we had expected to get said answers. Might I suggest that this conversation be taken to a more private forum? It is not good for the community to watch the ones we are supposed to look to for answers tear each other down in such a public manner.
I think that's a terrible suggestion, personally. The community should be informed if the staff's doing well or shafting themselves, if there are issues that affect the community as a whole. What good's a hugbox if it's burning?While I am sure many of us are incredibly grateful to finally see answers to questions that have been asked a thousand times over. I do not think this is exactly how we had expected to get said answers. Might I suggest that this conversation be taken to a more private forum? It is not good for the community to watch the ones we are supposed to look to for answers tear each other down in such a public manner.
It's absolutely good for the community because it's best that the server is aware of how maturely or immaturely staff handle conflicts such as these. The fight happens either way and when it happens in a public setting it allows the community to formulate their own opinions on the content presented rather than parrot what little is revealed to them by staff after it's resolved privately.Might I suggest that this conversation be taken to a more private forum? It is not good for the community to watch the ones we are supposed to look to for answers tear each other down in such a public manner.
This is exactly one of our problems, and has been for as long as I can remember. Whenever there's conflict or discourse on the server the ultimate solution is to hide behind closed doors and pretend everything is fine, usually with threads meant to "spread happiness and positive vibes!" Nothing will ever change if it's not actually addressed.While I am sure many of us are incredibly grateful to finally see answers to questions that have been asked a thousand times over. I do not think this is exactly how we had expected to get said answers. Might I suggest that this conversation be taken to a more private forum? It is not good for the community to watch the ones we are supposed to look to for answers tear each other down in such a public manner.
I was having this conversation with some friends of mine the other day, we had the same problem on another community and it reminded me of here. All taking conversation to a private medium does is make it seem like there are no issues to the general public, when there clearly are. The real way to solve your problems is to actually have an open and honest conversation about it. If Staff are interested in solving this issue, perhaps they should actually solve the things that are complained about? Conversations like this have popped up every month or so here for years now, all with the same basic complaints that are only appeased and not addressed.While I am sure many of us are incredibly grateful to finally see answers to questions that have been asked a thousand times over. I do not think this is exactly how we had expected to get said answers. Might I suggest that this conversation be taken to a more private forum? It is not good for the community to watch the ones we are supposed to look to for answers tear each other down in such a public manner.
There was also a Priest of Ignis that used "Solarbeam" on a demon in an event vein that was never followed up. The priest has not shown up since.Oh wow I didn't even notice you blew all the mystique of the god into a Warriors of Sunlight riff.