The Psychiatric Ward

I know, Derek, but I can't quite shake the feeling... :/

Okay Craize. :D

« Last edited by skymin on 20th Jan 2012 »

Uh-uh. Community Restart rids SC of the Mod ranking.

Oh, okay. So we're all equals.

Exactly. Since the staff body is cut down to 1 Admin and 2 Smods, the boundaries of rank disappear.

Waaat? I need to go re read that post

That should be nice. ^_^

Something wrong, Craize?

Yup, and no more power struggles.

Problem is, in reality, we're talking about a near-anarchy. The same thing the main site is.

Not really, just refocusing the info

I guess since I never cared, I never fought about the power struggle thing

Well that's why we have to keep some of the upper staff. Though having one for T&C wouldn't hurt...

I sure fought it. I want equality among the SC community, so I dislike any show of power. I prefer to keep thread closures, post deletion, sanctions, and other staff actions to a bare minimum so it SEEMS everyone is on the same level. This is why I like T&C so much more than the forums - Teams staff hardly ever use power, while Forum staff use it freely.

Yup. To be honest, the few times I've had to edit or delete things for people, I've felt kinda bad about it for that reason. Unless they asks for me to do it, but that's different. :/

Pretty much...

Ehhehe, See this is why I play both sides. I could deal with losing deleting posts. I'd prefer to keep the moving powers, closures though.

« Last edited by Craizen on 20th Jan 2012 »

Well, it just feels kinda awkward to me, unless the person really deserves it and I don't like them much.

Enforcing the rules vs. Being the good cop.

It's never been about liking the person for me. It's just been, my job is this. So I do it. Barring special occasions.

Glaceon said:

Enforcing the rules vs. Being the good cop.

I believe the priorities on both are skewed among the staff at the moment. Oh, how things would be different if I were Admin.

I'm not a fan of contextual defamation. At its core though, that's all the current SC community amounts to. It's really unfortunate.

Why don't we take that SC Update thread in General Chat for example. If I were Admin, the following things would have happened.

1) I would have deleted Kimmy's post for contextual defamation, despite it being something I would have wanted to say.

2) Deleted Nikki's post for contextual defamation.

3) Deleted Filip's post and warned him for contextual defamation and flamebait.

4) Deleted Geezer's posts and warned him for contextual defamation, trolling, and flamebait.

To add to this, I probably would have deleted Geezer's Mod Squad topic, had it not been for my respect for him - It was his last staff post. Despite the obvious attacks on Kimmy, it wouldn't have been right to punch him in the face on his way out the door.

But, then again, I can't do much. My respect for staff ranks prevents me from taking any action against a fellow Super Mod or higher. I view deleting a Smod's post or closing his/her thread to be like one cop pulling another cop over for speeding - It sets a terrible example and, in the end, it's just stupid. Leave it to the Admins/Root Admins driving the state trooper cars to deal with the robo cop Smods.

That makes sense, Derek.