[Roach Of Discord]

Originally Posted by Tipsy

This is the thread talked about in this thread. As stated in the other thread, the purpose is:

Battleforums can always improve and it all starts with you. You, the members of Battleforums are what make the heart and soul of a forum. No matter how good the leadership or technical aspects of a forum, nothing can be done without you. With this in mind, there will be a thread made in the Arcane Sanctuary for you to voice your opinion on anything dealing with the state of Battleforums and your ideas for the future. You will be able to talk on any issue you wish, however civility is a must. I will be watching over the thread and will guarentee fairness for whatever you have to say.


We look forward to hearing your ideas. The future is in your hands.

Hmm..well, I'd rather read the opinions of our everyday members..but I guess I'll give my two cents.

My "vision" of battleforums is extremely simple, but it always gets complicated by various issues. Lately I feel I've been a bit thrown off by all of the drama..and yes, I have been concentrating on the wrong things. However, I don't believe that is completely my fault. The entire energy of this place has been negative..so..as I said in another thread, it makes most of us focus solely on the negatives, rather than the positives.

Anyway, this is what I feel BF should be: An inviting community for gamers (specifically blizzard gamers), where people can come by and discuss topics in a friendly non hostile atmosphere. Yeah, sounds simple..doesn't it? Well, it's not.

I think one thing that BF has always had going for it, is that it's quite newbie friendly. I don't want to loose that. I'd hate to think that this place turns into a forum where only the tough, elder members stay..and run out all the newbies with their attitude. I want this place to be inviting..so people aren't freaked out to ask a stupid question...or make an intro thread. Basically..this place needs a sense of community. Right now, it just feels like a forum...a forum where everyone hates each other. Not good...and if it continues down that path...the very people that are fighting for "freedom" and all that good stuff will lead this place to it's demise.

Now..

Originally Posted by CelestialBadger

I think that starts with getting this idea out of our heads that people want "professionalism" from the staff. I'm not sure where that idea came from. It seems like just another buzzword that admins have been throwing around in order to make it look like their subordinates are doing a much worse job than they actually are.

That's not what I think..and if you see that from me, you've mis-comprehended my actions and posts. I want the staff to be professional with each other. Of course, they need to be nice to the members and all that stuff..but a big problem around here is that the staff members are always at each others throats. When all that's going on..it creates an extremely negative setting...and makes me question why I even bother with a staff. Honestly, if the staff is just here to fight with each other..I might as well demod everyone and mod everything myself. Of course..that would never work...but I'm guessing you get my point. When I talk about professionalism, I'm talking about how the staff interacts with each other. I don't want them acting like teachers or something to the regular posters, of course. No one would like that.

Originally Posted by CelestialBadger

I don't think the administration here has a clear idea of what this forum's future holds, and so they're focusing on "professionalism" and rule enforcement. They want to make it clear that they won't take shit from anyone, and that they, and they alone are in charge. No matter what their reasons for this are, they have to realize how it comes across. It strikes me as a desperate attempt to show progress, while no progress is actually being made.

Once again, that's not my intention. Now that I think of it...I think the real issue is that we (the admins) expect more from the staff than we do the regular members. I never expect the regular posters to be perfect..or even close. However, a lot of the members are staff and really don't act like it. I think this is the bottom line.. if you want to have fun, and break rules...and tell us all to go **** ourselves, quit staff. You can't fight for all this freedom and lack of rules, while at the same time being expected to enforce them. It's like an anarchist taking the role of a president, it just doesn't work. Besides, you can help the forums you enjoy without even being on staff.