Chubbs Idol Finals Q&A - MEMBERS

[Super Buu]

Originally posted by Pigero
Idols, how do you feel about the situation between Alexs and Chubbs. What do you think we can do to stop the rivalry?

I think the whole dispute is pretty petty, and would probably stop if we just dropped it. It's not like we need their blessing to operate independently. It's because we continue to press the matter that it's gone from silly disagreeement to 'amateur website wars'.

What do you think makes an active staffer/member?

Such as... what is being active to you?

Activity is a pretty clear-cut thing. It's pretty synonymous with dedication, as it's spending your own free time to remain active on the site. It means being able to respond to members quickly, without making them wait. Sometimes only one staff member can give an answer, and so it's important for the whole team to keep active.

Originally posted by Waffuru
What do you think is the most important part of the job?

I'd have to say answering questions. Whatever you're currently doing, people are gonna be asking questions. It's your job as a mod to be a source of guidance and a figure of authority. For this you need to be able to give people answers, whether it's about the saga you're running, or the rules on the main site. You can't bullshit, because people will always have time to look further, clarify, and say, "hey, you were wrong about this." Knowing the RPG you're talking about is a necessity.

What do you think the jobs of the other staff (Super Mods, Admins) should include?

Whereas I see Mod-Super Mod as more of an authority-based thing (since SMs obviously will have been around longer and dedicated more time to the RPG), there are a few things that SMs tend to lean more towards in terms of their job description. The more storyline-based stuff like running sagas, keeping the RPG running smoothly as a whole, and providing more 'reliable' answers to questions.

Admins are basically SMs one step up; the task of keeping the RPG running smoothly as a whole is probably the best description of their job. It's very broad. Often you have to clarify issues where nobody else can (especially if two other staff disagree over a rule). A key job of the admins is also regulating new content. It's down to you to determine whether content is fun and would contribute to the RPG, or whether it's just a silly gimmick that would be fun for a week and then ignored.

Through both of these, the regular 'grunt work' (grading spars, fixing rosters, approving joiners) remains, though its importance diminishes the further up you go.