09-22-2006, 11:53 PM
I was halfway through Hellfighter's question (had to go have my hair cut, then have food) when Krillin's popped up, and I was already pretty much doing Krillin's question in order to explain my choices for the staff reorganisation. So I'll lump them together.
I'm going to run through the current staff one-by-one, give my opinions of them, and then show my final layout of how I think the staff should be arranged.
- Vegeta Jr
Administrators
- Raditzu
- Reijin
Super Moderators
- Android-18
- Burter Jr
- Hellfighter 17
Moderators
- Bra
- Krillin
- Trunks
I'm going to run through them one-by-one, give my opinions, and then show my final layout of how I think the staff should be arranged.
VEGETA JR
I haven't seen enough of VJ to really judge how he would cope as a staff member should he ever rise to full activity, and that's really my main problem with him being on staff. There's little doubt that he's a genius; his first task was a real brain-boggler, and gave me a lot of fun, and I need not even mention his skill with coding.
However, I think VJ's position should be relegated from Super Admin to simply 'Owner'. I don't mind him supporting the RPG, doing coding and the like, and I know he loves the community. But he honestly can't hope to do as good a job as the current staff, who are here all the time. He's nowhere near involved enough to merit being a staff member in the sense of evaluating content, rulings, staff members and the like. I've removed his name from the list of 'active' staff because I don't think he should be looked to as a figure of authority in the same sense as Rad or Rei, but more as just a 'sponsor' in the same sense as Waffuru, who isn't on staff or even an active member, but who still helps out occasionally with staff issues and supports the RPG.
RADITZU
There is little doubt as to why Rad is an administrator. His ability to deal with issues in a mature, logical manner, combined with his dedication and activity, are a good reason why Chubbs is still running after all these years. He can also handle situations with a sense of humour, which lightens the atmosphere and doesn't make the RPG some hugely business-like thing. After all, the only reason we're here is to have fun.
As for downsides, he can sometimes be a little indifferent to the happenings of the site. He's happy with the way the RPG is, and can sometimes be a little lax in 'pushing' improvements when things are already satisfactory in his eyes. Whether that's true or simply my own perception is debatable.
REIJIN
Reijin, like Rad, is very logical and mature. He always handles issues in a very fair manner, and he has an astounding ability to keep his cool under pressure. Even when members drive him to the edge of his sanity, he still someone manages to deal with them rationally.
One problem is that he'll sometimes get into things too personally. For example, with the Alex's RPG fiasco, I feel he got far too involved, which prevented him somewhat from seeing it from a neutral point of view. Reijin is inherently a nice person, and so it was natural that he'd want to try and solve the disputing and misunderstandings against Chubbs, but I feel if he had approached it from purely a mediator standpoint, we could have put it behind us quicker. He can also sometimes be too lenient, though this is extremely rare (and something I'd much rather have over someone that was too strict).
ANDROID-18
I'll be straight-up: I think 18 is too indecisive to be a moderator. Staff are supposed to be a source of authority and guidance, and I don't think 18 can quite cope with that role. However, I think she's been realising that as of late, and has put forth extra effort to try and combat it, and it's noticeable.
She can handle updates well, but outside of that her abilities start to waver. She has a pretty good knowledge of the RPG, but sometimes she falters on questions because she doesn't seem to know the answers. More often than not she'll tell the member she's not sure, and to ask a higher-up, and I feel that if she was more involved with the IC happenings of the RPG, she would have less problems with this. As for new ideas, her policy seems more to be giving her opinions and feedback than actually suggesting her own suggestions or alternatives.
In addition, I feel she can be a bit defensive sometimes. When you're a staffer, you have to be able to deal with criticism from other members, or staff. Sometimes she takes things too personally, and this can cause unnecessary drama. She's a really nice person, and I know she enjoys being a staffer, but I think there are others who could put the position to better use. No offense, that's simply my opinion.
BURTER JR
BJ's racked up a lot of enemies over his tenure as a staff member, and whilst that's something to be taken into account, I'd still be hesitant about demoting him. He's not as great at being ultra-perfect mediator like Rad and Rei, and he's not as knowledgeable about the site as Hellfighter, but he's got one thing that no other staffer, and I mean no other staffer, has.
He is the Saga Man. You can list off a bunch of things about what a good saga needs, and you can have it as an awesome idea in planning, but execution is something else entirely. BJ has this inexplicable ability to make every saga he runs absolutely awesome. During saga time, he's in his element, and somehow manages to keep up with everything and keep things moving along at a slick pace. He doesn't leave people hanging (or if he does, he'll explain why), and he doesn't let things get boring. No offense to the rest of the staff, but all of the best sagas in my time here have been BJ-run. When he's not running a saga, he's usually spearheading some fun OOC project like Big Brother so as to keep people stimulated and boost activity.
Now I'm done singing his praises, it's time for some criticism. BJ does have his negative points; he has had a tendency to be argumentative. He can be very blunt when dealing with people (sometimes when they deserve it, sometimes when they don't), and as I said above, this has earned him the seething hatred of many members. But he's reflected on this. In the past month or two, I don't think he's put anyone down unnecessarily or been a prick in general. I haven't seen a single thing he's said recently that I've disagreed with. This makes me very happy.
HELLFIGHTER 17
Hellfighter is definitely someone I can vouch for in the intelligence category, having talked to him about Chubbs at length. He's also, as has been said before, a demon for updating. However, unlike the stereotypical update monkey, he actually puts thought into his stuff. I'd have to say he's the best moderator in terms of judging and grading roleplays. He's very fair and consistent with his judging, and has probably been the first mod to really 'set a standard', though this standard becomes more ambiguous if other staffers disagree. Only once have I ever disagreed with one of his quest judgings.
In terms of sagas, I'm not sure he's up to scratch with BJ. I disagreed with how he handled the first eliminations in PC3, and I'm still not sure on his reasons behind some of the decisions. I'm sure he's got the potential and determination (no irony intended) to improve with experience, but right now I think he needs to fine-tune his skills with practice. In addition his writing can sometimes be a bit confusing and convoluted, whereas (especially in sagas) you need to be quite clear and blunt about what's going on. It's something I'm beginning to realise as well, from running my own saga on DBA.
BRA
Bra isn't afraid of making his opinion clear, and I think he's fully capable of exerting authority when he needs to. He took to the staff position like a fish to water, and I don't think he's in any danger of losing it anytime soon. He's been able to maintain both IC and OOC activity whilst still fulfilling his staff duties, and that's a definite sign that he's right for the job.
I feel his strengths lie in the creative side of things as opposed to grading and updating; he's able to come up with very realistic ideas that contribute to the RPG as a whole, as demonstrated when he pioneered the ship system. As such, I think he would be better as a Super Moderator than Moderator. He could even be an admin someday, but I think Rad and Reijin are too good to replace at the moment.
He's been staff for a relatively short time, and I can't really say he's made any weaknesses apparent. But like I said above, I feel he 'specialises' in content-making, and isn't as experienced or confident at grading quests/spars as say, Hellfighter is.
KRILLIN
Krillin is no doubt intelligent, and he's a very reliable person to have around when implementing new content, or introducing a saga; simply to have his feedback. I didn't realise quite how good he was until he helped me brainstorm the elemental kinesises for DBA, at which point I realised that he's pretty damn logical and reliable.
He's not without his weaknesses, though. He's not the most active member, though I'd never say he's in danger of going inactive. He's very consistent in that sense, which is a good thing. More recently (though it's been a growing thing) he's been becoming 'the new Brit Guy', in that he'll be blunt and sarcastic with members. This is not a good thing. You need to be able to treat the members with some degree of respect, whether you agree with them or not.
Often he'll get immersed in arguments with the members. It wouldn't matter if he remained mature in these debates, but often it's when his childish side starts to surface. He doesn't seem to care much for the consequences, but would rather argue the toss with a member, and lower himself in the name of petty squabbles. Overall I'd say he does a good job as staff, but I don't think he's good enough to go past Moderator yet.
TRUNKS
I think Trunks is good at what he does, but the problem is, that's mostly updating. Like 18, I think he's made an extra effort in recent times in order to keep his staff spot. His activity is fairly regular, especially as of late, but I still feel he may be teetering on the edge of his position. His knowledge of the RPG is pretty sound, and he's very easy-going, which leads to little staffer-member conflict. However, I don't think he has what it takes to keep up with some of the tougher staff duties, such as grading quests, spars, and running sagas.
I was interested to see how he would handle PC3, since I've never seen Trunks run a saga whilst I've been on Chubbs, and I was disappointed to see he dropped out. I know he has the creative ability for it (his posts were very gripping, and definitely raised my hype for the saga) but I think he may lack the time. Again like 18, I feel he may feel a bit left behind in terms of current events and can be a little reluctant to get involved in things he doesn't know much about.
Overall, I think he does a satisfactory job, and I'm going to leave him in the staff lineup. It should be noted, however, that I feel there are quite a few Idol contestants that would out-do him. I think he's roughly on-par with 20, but slightly better in terms of activity and experience. In my current list, though, he is the only person who would have a chance of losing their spot any time soon.
- Raditzu
- Reijin
Super Moderators
- Bra
- Burter Jr
- Hellfighter 17
Moderators
- Bardock
- Krillin
- Super Buu
- Trunks
The only people on this list that I didn't already cover are myself and Bardock. I think we're roughly on the same level, and both have the potential to possibly someday ascend to the ranks of Super Mod, but others such as BJ and Hellfighter have had to earn their way up to that position and prove themselves over time (getting more experienced all the while). However, I feel we're both more than capable of handling a Moderator position. Twenty, as I stated before, I believe is roughly on the same level as Trunks, though Trunks has the edge in activity and experience. So it wouldn't be quite enough to get him onto the list, though he's very close.
Quote:Originally posted by Hellfighter 17
Take all of the current staff (including VJ) and the remaining idols, and organize the staff rankings as you see fit. You can cut whoever from staff and add whoever from idol to whichever position. Give reasoning for each change, subtraction, and addition.
Quote:Originally posted by Krillin
Continuing off from HF's question, critique each of the current Staff members, their strengths along with their weaknesses.
I'm going to run through the current staff one-by-one, give my opinions of them, and then show my final layout of how I think the staff should be arranged.
Current Staff Lineup
Super Administrator- Vegeta Jr
Administrators
- Raditzu
- Reijin
Super Moderators
- Android-18
- Burter Jr
- Hellfighter 17
Moderators
- Bra
- Krillin
- Trunks
I'm going to run through them one-by-one, give my opinions, and then show my final layout of how I think the staff should be arranged.
VEGETA JR
I haven't seen enough of VJ to really judge how he would cope as a staff member should he ever rise to full activity, and that's really my main problem with him being on staff. There's little doubt that he's a genius; his first task was a real brain-boggler, and gave me a lot of fun, and I need not even mention his skill with coding.
However, I think VJ's position should be relegated from Super Admin to simply 'Owner'. I don't mind him supporting the RPG, doing coding and the like, and I know he loves the community. But he honestly can't hope to do as good a job as the current staff, who are here all the time. He's nowhere near involved enough to merit being a staff member in the sense of evaluating content, rulings, staff members and the like. I've removed his name from the list of 'active' staff because I don't think he should be looked to as a figure of authority in the same sense as Rad or Rei, but more as just a 'sponsor' in the same sense as Waffuru, who isn't on staff or even an active member, but who still helps out occasionally with staff issues and supports the RPG.
RADITZU
There is little doubt as to why Rad is an administrator. His ability to deal with issues in a mature, logical manner, combined with his dedication and activity, are a good reason why Chubbs is still running after all these years. He can also handle situations with a sense of humour, which lightens the atmosphere and doesn't make the RPG some hugely business-like thing. After all, the only reason we're here is to have fun.
As for downsides, he can sometimes be a little indifferent to the happenings of the site. He's happy with the way the RPG is, and can sometimes be a little lax in 'pushing' improvements when things are already satisfactory in his eyes. Whether that's true or simply my own perception is debatable.
REIJIN
Reijin, like Rad, is very logical and mature. He always handles issues in a very fair manner, and he has an astounding ability to keep his cool under pressure. Even when members drive him to the edge of his sanity, he still someone manages to deal with them rationally.
One problem is that he'll sometimes get into things too personally. For example, with the Alex's RPG fiasco, I feel he got far too involved, which prevented him somewhat from seeing it from a neutral point of view. Reijin is inherently a nice person, and so it was natural that he'd want to try and solve the disputing and misunderstandings against Chubbs, but I feel if he had approached it from purely a mediator standpoint, we could have put it behind us quicker. He can also sometimes be too lenient, though this is extremely rare (and something I'd much rather have over someone that was too strict).
ANDROID-18
I'll be straight-up: I think 18 is too indecisive to be a moderator. Staff are supposed to be a source of authority and guidance, and I don't think 18 can quite cope with that role. However, I think she's been realising that as of late, and has put forth extra effort to try and combat it, and it's noticeable.
She can handle updates well, but outside of that her abilities start to waver. She has a pretty good knowledge of the RPG, but sometimes she falters on questions because she doesn't seem to know the answers. More often than not she'll tell the member she's not sure, and to ask a higher-up, and I feel that if she was more involved with the IC happenings of the RPG, she would have less problems with this. As for new ideas, her policy seems more to be giving her opinions and feedback than actually suggesting her own suggestions or alternatives.
In addition, I feel she can be a bit defensive sometimes. When you're a staffer, you have to be able to deal with criticism from other members, or staff. Sometimes she takes things too personally, and this can cause unnecessary drama. She's a really nice person, and I know she enjoys being a staffer, but I think there are others who could put the position to better use. No offense, that's simply my opinion.
BURTER JR
BJ's racked up a lot of enemies over his tenure as a staff member, and whilst that's something to be taken into account, I'd still be hesitant about demoting him. He's not as great at being ultra-perfect mediator like Rad and Rei, and he's not as knowledgeable about the site as Hellfighter, but he's got one thing that no other staffer, and I mean no other staffer, has.
He is the Saga Man. You can list off a bunch of things about what a good saga needs, and you can have it as an awesome idea in planning, but execution is something else entirely. BJ has this inexplicable ability to make every saga he runs absolutely awesome. During saga time, he's in his element, and somehow manages to keep up with everything and keep things moving along at a slick pace. He doesn't leave people hanging (or if he does, he'll explain why), and he doesn't let things get boring. No offense to the rest of the staff, but all of the best sagas in my time here have been BJ-run. When he's not running a saga, he's usually spearheading some fun OOC project like Big Brother so as to keep people stimulated and boost activity.
Now I'm done singing his praises, it's time for some criticism. BJ does have his negative points; he has had a tendency to be argumentative. He can be very blunt when dealing with people (sometimes when they deserve it, sometimes when they don't), and as I said above, this has earned him the seething hatred of many members. But he's reflected on this. In the past month or two, I don't think he's put anyone down unnecessarily or been a prick in general. I haven't seen a single thing he's said recently that I've disagreed with. This makes me very happy.
HELLFIGHTER 17
Hellfighter is definitely someone I can vouch for in the intelligence category, having talked to him about Chubbs at length. He's also, as has been said before, a demon for updating. However, unlike the stereotypical update monkey, he actually puts thought into his stuff. I'd have to say he's the best moderator in terms of judging and grading roleplays. He's very fair and consistent with his judging, and has probably been the first mod to really 'set a standard', though this standard becomes more ambiguous if other staffers disagree. Only once have I ever disagreed with one of his quest judgings.
In terms of sagas, I'm not sure he's up to scratch with BJ. I disagreed with how he handled the first eliminations in PC3, and I'm still not sure on his reasons behind some of the decisions. I'm sure he's got the potential and determination (no irony intended) to improve with experience, but right now I think he needs to fine-tune his skills with practice. In addition his writing can sometimes be a bit confusing and convoluted, whereas (especially in sagas) you need to be quite clear and blunt about what's going on. It's something I'm beginning to realise as well, from running my own saga on DBA.
BRA
Bra isn't afraid of making his opinion clear, and I think he's fully capable of exerting authority when he needs to. He took to the staff position like a fish to water, and I don't think he's in any danger of losing it anytime soon. He's been able to maintain both IC and OOC activity whilst still fulfilling his staff duties, and that's a definite sign that he's right for the job.
I feel his strengths lie in the creative side of things as opposed to grading and updating; he's able to come up with very realistic ideas that contribute to the RPG as a whole, as demonstrated when he pioneered the ship system. As such, I think he would be better as a Super Moderator than Moderator. He could even be an admin someday, but I think Rad and Reijin are too good to replace at the moment.
He's been staff for a relatively short time, and I can't really say he's made any weaknesses apparent. But like I said above, I feel he 'specialises' in content-making, and isn't as experienced or confident at grading quests/spars as say, Hellfighter is.
KRILLIN
Krillin is no doubt intelligent, and he's a very reliable person to have around when implementing new content, or introducing a saga; simply to have his feedback. I didn't realise quite how good he was until he helped me brainstorm the elemental kinesises for DBA, at which point I realised that he's pretty damn logical and reliable.
He's not without his weaknesses, though. He's not the most active member, though I'd never say he's in danger of going inactive. He's very consistent in that sense, which is a good thing. More recently (though it's been a growing thing) he's been becoming 'the new Brit Guy', in that he'll be blunt and sarcastic with members. This is not a good thing. You need to be able to treat the members with some degree of respect, whether you agree with them or not.
Often he'll get immersed in arguments with the members. It wouldn't matter if he remained mature in these debates, but often it's when his childish side starts to surface. He doesn't seem to care much for the consequences, but would rather argue the toss with a member, and lower himself in the name of petty squabbles. Overall I'd say he does a good job as staff, but I don't think he's good enough to go past Moderator yet.
TRUNKS
I think Trunks is good at what he does, but the problem is, that's mostly updating. Like 18, I think he's made an extra effort in recent times in order to keep his staff spot. His activity is fairly regular, especially as of late, but I still feel he may be teetering on the edge of his position. His knowledge of the RPG is pretty sound, and he's very easy-going, which leads to little staffer-member conflict. However, I don't think he has what it takes to keep up with some of the tougher staff duties, such as grading quests, spars, and running sagas.
I was interested to see how he would handle PC3, since I've never seen Trunks run a saga whilst I've been on Chubbs, and I was disappointed to see he dropped out. I know he has the creative ability for it (his posts were very gripping, and definitely raised my hype for the saga) but I think he may lack the time. Again like 18, I feel he may feel a bit left behind in terms of current events and can be a little reluctant to get involved in things he doesn't know much about.
Overall, I think he does a satisfactory job, and I'm going to leave him in the staff lineup. It should be noted, however, that I feel there are quite a few Idol contestants that would out-do him. I think he's roughly on-par with 20, but slightly better in terms of activity and experience. In my current list, though, he is the only person who would have a chance of losing their spot any time soon.
My New Lineup
Administrators- Raditzu
- Reijin
Super Moderators
- Bra
- Burter Jr
- Hellfighter 17
Moderators
- Bardock
- Krillin
- Super Buu
- Trunks
The only people on this list that I didn't already cover are myself and Bardock. I think we're roughly on the same level, and both have the potential to possibly someday ascend to the ranks of Super Mod, but others such as BJ and Hellfighter have had to earn their way up to that position and prove themselves over time (getting more experienced all the while). However, I feel we're both more than capable of handling a Moderator position. Twenty, as I stated before, I believe is roughly on the same level as Trunks, though Trunks has the edge in activity and experience. So it wouldn't be quite enough to get him onto the list, though he's very close.
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