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I havn't been posting much because I havn't been interested in any of the topics that have come up recently. 28% activity is the lowest you can go if you visit every day. Besides, I've been busy orchestrating this server stuff and working with vB3.5. My main function is technical in nature, and I've been very deep into related technical stuff lately.

Chruser owns the forums; we'd all like him to have higher activity, but to de-staff him without his permission, you'd basicly have to start the forums over someplace else.

Less than 28% activity is simply unacceptable for a S.Mod, and changes will be made there.

Bluecube is probably the only one on these forums that knows anything about RPGMaker 2000, which actually does see activity from time to time, but I'm not sure that there's much need for him to moderate the discussion there.

There have been changes in the staff coming for a while, me and Penguin have just been thinking it over.

Pretty big changes are in the mix so look forward to an announcement on staffing changes soon.

Exciting.

Bluecube is probably the only one on these forums that knows anything about RPGMaker 2000, which actually does see activity from time to time, but I'm not sure that there's much need for him to moderate the discussion there.

Yeah, I mentioned that a while back in the staff forum, since the RM2k3 forum is barren most of the time. At least there's some random things to reply to every once in a while, but quite frankly there is nothing to moderate there.

Ehh, I check every day, just don't see too many topic that intrest me, as WW already said. Actually, I check multiple times every day. But then again, as you said, I shouldn't be staff.

Hey hey what the hell? You need to pass a literacy test and pay post tax before you can contribute to this discussion.

but quite frankly there is nothing to moderate there.

You do get to moderate some things now and then. Look at the three Game Development Team threads there were...you did quite a few things with those.

It seems easier having someone who really knows what they are doing with RM2K/3 and RMXP as the mod for the RPG Maker forums, rather than a Sup Mod popping in time to time to see if anything needs doing.

Well it looks bad to have a mod with 22% activity. I'm not saying he's a bad mod or anything, I'm sure he knows his stuff, but it looks bad when our mods have such low activity.

The optimist would say it's because they don't need to do much moderating as there is no need.

The pessimist would say they can't be arsed.

As for Blue, there's not much for him to do in the RPG Maker forum, as not many people post there. And he doesn't seem to post that often in the other public forums, which is why he only has 22% activity.

You never know, his work life may mean he dosn't have too much time to visit Zelaron and that the 22% activity he has is pretty good for his hours.

The same goes for the rest of the staff. The chances are they too don't have the time to visit Zelaron too often to post and moderate due to the hours they work, or things that they do on week nights etc.

If you want staff members with high activities, then you'll ave to start picking the people who have no real kind of life and make an effort to post every day. If you do that then you will get inexperienced staff members, who may abuse thier positions (many of these people will probably be young and not have a job. With age comes responsibility, so the young 'uns might have the power go to their heads).

To be honest, the current members of staff seem to do a good job. Take the current crisis. All of D3V's accounts and buddies seem to be banned quickly, and all the stupid threads they make get shitcanned. Even Thanatos is helping by telling anyone who mentions D3V to give him $5 on PayPal.

Talking about that, can I start a tab Thanatos?

If you want staff members with high activities, then you'll ave to start picking the people who have no real kind of life and make an effort to post every day.

I have work from 0830 to 2100 every single day since the begining of this month and I have managed to still keep my activity high and play some GW and other shit.

I have work from 0830 to 2100 every single day since the begining of this month and I have managed to still keep my activity high and play some GW and other shit.

That's because you make an effort to get on and post.

Even if it means I'm up to around midnight, I will try and get my 4 posts a day in. I managed it when I had computer troubles and had to reformat at 10 PM.

Some people, however, may come home from work absolutely knackered, or get home quite late and only have time to have something to eat and have a shower before going to bed.

8:30 to 9 will give a person an hour or two after work to do what they want - in your case come on here, play GW on your GW days and Halo 2 on your Halo 2 days, and whatever else youn may want to do. It only really takes 15 minutes to get 4 posts in, and then you've got 45 minutes or more to do something else.

However, if you worked a twelve hour night shift, then you'd come home 6 or 7 in the morning, have tea/breakfast, and go to sleep for the rest of the day beforen waking up, getting ready, and scooting off to do their twelve hour night shift again.

The optimist would say it's because they don't need to do much moderating as there is no need. The pessimist would say they can't be arsed. As for Blue, there's not much for him to do in the RPG Maker forum, as not many people post there. And he doesn't seem to post that often in the other public forums, which is why he only has 22% activity. You never know, his work life may mean he dosn't have too much time to visit Zelaron and that the 22% activity he has is pretty good for his hours. The same goes for the rest of the staff. The chances are they too don't have the time to visit Zelaron too often to post and moderate due to the hours they work, or things that they do on week nights etc. If you want staff members with high activities, then you'll ave to start picking the people who have no real kind of life and make an effort to post every day. If you do that then you will get inexperienced staff members, who may abuse thier positions (many of these people will probably be young and not have a job. With age comes responsibility, so the young 'uns might have the power go to their heads). To be honest, the current members of staff seem to do a good job. Take the current crisis. All of D3V's accounts and buddies seem to be banned quickly, and all the stupid threads they make get shitcanned. Even Thanatos is helping by telling anyone who mentions D3V to give him $5 on PayPal. Talking about that, can I start a tab Thanatos?

I'm not necessarily saying that the staff is doing a bad job, you could have a supreme moderator that sits on the forums watching like a hawk every day all day but never posting and I would consider that doing a great job even though they have 28% activity, but it still doesn't look good to a new member for our staff to be so inactive.

I'm not necessarily saying that the staff is doing a bad job, you could have a supreme moderator that sits on the forums watching like a hawk every day all day but never posting and I would consider that doing a great job even though they have 28% activity, but it still doesn't look good to a new member for our staff to be so inactive.

Well it looks bad to have a mod with 22% activity. I'm not saying he's a bad mod or anything, I'm sure he knows his stuff, but it looks bad when our mods have such low activity.

There's been 15 threads in the past 3 months in the RM2k3 section, 5 of which were requests for character sprites. Only 6 actual requests for help.

And if you go back only one month (which activity is based on, right?), there are 2 total threads, 1 of which is a character sprite request, so you get to form your own conclusions there

Less than 28% activity is simply unacceptable for a S.Mod, and changes will be made there.

I figure I'll be there in a couple days. Just give it some time.