Board Thread:Special Admin Messages/@comment-32555140-20180918205431/@comment-30319843-20180919172909

Themaster401 wrote: 1. I believe as long as staff provide the proper precautions and maintain a mature, professional attitude even as things become heated, as well as follow the rules as any user should, they are not committing abuse.

2. Though they shouldn't be "bossed around" (no one should in fact, not even vice versa), all staff should be open to advice and constructive criticism, while still being able to operate on their own initiative.

3. This one irks me, and I'll speak for myself as I was targeted for what I'm about to argue: how could you tell others to disregard "wars" when you have literally cited them and staff's lack of contribution in them as grounds to demote them? Whether or not staff want to participate is their choice, and if anything, they should be punished for taking the offensive side rather than passive.

4. I agree for the majority, but with a few qualms. I do not approve of this new aggressive promotion-demotion cycle in the face of many staff falling into semi-inactivity. Competition is enjoyed when on the road to staff, but once you're in staff, you should not be forced into allocating more time into the wiki than you already do. Hypocritical on my part, yes, but I have cited a couple of times that I do not wish to participate in the drama that composes much of the activity, and due to my final years of secondary school and the stress associated, I have not found the time to return to my writing roots. I even witnessed criticism directed towards SCP-Deadlock, the user that has brought this wiki so far, just for not participating in the wars he found so stressful and pointless. Disgusting. Well said; this reply puts in some logic here. But I need to have a say about the promotion-demotion cycle thing.

As far as I know, we were only trying to remove those users from the staff list who were confirmed retired or inactive for a prolonged period of time. Our staff list was literally brimmed. I do not mean to say that a staff member who has yet not done something good because of his temporary inability to do so must be demoted ASAP, because there is always that one moment in which they will be able to do something good, albeit it may very late when it occurs.