The fact this has been posted shows that not just the users, but the staff as well, are getting sick of what's going on higher up - e.g, being told that we're getting new things, but not, and this should bring a big message saying that we're not prepared to put up with this any more. If you can't do it, either don't announce it or just simply tell us - we'll be fine with it, just don't expect us to just let these messages to pass by and for us to let them go.
A lot of threads in here have good ideas that have been wasted due to nothing being done. And to be honest, the admins (server and community) have said they have had ideas, and they do look good, but not actually doing them, some you even said for no reason, isn't going to help the community survive, and that's the bottom line. Of course, we should give credit to the active admins who have been helping our community daily, who have been really the reason we're still standing recently.
Yes, you have lives, yes, you should enjoy them, but surely we're a team? I've seen a model of one person taking on a task and never getting it done mainly - why does another person perhaps try and help? Is it because that that other person doesn't know? I've found our communication is dreadful, not even meeting recap style posts, nevermind anything on TS. Because of this, no one seems to have a clear direction on how the server is shaping, nor can anyone try to shape it.
It's not just higher up. Us mods haven't exactly been supportive or active, contributing just as much to the community rotting. Whilst some staff have been helping, the majority have been letting down their servers, however this probably is due to nothing happening to the server, and therefore no one coming on. This forms the endless cycle of nothing happening.
Basically, we as the staff need to start acting as a team, or this endless cycle of the server admins not doing anything (quite a few of whom's ontimes have been less than minimal) because nothing's happening on the server, and the mods (also quite a lot of whom's has been less than minimal) not doing anything because nothing's happening with the server will bring the community to its knees. At the moment it has been a few staff commenting in a thread with some admin input with nothing happening. Ideally we should have all staff commenting in these posts with stuff actually happening! (Don't worry, I'm guilty too.) Keep in mind though, we do have some staff who really do care and post regularly to try and keep this community alive, and these are the people we should look up to.
We've been told we're getting some new stuff shortly - hopefully this can be the start of a revival of the community.
Let's make one thing clear though - we need to be more welcoming as a community. The ADMINS don't feel welcome - this is a huge issue that they cannot sort out, because as a community it is our responsibility. Are you not grateful for the admins trying to save this place, however it may be? Who cares if nothing's happening, since they're trying, and not ranting. They're not ranting about you, so stop ranting about them is what we really need to say. If you're going to say something, be constructive, don't just drop a negative in your forum status without leaving us any solution whatsoever - it's extremely hypocritical that you can be complaining about them when you're just moaning and doing nothing yourself, in the case of some people. It is extremely disappointing that an admin is saying they don't feel invited into the community, and that is our fault.
To summarise: Stop shitting on each other, especially when you've done nothing yourself except moan, and work as a team.
My talk is over.
I sound like a prick, and I'll probably get a lot of hate from this, but every once in a while I feel it can be necessary. I'll probably have not proofread a tiny bit probably and insulted someone massively. Sorry if that happens.
