The operator application forums should no longer have post ratings be acceptable, much like the ban appeals section.
Why take it away?
The ban appeals are taken as a serious matter in which Blocktopia operates in regards to its servers and user-base and have had their user ratings privilege denied.
The operator application sections however continue to have the ratings in full allowance even though it too is just as serious if not more to the structure and operation of the community.
While it can be argued that yes, having the ratings can reinforce the staffs decision based on popular opinion of how well received the application and the applicant are.
This however leads to favoritism and 'clique' behavior that can influence the supposed impartial decisions left to the current staff.
The staff themselves should not need to -agree-like-winner-disagree- and so on with an applicants apply such as they are already going to voice this opinion in an adequate response.
Taking a step back to the players that rate the post. While it does reinforce a positive outlook and maybe even remotely an amount of respect that could be seen by the players for the applicant, it should not matter how well liked an applicant is rather the skill and determination to appropriately carry out the duty of the staff position.
Where-as if the ratings are needed to show cross-server staff support the applications should then be open to all staff to voice opinion on the applicant as well.
The ratings are also detrimental or could very well pose so to the self-esteem of those applicants.
In example:
Dragosh98 and Jolteon42 went head to head for the last spot on the A & T applications.
While you may note that Dragosh has had more experience in that server, this is not about the select history of the users, but the rating response that each received. As you look at danni122112 and nogtrogs responses in both threads were highly similar the rating difference is disparaging.
Not that I am precisely saying that Jolteons self-esteem was shattered or hurt. Though in for-thought a young child, teen, or even adult; no matter how much maturity they display can and possibly will be emotionally affected by the combined outcome of the ratings they receive and see others receive and their applications acceptance or denial.
The matter remains that within the ban forum and as it should be in the operator forums that favoritism and opinion outside of the parties involved should not be a part.
Why take it away?
The ban appeals are taken as a serious matter in which Blocktopia operates in regards to its servers and user-base and have had their user ratings privilege denied.
The operator application sections however continue to have the ratings in full allowance even though it too is just as serious if not more to the structure and operation of the community.
While it can be argued that yes, having the ratings can reinforce the staffs decision based on popular opinion of how well received the application and the applicant are.
This however leads to favoritism and 'clique' behavior that can influence the supposed impartial decisions left to the current staff.
The staff themselves should not need to -agree-like-winner-disagree- and so on with an applicants apply such as they are already going to voice this opinion in an adequate response.
Taking a step back to the players that rate the post. While it does reinforce a positive outlook and maybe even remotely an amount of respect that could be seen by the players for the applicant, it should not matter how well liked an applicant is rather the skill and determination to appropriately carry out the duty of the staff position.
Where-as if the ratings are needed to show cross-server staff support the applications should then be open to all staff to voice opinion on the applicant as well.
The ratings are also detrimental or could very well pose so to the self-esteem of those applicants.
In example:
Dragosh98 and Jolteon42 went head to head for the last spot on the A & T applications.
While you may note that Dragosh has had more experience in that server, this is not about the select history of the users, but the rating response that each received. As you look at danni122112 and nogtrogs responses in both threads were highly similar the rating difference is disparaging.
Not that I am precisely saying that Jolteons self-esteem was shattered or hurt. Though in for-thought a young child, teen, or even adult; no matter how much maturity they display can and possibly will be emotionally affected by the combined outcome of the ratings they receive and see others receive and their applications acceptance or denial.
The matter remains that within the ban forum and as it should be in the operator forums that favoritism and opinion outside of the parties involved should not be a part.
