User blog comment:JayeMalik'/Going in circles/@comment-7370064-20170125160747

While I do not, in any way, disagree with the points made above and below, here's a few things of my own to add.

I second that we do need stop for a moment and reconsider what on earth we're doing, bc yes. I need not to say more than that.

As far as the policies, I will not dissent that they should be enforced... but I will say this. There are people (i am about as guilty as the next person) who aren't around for some reason, but rather, by CHOICE. I choose not to post everyday (mostly bc the wiki itself is slow af). But would that make me inactive? Nope. Because I am still around. Just not necessarily posting. (i'll candidly admit, it's the reason why i won't be teaching for quite some time. that and my firsties.)

I agree that there needs to be division of powers, OOC and IC. However, let me ask you this. Why can it not be that everyone, irrelevant of whether they are an admin or not, holds some position of power (bar MoM and Headmaster/mistress)? Just think about this.

OOC-wise... I've had my moments of distrust of the admin team, and that derives from just a general distrust of people in power. Hell, I don't even trust myself if I had a position of power. The only reason I really run for a position on the admin team... is that I know I can do it. I'm just not given a chance because of stuff that went down, oh, a year or so ago. Not going to lie though, we are NOT a democracy at all. Not just because of what Bond mentioned, but also because of one other thing. Look at how we elect people to the admin team. It's quite biased towards who we know best, not who we know is actually more competent for the position (i'm not saying this out of spite for get no votes whatsoever these past few elections, even though i keep that dearly in my heart). What I'm saying is... one incident shouldn't define whether or not a person will ever be competent for being an admin team member.

Personally? I want to see there be more interaction between the admin team and regular users. There isn't enough of it, and it's sorta what makes people (like me) want to just... up and leave.

You are fairly right though, Jaye. People do not speak up at all, and that severely bothers me. If we have problems... why can't we bloody admit it and do something? But then, one must consider the reason why there are issues to begin with. The root most certainly isn't people not speaking up. People prolly don't speak up bc of fear of reprecussions. At least, that's why I hardly ever take up any issues to anyone in the admin team. That, my distrust and just my personal nature to deal with problems myself is why I try not to talk too deeply of stuff like this.

Not going to lie, being a gamer, drama is techinically something I'm not supposed to put up with, but I still do. (that's cause in the gaming world, drama isn't very well tolerated, and in some games, you generally get kicked from groups for starting that kind of stuff). I admit, I'm probably as guilty as the next person for causing drama, but I don't always half-heartedly mean to do it. It's one of those things that just happens. Now, that don't mean that there might have been cases where drama was intentionally started (which there probably have been). I figure the cause of the drama is half of the issue. The other half... is how we choose to deal with it. Drama situations escalate when people absolutely must react to it. If we controlled ourselves about it... then some things would have gone a whole lot smoother, rather than outright explode like the bombs in Fallout 4 (too soon?).

The first step to a solution of any kind... is to promise to be a part of the solution, not the problem. "Wesa ready to do our part." ~ Boss Nass, from Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. That shall be all.