Administration Changes

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You know who reliably gives me advice, answers, and command help? Cappy. Cappy doesn't just get **** done but gets it done concisely. We aren't all going to be the same on the team and if you see Cappy as being strict then perhaps that is a good thing. Cappy is active and consistent and I believe is a fine addition to the admin team. +1 

[Rael 935]

+1 I agree that the GM team may indeed be better with a more strict manager, nor is there any point fighting a final decision. Good luck, Cappy.

[Narthok 10416]

I for one welcome our new overlord and hope he will be able to bring about better rule enforcement.

[domainoft 191]

In response to this here is a carefully crafted poem that says all you need to know.

 

Native is to soft beards,

What,

Cappy is to Iron beards.

 

The End,

 

Everyone have a H'c'appy Day!

[Pum! 106]

clap along if you feel that cappy will be a good administrator

*claps violently*

[Chikachu 402]

To start off...

 

 

CONGRATS CAPPY!

 

 

I am so glad to see that you were promoted, you a thousand times deserve it! I can't wait to see all the things that you'll get done!

 

 

 

Next off, let me explain to those of you naysayers exactly why I believe that Cappy is the best choice that the Admin team could have chosen. 

 

Looking back now at my time as a GM, I realize one of my biggest problems was that i wanted to be liked. I did. Sure, I pretended that I was tough and didn't need anything from the playerbase, but I loved when I was loved. It honestly made me one of the worst kinds of GM. I was so nice to everyone, and considerate, and allowing, that when it came time to choose between two groups, more often than not I felt like I was chosing between who would hate me less if I chose the other side, or who's hate would be seen as less in the eyes of the community. It was painful. It was hard for me. It was more stress than I could take and it burnt me out. It became harder and harder for me to do things because I didn't want to be hated. 

 

Then I moved into a hateful stage of being a GM. I was angry at players who talked back to me because I felt like I had done everything for the server. I felt like I had fought to be the best of the best and they were turning me away. How DARE the players not appreciate me. I know, it was crap. I was crap. I hated myself and I was angry and, once again, stressed all the time. It wasn't right, and I despised myself for it. 

 

You know who was the one who got me out of all of that crap? Cappy. Thank god for him, because what I mentioned above was seriously nasty. Cappy doesn't have the problem I did. Some people berate him for being uncaring, but the sad fact is that you CANNOT please everyone. So I think it is absolutely fantastic that he doesn't care. I think it is part of what made him such a great GM. He followed the rules to a "t" and yes, he was strict and harsh - exactly how any GM should be. It is the job of GM's to follow the rules, not to try and bend them because they don't think they're right. I can tell you right now though, that at least some of the rules that were generally considered "stupid" Cappy fought against in chat. But he was a good GM and he upheld them in practice. 

 

If you think that Cappy should have bent the rules more, you can expect he'll probably be part of the discussion to get rid of the rules that make no sense. He'll be part of the reason that things change on the server. BECAUSE he doesn't have any problem doing what needs doing without caring about being hated by the server, he never burnt out and got hateful like I did. It's the reason he's been able to get on for so long, and do so much on this server. Cappy is absolutely the best choice for Admin that I could imagine, and he should be applauded more than anyone else. Screw whatever people are saying, and I mean it, because most of what I read is ignorant heresay from a long long time ago when people were idiots. I support Cappy 100% and if you don't, you should move on and complain about something else.

[ski_king3 0]

To those who are simply trying to shame the people posting critiques of Cappy's behavior or actions on here, you're not really being super helpful. Regardless of whether or not Cappy is a good choice, he certainly does have problems, and is probably working to address meaningful feedback. Clearly the staff isn't planning on punishing those who post feedback regarding this decision, given the fact that there are several pages worth of negative feedback that remain unhidden, so don't chastise those who do so. As an admin, Cappy probably wants to improve his relationship with the community to some degree, so any feedback that isn't "lol it's happening cappy=dusk oh noes!!" is likely useful to some degree. Flatly telling people that they should feel some degree of shame for giving feedback in a thread where clearly it is being accepted is about as productive as those who are just using this as an opportunity to meaninglessly **** on Cappy.

 

TL;DR: Don't tell people not to give feedback, as some of it is kind of important. Cappy will withstand the weight of people's e-anger, unless I judge him poorly.

 

(sorry if I'm speaking for ya Cappy, feel free to let me know/hide my post if I'm wrong)

[CharredAsh 2]

I don't think it's the feedback that anyone is contesting. I think it's the "lol oh noes" and the "I hate Cappy because everyone says so". Even then I think some of the positive things I've seen toward Cappy might be to inform the "People don't seem to like

Cappy but I don't know why they do" people.

Personally I think it's more polite and respectful as a decent human being to say "I'll support you since I've never seen you screw up myself, and here say is often wrong or trumped up." I think the most important thing is if the Admins trust Cappy, then so do I. Good on ye mate.

[chaotikal 2392]

I dont understand if you are supporting cappy you are constructive if you are not.... You are bitching.... People need to learn what constructive criticism is

[Noer 577]

A GENDERBENDER IN THE ADMIN TEAM?!?!?

 

Seriously Though, I've seen the bias, You may be unbiased when dealing with two groups of elves, but you are way too ******* harsh on humans. I've seen it.

[Treshure 5817]

Was ghosting on the forums when I saw this. I've seen Cappy in action when I was on the GM team, so as a former (Trial) GM and an (inactive) player I have extremely mixed opinions about this. Lets see how it plays out.

[Cloakedsphere 1471]

I see a foreshadowing of another dusk incident.

serenityonyx2.0

[Stephensj 327]

id rather have rhia back

[Guest Guest]

This is the funniest **** I've ever seen. Drama inc. Dusk being promoted to head admin would be a better idea.

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