Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-27575896-20180110172255/@comment-82.19.225.228-20180113164436

While I think it's great that you're getitng opinions out there, this talk should remain in STAFF CHATS. Why? First off, if Staff decide not to follow your opinion, you'll be, for want of a better word, humiliated. As a Staff member -currently the most active staff member with official authority- having their opinion ignored, or overruled? Doesn't look all that great on you, does it? And I trust your opinion will be heard and put into practice, though announcing it here brings up... other issues.

Especially with a topic like this, it heavily implies that you can apply for Staff. However, no such statement has been made as far as I know. You don't want masses of applications when the lots aren't even open - it's all pointless and it takes time unnecessarily.

But, also, when or if Staff applications do open, this displays MODBIAS. Oh boy, how I never want to go there again. I've settled in many communities and I've managed to obtain some kind of authority and poof - all of my opinions from then on are forced into becoming passive. It's because of a lil' thing called modbias. And it's a horrible concept. I've reaches a conclusion: Modbias is, simply, unprofessional. You don't want a news source which gives you information horribly biased towards one side. You want a passive news source which gives you freedom of opinion. This concept can be used as a rather viable complaint, especially when explicitly stated like here, and can have less visible effects. People don't like to see a Wiki when the first thing they see is a guy ranting about how this happened to them because the mod was biased. Or, people will leave because they feel rejected, or less appreciated. No matter how much reasoning and evidence you give, if you state a preference before the event, you're biased. You have to weigh everything up there and then. People will think you are set on these candidates because of this post, or they might think that you're just ignoring their applications because of, again, this message.

I know that you have to use 'bias' at times, but ultimately it's an unhealthy concept especially in a community like this. This isn't a demand, but my opinion on this matter based on basic human nature and experience.

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That aside, I must say that both candidates are brilliant.

Jally isn't afraid of stepping in and can maintain a calm around people of authority. A brilliant person to debate with, too, so I can guarantee they'll bring a new, sharp, opinion to the team.

Desert is also a trusted and active staff member who I appreciate greatly. They aren't afraid of asking if they need help and can always spot something which is wrong.

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I believe I have addressed overstaffing, Vertroyer, before. in SoE. Let's say that I completely exaggerated the issue, because I did. An issue, yes, but a small one. At the time, I did think that there would be an issue of overstaffing because of the Staff, too, but here it's a much larger community which needs to be taken care of. If you can work professionally, overstaffing isn't a problem. If you have an issue, deal with is professionally. If you can't, then it's just lack of communication really. But things here are generally more simple than other situations where this idea really is an issue. The Wiki will definetely be overstaffed. It already is, in many ways, overstaffed. I've had issues with Moderators before, but so far I've seen very little conflict between them.

I believe that if the Moderators can keep calm during situations and ask questions when necessary, eveything will be fine. It all comes down to communication which you do not lack in this environment.

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I don't support this, however, because masses of Staff on the Staff page makes this Wiki seem suspect to vandalism often. It's an unnecessary change and, as much as I admire the candidates you have selected, it doesn't have all that much of a positive effect.