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Perhaps a new system is in order
We’ve had enough explaining of recent events, so I’m going to try to avoid doing that in this thread.
To start with, Tim has agreed to come back, and bring back all the features that he took with him when he left. Several people, mostly the ones that were the most outspoken about him, have made their apologies for their accusations.
The main thing we have learned from this shitstorm is that when stuff is left unclear, people speculate. We are going to rebuild this forum and we are going to get that right this time, and put real effort into making sure that the forum as a whole knows what we’re up to.
We’re going to split the forum’s structure into two distinct parts: Admins and Moderators.
Admins will be responsible for the technical maintenance of the forums, and for preserving the overall “feel” and "direction" for the forums. Admins will usually not be involved with banning or actual day-to-day moderation.
Admins: Tim and I.
Moderators will have the task of enforcing the forum rules and will also manage forum spam and user approvals. They will be able to act as an autonomous unit, making moderation decisions amongst themselves without involving the admins, as long as their actions follow the forum rules.
Moderators: We have heard your comments with regard to the fact that the current moderating process is broken. We agree. We’re currently talking about how best to fix it (whether it be a vote, or just changing to some new people, or something else). More will be said on this subject in the near future, but rest assured that you’ve been heard.
To start with, Tim has agreed to come back, and bring back all the features that he took with him when he left. Several people, mostly the ones that were the most outspoken about him, have made their apologies for their accusations.
The main thing we have learned from this shitstorm is that when stuff is left unclear, people speculate. We are going to rebuild this forum and we are going to get that right this time, and put real effort into making sure that the forum as a whole knows what we’re up to.
We’re going to split the forum’s structure into two distinct parts: Admins and Moderators.
Admins will be responsible for the technical maintenance of the forums, and for preserving the overall “feel” and "direction" for the forums. Admins will usually not be involved with banning or actual day-to-day moderation.
Admins: Tim and I.
Moderators will have the task of enforcing the forum rules and will also manage forum spam and user approvals. They will be able to act as an autonomous unit, making moderation decisions amongst themselves without involving the admins, as long as their actions follow the forum rules.
Moderators: We have heard your comments with regard to the fact that the current moderating process is broken. We agree. We’re currently talking about how best to fix it (whether it be a vote, or just changing to some new people, or something else). More will be said on this subject in the near future, but rest assured that you’ve been heard.
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The main thing we have learned from this shitstorm is that when stuff is left unclear, people speculate
i'm very happy this was realized
:-c
seriously thou Ed need to be removed from his role, thats all i gotta say. hes too unreliable
This. The process of how we're going to do this is still being discussed and when we and if we start opening the floor for potential new mods, you all will know.
Side note, I want to be a mod. lol
Indeed. We're just going to ease back into things and let the dust settle for a while.
We just want to make it less stale, increase the on-topic conversation ratio a bit by bringing in more people that care about the core subject matter: music. Pretty much.