Two headed, fire breathing demons? I think not..
Date Posted: 28th May 2008 at 1:51 AM Views: 294
Lately it seems like everyone has taken a dim view of the mods.. we're snobs, we're elists, we have "pet" creators... you name it, it's been said. We're mean, we're unfair, etc, etc. We have the audacity to expect everyone to behave like civilized humans.

This morning I woke up just before the alarm. I said hello to my pets, fed them, then grabbed my coffee and went outside for a smoke. I read my e-mail, scanned the news headlines, scribbled down some notes for work, scribbled down more notes for a grocery list. Does this sound familar to some of you?

Yes, you've discovered our secret... we're just regular people like you. Not robots, not evil demons plotting against you. Just people. Ordinary lives.. most likely boring by some standards.

For just a moment I would like you to keep that point in mind. We don't care about what we do? Then why would I be here day in and day out for *years* if this site and what happens here didn't matter to me? I certainly could have been doing a lot of other things besides devoting huge blocks of time to numerous projects here.

So the next time you think about blogging about how much you dislike the staff, remember that were are just people like the rest of you. And until you've walked in our shoes, please don't presume that you always know better than we do. Would you want someone to post a tirade against you because they simply don't agree with you? Why would you think we want that?

So... please just remember that there are real people on the other sides of the screen.

Recent Comments for: Two headed, fire breathing demons? I think not..
Two headed, fire breathing demons? I think not..
By LeeLuvsAud (30th May 2008 at 1:42 AM)
CC...

Just wanted to add a comment here. You were one of the first Mods who made ESB feel at home here. You answered questions I had and helped me out in more ways than one. I can totally understand how hurtful the Mods may feel with comments. I understand as an Admin...tough decisions need to be made, deadlines need to be met and there is loads of work to do. I think the Mods and Delphy have done the best job they could do under these extreme circumstances of such a huge site.

KUDOS to you all for doing an outstanding job...CC you rock hun
Two headed, fire breathing demons? I think not..
By lara9taylor (29th May 2008 at 3:19 AM)
The title of this journal entry caught my interest, so here I am. I applaud the entire staff here at MTS2. I run 2 websites myself (neither of this magnitude though) so I know how much work it can be. I think you all do a great job!
Two headed, fire breathing demons? I think not..
By Vera Marina (28th May 2008 at 12:01 PM)
Oh noooo, you got me wrong! I never said I though you didn't care, but I was kind of "quoting" you, saying people THINK that moderators don't care cause the automatic methotod you criated just to make things easier for the mods; that, we are so worried about our creations, that we never think about how much it is for them, the mods, and I was starting to getting it now...

I never said you don't care, I was talking about " people getting this impression" as you wrote in Steph's journal.

You see, I was trying to make this clearer, and maybe because I don't have the same facilitie to expalain myself in english as I do in portuguese, I ended making things worse...

It seams everytime I open my mouth I tend to make thinks worse...I'm really sorry if you got this impression, that's not what I meant at all.

And I hope some people after reading this, can get my point; that if we think about everybody here as just humans, there is no reason for such feelings.
That's was I was trying to say.
I will keep my mouth shut up for now on, cause I don't mean to annoy you or anybody else.
Take care Delphy.
Two headed, fire breathing demons? I think not..
By Delphy (28th May 2008 at 8:52 AM)
Vera, if I didn't care I would not have made the queue easier for the mods, I would not have made it easier for the users to see where they need to make changes, I would not have made things more efficient all round, I would not have done the upload wizard or any number of other things to improve things on the site, so excuse me if I am a little annoyed that you think I don't care.
Two headed, fire breathing demons? I think not..
By Vera Marina (28th May 2008 at 7:31 AM)
Well, as far as I can see, nobody is felling very happy right now...
So something must not be right.

I read Delphy's post at Steph's journal and he kind of "blames" himself for the site has gotten kind of..impersonal, which gives the impression that nobody cares.

I understand Delphy very well and I DO realize that for a site like this keep going, things can't be done personally everytime.

But, as long as you deal with 100 uploads everyday, we , the creator alone, just make one at a time;ok, maybe more than one, and this one or "ones" costed us, hoursand hours and I believe that in most of the cases, we did our best, and were waiting very nervously for an approval;... and for a WOW!

I think never crossed our minds, that we are not the only ones in that situation in that moment; we want a nice comment, cause we worked so hard, we want a nice advise to improve, we want to discuss why it's not good enough, and we ended with....a pm which cannot be replayed, and no idea which moderator sent it...so, like spoiled children, we got upset! " Wow, these people are so cold! I fell so fustrated and unapreciated!"

Never, just for a minute we stop to think our beloved upload it's just one more in the midlle of 100, and for as much you like to comment (now I entering your mind) if you catch yourself opening one exception, you'll spend 1 hour in which upload, what in the end of the day can represent extra hours of your time...

We, want full attention, cause what we do it's so special to us!

You, want us to understand that is simply impossible to deal with all the uploads in a special way...no wonder no one is very happy right now!

I must confess that I've seen a lot about human jealously, anger, envy, meaness in this bussines, much more that I've dreamed of, cause for me, this was not that serious, was just a way to have fun.

So now that we came to the conclusion that we have humans in both sides, I think we should stop and think a little; maybe both of us (creators and moderators) are expecting too much from ourselves...and from the others.

Now that we know we are both humans, I think we should consider to be kinder with which other; don't expect perfection;
expect mistakes;
expect that people may get hurt by what we do, write and say.

I don't have a solution; maybe it's something very old fashioned called comum sense.
And maybe above all, Respect!
For our's and for other's sake!
I whish we can achive this in a short time!!
And I whish I didn't make so much grammar mistakes, lol...
Two headed, fire breathing demons? I think not..
By jasonduskey (28th May 2008 at 6:24 AM)
Errm... I might not be the most ideal candidate for brokering a peace, but I hear you, sister. There have been several dialogues opened recently that indeed do let us see the human side of the Mods. I'll admit I don't understand the full complexity of it, but I can imagine that the volume of uploads constantly on the queue is mind-boggling. This in itself nesecitates some detachment. But the Mods are there in Live Chat, in the feedback forums, etc. Your presence is noted, and appreciated.
Two headed, fire breathing demons? I think not..
By Echo (28th May 2008 at 5:50 AM)
/me huggles CC.

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