Garo
Boy Wonder
Perhaps mods can; I'm not familiar with their permissions.
Moderators can issue infractions, bans, and manage threads.
In terms of forum management, you can do more than we can.
Perhaps mods can; I'm not familiar with their permissions.
I propose that the modchat be removed from Skype. Forum decisions should not be made off of the boards, and the Skype chat likely restricts access for certain individuals who should have some sort of say in what goes on here. There should be a subforum in The Office where the forum staff communicate with each other. Therefore no one is excluded from the discussions that take place. I mean, the Skype group doesn't have to actually be eliminated, but by no means should Skype chats ever be the primary basis on which forum decisions are made. From what I've been told, most of the decisions don't even occur in modchat--just elsewhere on Skype. Well, no more of that. That's stupid. Keep it on the forum, from where it should have never migrated.
You can't solve the problem about the staff not communicating with the rest of the forum without getting to the root of the problem. And that's the fact that most of the staff don't have any sort of idea what's going on because they themselves don't communicate with each other much.
I propose that the modchat be removed from Skype. Forum decisions should not be made off of the boards, and the Skype chat likely restricts access for certain individuals who should have some sort of say in what goes on here. There should be a subforum in The Office where the forum staff communicate with each other. Therefore no one is excluded from the discussions that take place. I mean, the Skype group doesn't have to actually be eliminated, but by no means should Skype chats ever be the primary basis on which forum decisions are made. From what I've been told, most of the decisions don't even occur in modchat--just elsewhere on Skype. Well, no more of that. That's stupid. Keep it on the forum, from where it should have never migrated.
You can't solve the problem about the staff not communicating with the rest of the forum without getting to the root of the problem. And that's the fact that most of the staff don't have any sort of idea what's going on because they themselves don't communicate with each other much.
I disagree. If ALIT wants an instant response from Locke, who is barely even present on the forum, Skype is by far the most efficient way to do this.
I propose that the modchat be removed from Skype. Forum decisions should not be made off of the boards, and the Skype chat likely restricts access for certain individuals who should have some sort of say in what goes on here. There should be a subforum in The Office where the forum staff communicate with each other. Therefore no one is excluded from the discussions that take place. I mean, the Skype group doesn't have to actually be eliminated, but by no means should Skype chats ever be the primary basis on which forum decisions are made. From what I've been told, most of the decisions don't even occur in modchat--just elsewhere on Skype. Well, no more of that. That's stupid. Keep it on the forum, from where it should have never migrated.
You can't solve the problem about the staff not communicating with the rest of the forum without getting to the root of the problem. And that's the fact that most of the staff don't have any sort of idea what's going on because they themselves don't communicate with each other much.
And secondly, how do any of us other than the people in the mod chat know what does and doesn't happen in it? This suggestion seems really out of the blue.
I disagree. If ALIT wants an instant response from Locke, who is barely even present on the forum, Skype is by far the most efficient way to do this.
It never migrated from the forums. Early 2008 and before saw all communication on Skype as a requirement.
Instant messaging offers unparalleled convenience.
Aren't there non-staff members in the ZD mod chat?
I don't know if that's true, but sometimes a few normal members seem to know way more then they should.
Aren't there non-staff members in the ZD mod chat?
I don't know if that's true, but sometimes a few normal members seem to know way more then they should.
Kitsu said:That's BS and you know it. Even not that long ago, The Office was used for discussions instead of just reports and infractions. Hell, not even just the office, but other boards like Site Projects were used to gather input from other staff/users about decisions. Nowadays decisions aren't even discussed at all it seems. And this isn't even touching on the question of why you all people are even remotely involved in any of it.
Kitsu said:And this isn't even touching on the question of why you all people are even remotely involved in any of it.