[Noire ♜]

So yeah, I had something super long typed up but I just accidentally deleted it all so here's a list of what I think we could work on.

1. What can staff do better?

• Use the !awarn plugin as an archival method to allow staff to accurately punish players for certain actions rather than start over punishments everytime someone new gets on.
  
  
• Use your brain when you warn someone, use verbal warnings to warn for minor stuff when you have to punish someone, use the warning system to archive that.
  
  
• Staff, talk to each other. If you're getting legit mad at this game use the staff team. Talk to the staff team. C o m m u n i c a t e
  
  
• Staff, communicate with the community. We all remember that know that monthly newsletter, right? What about changelogs? I would love to see more of those. I would actively work on them if given the opportunity. Let's give the player base something to look forward to.
  
  
• We've got overzealous staff members basically policing the server and we've got staff members who do nothing to combat issues that arise on the server. We've gotta work on consistency and find a happy medium between the two. I'm sure all of us joined the staff team to make the server a better place, we're just all trying different ways to do it. Ideas are great, but we've gotta work together to make it better because at the end of the day, we're all volunteers. Above all else, our job as staff members is to create an environment for all of our players to have an enjoyable experience.
  
  
• Transparency. We're not Prince Nicky. Our word is not evidence. Every time you punish someone, warn someone, take a screenshot or video of it. Compile that and use it as proof.
  

2. What can the playerbase do better?

• Get along. Don't actively try to make the staff's life harder there's no point in being a dick to someone.
  
  
• Utilize the forums. Is something happening within the server that you don't like? Try for a moment to not be jaded about it and make a solid post on the forums about it and maybe we can work towards a brighter future.
  
  
• Voice your opinions. As I stated earlier, we're all working for the betterment of the server. Whether you're just chilling on the server to have fun or if you're looking to join the staff team we all want a nice place to chill out and have a bit of fun.
  

3. What can I as Admin do better?

• Use your brain. Sometimes, you do stuff that's really dumb. Don't be afraid to ask for help.
  
  
• Grow a backbone. It sometimes feels as though you can't make decisions for yourself and when you do make decisions they sometimes suck hot garbage.
  
  
• Use your resources. Your staff team, previous admins, people well-versed in what you're doing right now. We don't expect you to be an omnipotent individual don't try to do something if you're not sure about the decision/action.
  

To add a bit more to this section, I think you're doing simply alright as an admin Nicol. As a sole admin, I think you're doing a wonderful job. You're busy as hell and have got a lot on your plate. I'm sure that a lot of these issues could be solved if you just sat at your computer all day but, life does exist. Oh, and I think waiting seven days to accept or deny a request or an application is a bit daft if it's not getting any traffic but that goes back to my last sentence. I think that this thread was a great idea to let people voice their opinions and it's a step in the right direction. :)

4. What can you as a player or staff member do?

Well, I'm gonna do my best. I'll help out where I can and hopefully maintain a somewhat positive attitude about the server while I do it. I've been having a pretty good time on TTT here recently so I'm thinking I'm doing something right as a staff member. I'd love feedback from everyone though because I know I can be a bit dense.