they're very active in general. they've taken the change well and many of them have stepped up when things were rough. it's just so different
Indeed. I wonder if the forum environment helps foster that sort of participation, too - it's much easier to chat and get your point across on something like that (with threads) than on a list. I really dislike the list format.
i put a lot of effort into the group (one of the reasons why i resit leaving it comepletely) and for the most part rl issues don't knock me out like it does others. i don't have kids to take care of, and stuff like that. i know a couple of the mods had serious rl issues. i got to say the job is a major drain; i had to leave 'cause it was dominating too much of my life and, yeah, i get tired of dealing with the same bs :/
Well, that's the thing - you had the perspective to step back and say, okay, I can't do my job anymore. I don't think the current mods have that. I'm not saying "OMG they can't have real lives and the issues that come along with it" - no, I'd never say internet fandom is more important than dealing with RL. And we all know shit happens. But there's nothing wrong in acknowledging that and taking a step back, before you end up acting foolishly.
I know what a thankless job it is to be an admin/mod. (Been there, done that.) It really sucks, and you have to *want* to do it to make it work. I just question the motivation sometimes. If nothing else, at least be honest with your members - hey, we're having problems, but we're attempting to get back on track. Silence is deafening, you know?
But yeah, I second ranuel down below - thanks for sticking around and helping out. A lone voice of reason in the last bit of wank-spolsion, haha. You're seriously appreciated, even if we maybe don't tell you as often as we should :)
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Indeed. I wonder if the forum environment helps foster that sort of participation, too - it's much easier to chat and get your point across on something like that (with threads) than on a list. I really dislike the list format.
i put a lot of effort into the group (one of the reasons why i resit leaving it comepletely) and for the most part rl issues don't knock me out like it does others. i don't have kids to take care of, and stuff like that. i know a couple of the mods had serious rl issues. i got to say the job is a major drain; i had to leave 'cause it was dominating too much of my life and, yeah, i get tired of dealing with the same bs :/
Well, that's the thing - you had the perspective to step back and say, okay, I can't do my job anymore. I don't think the current mods have that. I'm not saying "OMG they can't have real lives and the issues that come along with it" - no, I'd never say internet fandom is more important than dealing with RL. And we all know shit happens. But there's nothing wrong in acknowledging that and taking a step back, before you end up acting foolishly.
I know what a thankless job it is to be an admin/mod. (Been there, done that.) It really sucks, and you have to *want* to do it to make it work. I just question the motivation sometimes. If nothing else, at least be honest with your members - hey, we're having problems, but we're attempting to get back on track. Silence is deafening, you know?
But yeah, I second ranuel down below - thanks for sticking around and helping out. A lone voice of reason in the last bit of wank-spolsion, haha. You're seriously appreciated, even if we maybe don't tell you as often as we should :)