2010-04-24, 04:33 PM
Doctor Omega Wrote:But, now, as I read through this topic specifically I really can't help but chime in and wonder, are the rules here really bothering people that much? Quite honestly, there are more things around here worth expending this much energy debating. There are always people who have problems with rules everywhere, but at some point, unless management is purely off their rocker (which they most certainly are not here at Southperry), people just need to quit making things bigger than they have to be and let management do their jobs.
This is my job as managing this community. If I do not listen to the people when they speak out, then I am a leader of nothing. Who can lead without listening?
Users have brought up legitimate complaints about our current method of moderation. I don't feel that this is griping, but further improvement to the rules we already have. It is definitely worth it to work hard on these rules because an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. I think here at SP we've learned that full autocracy does not lead to good government and full democracy (Flugzeug) does not lead to good government or rule-making either. Rather, it's somewhere in the middle, and that is the point which I'm trying to strike here.
If you do have a complaint about the rules or the current staff, I do want to hear it. Although this leads to more griping than is traditional for other forums, it leads to better rules, more effective management by staff, and greater understanding within the community. Who can say this is bad?