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Watto's Junk Yard / Re: Ever said someone else's name?
« on: December 16, 2005, 11:04 AM »
Yep.
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I think you guys would be surprised at A) just how little anyone there actually gives a ****, and B) just how much the staff here actually DOES give a ****.
I can safely say that yes a massive influx would be handled appropriately here... Our staff are very vigilant about who's here, who's saying what... And of course where they're saying it. It's an underestimation to assume we couldn't handle ourselves with a larger population than we currently have. Would we hire new? Good chance we would just for our own ease, but I can tell you we would still run a better forum than Rebelscum, and I 100% firmly believe every word of that to be true. It's not a matter of how many people, but a matter of how much you actually give a **** about what's going on at your site.
Case in point, it appears to me fraud and scalping are increasingly bigger problems there day after day... No action = No Importance, not their being "overwhelmed". We've had our fair share of trolls, "newbs/noobs", douchebags, and instigators. They're gone... They're not tiptoed around, they're not sided with... Some get a brief shot to improve and are gone, others are gone with their first foot-in-mouth asinine words. There's people there to deal with it... They just choose not to.
QuoteWell, I think it was Bertha who said that it has everything to do with the volume of traffic they see... but I don't really agree with that. I don't think that if JD had X hundreds more people roaming around in here, we'd have the same problems as RS... because I think most of RS' problems lie with their administration.
I've actually mentioned this before. I think a very large part of the reason this site is so cool and mellow is because it doesn't have a lot of readers. When a troublemaker comes in, he's easy to target, watch and eventually remove.
If this place suddenly became the juggernaut that Rebelscum is, you guys would need 4 or 5 more full time moderators just to keep the newbies contained. I think Rebelscum needs at least that many more, and that's probably their biggest problem is that they've never had it. Crazy trolls would never be allowed to survive as long as some of the ones over there have.
I do agree with you about the feedback forum though. Recently, I actually thought "Misterkenobis" idea about having noobs unable to post new threads was a great one. I visit some other forums that don't let you start new topics until you've been there for a little bit and they are much easier to find info on. It was quickly dismissed, maybe because Matt started it and he's not exactly a beacon of common sense over there. I thought it was a good idea though.
But yeah, it seems like (ironically) some of the most constructive feedback for Rebelscum happens over here. Over there, good ideas, complaints or comments get locked, buried or completely removed. If they're in the feedback section where they belong, they are usually just locked...which is better than Wuher's where they often get completely hidden. The last really big suggestion I remember getting pushed through was the removal of the post count, and that was quite some time ago. These days, I think they need more staff, a more watchful eye on the scalpers in the community, and a few more sections to help sort out the clutter.
That's one reason why JD is really cool. I have a feeling if there was a problem over here, we'd be able to talk about it openly. However, I have a feeling that instead, we'll end up talking about problems over there indefinitely, because this site is probably going to remain a cool hangout like it is now.
By the way....it would be really cool if there was just a big "Rebelscum talk" topic that could always house this sort of conversation. I find that it's a never-ending topic, but it continues from thread to thread over here as each one is eventually locked.
I doubt the movie will ever happen, unfortunately. Even if it doesn't, I predict SideShow will eventually step in and do some 12" collectables/figures/dolls of the classic characters from the trilogy, MasterReplicas will put together some nice artifact reproductions, and there will be no 3 3/4th scale to speak of.
I did a quick vote again today on a whim, and afterwards saw that for the first time (that I've checked it anyways) Star Wars is in the "hot list" for today. Hopefully it ends up there at the end of all this.
Any Idea where I could get a corps! cop?(so maaannnny cop zombies in RE)
Except she looks like she is about 15....
My thoughts exactly...its ok if you are under 18, but after you turn that magical age the law changes...
No worries. I'm 16. And I stand by my statement.
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