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Messages - smd75jr
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« on: April 13, 2012, 01:41:25 am »
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« on: April 12, 2012, 03:51:55 pm »
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« on: April 11, 2012, 01:05:22 pm »
Hi,
I am sad to say the due to several computer issues, I currently do not have consistent access to a computer that is cappable of running Minecraft. Due to this, I will not be able to be consistently online and in the event of an extended absence, i would ask that my structures remain unmolested and intact. This is in no way a permenent issue, however I do not currently have a time frame for how long it will take to aquire a laptop capable of running Minecraft. Despite this, I will try to be on as much as possible, but agian, I don not know when this will be.
Thanks,
smd75jr
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« on: March 27, 2012, 01:58:51 pm »
The difference with the builder apps is that you can reject someone because they don't build big enough, or detailed enough. With mod apps, all we look at is whether we think you would make a good mod or not, so that would be the only explanation we would give. Sure we could brake it down into things like immaturity, and a lack of trust, but we would prefer to keep personal feelings intact. Plus, the last time I gave a reason for rejecting a mod app, the entire forum went crazy.
Went crazy?
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« on: March 26, 2012, 07:04:10 pm »
I think SMD deserves a nice discussion on his points rather than a simple dismissing of his points.
Moderators in general
- We (...I) are certainly working on more ways to reduce the workload of moderators by means of a simpler ban appeal system, easier to use logblock, improvements to the ticket system my mod provides, and ways to passively reduce the amount of griefing. It is my opinion that a "perfect" server is one that moderates itself. It's my goal to get as close to that as possible by means of making things easier for all parties involved (both the ones receiving moderation and those who are being moderated). Such a system is a long way off.
To answer your point more directly: Moderator's shouldn't be the one-stop-shop when it comes to being helped in-game or out of game. They are, in ways, the simplest solution to the problem. And I am not a believer in Occams' razer. Less emphasis on manual moderation = better.
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"More Mods"
I understand that my previous point is, as I said, a long way off. I do actually agree with the point that we need more mods. We could slap a moderator badge on just about any casual member here and they'd at least try to do the job. Most would probably do the job quite well. More mods does, however, become difficult to manage. Quality assurance is important when it comes to mods, and I think Nick and Relkeb could potentially loosen it up a bit, just until we get some more automated moderation techniques in place. We're currently burning through our mods simply because they don't enjoy the workload they receive. A "Moderator badge" wouldn't really solve that, it would just be a band aid.
Hopefully you can see my opinion on the whole moderator thing.
I do agree that a Moderator Badge system would be a band-aid, however, at the moment, with the workload that our current mods have, it could be a good temporary fix until we can get more mods, as well as more of the trusted members to potentially assist with some of the moderators jobs (such as placing water). In that same vein, deject3d, have you considered making your mod available to some of the trusted members. I believe that this could potentially help to lessen the workload for the mods in regards to placing water.
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« on: March 26, 2012, 02:43:30 pm »
1. alicia nailed it
2.Moderators don't grow on trees, Moderators who are not mature enough or moderators that are just plain stupid would have a huge negative effect on this server. That is why we are so picky when choosing mods.
3. If you want us to give reasons we will add one line to every app that says "we do not currently think you would make a good mod" It is as simple as that.
4.The server should automatically restart when it "crashes".
3. That's hardly a reason -.-
Well if you get rejected, that is the reason why. Just saying.
I understand why admins have to give such a general reason for rejection (possibly time constrains and anonymity) but that's like a doctor telling a family their relative died because their heart stopped. They (more often than not) want to know what caused it. I think smd75jr (and many others) want a more personal and direct reason for getting denied such a needed position. In builder apps more often then not if they are rejected (or accepted), the op tells the builder what projects they had were good, what wasn't quite up to snuff and why it didn't meet their standards. Sorry if this post sounds a bit redundant to what the original poster said but I felt the need to offer my opinion.
Its not redundant at all, it explains it quite well
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« on: March 26, 2012, 10:00:52 am »
1. alicia nailed it
2.Moderators don't grow on trees, Moderators who are not mature enough or moderators that are just plain stupid would have a huge negative effect on this server. That is why we are so picky when choosing mods.
3. If you want us to give reasons we will add one line to every app that says "we do not currently think you would make a good mod" It is as simple as that.
4.The server should automatically restart when it "crashes".
2. True, however, I think at the moment there are enough good people who want to be mods that it could be bennificial to open up moderator applications for more than 1 week every 2 months. 3. That's hardly a reason -.-
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« on: March 26, 2012, 02:22:47 am »
Disclaimer: This is NOT directed at anybody in particular though it may use examples and ideas from other people. Recently there has been a massive increase in the number of players and with it, the amount of griefing. Sadly, it would appear that not enough has been done to address this situation yet. While there have been a vast number of improvements to the server and the Opticraft community, I (along with many others) feel that some improvements could be made. This list is in no way complete and may be added to at any time. 1. Moderators Are Players Too: Just like police officers can have the day off, moderators still want to be able to build like everybody else. A good feature to implement would be a form of badge system so that mods can go on and off duty in much the same way that taxi cabs do. This would allow mods to do their jobs, but also be able to build and contribute creatively to the server and the community. http://forums.bukkit.org/threads/admn-adminstatus-v1-5-tell-your-users-if-you-are-helping-or-relaxing-permissions-1-2-3r0-1.48748/ (possibly integrate it into deject3d’s plugin). 2. Captain, She Can’t Take Much More, We Need More Mods: Sadly, we have lost quite a few mods recently, and the remaining ones just can’t keep up. With the massive increase in players since the 1.2 update the current mods just can’t keep up with the demand. Due to the increase in players there is also an increase in griefing and if we do not add more moderators to combat the griefers then players will begin to feel ignored when they request help if nobody comes to help them after a while. While deject3d’s plugin will help imensly, it still comes down to how quickly a mod can respond to a players request. To put it simply: We Need More Mods!!!! 3. Mod Apps? THIS!! IS!! [Your thread was moved to Moderator Applications – Rejected] Wait Rejected?: I know that at the moment people who have had their Moderator Application rejected aren’t supposed to ask why if there was no reason given, but how is anyone supposed to improve if we don’t know why we were rejected in the first place. It would be very helpful if a reason was given if an application is rejected so that the applicant can try to improve so that they can hopefully be more successful during the next round of applications. 4. THE SERVER CRASHED!!!! Meanwhile In New Zealand -> “Ring Ring” **OPTI-RAGE**: Servers crash, anybody who has ever run any kind of server whatsoever has had this ingrained in their mind for all eternity. So what does one do when a server crashes? We reboot it. What do we do when the Opticraft server crashes? We hope that somebody with optical’s phone number is on Mumble and then get them to call him. But what if he can’t be reached, or can’t reboot the server immediately? Then we sit there and wait. To keep this brief: the operators need to be able to login to the server and reboot it. Feel free to post or PM me with any more suggestions to add to this list!!!!
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« on: March 14, 2012, 11:46:10 pm »
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« on: March 14, 2012, 10:07:13 pm »
Sure, why not!!!!
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« on: March 08, 2012, 11:03:46 am »
If I can interject into this, I would like to say one thing.
Smd, you are very, very immature on mumble. I am not sure if anyone has seriously taken you aside and told you this before today, but you work on peoples nerves a lot when you are online.
That is not to say you don't ever contribute to mumble and the community, I am sure you do - but all too often you are being immature, spouting off memes and otherwise being obnoxious. This is especially true when Alicia is around. You often take a condescending tone with her, which may be fine for awhile, but this sort of behaviour inevitably works on peoples nerves and leads to situations like this. You really need to just chill out and act sociable with us more often, you don't need to put on this persona of a "/b/tard.
Just be yourself and relax. Don't be obnoxious, and realise that the world does not revolve around you, be more respectful to those in the chat, and we won't have any problems with you.
Fair enough On that note, smd is now unbanned from mumble.
Thank you, though I will most likely not be on immediately so that I can try and figure out how to do things differently. Also, thanks for handling this so quickly!! 
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« on: March 08, 2012, 04:28:28 am »
As an additional note, this probably could have been handled by simply pulling us down to an empty channel, explaining what you think is wrong, and asking me to try and correct it.
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« on: March 08, 2012, 03:51:23 am »
i personally do not mind you being on mumble. and originally when you joined mumble you were a pretty cool dude to talk too. but lately i feel like you have been saying the same "mems" over and over. if you stopped those, or at least as much. i wouldnt mind you being on mumble at all.
Sorry about that, I will try and limit that.
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« on: March 08, 2012, 03:40:35 am »
--In the context of this conversation, Alicia stated that she went on 4chan, to which i jokingly replied with something to the extent of "so your a femanon?". A femanon is a "Female Anon", and has no negative connotations whatsoever. In regard to iGenerator, I have absolutely no control whatsoever over his actions. What you are claiming here is akin to me getting banned from a Minecraft server because my house got griefed.
When did I say I went on 4chan?
I think you might have, although it was rather loud at the time, if you didn't, then wouldn't that make that section of this document as well as most of iGenerators appeal kind of a moot point?
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« on: March 08, 2012, 03:29:56 am »
I feel that you contribute nothing to the mumble chat other than the occasional 4chan mannerism or other idiotic statement.
There is no single instance of chat that triggered this ban in particular, so it's difficult to give a concise ban reason that you will agree with. Tonight, though, you really said some dumb stuff. ie: "Yes, I'm a racist fuck, deal with it" in regards to Skrubbzilla bringing up Birmingham, Alabama.
You also completely shat on the conversation Blackphoenix and Alicia were having about drama or whatever; claiming that Alicia is a "femanon" and inevitably leading iGenerator to bringing up the idea that Alicia may be someone who shows her chest on 4chan.
Every conversation you try to have just devolves into either useless 4chan shit, disrespect, or a completely failed joke.
Please argue why you should be allowed to use mumble as a tool for communication, when all you do is make it difficult for others to hold a conversation.
This is by no means a permanent ban, but I'd like to see others' opinion on whether or not you should be banned from mumble.
I'm going to do this point by point: I feel that you contribute nothing to the mumble chat other than the occasional 4chan mannerism or other idiotic statement. --That's more of a matter of personal opinion really, I have had quite a few rather interesting and fruitful conversations on mumble, the majority of which have not been "the occasional 4chan mannerism or other idiotic statement". There is no single instance of chat that triggered this ban in particular, so it's difficult to give a concise ban reason that you will agree with. Tonight, though, you really said some dumb stuff. ie: "Yes, I'm a racist fuck, deal with it" in regards to Skrubbzilla bringing up Birmingham, Alabama. --I don't actually remember this happening, and in my opinion, it doesn't really sound like something that I would say. However, if I did say that, than I am am truly sorry. You also completely shat on the conversation Blackphoenix and Alicia were having about drama or whatever; --I don't remember the exact content of this conversation so I can't comment about it claiming that Alicia is a "femanon" and inevitably leading iGenerator to bringing up the idea that Alicia may be someone who shows her chest on 4chan. --In the context of this conversation, Alicia stated that she went on 4chan, to which i jokingly replied with something to the extent of "so your a femanon?". A femanon is a "Female Anon", and has no negative connotations whatsoever. In regard to iGenerator, I have absolutely no control whatsoever over his actions. What you are claiming here is akin to me getting banned from a Minecraft server because my house got griefed. Every conversation you try to have just devolves into either useless 4chan shit, disrespect, or a completely failed joke. --Again, this is more a matter of personal opinion, I do not mean any disrespect to anyone and if you feel that I have shown you any disrespect than i apologies for that. Please argue why you should be allowed to use mumble as a tool for communication, when all you do is make it difficult for others to hold a conversation. This is by no means a permanent ban, but I'd like to see others' opinion on whether or not you should be banned from mumble. ----In summary, I love all of the people on the Optcraft mumble and have been having a great time here, I really enjoy the conversations as well as the people and am always looking forward to when I can get on. I am deeply sorry if I have shown anyone any disrespect and in the future will try to limit my use of excessive 4chan references. Thanks, smd75jr
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