The role of an Administrator

Franz Schubert · Post by **Franz Schubert** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 9:56 am

It's my opinion that it is a forum administrator's duty and responsibility to help make the forum better and more enjoyable for everyone who posts there. Obviously it's impossible to please everyone all the time, but when an administrator is consistantly going against the general will of the people, and stirring up an undue amount of strife, it is time for him to step down. Teatime, you're a hell of a news poster, but you simply micro-manage too much to Administrate here...

Discuss!

Gimp Mask · Post by **Gimp Mask** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 10:29 am

well, DAC would probably be pretty dead without them, so I'm not complaining :)

Franz Schubert · Post by **Franz Schubert** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 10:31 am

I'm just saying he should adopt a more Lassez-Faire approach to Administrating. Or resign and give MMRW or Lark or JJ86 the job again. Or obtain compromising pictures of SP and blackmail him into coming back here and assuming command.

Mr. Teatime · Post by **Mr. Teatime** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 11:57 am

Guess you'll have to deal with it.

My thoughts are that most of the admins and mods, including myself, are doing a good job with DAC. I also think the majority of people here agree, though feel free to prove me wrong.

Megatron · Post by **Megatron** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 12:18 pm

YOU'RE WRONG

laissex fare. not a dictatorchip. Admins shouldn't get involved in drama. You're just not configured for not caring, like every other admin.

I can't think of many other people who'd want/would do a good job of it though, so beggars can't be choosers.

Mr. Teatime · Post by **Mr. Teatime** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 12:30 pm

I don't think the 'not caring' thing is a good thing, when it comes to some issues. Most threads we leave to run their course, but, for instance the recent JJ86 thing, I don't find acceptable and if it happened again I'd take the same action. So, like I said, people who don't like it will have to deal with it.

King, myself, Dark Underlord, and a few others came along to help restore/remake DAC so it was working again, some people at Saint's request, some people at mine, and I think we're all doing pretty well, to be honest. Can't please everyone, of course.

Mad Max RW · Post by **Mad Max RW** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 12:43 pm

I think Teatime is doing a pretty good job, but I worry he's gonna burn out soon.

Mr. Teatime · Post by **Mr. Teatime** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 12:47 pm

Hopefully not. anyway it's not just me, king is an admin as well, saint occasionally stops by... but we need a new admin anyway, since jj86 has gone.

Franz Schubert · Post by **Franz Schubert** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 12:49 pm

Good luck finding a new Admin... most people want the power of a mod, but not the responsibility of an Admin.

Nicolai · Post by **Nicolai** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 1:10 pm

I was a super-admin for a while, didn't feel any responsibility for doing stuff \o

Franz Schubert · Post by **Franz Schubert** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 1:44 pm

I still think you should forgive JJ and re-admin him... or admin me *gasp*

Mr. Teatime · Post by **Mr. Teatime** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 1:58 pm

At the moment JJ is not being re-admined. Abusing his powers the way he did is really not on and as far as I'/m concerned it means he might do it again when the whim takes him. So he's out of the quesiton.

If you want to be an admin or have a suggestion for someone (this offer is open to everyone), PM myself or King and we'll think about it...

Franz Schubert · Post by **Franz Schubert** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 2:04 pm

Meh... so we can PM you about Admin positions, but PMing about a mod position is not allowed?

Post by **King of Creation** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 2:20 pm

Nah, pm'ing about any position is allowed. It's the posting of threads and stuff like that which is not.

http://www.duckandcover.cx/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9097

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 5:47 pm

Teatime's doing a pretty fine job.

ExtremeDrinker · Post by **ExtremeDrinker** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 6:47 pm

I think Teatime and KoC are doing great jobs..Some of the other NMAer-cum-DACer that need to start taking notes from them.

Also, I like Doc Hill...But he's been around forever and has never done anything annoying to me.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 7:05 pm

His writing is nearly as bad as Janus's

atoga · Post by **atoga** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 8:46 pm

Teatime has done a great job with news and whatnot, and I don't know what KoC is responsibile for, but things have been pretty good and more than flexible with them around here. Berserk admins aside, things are good. More pressure needs to be on the mods, not the admins.

Atoga for admin?

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 9:00 pm

Naw, me.

MurPHy · Post by **MurPHy** » Wed Oct 06, 2004 10:41 pm

Naw, me.