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Post by ET had AIDS on Nov 18, 2018 9:34:26 GMT -5
Don't be coy. Basically everyone already knows that both initiation rights consist of posts in the mod board lamenting the fact that normies haven't been banned yet and are allowed to continue posting in spite of not having expressly broken any rules (which, curiously, are hidden behind a link that doesn't work). When I first got appointed as Sports Hub mod I looked for some kind of guidelines to being a mod. Finding none, I adopted one simple rule: Don't be an ass. It's worked so far. Even my extremely enthusiastic NASCAR kiddies are relatively happy as long as I let them argue after each race over whether Busch is the second coming or a grade A jerk. "Don't be an ass" is the one guideline to my favorite Facebook group (post a cat). I think it's a smart way to run things. I don't go in the sports hub much anymore, but you seem to do a fine job and lasted longer than anyone I can think of.
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Post by CM Poor on Nov 18, 2018 13:59:37 GMT -5
Don't be coy. Basically everyone already knows that both initiation rights consist of posts in the mod board lamenting the fact that normies haven't been banned yet and are allowed to continue posting in spite of not having expressly broken any rules (which, curiously, are hidden behind a link that doesn't work). When I first got appointed as Sports Hub mod I looked for some kind of guidelines to being a mod. Finding none, I adopted one simple rule: Don't be an ass. It's worked so far. Even my extremely enthusiastic NASCAR kiddies are relatively happy as long as I let them argue after each race over whether Busch is the second coming or a grade A jerk. You'd think they'd be too busy arguing in real life over whose turn it is to schtup their mutual sister to find their way on to the internet. If "don't be an ass" was an enforced WF guideline, I'd never have made this account last 16 years and running.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2018 14:02:05 GMT -5
Welcome to the club. I'll teach you the super secret handshake and password later. Don't be coy. Basically everyone already knows that both initiation rights consist of posts in the mod board lamenting the fact that normies haven't been banned yet and are allowed to continue posting in spite of not having expressly broken any rules (which, curiously, are hidden behind a link that doesn't work). Real talk, though - Rich and Mesh being in place is an entirely more positive arrangement for this place than the prior "administration" ever could have been. Like Mesh, the circumstances of my being targeted for the green stink were likely enveloped in being the only qualified member willing to do it. Unlike Mesh, however, I took on the role very begrudgingly, having already run my course as a member of the fed, a feeling which was only exasperated by the symptoms of this place that have been rampant since well before I ever came and stank the place up (lack of responses to shows/rps/anything, no shows, etc). Rich and Mesh genuinely want this place to thrive. I shared the sentiment in January, but by the time I finally owned up and quit, I couldn't have cared less. This is a win for anyone willing to stick it out. CM Poor - I've said this once and I'll say it again until I'm blue in the but you did the best you could with the cards you were dealt. Pot calling the kettle black but you are extremely hard on yourself. The lack of growth in the fed while you were in charge isn't your fault. I've expressed this sentiment before but RP'ing can be a tedious task for some people. In some cases, writing an essay every month is something that a lot of people aren't fond of doing. I've been doing this for a while and think I'm good at this but then I read stuff like Sleep and then I realize - I got a loooong way to go. Sure, it can be fun at first but I've noticed something in going back and reading some of the older RPs here. Some of the people that came and went, they'd write one or two RPs before realizing just how...daunting this can be if you take it seriously, thus they left before they could possibly really shake things up. Losing too doesn't help. I dunno, just an observation. You did a good job while co-owner. Say it with me.
I appreciate the kind words from you. I've come to admire and appreciate everything that the vets here tell me so by you saying that me being co-owner is a win means the world to me.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2018 14:04:54 GMT -5
Don't be coy. Basically everyone already knows that both initiation rights consist of posts in the mod board lamenting the fact that normies haven't been banned yet and are allowed to continue posting in spite of not having expressly broken any rules (which, curiously, are hidden behind a link that doesn't work). When I first got appointed as Sports Hub mod I looked for some kind of guidelines to being a mod. Finding none, I adopted one simple rule: Don't be an ass. It's worked so far. Even my extremely enthusiastic NASCAR kiddies are relatively happy as long as I let them argue after each race over whether Busch is the second coming or a grade A jerk.Kyle Busch is the Original Intimidator.
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Post by ET had AIDS on Nov 18, 2018 14:11:09 GMT -5
Don't be coy. Basically everyone already knows that both initiation rights consist of posts in the mod board lamenting the fact that normies haven't been banned yet and are allowed to continue posting in spite of not having expressly broken any rules (which, curiously, are hidden behind a link that doesn't work). Real talk, though - Rich and Mesh being in place is an entirely more positive arrangement for this place than the prior "administration" ever could have been. Like Mesh, the circumstances of my being targeted for the green stink were likely enveloped in being the only qualified member willing to do it. Unlike Mesh, however, I took on the role very begrudgingly, having already run my course as a member of the fed, a feeling which was only exasperated by the symptoms of this place that have been rampant since well before I ever came and stank the place up (lack of responses to shows/rps/anything, no shows, etc). Rich and Mesh genuinely want this place to thrive. I shared the sentiment in January, but by the time I finally owned up and quit, I couldn't have cared less. This is a win for anyone willing to stick it out. CM Poor - I've said this once and I'll say it again until I'm blue in the but you did the best you could with the cards you were dealt. Pot calling the kettle black but you are extremely hard on yourself. The lack of growth in the fed while you were in charge isn't your fault. I've expressed this sentiment before but RP'ing can be a tedious task for some people. In some cases, writing an essay every month is something that a lot of people aren't fond of doing. I've been doing this for a while and think I'm good at this but then I read stuff like Sleep and then I realize - I got a loooong way to go. Sure, it can be fun at first but I've noticed something in going back and reading some of the older RPs here. Some of the people that came and went, they'd write one or two RPs before realizing just how...daunting this can be if you take it seriously, thus they left before they could possibly really shake things up. Losing too doesn't help. I dunno, just an observation. You did a good job while co-owner. Say it with me. I appreciate the kind words from you. I've come to admire and appreciate everything that the vets here tell me so by you saying that me being co-owner is a win means the world to me.
I can't speak for SYE, but having ran WFWF when it first opened (or WF first opened), and having it essentially in flux (everyone from the prior site wrestleworld was in that fed and moving to this one), it was extremely hard. Some users would write these amazing role plays, and then hang it up for awhile. It became a chore in taking care of the fed in just the sense that the best regulars, or people who had participated, were no longer up for the duty. I can imagine it can be difficult. I wouldn't beat yourself up over anything, and I don't know the situation. I just remember how hard it was to run, manage cards and matches, and roleplay simultaneously. This is way back when and I was a lot younger, too. My writing has probably improved but it can be a daunting task.
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Post by CM Poor on Nov 18, 2018 14:17:50 GMT -5
If you'd have caught me in my younger years before this small thing that sort of looks like me inexplicably showed up one day, I'd have probably weathered the storm about the same, but been a bit better humored about it. Ultimately, I found myself quite literally not caring if a show ran at all one day, which is about as at odds as I could be with the reason I begrudgingly took the spot in the first place.
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Post by King Richius on Nov 18, 2018 14:28:51 GMT -5
If you'd have caught me in my younger years before this small thing that sort of looks like me inexplicably showed up one day, I'd have probably weathered the storm about the same, but been a bit better humored about it. Ultimately, I found myself quite literally not caring if a show ran at all one day, which is about as at odds as I could be with the reason I begrudgingly took the spot in the first place. I have discovered that it can be mentally taxing to put together a show a month plus keep up the quality of my own RPs. The experience can be a lot like herding cats. It's worth it though when you get to read some killer RPs and entertaining shows that get a positive response from the community. The day I write an RP or put together a show that gets no response at all is the day I hang it up.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2018 14:39:23 GMT -5
If you'd have caught me in my younger years before this small thing that sort of looks like me inexplicably showed up one day, I'd have probably weathered the storm about the same, but been a bit better humored about it. Ultimately, I found myself quite literally not caring if a show ran at all one day, which is about as at odds as I could be with the reason I begrudgingly took the spot in the first place. I have discovered that it can be mentally taxing to put together a show a month plus keep up the quality of my own RPs. The experience can be a lot like herding cats. It's worth it though when you get to read some killer RPs and entertaining shows that get a positive response from the community. The day I write an RP or put together a show that gets no response at all is the day I hang it up.My sentiments exactly.
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Post by CM Poor on Nov 18, 2018 14:44:37 GMT -5
I've written a small handfuls of RPs that got no response. I'm numb to that. Part of what killed me early in my run is when we had the numbers, and the only reliable responses everyone got were from me and Rich.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2018 14:48:01 GMT -5
I've written a small handfuls of RPs that got no response. I'm numb to that. Part of what killed me early in my run is when we had the numbers, and the only reliable responses everyone got were from me and Rich. I can understand the frustration with that but that doesn't make it your fault. It's only once you called everyone out for their lack of activity is when things turned around.
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Post by CM Poor on Nov 18, 2018 14:51:06 GMT -5
It's a cyclical thing. It happens to every ownership stint I've seen.
At least I didn't wind up having the compound issue of people (who never exerted the effort to read and respond to others' work) bitching about the fact that nobody read and responded to their work.
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Post by Kyzer on Nov 18, 2018 14:52:39 GMT -5
I freely admit I am awful about replying to rps even after I read them. I always make a point to reply to whoever I am facing but half the time when I read an rp there are already responses saying the same thing I would have and then I just forget to come back to it with a different perspective.
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Post by King Richius on Nov 18, 2018 15:16:28 GMT -5
I've written a small handfuls of RPs that got no response. I'm numb to that. Part of what killed me early in my run is when we had the numbers, and the only reliable responses everyone got were from me and Rich. Yeah, with the exception of one show where the RP deadline coincided with my Entyvio infusion and some other crap that had me physically beat up, I think I've managed a response to every RP. Sometimes they amounted to little more than "what he said" in reference to somebody else's comments but even that reinforces the things the writer did well and the things they need to work on. If one person says something it could be a matter of personal taste. If two or more say it then you have to consider that they might be onto something.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2018 19:14:01 GMT -5
I'm happy that this creative board has mods who care about the board. Other places on this forum have mods who don't care, haven't posted anything on the board in months, or have not replied to any PMs in forever.
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Post by The Gangsta on Nov 19, 2018 1:26:08 GMT -5
I freely admit I am awful about replying to rps even after I read them. I always make a point to reply to whoever I am facing but half the time when I read an rp there are already responses saying the same thing I would have and then I just forget to come back to it with a different perspective. This. My time on here has been diminishing the last few months, mainly because of lack of interest in wrestling as a whole. Thing is I love writing and I wish I could have more patience when it came to reading and replying to every RP. I do read them all, but other things get in the way or I instead take my allotted time for replying to read others. The lack of interest in wrestling plays a part, but I thoroughly enjoy every RP I read on here because I know rookies and newbies will improve over time and I love seeing that progress. It's the fundamental part of writing that keeps me logging on here every day, checking the boards I'm mod on, and then reading everything here. I hate seeing something I haven't read on here in bold.
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Post by King Richius on Nov 22, 2018 1:26:59 GMT -5
Happy Thanksgiving!
The WFWF is one of the things I am thankful for.
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Post by CM Poor on Nov 22, 2018 8:15:01 GMT -5
I am thankful for the renewed sense of idle time I've felt this past month or so.
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Post by King Richius on Nov 24, 2018 8:11:59 GMT -5
Hiya peeps. A quick word about the show schedule and the impending holiday season. The writing period for the current show is an extra long two weeks with the timing set up for the show to be posted the week before Christmas. We've talked it over and agree that there is no point asking people to do anything for the WFWF during the holidays so the WFWF will be on a brief hiatus between the current show and the next show sign ups in early January.
Let's rock it for Event Horizon, then everyone have themselves happy holidays with family and friends, and we'll come back in 2019 ready to tear it up on our way to SuperBrawl X.
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Post by Kyzer on Nov 27, 2018 14:58:26 GMT -5
Just want to throw it out there that my rp is coming along nicely. I feel like it has a different feel to it than my last Zmey rp but that could be from having less Kyzer and company in it.
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Post by King Richius on Nov 27, 2018 15:33:36 GMT -5
Just want to throw it out there that my rp is coming along nicely. I feel like it has a different feel to it than my last Zmey rp but that could be from having less Kyzer and company in it. I'm looking forward to it. Now if I only could find some inspiration for Frank's RP. Billy's RP was easy, flowed like butter and is all but done. Frank's RP, on the other hand, is like pulling teeth without an anasthetic. This show is becoming the perfect example of how differently I approach writing my two characters. I don't care if Billy stumbles a bit here or there but I try to get everything right for Frank. I won't say I'm stressing out yet but if I don't get some ideas in the next few days I will be.
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