Lock them

[Marburg]

1st: lemme say, I like this thread. It's reasonable.

Being a reasonable type of guy, & personally speaking, I'm willing to be reasonable & do the extra work required to logistically carry out what's being suggested here on my end...however, keep in mind that nothing in the world is ever truly free & I expect something in return for it.

Police yourselves better so that I don't have to.

The best suggestions I can offer are:

Don't feed the trolls

If a thread is being hijacked by trolls, PM us about it & never, ever expect us to just magically notice it.

Always remember that every single one of the staff, mod & admin alike, are not your enemy. We are players 1st & foremost and all staff duties are secondary to that.

Those of you that like to go off on the 'us vs. them' mentality need to get over that & realize that we aren't powermad. We do the job & tolerate the hate and the pooflinging towards us simply because we love the game & the community around it and we know that's just part of the job...but sometimes, it really does suck all the fun out of being here.

Anyway, the forum zeitgeist rotates like the seasons & some times are better than others...but they always repeat.

In the less better times, There's this quote that plays in my head while working the forums: "The police used to watch over the people, now they're watching the people"

Y'all have no idea how much I hate it when the times make it become an echoing mantra in my head when I sign on.

Like I said, personally, I'll do my part but I expect to be met half way if it's gonna work

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