Admin Feedback Thread (Archived)

[Garrett Jax]

Dear admins.

This is exactly what you reap when you allow for transparency.
You will get people at the end just criticizing how inconsistent' the team is and their expectations are that it should be a machine response. Not a human one.

transparency will just deliver more criticism about every move you do. It is like living in a house made 100% with transparent glass.


I like that admins explain things but it should be done towards the people that matter and not out in public. Whatever you say out here people will be separating appart.

There is some truth to this. Every decision made by the Staff brings forth questions as to why it was made. This is particularly true if there is a perceived inconsistency in their decisions. Inconsistency, at least to a degree, should be expected among the Admins due to the turnover we have had with the group over the life of Disco. Each Admin has his own take on matters, his own personality. It is natural that rulings will vary over the course of time.

Speaking for myself, I do not always agree with every decision that comes out of a vote. I don't agree with every decision made by Admins in the past. If I were completely honest, I have made decisions that I have regretted later on. Regardless, they were decisions that, at the time, were made with the best interests of Disco in mind.

If we have to explain the reasoning behind every decision made, so that 250 people that peruse the forums are thoroughly convinced, we would get nothing done. There are times, for the sake of our own amusement, we will reveal our discussions on matters, however this should not be viewed as the norm. We would like to care for our day to day responsibilities as Admins. We want to stay on top of Violation reports. We want to run fun events for the Community. We get dragged away from these things when we get embroiled in endless arguments with disgruntled people.

Will you agree with every decision? It would be unreasonable to expect so. Every time a decision is made, particularly one that involves a specific player or faction, they have to ask themselves, do I still wish to play this game? If you decide not to, that is your right. If you feel the Staff is incompetent and incapable of making sound decisions, please find another game to play, for the sake of your own happiness.

Bottom line, there are reasons for every decision we make. Normally, we provide a brief explanation as to why a particular decision was made. We realize these decisions may be hard to swallow for some, but they are not made without reason or thought, no matter what an individual might think.

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