Here's my list of complaints, and I know Cookie said NO STAFF, but fuck it, I'm a member too, hell, I'm a member before I'm even a Staff member. So here it is.
-Some of you need to stop whining. Not all of you, or most of you, but in general. Just because you want something and the Staff decide against it, or even one Staff member says no, or even if someone doesn't think it's a good idea, it is not fascism, nazism, a totalitarian rule, or 'so unfair'. I'm not saying take shit lying down constantly, but there is such a thing as letting things slide. Believe it or not, I do it around here all the time.
-The Staff needs to get off their asses. Including me in some aspects, but let's be fair, if you guys were able to see the Staff forum, there are only a few of us (including myself) that actually push for anything. And if we were to count, there are way too many ideas that the Staff never even picked up, or died along the way, or even acknowledged. I tried to be nice about it before, but I'll be straight up, currently, especially with the site in a minor crisis, it seems some of our current Staff members are too lazy to be on Staff. This is fixable, I am not suggesting removing anyone. Unless certain Staff members continue to be lazy bums.
-Lay off me. I don't like defending myself too much because I don't like to cause drama, but seriously, cut it out. If you want to say I'm a dick, fine, but if you want to say I don't do anything, then you're out of your mind. In the Staff forum alone, I have pushed for many ideas such as getting the Ultimania's translated, a Gameplay help forum, cleaning up some of the clutter by moving some forums, getting more FF experts on board, and all that. So don't say I don't do anything.
-Lay off me, part two. I honestly think some of you rail against me just because I'm me. It's starting to become some sort of a meme or something that I'm a horrible Staff member that doesn't do anything that hands out infractions left or right. This is incorrect. Some of you need to step back and reevaluate your opinion of me carefully. You guys forget, I'm a living, breathing person with feelings too, and you guys constantly dicking me is infuriating, and honestly, a bit hurtful. Like I said before, I try for you guys, and yet I get dicked, a lot.
-The Staff needs to stop relying on these quick fixes like Shoutboxes, spam-esque forums, and all that and instead start doing things that actually require the Staff to put their heads together and think. Anyone can program a silly little addition in. But it takes actual work and teamwork to get together and actually get something done. Interesting ideas, contests, campaigns, promotions, etc. That takes time, effort, and dedication, and so far we've mostly put on the table as a whole are quick fixes.
-The members need to look at themselves instead of constantly passing the buck to Staff. It is up to the members to make a community. Not Staff, not Admin, not even the owner. To repeat, it doesn't take a Staff member to think up an interesting topic. It doesn't take a Staff member to partake in said interesting topic. It doesn't take Staff to form friendships and community involvement. It doesn't take Staff to band together and do fun things. It doesn't take Staff to invite people to a community. It doesn't take Staff to collectively make a community appealing for more people to join. Instead of wasting time amusing ourselves with circle jerking not really funny spammy threads, posts, and inside jokes, why not get together, with or without Staff, and do something grand and intelligent?
-Some of you need to lay off the LTD thread and spread some of the activity in other places. It ain't that interesting.
