Hidingmaster

I was bored and decided I wanted to make us a turntable room. It's a free service where you can choose virtually any song on the internet to play, and DJ for us. Signing up is easy and you can use a 10 minute email if you're lazy like me. DJ's take turns playing a song, and there can be 5 DJ's on the table at a time and if it actually gets populated we'll set up a queue system.
Drop by and show me your music!
http://turntable.fm/51dd2b94aaa5cd2f8adc4432
 
http://10minutemail.com

Stop spreading rumors!
 
This was a day without rules. If you have complaints, send them over to the proper authority. Be a man and do the right thing.

Staff was given full power to smite @all and/or mass freekill. But they had common sense to not do so.
 
New players joined the server and enjoyed it rather than complaining. They actually loved the environment of people.

I very much agree. If I were a new member who came across this server, and suddenly was greeted by one or more rounds where an admin smites @all, why in the hell would I ever come back? I would just expect admins to be abusing every time.
You guys should really know as mods and admins that it's not enjoyable to some people if admins are smiting people.
 
 
That's why we started doing it at such a late time, to avoid making the server look like a mess. We warned the server many, many, many times about what was going on. Staff members did a good job on letting everyone know what was going on. And admins were not smiting @all every round. I wish you all would have some trust in your staff members, I think they all held themselves up very well and kept it under control. If they cant handle lenient rules then you have to question whether they can handle it when there are strict rules. You can ask Gkoo, who was there the entire time, and he will affirm that everyone was responsible and mature about it. The point of late night jailbreak isn't to necessarily gain a whole bunch of new people, but to create a friendly environment. You gotta keep the people running the show happy if you want to keep everyone else happy.
 
The rumors going around are skewed, people aren't all that sure about what ACTUALLY happened.
 
1) There was mass smiting, it happened 3 or 4 times. It was not excessive, nor did we receive any complaints.
2) There was a ton of slaying, again direct toward other staff members and a few regular members. It was for fun, nobody was crying over it.
3) Many of the people there will say that it was one of the best nights jb has had in a long time.
4) With the amount of times we said what was going on using @ and @@@, anybody there knew what was going on. We let them know that they could say something in admin chat if they thought something we were doing was inappropriate or excessive, we got 0 complaints.
5) Supposedly somebody was a little upset that they were part of the smiting, and again, its THEIR fault that they didn't say anything. We weren't doing it because we felt like abusing the hell out of powers, but rather because we thought it was fun. If somebody didn't like it they knew that they could tell us and we would stop.
6) Instead of accusing all of the staff members that were on of acting immature, abusing powers, and causing chaos, you need to understand the circumstance. Staff members were give FULL clearance to do whatever they wanted, if they wanted to smite @all every round then they could have without consequence. They could have banned people (btw nobody was banned), they could have kicked random people, but they didn't.
 
The staff members that were part of Late Night Jailbreak acted in a very responsible and mature way. They handled a lack of rules or threat of demotion in a better way than I would have ever imagined. Every member there deserves recognition for being able to handle their powers in a responsible manner. Good job guys.

And that's exactly what it was, it was staff members having fun with powers. The majority of it was aimed at each other, but it also involved those without powers. As I stated before, it was not only enjoyable for those that had powers, but also for those that didn't. Everyone was having a good time, and everyone was having a laugh. It is a way for admins to use powers without being afraid of getting demoted, we all need a little time to have some fun and not worry about rules. Its both a fun night for the server as well as a time for staff members to enjoy each others company and have a little bit of reckless fun.

And that's exactly what it was, it was staff members having fun with powers. The majority of it was aimed at each other, but it also involved those without powers. As I stated before, it was not only enjoyable for those that had powers, but also for those that didn't. Everyone was having a good time, and everyone was having a laugh. It is a way for admins to use powers without being afraid of getting demoted, we all need a little time to have some fun and not worry about rules. Its both a fun night for the server as well as a time for staff members to enjoy each others company and have a little bit of reckless fun.

And that's exactly what it was, it was staff members having fun with powers. The majority of it was aimed at each other, but it also involved those without powers. As I stated before, it was not only enjoyable for those that had powers, but also for those that didn't. Everyone was having a good time, and everyone was having a laugh. It is a way for admins to use powers without being afraid of getting demoted, we all need a little time to have some fun and not worry about rules. Its both a fun night for the server as well as a time for staff members to enjoy each others company and have a little bit of reckless fun.

Post your opinions here. It really doesn't help if you talk about it elsewhere.

As far as I could tell, it seemed like the people that weren't part of xG were also enjoying it. I would like to promote it a little better next time, a little bit of information before it starts to help clear up any confusion.

Overall, I think everything went better than expected. You have many staff members, with powers that are pretty much given free reign. I think everyone conducted themselves in a very good manner, and over time most of the issues were worked out. I will admit that the beginning was a little rough and there was a lot going on, but it was one of the best times I've had in a long time. I really don't think there are too many issues with it, we just need to make sure that it remains under control. Obviously mass smiting every round will not benefit the server in any way, but I believe that staff members can use enough common sense to know when to stop.
 
I'm not sure exactly how you stumbled across late night jb tonight, but I would assume that you were unaware of it and saw a server in total chaos. It will take some getting used to, but I think when people are in the loop it is a very enjoyable time. We did our best to inform the server of what was going on. I honestly don't believe that we will have any issues with people, especially with staff members. Having Gkoo or Darkwolf on while hosting the night gives a little bit of control, and we are all open to complaints during the night. If people think it goes to far, they just need to let us know in chat. It becomes pretty obvious though when we need to calm down a little, and as evident tonight it had gone pretty well. (You weren't there for the majority of the time, but I can honestly say that it went pretty well).

Late night JB was interesting... I think it's a great idea honestly. However, certain limitations should be placed (IE: do not group free taze one person) and, I feel due to the nature of event, that orders from warden should not be strict at all. Fun time, however!

Hey guys, thanks to anyone that was there tonight. If you missed it, we did start it later than originally set because of the amount of people on at 11pm.
 
I'm posting this just to get a reaction and any suggestions from those that were able to join us. If you loved it, please tell us.
 
I think it went over quite well for the most part, and it seemed that confusion was kept to a minimum. Thanks to Gkoo and the other admins that were on at the time.
 
Tagging those that I can remember that were there:
@@Gkoo @@snakeboyeric @@MegaRobin @@Cristo @@daddiodoug @@Warriorsfury @@payturr @@orangejuice @@Matsi @@DrPepperPhreak @@Nub1234
 
We're gonna try for another one next Saturday, and any suggestions will be taken into consideration.

Hey guys, thanks to anyone that was there tonight. If you missed it, we did start it later than originally set because of the amount of people on at 11pm.
 
I'm posting this just to get a reaction and any suggestions from those that were able to join us. If you loved it, please tell us.
 
I think it went over quite well for the most part, and it seemed that confusion was kept to a minimum. Thanks to Gkoo and the other admins that were on at the time.
 
Tagging those that I can remember that were there:
@@Gkoo @@snakeboyeric @@MegaRobin @@Cristo @@daddiodoug @@Warriorsfury @@payturr @@orangejuice @@Matsi @@DrPepperPhreak @@Nub1234
 
We're gonna try for another one next Saturday, and any suggestions will be taken into consideration.

Hey guys, thanks to anyone that was there tonight. If you missed it, we did start it later than originally set because of the amount of people on at 11pm.
 
I'm posting this just to get a reaction and any suggestions from those that were able to join us. If you loved it, please tell us.
 
I think it went over quite well for the most part, and it seemed that confusion was kept to a minimum. Thanks to Gkoo and the other admins that were on at the time.
 
Tagging those that I can remember that were there:
@@Gkoo @@snakeboyeric @@MegaRobin @@Cristo @@daddiodoug @@Warriorsfury @@payturr @@orangejuice @@Matsi @@DrPepperPhreak @@Nub1234
 
We're gonna try for another one next Saturday, and any suggestions will be taken into consideration.

If people were planning on doing this tonight, by all means go ahead, although I wont be on until later. I think it would be best to have it tomorrow night (I promise this wont change, Im off for once!). If nobody replies or yells at me, I will assume it will take place tomorrow, Saturday, at 11pm est

Make that 5 times that @@Gkoo 's been mentioned.

+1 for Gkoos slay every round
+1 for the idea

Tied me up and forced me here +1
 
(Funny, knows motd, ya know.. the good stuff)
 
A: 8/10
M:9/10

@@Jordozombie
 
I really don't think the issue is with our DL and DM's. Poncher (DL) has been here a long time and has been incredibly useful for Jailbreak. He doesn't have a reason to be on, he doesn't have the server access that he wants. Poncher is practically an admin, yet he deserves the powers he wants.
 
Gkoo and Darkwolf are two of the best members in jb. They are active, respectful, and do their job quite well. I'd like to know who you think should be in their place..
 
I'm not sucking up to them either, I've known them for a long time and this is a honest opinion.
 
 
But...
 
I think that a lot of the active, mature, and well rounded members get forgotten because of the TS activity. Just because you are active their doesn't mean you are active on the server. I applied for mod, which I did get relatively quickly, and I was glad about that. I was somewhat active on TS and one of the most active people on JB. It was 9 months before I got admin, and seeing everyone around me get promoted sucked. Gkoo and Darkwolf were DM's long before I even was considered for admin, yet we generally joined around the same time (they deserved it, but it was frustrating).
 
 
Tl:dr Those leading the CS:S div are there for a reason, but they should make sure that those who get promoted are the ones that are invested into the server, not just popular on TS.

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I agree with you 100% forest, and I understand that it's not something that can ever be dealt with fully. But it's the most recent ones, the ones where there is very clear disrespect that should be dealt with. If you don't deal with it and just keep saying that it is unfixable, it could become a serious problem. As far as I know it happens in many gaming communities. But I would hate to see it cause a bunch of people to leave, which is something that may happen. At least making an attempt to control it is a good step, if it doesn't work.. At least we tried.

Whatever has been getting into people lately really needs to stop. Every other thread posted seems to lead to an argument, accusations, and/or disrespect. Many of the people are xG members, and it's giving a very bad impression to those who view us from the outside. I understand this is the Internet and arguments/name calling is commonplace, but it has gotten to an excessive level. (The two big ones being the "admin activity" and hellafun's abuse thread).
 
We talk about the disrespect all the time, say it'll be fixed, and nothing is done. The attitudes in those two threads are less than mature. It's about time something is done about it, which I why I made this thread. Either dish out punishments, or have a serious talk about disrespect with the offenders.
 
 
THIS IS NOT A THREAD TO CONTINUE THE ARGUMENTS
 
First off I wanna see everyone's thoughts on the situations (especially those 2 threads), and well as see if anything will be done in the form of punishment/getting it resolved. Do not come in here and say that people shouldn't be punished now because those in the past haven't been punished, that's an excuse for actions. I am not targeting anyone here, but rather feel its about time we can figure this out.

people need to stop taking shit so personally

I agree with you 100% forest, and I understand that it's not something that can ever be dealt with fully. But it's the most recent ones, the ones where there is very clear disrespect that should be dealt with. If you don't deal with it and just keep saying that it is unfixable, it could become a serious problem. As far as I know it happens in many gaming communities. But I would hate to see it cause a bunch of people to leave, which is something that may happen. At least making an attempt to control it is a good step, if it doesn't work.. At least we tried.

Well I truly believe that the remains of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of sci-fi fantasy television series "Star Trek," will head for the final frontier next year. Scotty will be going along with him.