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Get to know your staff [UPDATED]
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LP! Don't give penguins leads on where to find the fish, it's not proper. They should find it on their own, past the killer whales and seals..
If I were to create self aware beings knowing fully what they would do in their lifetimes, I sure wouldn't create a HELL for the majority of them to live in infinitely! That's not Love, that's sadistic. Therefore a truly loving god does not exist!

Quote:The sin is against an infinite being (God) unforgiven infinitely, therefore the punishment is infinite.

Dead wrong.  The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment.

Quote:Some people deserve hell.

I say again:  No exceptions.  Punishment should be equal to the crime, not in excess of it.  As soon as the punishment is greater than the crime, the punisher is in the wrong.

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*wondering what kittenkorn up the ass means Tongue
If I were to create self aware beings knowing fully what they would do in their lifetimes, I sure wouldn't create a HELL for the majority of them to live in infinitely! That's not Love, that's sadistic. Therefore a truly loving god does not exist!

Quote:The sin is against an infinite being (God) unforgiven infinitely, therefore the punishment is infinite.

Dead wrong.  The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment.

Quote:Some people deserve hell.

I say again:  No exceptions.  Punishment should be equal to the crime, not in excess of it.  As soon as the punishment is greater than the crime, the punisher is in the wrong.

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RE: Get to know your staff
(August 11, 2016 at 5:33 pm)LastPoet Wrote:
(August 11, 2016 at 5:22 am)Excited Penguin Wrote: How do you guys deal with the fact that once you're a member of staff, you pretty much become immune to being criticised and punished for things normal users would get a shitstorm for?

Staff member may make mistakes, I made a few, but none is done on purpose, it usually involves some wipping from the other staff members. If a staff member makes a mistake he will be criticized for it.

Some time ago, acting as staff, I didn't thought something right and acted bluntly with it. My teammates called me to reason and I apologized publicly for my outburst. We are human.

It is way more frequent to have a member pull the "but you are abusing your staff power" routine, than error to come from a deliberate abuse of power. Staff members should be able to have passionate discussions about X without fear the normal members reaction to it.

I even recently faced Losty on a mafia subject, that I mistakenly thought would spill onto the general forum and she carefully explained that was simply a subforum change. Like any regular joe, I had to admit my error. That's civil service. Had she been a regular joe, I'd be getting a kitrenkorn up my ass. So yeah I criticized a staff member. There is no rule about that.  There is even a subforum for that.



Staff should enjoy the same opportunity to socially blunder as other members.  Essentially they are members who volunteer for extra housekeeping responsibilities.  Since they are self selecting they obviously aren't going to invite on to staff anyone prone to frequent social mishaps because why make the job harder than need be?  But to err is human and a necessary ingredient for personal growth.  So of course they should continue to have access to the same feedback the rest of us get.  They just aren't likely to be the sort to melt down or initiate shit storms frequently.  Our staff .. I appreciate them.  Hugs all around.
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(August 11, 2016 at 8:40 pm)Whateverist Wrote:
(August 11, 2016 at 5:33 pm)LastPoet Wrote: Staff member may make mistakes, I made a few, but none is done on purpose, it usually involves some wipping from the other staff members. If a staff member makes a mistake he will be criticized for it.

Some time ago, acting as staff, I didn't thought something right and acted bluntly with it. My teammates called me to reason and I apologized publicly for my outburst. We are human.

It is way more frequent to have a member pull the "but you are abusing your staff power" routine, than error to come from a deliberate abuse of power. Staff members should be able to have passionate discussions about X without fear the normal members reaction to it.

I even recently faced Losty on a mafia subject, that I mistakenly thought would spill onto the general forum and she carefully explained that was simply a subforum change. Like any regular joe, I had to admit my error. That's civil service. Had she been a regular joe, I'd be getting a kitrenkorn up my ass. So yeah I criticized a staff member. There is no rule about that.  There is even a subforum for that.



Staff should enjoy the same opportunity to socially blunder as other members.  Essentially they are members who volunteer for extra housekeeping responsibilities.  Since they are self selecting they obviously aren't going to invite on to staff anyone prone to frequent social mishaps because why make the job harder than need be?  But to err is human and a necessary ingredient for personal growth.  So of course they should continue to have access to the same feedback the rest of us get.  They just aren't likely to be the sort to melt down or initiate shit storms frequently.  Our staff .. I appreciate them.  Hugs all around.


I won't go into details but I've been reported since I've been on the staff.

Reports against staff, while rare, do happen.

We have had some pretty heated discussions in the staff area about things (mostly whose turn it is to clean the spa pool).

Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:

"You did WHAT?  With WHO?  WHERE???"
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(August 11, 2016 at 8:28 pm)Luckie Wrote: *wondering what kittenkorn up the ass means  Tongue

Losty with a strap on...

Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:

"You did WHAT?  With WHO?  WHERE???"
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Get to know your staff
(Off topic, but how do I delete a double post, guys?)
Nay_Sayer: “Nothing is impossible if you dream big enough, or in this case, nothing is impossible if you use a barrel of KY Jelly and a miniature horse.”

Wiser words were never spoken. 
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If I were to create self aware beings knowing fully what they would do in their lifetimes, I sure wouldn't create a HELL for the majority of them to live in infinitely! That's not Love, that's sadistic. Therefore a truly loving god does not exist!

Quote:The sin is against an infinite being (God) unforgiven infinitely, therefore the punishment is infinite.

Dead wrong.  The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment.

Quote:Some people deserve hell.

I say again:  No exceptions.  Punishment should be equal to the crime, not in excess of it.  As soon as the punishment is greater than the crime, the punisher is in the wrong.

[Image: tumblr_n1j4lmACk61qchtw3o1_500.gif]
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There is some real naivety going around regarding expectations toward staff. I'm sure you take it into consideration but if you get essentially the same complaints from the same person there is always the round file.
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(August 11, 2016 at 8:51 pm)Luckie Wrote: [Image: hugging-permitted.png]

That guy on the left has the same problem I do with run away boners.
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(August 11, 2016 at 8:50 pm)LadyForCamus Wrote: (Off topic, but how do I delete a double post, guys?)

You Can't!


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(that's our job)
If I were to create self aware beings knowing fully what they would do in their lifetimes, I sure wouldn't create a HELL for the majority of them to live in infinitely! That's not Love, that's sadistic. Therefore a truly loving god does not exist!

Quote:The sin is against an infinite being (God) unforgiven infinitely, therefore the punishment is infinite.

Dead wrong.  The actions of a finite being measured against an infinite one are infinitesimal and therefore merit infinitesimal punishment.

Quote:Some people deserve hell.

I say again:  No exceptions.  Punishment should be equal to the crime, not in excess of it.  As soon as the punishment is greater than the crime, the punisher is in the wrong.

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