NOTICE: I hired a helper

LFG · 09-30-2006, 03:14 PM

I've been spending far more time doing admin related things on this site than I ever expected. I have a real day job, and when I stop goofing off and pretending to work each day, I'm a hardcore raider. Plus, I have a whole fleet of alts and like playing EQ2.

I'm also unable to monitor the boards all day, and live in fear that it's just a matter of time before some jerk posts some really horrible crap in violation of the Site Rules. As it stands now, that type of illegal or extremely harmful garbage could stay up for 8 hours or longer before I might find out about it. In addition, I go on several business trips each year for 3 to 4 days at a time, and just cannot leave things untended for that long.

So I'm having conflicts between what I must do and my discretionary time available for what I like to do. I decided the best way to resolve those conflicts was to hire a helper.

A steady stream of small but generous donations from cool people who use this site has allowed me to hire someone as backup admin for a modest weekly amount. Thank you for that, I'm not asking anyone for donations, but if you want to donate, you can do that here: Donate.

The job requirements I wrote for the person I wanted to hire basically looked like this:

-Must have an immaculate reputation, be extremely trustworthy, and have credibility beyond reproach within the EQ2 community.

-Must be a genuinely nice and helpful person, and even kind to noobs.

-Must not be biased either toward or against SoE or any of the various anti-SoE factions that post on this site. Since a complete lack of bias is impossible, as close to the center as possible is desired.

-Must like to surf the Net and be able to check this site for nuclear materials and handle admin requests during a good amount of the time I'm working or raiding.

-Must be able to only enforce the spirit of the Site Rules, and must never act as a busybody or moderate content unless I myself would edit or remove that same content.

-Must be willing to do all this for a weekly wage equal to or less than the average pay for one eight hour shift at Burger King.

Well, after realizing that no person using this site qualified for this job, I extended my search. Unfortunately, Mother Teresa was not available. So I chose Calthine instead.

Calthine is a nice, polite person. Please treat her with respect and do not curse at her, I get the feeling she would be more comfortable working in a Sunday School Daycare class than on an unauthorized rants and gossip board.

I'll be giving her rights to grant titles and handle emergencies and such. Please continue to post all such requests and issues in the appropriate place, and everything will be handled within a reasonable time, and we'll all continue having a good time on eq2flames.com.

Thank you for your support.

Sqee · 09-30-2006, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by LFG

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Mother Teresa was not available. So I chose Calthine instead.

Calthine is a nice, polite person. Please treat her with respect and do not curse at her, I get the feeling she would be more comfortable working in a Sunday School Daycare class than on an unauthorized rants and gossip board.

I'll be giving her rights to grant titles and handle emergencies and such. Please continue to post all such requests and issues in the appropriate place, and everything will be handled within a reasonable time, and we'll all continue having a good time on eq2flames.com.

Thank you for your support.

Awesome choice... i wouldnt have chosen any one differant myself.

Calthine · 09-30-2006, 04:44 PM

Hiyas! I'm happy to be aboard... I think :smiley-tongue:

I'm not, repeat, not an MiB. My only purpose is to enforce LFG's Site Rules.

My personal opinion of one's posting habits don't enter into it, even though I feel that anyone who uses the f-bomb as an adjective or adverb really needs to read actual literature instead of living in chat rooms.

I don't care what you think or how you express it, and will defend to the death your right to state your opinions. But I'll also come down on you like Cazic-Thule with a hangover if you break the Site Rules, most of which have to do with RL legalities and liabilities, and being a derailing, trolling, postcount-padder only in the appropriate forums.

IMO the users of this site represent some of EQ2's most passionate players. I'm impressed by the level of intelligence represented here and think the site does a great service to the Community by relaxing the rules SoE is forced to apply by virtue of being a multi-national corporation.

BTW, you can make $8.95 an hour at Burger King here on the night shift....

Serathe · 09-30-2006, 04:48 PM

North East Burger King is like $11.00/hr, they had to up it to keep employees.

LFG · 09-30-2006, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Serathe

North East Burger King is like $11.00/hr, they had to up it to keep employees.

shhhhhh =p

LFG · 09-30-2006, 07:39 PM

Calthine should be set up now, you can all say hi to her if you want. You can send her admin requests and questions or post them in the appropriate forum, or whatever.

Thanks

Serathe · 10-01-2006, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by LFG

shhhhhh =p

Yeah... I didn't just say that.

On a more serious note I do think Calthine will do well, I've seen people blast her on the official forums and she doesn't let it get under her skin. I'm fairly suprised she agreed to do it though. :p

Good luck Calthine, I'm sure it's all rosey.