ITT: Flamy surveys people

	It's a small sample size of roughly 15 people, some of which didn't answer everything, but I'll make the most of what I can here. Well, really, these results are just being put together, and sent to the staff, so they can figure out where to go from there.
	From what I can gather, there is indeed a problem, but the solution is, of course, not in removing any one person, but to enforce rules more... often, really. The moderation team doesn't seem to catch on that people are legitimately discomforted by what others say to them. Of course, this is not only the fault of the moderation team and those people, but also the fault of the people that do not advocate for themselves, which ultimately means that we never realize the existence of a problem, until it is too late. Whether the Danmaku Paradise team decides to recruit more to help them or not is really beyond me, but I do hope that they might take into consideration some of the opinions of these fifteen.
			-Flamy

NOTE: Response 14 is an amendment to Response 4. I have confirmed that they are one and the same person.

		What do you feel about the current server atmosphere?
  (1) There is a lack of passion and direction, but otherwise it is fine.
  (2) There's some pockets in the community where the low-effort, highly squishy people run directly into the high-effort, very hard people (ie: Shiro in the #writing_workshop talking with pretty much anyone as of recently, most instances of Grim talking about something he doesn't like), and those can darken the mood...for the low-effort, highly squishy people. Me, I'm like whatever.
  (3) its p good i think
  (4) Sometimes it feels like people I like don't hang around this place anymore, and they all go hang around in other places. It feels as if this place lacks the warmth it used to have.
  (5) In as few words as possible: Lazy, active, but laidback. There seems to be heavy amounts of activity in the talking department, especially within #gaming_lodge. There's a constant activity with HaruFe. But I feel in recent months, or well for a long time rp's have been particularly "stale" in terms of activity. I also dunno how to describe it, but the atmosphere has certainly changed since I first joined.
  (6) It's hard to really engage in conversations sometimes, but overall it's pretty good and i've made some buddies
  (7) The general atmosphere seems fairly casual.
  (8) Peaceful
  (9) It should getting better with fewer staff drama amongst themselves
 (10) Imo, it's pretty good. Yee it can get tense somewhat but, it's not as bad or as constant as other places ive been in i guess. But otherwise it's a pretty fun one.
 (11) It feels like a second home, both wacky and relaxing
 (12) Mostly dead barring dramatic conversations about this very topic
 (13) It feels like a divide - specifically, between the members who joined here first when it was a smaller gathering of friends doing RPs together and those who came later with DP's identity as a public roleplaying server. Outside of the general lobbies and workshops (possibly therapy and suggestions), it seems fairly calm, but in those channels the tension can be quite felt. More importantly, however, it seems like etiquette is ignored in favor of truth and rightness, no matter how discomforting it ends up being. (This may or may not be the actual gist of it; see the response to the next question.)
 (15) Well, I haven't really checked the server in awhile but I guess it's alright? I don't really find it much of a place to rp though tbh
 (16) It's stifling
 (Me) I like it here. It's a very comfortable place where I can take it at whatever pace I want. Of course, I do not discount that there are many, many tense moments here.


		What makes you feel that way?
  (1) It is difficult to get people together for any large projects, RP or otherwise.
  (2) As a low-effort but still very hard person that hangs out in #gacha_hell , I'm like sure whatever--bring on the memes, bring on the pain, we're born in it--but with those examples, I think it would stand out for most people.
  (3) people talk, about stuff they like or about their problems, and others listen, and yall even share common interests and thatsj ust all u need for a good comunity
  (4) First of all, the mods are not properly moderating the chat and even when they do, they argue about it in the staff room about whether or not this breaks any rules and then forget about it entirely. Secondly, there are quite a few people (Grim, Miko, Ririn, Ryuu) who, while they are not bad people, have a strong sense in their rightness. When confronted with their behavior, they tend to find excuses to justify their behavior.
  (5) I pretty much described it all in the last question, but due to the fact there's hardly any rp's or maybe just the fact there doesn't seem to be any I'd like to invest my time into (rather than gaming) that it feels "stale". (Except maybe in the lewds department). There are also multiple other things that make me feel this way, but I don't have enough words.
  (6) i'm not a fan of the political talk and would rather that be somewhere else in my opinion.
  (8) Lack of Drama
  (9) Better coordination with those who listen and don't act without a proper plan
 (10) The fun and laughs i have with every meme and funny thing everyone posts, always gets a giggle.
 (11) Everyone here felt like they're a part of a big family. Like, the not-blood-related ones, but the "corporation/school" kind. I don't know why.
 (12) Things are just moving slow and people are either memeing or stirring up drama or being oversensitive
 (13) It's... hard to pinpoint things, but I'd say it's the propensity to go with "I do what I want, let the others adjust to me" attitude? Personal biases get in the way here, but objectively speaking the memes and snark and general uncaring attitude do weigh down the mood of things. The tendency of some groups to just be cowed into following the other group (while growing in resentment every day) doesn't help.
 (15) Well, RP just feels lackluster to me nowadays because any sort of character development, I could always just write a story so I can dictate the story without someone expecting the character to act different and being able to direct how things go without infighting or just being drained of motivation because someone isn't picking up the cues.

Plus I'm pretty sure people are just intimidated by me and my writing or just think I'm too much of a slow writer to begin with to ask if I wanted to rp so I'm just in no mood to do it nowadays.

Plus honestly, I think that I'm just generally worn out with the server and needed else, both in other servers and real life. I just can't dedicate myself to DP much anymore, really.
 (16) General discussion doesn't feel organic and most of the conversation feels disjointed
 (Me) It's in people on the Internet to seek out drama, I think. That's why we seemingly love to search for drama around here- That, or we just have such massive drama queens around here.


		How would you solve the problem(s), if any?
  (1) Reestablish the server's focus on Touhou and RP.
  (2) to this day, the answer eludes us
  (3) idk i dont see any problems. the occasional bold opinion might cause an arguement but its no big deal
  (4) The moderators should properly enforce the chat, and act more quickly. Give fair warnings to anyone who cause discomfort to other members, and if they persist, hand down proper punishment.
  (5) If I say the sentence "I've tried. It's not worked." You'll probably know who I am. That's not important though. I currently DON'T KNOW how to help the server, I WANT to help and see it evolve more (I don't want to "go back", because I feel we should be looking to a "bright future") anyways "I don't know" pretty much answers that question.
  (6) Move stuff to their respective channels
  (8) Find new people
  (9) Regarding problems brought up, reminded of, or things that could be improved, working *with* community members and other staff to try to solve them would be ideal; providing the assistance and authority needed, as well as any insight that affects getting it done would be best.
 (10) I wouldn't know really. All i try to do is calm everyone down, otherwise i don't think i can help much sadly.
 (11) Knowing me, any problem i'll try to fix would just become worse, so i wouldn't try to.
 (12) I don't know, there'd need to be a competent staff if anything I said were to fix something.
 (13) I'm not the right person to ask of this, given personal bias. But... I'd start with a more decisive call for more tact among people while the differences are sorted out.
 (15) Most of my issues are just general me problems so it's nothing the server can really solve.
 (Me) Ban 'em, really. Or give 'em a good yelling-to/kick.


		Are you satisfied with the moderation team? Why/Why not?
  (1) Many of them lack general leadership qualities such as the ability to commit to decisions.
  (2) We're no longer literally on fire! It's an improvement to be sure. I guess I'll call myself satisfied, though my standards aren't that high anyway. I hope we do enough!
  (3) yeah. there completely adequate for the servers atmosphere.
  (4) No. The current moderation team as it stands is unable to provide proper moderation to the server. It is understaffed, and the mods that are already here aren't doing their jobs properly. Not because of negligence, but because of 1) The mods have a lot of things going in real life (projects, exams, work, etc.). 2) The mods' process of deciding whether or not to intervene takes too long. We needed more mods who jumped the shark.
  (5) To answer this in as few words as possible (again): I'm pensive. It's mostly always been the same mod "team". They help out, so yes I like them. But I dunno... some of them I hardly see (in DP). But I dunno, the mod team seems alright, they do their job, dp hasn't had any intense "discussions" for a long time (at least when I've been online).
  (6) Yes and no. Yes because they seem to all be trying their best and are all active. But it could be strengthened a little in regards to keeping more things under control.
  (7) Yes, the moderation is unintrusive, yet steps in when necessary.
  (8) Yes
  (9) Right now, no. Reason is being short-handed but managing, kind of like a skeleton crew.
 (10) I'm not sure, i haven't payed much attention to that aspect. I don't mind really.
 (12) No, they're passive and refuse to take decisive action regarding anything.
 (13) Not really. It seems they've stagnated, possibly freezing up among themselves, handing over tasks they are trusted to do to the members themselves, and... "under-regulated" is a major theme so far.
 (16) No. They act high and mighty, are immune to criticism, and don't contribute anything. The admins don't seem like they know how to use adminning tools and just act like mods with louder voices.
 (Me) Nnn- Yeah, no, definitely not. Too little done most of the time, and it's done too late.


		Is there anything the current moderation team could do in order to improve the community?
  (1) Condense some extraneous channels together so that the Touhou-centric channels stand out more.
  (2) If there is, I'll be sure to let them know!
  (3) idk
  (4) The mods could start by moderating the chats and warning people who cause discomfort to other users. They could also accept new blood into their ranks. Understandable if they can't though, people who are modworthy are hard to come by. They could also hold more community events to knit the community tighter.
  (5) It's amazing that once you answer "I don't know" to something, another question makes you know. Heh, funny. I feel "events" might help bolster the community a little. For example, Fairy did that fun little fairy challenge a while back, THAT was enjoyable I want to see more things like that, but there hasn't bee any, which sucks, basically.
  (6) It's already a fantastic community, so not really, but just stricter on some certain things.
  (8) Find more members
  (9) Scout for possible staff, or take recommendations to consider seriously.
 (10) I don't see anything that absolutely needs improvement in my opinion. Perhaps one or two things in regards to how things should be said or done or something, but maybe not much else from me.
 (12) Be a little more forceful, maybe run events to try to rally the server into doing something?
 (13) They could stand to be a little more decisive about what mood the server really wants to be. Currently the server stands at crossroads, and it may be best to understand the at-odds feelings the old and the new have (and work it out, if feasible). If working it out is not feasible, then decide what identity DP should have and stick with it.
 (15) Figure out the purpose of the server. Barely anyone rps nor has the time or motivation for it so decide if DP is a more casual server or as dedicated to writing and RP as the server wants to believe. If it's the latter, perhaps try and give some incentive for others to rp or write with events or something
 (16) Remove themselves
 (Me) Assert themselves! They have the power, they have the means of production. They ought to do what is necessary and proper to maintain order in this server.


	Which non-mod, if any, should be a mod? Why/Why not?
  (1) Kero, she is charismatic and tolerant while being able to put people back in line if need be. She also has some experience organizing events such as RPs.
  (2) Until that long-standing question has an actual stance, I can't really say! Do we want someone harder, or softer? We've got a decent mix now that we're not on fire...
  (3) maybe grim or ririn or idk, they seem p wise
  (4) Fairy should be made a mod/admin again. He's usually the one who gets things done. However if he is not willing, then we need new blood. Kero sounds like a good idea also, but only if she isn't overworking herself. Flamy, the maker of this survey, might also be a good candidate (seeing as they got out of their way to survey people, which is what the mod team should have done) but they needs to get their blood a few degrees centigrade cooler.
 (14) Append to my last message: Harudoku. They seem to be calm, collected, and logically sound. Righteous traits for a mod.
  (5) I'm not really gonna use words here: I dunno.
  (6) RamBanjo#4543. He seems very responsible and is always really trying their best. He even helps organize the chats, is on top of things (for instance, actually addressing one of the members when the other moderators didn't) and seems to be an active and contributing member
  (8) Flamy
  (9) Unsure
 (10) I can't really say, i don't wish to saddle anyone with something they probably don't want.

Even if i could give a name, i don't really know who. Grim comes to mind but im not too sure honestly.
 (12) Grim. Despite some discomfort with him, when he gets even just a tiny bit serious he usually knows what he's talking about.
 (13) Normally would suggest RamBanjo, but he's too stressed out to take the strain of modship. Would suggest Harudoku instead; from experience in other servers with her she commands much respect, finds points others find difficult to express, and can easily keep her cool enough for others to listen.
 (16) Ram, he actually does stuff with the community.
 (Me) While RamBanjo is a good candidate, as is Harudoku, I am aware that both are quite busy- As such, I would sooner vote for someone like FairyOfAmnesia or Grimalkinii, as reluctant as I am to select the latter.


		Is there anything else you would like to add?
  (1) petition
  (2) ps: I'm on the staff team, but that doesn't mean I can't take the survey--my opinions are my own, of course, but I figure I'd clarify.
  (3) no
  (4) There is still hope for DP. I did not trust in DP for 4 years just to turn my back to it. I believe that we can make that change together. Make DP Great Again!
 (14) I'm the guy who said "Make DP Great Again!" and I want to append to my statement. Harudoku also seems to be appropriate material for dispute resolution.
  (5) Have a nice day, and... I hope this helped?
  (6) Flamy is a Gay
  (7) While this may not be the most helpful of surveys, I honestly don't see the talk of the server getting worse, from the perspective of someone who's relatively uninvolved with it.
  (8) Never let Nekorex or Ryuu become mod again.
  (9) Surveys like these are helpful, as well as any insight or opinions that are constructive enough to make the point.
 (10) Nah, that's about it basically.
 (11) aaaaaaaa why the hard questiooooons
 (13) "But I'm right" is not a valid argument when the context is "you're making people feel awful".
 (15) If I could erase one meme, it would be the Aki is yandere bait meme
 (16) The community needs to return to being focused on one specific thing instead of spreading out to 20 different things
 (Me) To everyone who participated in this survey: Thank you all for your time. With this, I might hopefully pave a road to the truth.