<Fallenspartan> hey man listen, i have been meaning to talk to you. im getting feedback from djs expressing their fear of speaking up because they're afraid of being banned. i've also heard from more than one expressing....feelings, about tdurden. Not him specifically, but rather how he has become the face of tps radio due to the schedule. Don't take any of this the wrong way, but if they wont speak up, I feel someone should.
<Fallenspartan> I personally will just be glad when all this crazyness is resolved lol
<hypnotoad> mannnnn
<Fallenspartan> mannn what?
<hypnotoad> well
<hypnotoad> the way to make sure that doesn't become a reality is to be sure to keep our shifts varied
<hypnotoad> and i talked a bit to tdurden about that
<hypnotoad> but is everybody. i mean look at 6pm-2am throughout the whole week
<hypnotoad> really just 5-7 people.... over 56 hours
<hypnotoad> if those 5-7 people see the utility in giving up 3 hours each, that's another 20 hours of "heavy traffic" time for a DJ
<hypnotoad> also please turn off your away message
<hypnotoad> i hate getting it after every danged PM
<Fallenspartan> oh, forgot about that, one sec
<hypnotoad> but as i was saying.. ther are ways to make sure it doesn't become one dimensional. i'd like to see this happen... before doing the next schedule (after the one we're about o start working on), figure out who can DJ on friday night from 8am-2am
<hypnotoad> oops
<hypnotoad> 8pm-2am
<hypnotoad> and do this
<hypnotoad> you have the anonymous DJ competition... whoever gets the most votes gets to keep DJing. then someone new can challenge that DJ if they want, do the same thing at he top of the hour
<hypnotoad> maybe not friday night
<hypnotoad> maybe a tues or wed
<hypnotoad> but i think that'd be kick ass. you'd have votes based on the music and not the DJ, and you'd have competition prevailing lol
<hypnotoad> idk
<hypnotoad> here's the other thing
<hypnotoad> as long as someone is an active and reliable DJ they can speak their mind about relevant issues -- and not have to worry about being asked to leave
<hypnotoad> i mean how would T3 and i ever know if things were going terribly except if we were either here just lurking (and not helping, which seems dumb), or someone told us about what was up
<Fallenspartan> well heres my thoughts on this...i think the idea of a competition is good and can yield good results, but i also feel taht witht he already built up tension, it can turn unfriendly
<Fallenspartan> that with the*
<hypnotoad> lol
<hypnotoad> yea
<hypnotoad> here's the deal man
<hypnotoad> they gotta tell this to me directly, or tell T3 if he happens to be around
<hypnotoad> whenver it is they want to discuss it
<hypnotoad> i'm not a second hand info kind of guy
<hypnotoad> but even if that weren't the case it'd be necessary
<Fallenspartan> ive told them they could speak with you guys, but its always the same result, nothing is said and when i asked them about it i get 'i dont want to start shit' or 'we arent treated equally'
<hypnotoad> well tell them they can't have it both ways
<Fallenspartan> meaning that because they arent official DJs they have a small voice, and that stuff that T3 said about having ONLY official DJs talk about certain things, i have to be honest. i dont agree with that.
<hypnotoad> and that if they're not going to take it where it needs to go, they need to can it and not get you all caught up in their drama
<Fallenspartan> because ive heard good ideas from 2 of the djs
<hypnotoad> well here's the math.
<Fallenspartan> basically man it comes down to politics and they feel tdurden is being shown favoritism
<Fallenspartan> is the impression im getting
<Fallenspartan> i think a large part of it just simply has to do with communication, there's not enough of it
<hypnotoad> i see our average listeners around 15 over the course of the day maybe. *maybe*. and right now there are what... 7 ppl on staff
<hypnotoad> yeah i count 8.
<hypnotoad> so for ever 2 listeners on average, we have one perceived staff member
<hypnotoad> it's a very bloated number and until one of two things happen nobody will be added:
<hypnotoad> 1. we gain more listeners, consistenly
<hypnotoad> 2. people don't keep up with the requirements and are stepped down
<Fallenspartan> ok, well let me ask you this...
<Fallenspartan> say an official wanted to step down, but remain in just a support capacity
<Fallenspartan> problem?
<hypnotoad> yes, because you'd lose privs to the forum
<hypnotoad> but man
<hypnotoad> regardless of whether you're speaking about yourself or another, just wait it out a bit please
<Fallenspartan> ok, fair enough
<Fallenspartan> well, thanks for clearing it up