GS Feedback - OldLiberty

First off, any GS or GM reading this; I put a lot of work into this, please delete/edit every reply that either violates a forum rule or goes off-topic. I don't really want this thread to be locked.

Because of the [url=http://www.aeriagames.com/forums/en/viewtopic.php?t=2370453]A.V.A. Trial GameSage Phase is over![/url] thread, I wanted to state my opinion aswell but not using the google doc because I'd like to share my view with everyone here, including the new GameSages so that (if they accept my critism) they're able to change their behaviour regarding vertain things.

So, how will this look like? I have some main points in mind, such as quantity and quality of the GameSages work so far.

[size=18]Quantity:
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[u][b]Qyle:[/b][/u]

[url=http://www.aeriagames.com/search/forum/en/GS_Qyle?author=GS_Qyle]Forum posts:[/url]

24 hours - 3
3 days - 14
1 week - 24
1 month - 84
3 months - 103

That means that Qyle posts about 2,5 (2,452380952380952380952380952381) each day since being a GameSage.

[u][b]Snuggle:[/b][/u]

[url=http://www.aeriagames.com/search/forum/en/GS_Snuggle?author=GS_Snuggle]Forum posts:[/url]

24 hours - 1
3 days - 5
1 week - 7
1 month - 19
3 months - 29

Snuggle posts [b]less than 1 post on a daily basis[/b] (0,69047619047619047619047619047619 to be exact).

[u][b]Shin:[/b][/u]

[url=http://www.aeriagames.com/search/forum/en/GS_Shin?author=GS_Shin]Forum posts:[/url]

24 hours - 5
3 days - 9
1 week - 19
1 month - 128
3 months - 183

Shin has the best average peak with 4 posts daily (4,3571428571428571428571428571429).

I know, you've got to host in-game events and help people ingame and whatsoever. Nevertheless we shouldn't forget the fact that you got moderation powers for a reason: you're supposed to keep the forums clean, to answer questions and to lock threads when needed (and also state a reason why it has been locked). And I've seen comments like "I am active, I just don't respond at all", even if this is true, how are you going to prove that? Whereas I use facts as evidences, you can't really claim to be active when not posting at all.

Seeing this, we can assume that Snuggle isn't really active if he posts once every second day. I don't know about you guys, Qyle and Shins statistics don't look too bad at all, sure you can always improve yourself but it looks like mostly everyone is bashing the current GS team without providing anything to underline their posts. In my opinion, all three are able to be a bit more active ( I don't know whether they have the time to do so or not but considering that this has been a voluntary "job", they should take that time to do so - it weas their own pursuit after all; I too have a lot to do for university and I still have time to be on the forum boards). As in, good job Qyle and Shin but you didn't reach your limit at all, Snuggle you should be more active (or atleast try to considering your reasons why you ain't that active). Giving positive feedback is sometimes needed, especially if 80%+ of the forum users is hating against you.

[size=18]Quality:[/size]
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[b]Snuggle:[/b][/u]

Most of his replies are actually because of locking threads, using copy&paste only. However, I do feel like Snuggle is just reading the topics name and thinks a few seconds about locking it, moving it or ignoring it.

[url=http://www.aeriagames.com/forums/en/viewtopic.php?p=19683621#19683621]Example:[/url]

[quote="GS_Snuggle"][quote="CentiV999"]I'm not asking for a fix. I'm wondering if other people also have it aka it's a poll aka I'm DISCUSSING THE GENERAL PROBLEM. Guys if you're not sure about something, don't do it because this makes you look **** braindead[/quote]

Fair point, you may have your poll. I sorry if this action have caused any grief or stress. Next time do not be afraid to PM me if you believe that I made a bad choice. I will not bite ( ͡• ͜ʖ ͡•)

moved to General Discussion[/quote]

It really doesn't take time to read what CentiV999 said, honestly I don't really know what Snuggle has done before reading that thread.

Other things where I got to nag about Snuggle are the following ones:

[url=http://www.aeriagames.com/forums/en/viewtopic.php?p=19683501#19683501]•[/url][quote="GS_Snuggle"]Welcome back and good luck. I hope your project goes well :3[/quote]

I hate that ":3" smiley, it makes you lose the little bit professionalism you have, however this is [b]my opinion[/b] about it.

[url=http://www.aeriagames.com/forums/en/viewtopic.php?p=19590875#19590875]•[/url]
[quote="GS_Snuggle"]Oh wow, I want F2000 Taurus and DSR-1 Amethyst![/quote]

Well, if you want to discuss which gun you'd like to have, to play with or just to use till it reached 0% you can use your main account.

Checking every post Snuggle did, I only saw two about him helping other people actually:

[url=http://www.aeriagames.com/forums/en/posting.php?mode=quote&p=19677665]•[/url]
[quote="GS_Snuggle"]I vote for HK416 :3[/quote]

- Referring someone which gun he should use, and:

[url=http://www.aeriagames.com/forums/en/viewtopic.php?p=19616085#19616085]•[/url]
[quote="GS_Snuggle"]Problem solved  [url]http://www.aeriagames.com/forums/en/viewtopic.php?t=1852005[/url][/quote]

- Helping someone with a technical issue.

So I don't really know how much of an use Snuggle as a GameSage is, he might help people in-game but as I mentioned already, we don't really know if he does. It's way more important to be active on the forums than ingame, if 2 or 3 people need your help ingame you're already lost due to the whisper function and might get spammed by other people meanwhile. However, using the forums everyone is able to ask you questions and you could also moderate the ShoutBox when someone spams.
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[b]Qyle:[/b][/u]

The majority of Qyles posts are about either locking threads, or responding somewhat useless, as in not really helpful but something he could do on his main account instead.
Taking Robbing as an example, he does post stuff on his GameSage account if really necessary. Qyle and Snuggle should take him as a kind of role model.

Moreover, Qyle sometimes doesn't have enough knowledge, [url=www.aeriagames.com/forums/en/posting.php]for example:[/url]

[quote="GS_Qyle"]He is a fake GS. You can recognize a real GS/GM by the clan (AeriaGames)[/quote]
Mostly everyone here does know that you're not supposed to be in the GS/GM clan at all, Qyle doesn't ( inkofdeath and wiNx are no part of the AeriaGames clan).

Another thing is [url=http://www.aeriagames.com/forums/en/viewtopic.php?p=19667141#19667141]this:[/url]

Even though Choboon said it is:
[quote="GMchoboon"]Happy Birthday !!

Any Community Members [u]Birthday[/u] is in a way related to AVA.
So no need to move to off topic.

GM Choboon[/quote]

However, there was one thing that I really liked what [url=http://www.aeriagames.com/forums/en/viewtopic.php?p=19680131#19680131]Qyle did:[/url]

[quote="GS_Qyle"]Hello guys, please stay on topic in here or it will have to get locked, thanks.[/quote]

This should be used way more, instead of locking a thread giving a warning; sometimes people may not recognize that they're moving off-topic or risking that their thread will be locked.

Well, being honest i don't know what to say about Qyle. He seems to do his work somewhat appropiate. If he is going to be more active he could actually pull a good job. Of course, here and there he still has his mistakes but moderating properly is no big thing, "even" Qyle could do that if he tries hard enough.
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[b]Shin:[/b][/u]

I don't really feel like checking all your posts like I did with Qyle and Snuggle, nevertheless:

Shin is actually the most hated GameSage, seems like he's being more hated than ink. I guess you do the most mistakes in comparision to Qyle and Snuggle but that's perhaps because you post more than Qyle or Snuggle.
You also end up being a part or a reason of flamewars often, well more than Snuggle or Qyle. Just like Qyle, you do lock most topics, as Jxxs said; it looks like a dictatorship, or you being power hungry. I feel like that too, you often look way too serious. Also, you're too eager what ends up giving most people a reason to nag about you, for example that UAVA and KAVA story.

I believe that if you try to not act that serious and/or try to "not pull a dictator" and don't take the rules that serious you could do a "good" job. People will always have a reason to hate you/anyone, however you should just ignore it and not feed them by responding.


And on a sidenote, using the excuse "I'm just human - I make mistakes, too!" isn't valid. As welp.banned stated, killers have also done mistakes, yet they're not forgiven. You have to take the responsibility for doing mistakes, being human might be the reason why you're not perfect but not the reason why you've done a mistake. For example, I cannot tell my math teacher that I should pass the exam or re-do it just because I am a human being, other people did succeed without any problems, which means you could do so aswell. All you could do is to acknowledge your own mistake and to apologize, hoping that you'll be forgiven by the majority of the forum users.

Again, please moderate this thread instead of just locking it, I put a lot of effort into this.