Tbh I never expected myself to be doing this so soon but I'm resigning from GM.
Feel like this was coming for a while, I've been less and less interested in Minecraft and my GM duties went from being something I looked forward to to a chore. I haven't done anything for some time now, joining the (I have to say) astounding number of other GMs who don't do the job, so I've just decided to accept it and resign. I don't really foresee myself coming back, but I also thought that the last time so I never know XD
Was a good run and I enjoyed it for a long time, but that's come to an end. Met a lot of friends on the GM team, and I'm thankful for being given the chance to meet them all and give back to the server.
Stunning amount of activity from me (aka 2 posts less than 3 weeks apart) but this is something I've been wanting to say for a loooonnggg time now but didn't really know how to say this until now (plus I didn't want to make a huge seemingly toxic thing right after I resigned).
With the exception of Game and Ibans (who have done almost everything since they were accepted), none of you do anything. And you need to realize that. Those 2 carry the entire staff team, and without them who knows what would happen to this server. I tried to give a subtle hint when I resigned but apparently no one got the message. Frankly, just looking through people's posting history, I'm astonished that people can post this little and still remain staff.
Now, I just want to say this early, I truly did love my time on the staff team, and loved the people I worked with, so this is by no means a personal attack on anyone, nor am I going toxic, but this is seriously just ridiculous, and I hate being silent about it. I really want you guys on the staff team to take a good look inward and decide if you truly deserve the position you hold. If you don't, do something. Staying on the team and inactive just makes you look more foolish, you need to be truly honest with yourself here. I'm not going to be one to say "_____ you should resign!!!!" because that's just going to be filtered out, but the reason I'm being so harsh is because I feel like that's the only way I'm going to get through to anyone.
For the MGM's (and boo) - this is on you guys too. You're the ones who should be monitoring this, not being the prime examples of it. I'd be willing to say the biggest reason why this is such a problem is because no one takes the threat of demotion for inactivity seriously anymore, so step up and actually facilitate activity in the team.
That's basically what I wanted to say but if I think of something I want to add I'll post later. But just please, don't take this and say that I'm now one of the toxic people, because I'm not trying to be, I just hate seeing so much inactivity persisting in the staff team and no one taking the people who point it out seriously. Hopefully this gets through to someone, and if you are doing your job, you have my respect.
And one more thing - Vet doesn't mean shit if you don't actually earn it.
I know this is an old post, but wanted to chime in anyway. Personally, I used to be hella active in 2013/2014 as a staff member -- because there was so much to do. Right now, honestly it doesn't matter to me that the staff team doesn't appear to be active. You and I both know there truly isn't anything to do. I don't believe in doing things for the sake of doing so, and hence I feel that it's a misjudgement on your part to deem the staff team as slackers when they just can't find anything meaningful to do. Just my 2 cents.
I'd make sense but I also find it hard to believe there's nothing to do considering how much time Game and Ibans dedicate to the position. Sure, you could say "they get it all first" but people not being on and there actually being nothing to do are different. Plus you'll get people who go days, weeks, or even more without logging into enjin, or getting on the servers which by that point is just laziness and a lack of motivation in the position.
Kinda late to the party here, but noticed a funny thing that just confirm Pork's point, the fact that I discover GMs in the replies of this post.
And I also think that the possible lack of report comes from players being completely unaware of how to report, I've seen a dozen of person thinking they have reported someone using /report.
And if you want to be active without needing reports, just take some time to go on SMM where the trolls can be really numerous and despite that fact, everytime I make a report, I don't see any other SMM report, like if I'm the only one making those.
SBB also got its days when people get a bit out of control with their rage.
English is a really weird language...
The nuances of it have been facinating me recently and I've been comparing it a lot to Spanish and it's funny to see the different ways the 2 languages go about saying different things. But you get things like how english past tense can be completely random (eat to ate, am to was, etc etc), how we have 9 different pronunciations of "-ough", and how awfully native speakers actually speak (Contractions, these things callec schwas (ə) which represent nondescript vowel sounds (which are everywhere, particularly in american english), and a general shortening of words etc etc). I also just found something pointing out how the emphasis on certain words can really change the meaning of a sentence ("I don't think *he* should get that job" vs "I don't think he should get *that* job"), and the inconsistency of word pronunciation (Pond rhymes with wand but doesn't sound like the wond in wonder). I could go on and on but I just find this stuff facinating for whatever reason, especially when you take a Romance language like Spanish and see how their verb conjugation is very structured and the language follows more linear patterns, yet it generally takes more words than English to say the same thing, and (this is probably the native english speaker in me talking) Spanish has a lot more words for the same thing and relies a lot more on context (pero vs sino vs sino que, ser vs estar, por vs para) whereas I think english is more straightforward in that regard.
Idk just some random jumbled up mess that I thought up, idek if it makes sense tbh but no one I know really cares about this nerdy stuff LOL
Well I speak spanish, in fact, its my first language, and I gotta say, a simple verb can turn into a pretty complex verb, depending on the context it can change the meaning completely. If you want more info on this just tell me and I can explain to you xD
Marvel's The Defenders follows Daredevil (Charlie Cox), Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), Luke Cage (Mike Colter) and Iron Fist (Finn Jones). A quartet of singular heroes with one common goal - to save New York City. This is the story of four solitary figur
2. Is your room messy or clean?
Messy but I can at least get to where I need to get to XD
3. What color are your eyes?
All of them to different degrees
4. Do you like your name? Why?
Yes because it's pretty uncommon
5. What is your relationship status?
Alone
6. Describe your personality in 3 words or less
Nerdy
7. What color hair do you have?
Black
8. What kind of car do you drive? Color?
Can't drive yet
9. Where do you shop?
Stores
10. How would you describe your style?
What does this even mean
11. Favorite social media account?
Enjin (if it counts), I don't really use anything else
12. What size bed do you have?
Full
13. Any siblings?
1 younger sister
14. If you can live anywhere in the world where would it be? why?
London, when I went there over the summer I kept thinking "I could live here..." but it's also the only place I've been to in Europe so far
15. Favorite snapchat filter?
wuts a snapchat
16. Favorite makeup brand(s)
I don't
17. How many times a week do you shower?
7 as long as I don't get lazy XD
18. Favorite tv show?
Don't watch much TV but Daredevil
19. Shoe size?
10
20. How tall are you?
5' 10"
21. Sandals or sneakers?
Sneakers
22. Do you go to the gym?
No
23. Describe your dream date
Doesn't really matter what it is as long as we're both enjoying it tbh
24. how much money do you have in your wallet at the moment?
Too lazy to go check but probs like $200
25. What color socks are you wearing?
White
26. How many pillows do you sleep with?
1 actually under my head
27. Do you have a job? What do you do?
Work at my grandfather's flooring store doing whatever XD
28. How many friends do you have?
Idk I don't count, friendly with a lot of people but only a small group of true friends
29. Whats the worst thing you have ever done?
Idk
30. Whats your favorite candle scent?
Scotch pine
31. 3 favorite boy names
Idk
32. 3 favorite girl names
^
33. Favorite actor?
^^
34. favorite actress?
^^^
35. who is your celebrity crush?
None
36. Favorite movie?
Forrest Gump or Saving Private Ryan but Star Wars is my nerd movie XDD
37. Do you read a lot? whats your favorite book?
Used to read a lot, started reading more again but no real favorite book
38. Money or brains?
Brains
39. Do you have a nickname? What is it?
Everyone comes up with something new LOL
40. How many times have you been to the hospital?
For myself, only once
41. Top 10 favourite songs
How does one pick 10, this list changes daily so here's just songs I like, the ranking's just made up LOL....
1. One by Metallica
2. Fear of the Dark by Iron Maiden
3. Hangar 16 by Megadeth
4. Hot for Teacher by Van Halen
5. Sweet Child O Mine by GNR
6. A Little Piece of Heaven by Avenged Sevenfold
7. Seek and Destroy by Metallica
8. This Was My Life by Megadeth
9. Phantom of the Opera by Iron Maiden
10. Killers by Iron Maiden
42. Do you take any medications daily?
2 for my asthma and allergies, more rn cuz YAY ALLERGY SEASON
43. What is your skin type? (oily, dry, etc)
Dry...? idk
44. What is your biggest fear?
Not saying because then I'll get spammed with it (and def if you do it I'm blocking you lol)
45. How many kids do you want?
Idk
46. What’s your go to hair style?
However it ends up in the morning
47. What type of house do you live in? (big, small, etc)
Big-ish but not huge
48. Who is your role model?
Idk, depends for different things. Music it's Cliff Burton and Steve Harris XD
49. what was the last compliment you received?
That my hair is amazing
50. What was the last text you sent?
"mhmm"
51. How old were you when you found out Santa wasn’t real?
Idk
52. What is your dream car?
60's Mustang
53. Opinion on smoking?
Hate it, been around it my whole life and think it's disgusting
54. Do you go to college?
No
55. What is your dream job?
No clue
56. Would you rather live in rural areas or the suburbs?
Suburbs
57. Do you take shampoo and conditioner bottles from hotels?
No
58. Do you have freckles?
Not usually
59. Do you smile for pictures?
Yes
60. How many pictures do you have on your phone?
327
61. Have you ever peed in the woods?
Yes
62. Do you still watch cartoons?
Yes
63. Do you prefer chicken nuggets from Wendy’s or McDonalds?
Haven't had Wendy's enough to say but their twitter roasts are amazing
64. Favorite dipping sauce?
Ketchup
65. What do you wear to bed?
Shirt and sweatpants
66. Have you ever won a spelling bee?
No
67. What are your hobbies?
Gaming, music (both listening and playing) and karate
68. Can you draw?
Like a 3 year old yes
69. Do you play an instrument?
Bass guitar but I'm pretty bad XD
70. What was the last concert you saw?
Guns N Roses
71. Tea or coffee?
Tea, coffee's gross
72. Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts?
Dunkin Donuts because they at least have donuts
73. Do you want to get married?
Yes
74. what is your crush’s first and last initial?
NEXT QUESTION
75. Are you going to change your last name when you get married?
Since I'm a guy no XD
76. What color looks best on you?
No clue
77. Do you miss anyone right now?
No
78. Do you sleep with your door open or closed?
Closed, I get freaked out if it's open
79. Do you believe in ghosts?
Not really
80. What is your biggest pet peeve?
I have a lot, idrk XDD
81. Last person you called
My mom
82. Favorite ice cream flavor?
Black cherry
83. Regular oreos or golden oreos?
Regular
84. Chocolate or rainbow sprinkles?
Rainbow
85. What shirt are you wearing?
Deadpool shirt about tacos
86. What is your phone background?
Saitama
87. Are you outgoing or shy?
Very shy in general but not after I get to know a person
88. Do you like it when people play with your hair?
Yes
89. Do you like your neighbors?
Some of them
90. Do you wash your face? at night? in the morning?
Yes
91. Have you ever been high?
Nope
92. have you ever been drunk?
^
93. Last thing you ate?
Egg sandwich
94. Favorite lyrics right now:
Anyone who knows my music taste can probably guess lyrics don't matter much to me LOL
95. Summer or winter?
Both in different ways but more winter
96. Day or night?
Day
97. Dark, milk, or white chocolate?
Dark
98. Favorite month?
Anything that isn't in the spring
99. What is your zodiac sign
Taurus
100. Who was the last person you cried in front of?
Idk