05-May-2020, 07:30 PM
Here's my take on this. I respect all responses and appreciate the feedback at hand. I am aware of everything that has occurred, and have different opinions on both sides of the aisle currently. Therefore, I will do my best to handle both sides respectfully.
Side One
The situation with the ban that occurred last night could have been handled differently, yes. I do however agree that there should be some form of punishment for the situation. While I currently do not have any comment on the length of the punishment, there should be one. I do agree with the communication issues going on with staff - as it pertains to punishments, ranks and other decisions being made. I do believe that can be progress and improvement being made, and I look forward to seeing that occur. Tommy is working his absolute best, with all of the entire Creative Staff and Network Admins to ensure that things go back on track and get better for both staff as well as the community.
Side Two
With the current issues of communication and separate opinions from the community and staff - I can totally understand why the community and some players have a sense of distrust and vendetta against Creative Staff and the Network Admins. It would be terrific to resolve this separation of trust between both sides, I just don't quite know, currently, how to resolve that and end the toxicity of this community without resorting to permanent and/or lengthy punishments. Both of those options unfortunately could cause issues and loss of a decent player base. This is why we have a punishment chart in place, and while it has flaws, it is being worked on and has been addressed.
Closing
I will not comment about the removal of Network Admins, I understand both sides of the situation and see both points from the community and the staff. I do agree that the Network Admins should become more active on their respected server they observe -- as hearing complaints and issues may not be the full story and certain things may be taken out of context. This can be addressed by the Creative Staff team as well as the Leadership team.
This server has the player base and a great community, the trust between Staff/Leadership and the community could be better to say the least.
This is all I'll say, and I'll be willing to discuss it further if needed.
Side One
The situation with the ban that occurred last night could have been handled differently, yes. I do however agree that there should be some form of punishment for the situation. While I currently do not have any comment on the length of the punishment, there should be one. I do agree with the communication issues going on with staff - as it pertains to punishments, ranks and other decisions being made. I do believe that can be progress and improvement being made, and I look forward to seeing that occur. Tommy is working his absolute best, with all of the entire Creative Staff and Network Admins to ensure that things go back on track and get better for both staff as well as the community.
Side Two
With the current issues of communication and separate opinions from the community and staff - I can totally understand why the community and some players have a sense of distrust and vendetta against Creative Staff and the Network Admins. It would be terrific to resolve this separation of trust between both sides, I just don't quite know, currently, how to resolve that and end the toxicity of this community without resorting to permanent and/or lengthy punishments. Both of those options unfortunately could cause issues and loss of a decent player base. This is why we have a punishment chart in place, and while it has flaws, it is being worked on and has been addressed.
Closing
I will not comment about the removal of Network Admins, I understand both sides of the situation and see both points from the community and the staff. I do agree that the Network Admins should become more active on their respected server they observe -- as hearing complaints and issues may not be the full story and certain things may be taken out of context. This can be addressed by the Creative Staff team as well as the Leadership team.
This server has the player base and a great community, the trust between Staff/Leadership and the community could be better to say the least.
This is all I'll say, and I'll be willing to discuss it further if needed.
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