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[strredwolf]

I usually don't blog about stuff inside Comic Genesis, but then... well, a bit of work philosophy.

You see, I'm a bit open about how I work.  I've found out that the more people know, the less they question and the less they bother you about things.  I'd rather know what's going on and have some documentation over having to dig through source code myself (the latter is evident with AutoKeen, which I rewrote into WolfKeen and hopefully will soon test publicly).  I try to maintain a To-Do list on the CG Wiki, so that everyone knows what I'm trying to work on and that I know what I have to do (because I forget, I'm only human).

However, my co-admin has a different philosophy that doesn't mesh -- she rather do it and leave everyone behind, causing major problems when I try to do something that was valid before her changes.  She doesn't tell anyone despite being asked many times, having several avenues of communications availible to her.  I keep asking and asking, and nothing is being replied back until I force the issue.  It makes me look bad, it makes her look bad, it makes CG look bad, it makes Keenspot look bad.

Over CG's IRC channel, we got into an argument.  I didn't know what was going on and I ask.  I wait and ask again.  I wait again.  And then I tell people that I will wait, with was a passing threat (even though I felt it wasn't).  Then the co-admin starts virtually wailing into me while questions finally get answered... and it devoles down to a volunteer asking the co-admin about something, getting a friend to help her, and the co-admin saying yes.  I wasn't told.  I didn't get any word of this, after asking her to.  And I get hell when I try to find out myself.

I asked her again, over and over, to talk to me, tell me what she's doing so I can:

• Get out of her way
• Raise objections if need be
• Support the end product when folks email me

It's such a simple thing.  Tell me what you're doing.  I'm already telling you what I'm doing.  Talk to me.  I don't automatically shoot everything down.  Just talk to me.

And yet she doesn't do it, and does her own thing, giving me the excuse that I'd shoot it down or kill it. 

Yeah.  Like the individual forums idea she wanted to do.  Folks couldn't wait, and wanted forums now.  I dragged that out and asked folks opinions.  I told her that before, durring, and now I've had to clean up her attempts because we need the server for another use.

I know about the co-admin's problems outside CG.  I do read her journal.  She did contact me and Keenspot when she was having problems securing Internet access, and Keenspot helped out. 

I know we're having problems.  I'm willing to work things out, but it's like I'm being left behind.  I don't like that, especially when I asked to be kept in the loop in order to perform my role at CG admin.  When I'm unable to do that, I will make myself known so I can...

...and if it continues on for too long, I will have to take drastic action.

Comments

[mercury-hat.livejournal.com]

I understand wanting to continue this discussion after the thread was locked, but this is not the way to do it. You took something which was a community issue and dragged it from the neutral territory of the forum to a biased one.

So instead of doing something like PMing Kisai over the issue or making a thread about it in the Admin/Wrangler area where you can further discuss it, you chose to pull it away.

You brought it here where you can present your own opinion on the situation and you still don't seem to grasp the problem. "Even though I felt it wasn't [a threat]"? Your choice of words, "I'll wait, but I don't want to get DreamHost on the line and have [site] yanked on a DMCA violation." cannot be seen as anything but threat, especially coming from someone in a position of power. You whois'd his domain which shows an even more clear intent on following through with said threat.

You say you apologized for the threat. No, it's more like you apologized for voicing your threat. Your apology is more like "I'm sorry I got caught". "I'm sorry you got upset even though I saw no reason for people to take it so seriously."

If it weren't for the fact that his like for the community and helping it outweighed his dislike for you and your actions, I wouldn't have been surprised if he had decided to disallow use of his theme entirely.

[shinedog.livejournal.com]

if kisai goes, we will all hate you even more.

[shinedog.livejournal.com]

look, the point is this.

(just for the record, i dont think kisai coding whatever comes into this or has anything to do with it)

ok, kisai didnt tell you about this - fair enough. call that bad, its entirely irrelevant to your conduct.

War was doing something, that was, unless you are a blatant fucking idiot, obviously pertaining to a future site revamp.

its WAR. hes one of THE most respected people on the forums. it doesnt take a leap of logic a mile long to figure out that hes not up to anything illicit or dubious.

the only thing that should have run through your mind was something along the lines of "oh, war is looking at redesigning the CG forums? ill have to ask about that."

not "WHAT?? WAR IS REDESIGNING THE FORUMS? THIS IS EVIL FILTH AND I SHALL THREATEN DOOM! DOOOM! I HAVE ADMIN POWER!! MUHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHA!"

this is where we are all annoyed - the fact that you felt the need to take ANY kind of action against someone who has always been a part of, and always helped our community out.


It basically cemented the reputation you have as someone who, well...Just Doesnt Get It.


get it?

[strredwolf.livejournal.com]

Guess what DID go though my mind:

"Someone's doing a CG design? Check... hey, it's War. It's his domain, suprizingly enough. I should ask him about some mods and if he's going to do it for us. War? War? I better wait."

I shouldn't be suprized that everyone's taking that to mean "SUE THE HELL OUT OF WAR AT THE HAGUE!" I really shouldn't. Apparently any effort to change my reputation among folks here is going to end up tanking no matter what I do.

Texas is looking quite nice now.

[mercury-hat.livejournal.com]

What went through your mind and what you said are two clearly different things. You did not say "Let me know when he gets back, I have some suggestions for his design".

You can be as well-intentioned as you want. You can perceive the situation your way as much as you wish. However, when there is a discrepency between what you thought and what you actually said, do not blame us for not being mind readers who know what you meant to say.

[shinedog.livejournal.com]

he obviously doesnt get it ;)

[strredwolf.livejournal.com]

I do apologize for that. I should of made myself fully clear about that, and assume that noone's going to screw anyone over -- except the spammers.

[shinedog.livejournal.com]

but is this apology as hollow as the other one, which you turned into an attack on kisai?

[strredwolf.livejournal.com]

No. I am fully to blame as to what I say.