Board Thread:News and Events/@comment-27603392-20140918130618/@comment-27603392-20141111120141

Confession #248:

Let me preface this confession by saying that I think that the Fanon community is great. I think the rules and regulations make sense. I think the acceptance system is accurate and it works well. I think everything is mostly in order.

Now...

I'm not usually a very judgmental person. However, there is a very certain and very strange level of favoritism in this Wiki. I think certain admins and mods think themselves to be above the regular users. I think that this is a sore mistake. Listen, guys. Part of your job as administrators is making sure that the community is nice and welcoming. However, I don't really see that around here. I see quality work that is neglected by the administrators. I see you replying with a lack of zeal and a "can we just get this over with?" attitude in the chats and message boards, whilst you idly chat and have fun only with the people that you know. Even though there are a lot of people in the Fanon that would surely benefit (and would likely feel more welcome) from better treatment from the admins, it doesn't happen. I don't even see anything resembling a "Good job!" or "I like your work here!" or even a "Thank you! You're welcome!" to anything that anybody does. It's frustrating and I honestly think that there needs to be more people in the staff - people who know how PR works. People are so intimidated to approach the admins for even the basic things because of how you act! You need to be nice and professional. You can't bitch in the chat. You can't lump your problems onto other people. You can't act above-it-all. You have to be able to treat the people that you're administering over with respect. Respect is key here. Respect is ridiculously important. You need to respect us. Yes, respect, even when we may act like shit-lords. You can't insult us. You can't ridicule our work. Yes, I realize that that's a difficult prospect. However, it's something that should be part of your job. You need to be accommodating. You need to be the people that the Fanon looks up to - not only because you have quality characters or stories or RPs, but also because you're good, courteous people. That's what you all need to become. Because if you don't respect us, then you're no admin, no authority figure - you're just a bad boss that lords yourself over us.