Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24296957-20140729013327/@comment-26388029-20140729050803

Hmm...

Imma just go ahead and dive deeper into the subject.

Quotas are just a way to  make sure that our mods and other such officials do their jobs. But, in fact, this is just a sign that we don't trust our officials to do their jobs. I'm not underlining just because I'm trying to get my point across. I'm getting an  important point across.

Think about it this way. If we did trust our officials to do their jobs, then we wouldn't assign quotas. Yet, everyone is human. This means that nobody is perfect. And our officials are no exception, as are we community members. Thus, we can't trust each other to do our jobs, and assign our quotas accordingly. I'm not saying that distrusting some people is a bad thing. In fact, it's sometimes a necessary thing. The important thing is that we need to adjust our quotas (in other words, our expectations) so that it matches the abilities of what the official in question can do.

Why this point is important? It's like lying. If you lie about your abilities, then the Fanon wouldn't run at the most efficient way it could, whether it's underestimating or overestimating your abilities. If people randomly assign people positions without knowing what experience or knowledge they have, then it hurts the Fanon. Lying hurts someone, whether it's you, the liar, other users, or the Fanon itself. What is lying? It's putting expectations at a different level than your true abilities. And this is no exception.

Now that my points have been made, I would recommend actually  knowing, instead of just assuming, what people can do, and assigning them so. How can we know this? Ultimately, and this is the most unfortunate point, we can't when everybody distrusts each other, as everyone will tell lies to hide their most precious secrets. So tell the truth. Please.

Why? We are a Family. We are a Community that helps each other in times of need. We care. Because everyone is equal.

-Ray