Server Management and Corruption

[Milkdude99]

Originally posted by Soul-Blade
MoodGod, you are COMPLETELY wrong. The IS the CORE problem with business today, and the problem with Graal. If I was president of a major corporation, I would walk around with the low people, talk and make friends with them. I would some times work with them, get to know everyone. THAT is how you make allies, and get good friends in "low" places. And in the future, it benefits you...but anyway, that is a little off my point. The point is, graal is not nearly as big as a major corp, and that system does not work. I do most of the work on my world, and still manage the staff. Because I am able to do every aspect of developement, I can personally command, help, adjust, suggest things in every area. This is the best system, and to simply sit back on a throne and manage is not a way to do things.

As for the age thing...it is not a bad idea. But everyone is different...I think people here would be surprised to my age. Hehe, just remember, there are 13 year olds who have graduated high school and beyond already

Soul you know me better than that I detest people like you describe who think they are better than the "lowest employee" because they are higher. If you had ever seen the system in place on Npulse you would see it works very well. I am not on as much but Moonie is because I do work many hours. We make all decisions together and also include the Staff Admins. Polls are made for players on ideas, Staff ideas are discussed with the Admins and us and if a Staff or player comes to me directly, then I will also discuss it with Moonie and the Admins. It all depends on the people you have in place and if you have the same ideas and goals for the PW. You go with a system that works, some may not agree with our system of doing things but they all will agree on it works. We don't get major damage from a berserk Staff member because of the safeguards in place and we try to be careful on the people hired to work. Rights are given in accordance of what the person’s job is, people whose job does not require RC to do it does not have RC and the ones that do only have the rights to do their job.

Example: GPs do not have level folder rights because levels are not part of their job. Our system depends on each other as a Team; teamwork is the key to its success. If Moonie or I were never there then the system would fall down because it depends on our contribution to it. Its nice you are able to do all aspects of the PW not everyone can so don't assume all PW managers can because you are just deluding yourself if you do. I don't script not saying I don't understand most scripts just I do not create them, does this make me less of a manager? I don't think so and I am not the only one on Graal I know of a few more who cannot do everything. Ohh btw Soul I do know how old you are and you my friend are one of the exceptions to the rule as some others are. You will have to agree not many are as mature and settled as you are that think somewhat on a level plane, I saw this 3 years ago when we worked together in the Guild. I trusted your judgment then as I would now but that doesn't mean we will always agree on everything.

Originally posted by protagonist

For one thing I do know something about management. You don't leave your staff when you run a server, you WATCH what your staff do. And no you don't do dumb logs, you stand there to remind the staff that they work for you. I've worked under a few Managers, and the best one's always were on at LEAST 2 hours every other day. It is VERY important for the staff that a manager is on. It allows staff to express their ideals for projects and all of that without just going ahead and doing them. It allows them to take up problems if there are any. It provides a more stable system for the entire server, which is really what the goal is isn't it?

note to protagonist: If you have to watch your Staff constantly and can't trust them to do a simple job then you hired the wrong people. People you have to watch constantly to make sure they are not abusing powers are immature and should not have been hired in the first place and that falls back on the Manager. If you can't trust them you don't need them, Staff shouldn't need a babysitter. I am sorry to say you sound more like a control freak than a Manager if you have to constantly stand over them and remind them they work for you. Try trust and Team work you will get better results instead of acting like your God over your Staff, as for logs they work just fine for finding abuse on RC combined with players who will jump at the chance to rat you out if you are. Believe me players of Npulse are well aware of the rules and will catch someone everytime. Again if your Staff goes ahead and does a project without your knowedge it says 2 things, they have no respect for you and YOU hired the wrong people to start with , again the keyword is teamwork , which means you work together not independently.