Board Thread:Off-Topic Fun/@comment-4839682-20131031001247/@comment-6336478-20131031234709

Gusey1397 wrote:

Also, I'm the person with the familty tree thing. I still don't get why my Granny (Storybrooke) family tree which was accurate without problems got deleted. It was just a way to help the admins have less work. I know not to sort out the rally complicated trees because I'm not experienced enough. But a simple one like Granny that was complate and had everything in the right place. Why delete? I mean this in no disrespectful way, it's just some observances I've made that I think will help you. I think you greatly overestimate your ability as an editor. The family tree situation... clearly you jumped into something you didn't fully understand how to do, and Solly asked you not to worry about it. But you did it anyway, so I think it's perfectly understandable that, instead of wasting time having to look over every edit, she reverted them. Could that have been handled better on her part? Of course. But you could have handled it better too, by asking for advice before you started or just listening to her. I mean, if you make cookies with a child every week, and they always drop the eggs, but still insist on carrying them, would you let them carry the eggs you know they're going to drop?

Back on topic: I think the admins are doing a great job. Are they snarky at times? sure. All humans are. I'm glad to see they're trying to improve. But I'd rather have tough admins than the marshmallowy ones some users seem to want. Soft admins don't get things done, and their warnings aren't taken seriously. I mean, why all the ragging on Utter solitude? Most, nay, ALL of the cool things you guys like on this site were her idea, iirc. The timelines, the forums, the family trees, the custom chat, 98% of the templates, etc. Then there's all the stuff behind the scenes you guys don't even see...

But I guess my biggest advice is to remember that some people are new, and being new is intimidating.