Staff, please read and reply re: Reorganization

While the idea of meeting up at times is a interesting idea, it’s unlikely to work as it was tried before in the irc chatroom and the problem is time differences, as you know not all staff members are American and working times around each others time differences is work at best. IE: i’m writing this and 3/4 of you are in bed snoozing…

As for younger staff, i have to disagree..in my opinion the use of younger staff is what put us in the position we’re in to be honest, but then just my opinion as i’m 29.

As for the editor idea, i think it’s best to leave the news posting to the team leaders of whichever group but also make a editor role of someone who has a big interest in news casting or others.

I think a lot of the stickies should be converted into the FAQ’s

Staff members should be positive about what they tell users to edit or delete as i have seen some posts in this forum and others that direct users to start deleting from the registry which is not advised unless it’s a positive change.

As for layout i think the initial page could do with some eye catching images, not just links everywhere, we all know how the human eye catches images quicker than text. Perhaps a module with random user uploaded images or something along them lines.

@Dermot 226513 wrote:

I think a lot of the stickies should be converted into the FAQ’s

When reading this, I can only wonder, why haven’t you done it yet? (Esp. in the Yahoo! Section) You have the power to do so and have the proper motive for doing so, so right on! It’s not the first time I read you mentioning this and it’s true.

(I’m not trying to sound like I’m calling you out, btw….. It’s just that you have a lot of Yahoo! knowledge, I think me and everyone else would trust your decision in doing that. ;))

Reason “i” haven’t done it is because didn’t want to edit other staff’s posts without them knowing or at least mentioning it in the “staff room”

More of a “Do you think it would be a good idea?”

As for been called out, i’m not here to worry about been called out by anybody but to help those in need 🙂

George, i’m sure you do have your reasons and sad to see you go, being a pleasure!

Having spoken to detn8r, I’m going to give the Administration the benefit of the doubt.

I’ll be posting a few suggestions soon and hope they will not be followed by broken promises like they tend to be.

I’ve seen a change in Jeff and am glad to see him active, “less busy” and able to change things on BBB again.

Just to make my issues clear:

• I feel as if staff and their opinions are undervalued and hope this will change in the near future.
• I’d like to see BBB change for the better and hope that those as of yet broken or un-fulfilled promises will be kept.
• I’d prefer it if the Administration would not half-heartedly ask for suggestions and never do anything about them. If you don’t want our opinions, don’t ask for them.
• I feel as if Jeff is inadvertently distancing himself from the staff and his position is somewhat intimidating, but this may just be me. Though Jeff is undoubtedly a great guy…it just doesn’t feel right bugging him with idle chatter. Jeff, you come off to me as being more of a “boss” than a fellow member of staff and I guess my respect for you prevents me from chatting to you as…well, bosses don’t like that, and I don’t like to bother the people I respect.

Overall, I feel as if this time around, BBB will change and change for the better but I guess we’ll see. Count me in.

On a more personal note…I’m really sorry for my inactivity..but there is nothing I could have done to prevent it. If anyone wishes to hold this against me, so be it. I’m not making excuses and I’m not one to joke about having issues in life.

Warren – and everyone else here on this glorious staff . . . we all have things we go through, and this is one place we should never ever hold anything against each other or joke or do anything but support each other through whatever it is that’s taking our time from here. Real life is first . . . just know that we’re in this thing together and without the “group”, we are nothing. And even tho we have differences of opinion at times, differences of interests at times, and differences in availability . . . it is this conglomeration of personalities, talents and abilities that makes BBB what it is and secures it for what it will become.