-Alfa's had a number of changes over the last year, I'd like to hear your thoughts on them and if you'd actively seek to roll back or otherwise rework these changes?
One of the things admin is doing differently over the past year is opening policy changes up to discussions and review to either all members or to the DMs. Polls have been used regularly to gage support and interest in changing or keeping various policies and rules. Do you support giving the community and various stake holders (e.g. DMs, Builders, Tech folks) input into these discussions and decisions? Do you believe there's value in keeping decisions and discussion secret? If a consensuse styled process isn't the best process what would you use in it's place?
How do you feel about the alt pc rule? Is this something you might want to change? If so, how?
How do you feel about the current CvC consent rules? Is this something you might want to change? If so, how?
How do you feel about OAS/ Live? Would you as PA continue to support an active OAS? Would you continue to allow it to operate in a live server? What changes would you want to see if any?
A big part of the PA job is dealing with complaints from other members about members' ic behavior. Daniel and I both followed a method of comparing behavior with norms within the community and looking at outliers that were orders of magnitude outside the norm. What process would you use to determine if a behavior warrants some sort of sanction? How will you ensure that criteria is being applied fairly to all members?
One issue I struggled with as PA is the trade offs that exist between trying to offer equal treatment to all members while allowing for exceptions where they make sense to facilitate game play and keep folks engaged productively. To do both of these requires clear rules- otherwise we end up making exceptions for certain folks and getting unequal treatment among members. However, clear rules invites witch hunting when well meaning folks run afoul of the rules; and, likewise gaming by those who try and use the rules to squeak out advantages or general just take advantage of them. It's a balance that needs struck between what amounts to common sense and fairness that avoids blatant favoritism. How would you approach these issues? Would you lean to just making exceptions in the rules absent of clear policy to ensure consistent treatment or would you favor expanding rules that invite witch hunting and gaming? I don't think there's really a right answer here BTW, just curious how you'd approach it?
Could you speak to what things in ALFA are on track and doing well, and what things you believe need changed beyond what's been discussed?
Thanks Heero for volunteering to do the PA job- thos better not end up as an excuse for not getting back if
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