Lead Admin self nomination - Boom

[boombrakh]

I am against.

I am against the way we do things here. It's old, it's broken, and it stays that way because of the "mighty charter" and the "holy pillars". They used to be a good idea once upon a time, but this isn't a fairytale, this is reality and the reality is that we're not even a bleak shadow of what we once were. If I were to win, I wouldn't focus an iota of my efforts on PR, or any of that other crap you think the Lead Admin should do and never does. I would put all my effort into drafting a new mission statement with any and all who care to participate. Does that need me to happen? Hell no, but I don't see anything being done at the moment.

The position of "Lead Admin" is a joke and I'll echo Zelknolf here and say that the only position of "real power" in ALFA is Tech Admin. And just saying that out loud is ludicrus. ALFA shouldn't be about "power". Away with all of the titled Admin seats and vote on a group of three to five visionaries that the community trusts to steer both community development and ALFA chronicle in the proper direction. All this Mask dead or alive crap is just dumb as a barrel of hammers. ALFA is scared shitless of change and anti-change belongs in the bag with all the hammers.

ALFA should be led by people with vision who want more than @ in the IRC. Alfa surprisingly enough still have talent in the right places, but they aren't people who have the proper vision to lead us out of the desert and into the promised land. I am not that Moses guy, hell I am not even motivated enough to even bother to login these days. But I can't hide from the fact that I still come back because I care about what happens to this place.



So.. that, the fact that Dorn <3 bowed out, and running unopposed in a community of non-carers is dumb and the reason I'm throwing my name into Battle Royale.

[FoamBats4All]

Hypothetical situations:

1) The DMA and TA disagree on an what scripted content should remain or be put into ACR. How do you settle this dispute? Who is in charge?

2) The IA and TA disagree what content can be included in hak files. How do you settle this dispute? Who is in charge?

3) The DMA does not punish/moderate an inappropriately behaving DM (alternatively: PA does not do the same with a player). Do you intervene and oversee, or do you stand by the relevant admin's decision?

4) The PA implements X characters per player, and you believe that X is too big. How do you handle this? Feel free to substitute an issue you personally care about.

[boombrakh]

In a community of people who barely register on the care-scale anymore

For for yourself, not for me.

The self-nomination thread is not for commenting. That's what this thread is for.
Note that I didn't write "In a community where Adanu doesn't register on the care-scale".

It's great that you care Adanu, really. I just wish everyone else did as well, and not just a handful of people. If someone as jaded as me can be proven wrong on this, no one would be happer than me.

[boombrakh]

Boring questions are boring.

1) The DMA and TA disagree on an what scripted content should remain or be put into ACR. How do you settle this dispute? Who is in charge?

There is no dispute. TA decides.

2) The IA and TA disagree what content can be included in hak files. How do you settle this dispute? Who is in charge?

There is no dispute. TA decides.

3) The DMA does not punish/moderate an inappropriately behaving DM (alternatively: PA does not do the same with a player). Do you intervene and oversee, or do you stand by the relevant admin's decision?

Nope. If they (respectively) have been elected they have the trust of the people who are eligeble to vote on them. If what they do make them lose that trust, they wont be re-elected.

4) The PA implements X characters per player, and you believe that X is too big. How do you handle this? Feel free to substitute an issue you personally care about.

People tend to disagree because they don't get along and vice versa. My personal opinions on a specific topic is nigh-irrelevant. What is the best course of action for the community is what I should be focused on. That said, I'd argue my point. If I can change the opinion of the PA then issue is solved. If I can get the PA to hold off on it and discuss the pro's and con's then the issue is solved.


EDIT: Fixing typos

[boombrakh]

Now, I see you removed the post but I'll reply to in anyways. Because if this is how you feel then there are probably more out there and if that is the case, the issues should be addressed.

So let me get this straight, your platform is:

Torch the pillars.

Yes. And then build new ones to better reflect todays reality. (well, the other way around. Don't want to be pillar-less)

Torch the charter.

Yes. And then write a new one to better reflect todays reality. (well, the other way around. Don't want to be charter-less)

Ignore the structure we have.

No. I plan to work within the structure we have, with the people who wants, to lay a better foundation for the future.

Ignore player retention.

No. I plan to outsource it to someone who is more passionate about it. You seem pretty passionate about it, are you interested in heading it up should I win?

Eliminate Admin positions.

Yes. And replace them with a team of visionaries who work towards the same goal. The old job would go to people who excel at their field, like Zelknolf. Zelknolf is amazing at what she does. Why have to lobby and run every 6 months for election? (even though in this case it's unopposed). My personal feelings are irrelevant when it comes to Zelknolf. She has proven herself more than capable and to have ALFAs continued development/expansion close to heart. She deserves to keep doing that as long or as short as she likes without having to be an admin to have creative freedom.

And your thoughts on the position are:

• This is a joke.
• No one in the community cares.

Lead Admin is a joke, yes. Once upon a time, ALFA was this really big place and a "player" on the "scene". Back then, ALFA needed someone to be the "face" of ALFA and that job fell to the Lead Admin. Today, it's a glorified AR. As for no one in the community caring, that is clearly not the case. But as a big grey blob of opinions, ALFA is very "meh". Adanu has already shown that he cares, so have you. And with me, that makes at LEAST three people. It's not much, but it's a start. (also, quotation marks!)

And you don't even play or log in because you're not motivated enough.

I don't play for many reasons. One is that it gets lonely to login to an empty void. Also, summer. Also, motorcycle. Also, reasons. And yes, that adds up to "not motivated enough".

How are you even qualified to run for a position you don't care about, in a community you aren't motivated enough to log in and join, and moreover, following a rule-set you have no respect for?

Thing is, I DO care. If I didn't, I wouldn't run. I just don't care about the details more than I care about the bigger picture.

[shad0wfax]

I deleted my post because I felt that posing rhetorical questions was not appropriate in your platform thread.

You caught them before they disappeared. Nonetheless, thank you for answering the questions, regardless of their rhetorical nature, and thank you for clarifying your platform further. I will consider your offer to assist you after the election, should you win.

[Rumple C]

What is your fondest ALFA RP memory?

Who is your favorite ex-LA?

How many times have you fallen off your motorcycle? (This question will help me establish if you will survive a full 6 month term)

[boombrakh]

What is your fondest ALFA RP memory?

Jokes aside, it was actually when my character Roland Bishop was in jail on TSM for Treason or whatever and Olaf kept coming to visit. We had over the course of a long time, very long talks about just about everything between heaven and hell. It was the first and only time I have found myself crying through getting emotionally overwhelmed with all the feels. I miss olaf.

Who is your favorite ex-LA?

Hard question. I have three favourites who are on the top3 for different reasons and it's hard to pick my absolute favourite. The three are (In order of appearance):

* Squamatus (2005)
* Paazin (2008)
* Rumple C (2012)

How many times have you fallen off your motorcycle? (This question will help me establish if you will survive a full 6 month term)

Three times. The first time it was on an oil slick in an intersection with ongoing traffic and it was quite scary. The second time was during heavy rain, in the middle of the night, in a roundabout. The third time was to save a bicyclist from certain death when he makes a sudden left turn right into the street which forced me into a traffic island and a complete stop from 50 kph (30 mph) to zero.

[Dorn]

Big fella!!

As it's really all i want, I asked Shadow if he would support me doing this:

- If shadowfax is made LA, Dorn will support him by taking on the currently absent Player Retention role
- Shadowfax will expand this role to include a review initiative to identify a range of cohesive options that put together may make ALFA more attractive to current/returning members. These options may include those which mean work for all administration domains. These options should be consistent with the AFLA pillars.
- in undertaking this, Dorn will convene a small working group (at least one member from the staff of each admin domain invited), identify a number of options in 3 tranches ranging from easily implemented to hard/contentious
- tranche by tranche these options will be tested for technical viability, then server team and broad community support. Respective admin will be directly engaged.
- recommendations will then be made by Dorn and the group to the LA for consideration by the broader Admin group and implementation/discarding if appropriate.
- shadowfax will encourage the various admin and staff to engage openly and in the best interest of alfa

Sounds protracted, but it's not. I've led enough business change processes in RL organisations to know the above happens fairly quickly when you've got few and informed people around (as we have), the implementations the hard bit.

Would you let me do the same if you won?

[boombrakh]

Would you let me do the same if you won?

If I could, i'd make it rain down manna from the heavens for you. In lieu of that, of course I would.

[Zelknolf]

How are you to actively support an initiative that relies on ALFA's pillars if you intend to discard them?


Can you detail any project you've finished for ALFA? If not, can you detail any project you've worked on for ALFA for more than three weeks?


Do you think it's appropriate for an HDM to use his authority to have a friend's PC, who died to static spawns before said HDM became any sort of DM, raised from the dead by the avatar of a deity and rebuilt as a Favored Soul because of "story"?
-- If yes, how do you reconcile that against the need for objectivity in the use of veto power?
-- If no, then why did you do that, and what oversight do you expect to protect the community against such antics during your term?

[boombrakh]

This again? It's amazing how when you get something into that twisted head of yours, the truth doesn't matters anymore. But sure, let's go down this road again and after this is done, you, me and whatever admin it is that has to deal with this harassment crap is going to have to sit down and talk things through. No one holds a made up grudge like good old Zelknolf. Or maybe i'll just ignore you like always because most likely, i'll just be wasting my time again. You know, like last time an admin decided you were in the wrong and was told to take RP lessons as a consequence and nothing ever happened. I guess that when you make your rivals quit ALFA, there is no one is left who dares oppose you.

Anyways, on with the show.

How are you to actively support an initiative that relies on ALFA's pillars if you intend to discard them?

I want to replace them, not discard them.

Can you detail any project you've finished for ALFA? If not, can you detail any project you've worked on for ALFA for more than three weeks?

New ALFA, nothing that comes to mind, no. In Old ALFA, I ran Waterdeep for an extended period of time, as well as Daggerdale. Handled updates, building, while also spearheading different projects. I guess that when you have a better grasp of the engine and toolset, it's easier to get involved and engaged.

Do you think it's appropriate for an HDM to use his authority to have a friend's PC, who died to static spawns before said HDM became any sort of DM, raised from the dead by the avatar of a deity and rebuilt as a Favored Soul because of "story"?
-- If yes, how do you reconcile that against the need for objectivity in the use of veto power?
-- If no, then why did you do that, and what oversight do you expect to protect the community against such antics during your term?

I think it is appropriate to do whatever you want as a DM as long as you don't break the rules. And veto has nothing to do with objectivity, it has everything to do with saying "no, you're not allowed to do that because I say so and I am allowed to". A DM is within his or her right to create any story imaginable as long as it stays within the setting. Now, had I really used the Avatar of a deity, that would have been within the framework of the setting. As for using my authority regarding a friend's PC, well.. I don't know about you, but I like to DM my friends more than those who I consider to be the opposite so it's not really that weird to be DMing a friend, regardless of if I have an "H" infront of the "DM" part of my title.

And as for rebuilds, well that was wrong, i'll own that. But only as far as ALFA rules go. I did it as a part of what I believed would make an interesting story and had it been in PnP, I'd have stuck with it. When I was informed that I shouldn't have done that, we went ahead and reverted back to the original backed up PC. So in short, DM > Rules. Imho.

[Zelknolf]

It wasn't the avatar of a deity? Why did you say it was?


Will you decide that you would rather LA for your friends as well? How will we know if you do? Seems that you're not a very reliable source of information.

[boombrakh]

It wasn't the avatar of a deity? Why did you say it was?

Can't remember that I did. But I am sure you have a "log" somewhere claiming I did. But seeing as the NPC was called "Emissary" and was (when I was discussing the idea with my fellow DMs) not the Avatar of a deity, you must be misinformed. Clearly, you're not a very reliable source of information.

Will you decide that you would rather LA for your friends as well?

I wish, but alas, I need to LA you as well.

How will we know if you do?

You wont. You'll just have to keep being paranoid.

Seems that you're not a very reliable source of information.

Not really a question. But i'll give a reply a go anyways. "Ok."

[FoamBats4All]

Could you provide more serious and reasonable information? Anyone with access to the relevant threads knows you are lying, and I would rather you be honest and forthcoming.