Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-17114085-20151012143446/@comment-29458028-20151014124803

One thing to note is that just because we may not actively post anything on the Forums, edit articles or chat may be because we just don't have the time or reason to do so.

Take myself for example - I'm either asleep or at school when people are on chat. I also have no active RPs at the moment, and the only thing that makes me appear "active" per se is the fact that I still edit my myriad articles with small edits (or sometimes not so small edits), and check the recent activity whenever I can.

Just because someone doesn't "chat", "edit" or "RP" doesn't mean they abandoned this place entirely. It could just be that they don't have a reason for it, or their hours are just so bad things don't work out.

It's not a chat mod's fault if say, they are patrolling when nobody is around. Sure, they are just one person in chat, and you wouldn't see them do it, but technically they are still doing their job. Then again, what's the difference between a chat mod on "off" hours and a chat mod not going onto chat? Nothing much.

Sure, you can say that that position is perhaps redundant, then. Then what if people just decide to come on in at that time and mess around when nobody is around? It's a choice people have to make.

I"m not going to actively ask anyone to side with either side on this, because I do believe that yes, you all already made your choices, and I am not here to change it.

Then again, remember one thing - staff positions shouldn't be coveted - we are normal wiki users with extra tools to help the community in any way we can. If anyone here thinks of being the staff because they wanna be in power, please wake up from that pointless dream. None of us are meant to be figures of authority. We SERVE the community, not DICTATE it.

So, even if we make these chat mods lose their status, let me ask you prospective mods out there. ''Are you really here to serve the community? Or do you want a kick out of kicking people in chat?'' I don't need your answer, just ponder this questions which I leave you with.

(I'd be happy if you think of the former, but meh, none of my business, your motive is your own)