New Staff Structure and Admins

[Dragoneer]

We're working to improve our admin staff structure, and as such over the new month or two you'll begin seeing new admins and staff joining the main site. We're compartmentalizing much of the staff to focus on specific areas (photography, art, music, etc) to ensure more consistent rulings and better end results for our users.

Many of the Furocity admins have joined the site, and we''ll be posting more updates and working towards a bit more transparency in the near future.

The staff structure can be seen here:
http://www.furaffinity.net/staff/

[Ben]

I saw the announcement on the front page last night, and it's honestly pretty impressive (well, by this site's standards). It's good to see so many admins (and some structure to them) actually working on the site.

[maddogairpirate]

Interesting restructuring. Co-admins for head of site. The breakdown looks simple enough. How does it work, though, when, say, there's an artwork that violates ToS? Do the ToS admins handle it or the artwork admins?

[Dragoneer]

Interesting restructuring. Co-admins for head of site. The breakdown looks simple enough. How does it work, though, when, say, there's an artwork that violates ToS? Do the ToS admins handle it or the artwork admins?

Any admin can handle any issue, but those focused on a specific area are there to focus on that and that alone. The other admins can assist in a variety of issues if need be unless those admins choose to focus on a particular group/field.

[Ben]

Any admin can handle any issue, but those focused on a specific area are there to focus on that and that alone. The other admins can assist in a variety of issues if need be unless those admins choose to focus on a particular group/field.

I would also presume that under this structure, if one of the regular admins is having trouble with a TT, they can take it to one of the department heads that run that category for a second opinion. At least, that would make sense, I think.

[Lastdirewolf]

Well as long as I can be my weird, assholish self, then yay.

[Lobar]

So is the new strategy for making up FA's shortcomings just to cannibalize Furocity and its resources or what?

[Dragoneer]

So is the new strategy for making up FA's shortcomings just to cannibalize Furocity and its resources or what?

Furocity staffers are joining FA if they want to. That's part of us joining together (one mere part) by bringing over some experienced staffers to help with issues and improve the site.

[Arshes Nei]

Dragoneer,

I don't mean to hijack the thread, but can you please give these details to our current staff so we understand what is going on?

[maddogairpirate]

'Any admin can handle any issue, but those focused on a specific area are there to focus on that and that alone. The other admins can assist in a variety of issues if need be unless those admins choose to focus on a particular group/field. '

I'm still rusty on quoting stuff here, but you get the gist.

The clarification is good as long as it doesn't lead to any sore toes. If it's first-claim handles it then long as everyone knows and that works.

I like the smaller staff simply because it's easier to get a sense of who's responsible. The older staff had a lot of people that never seemed to handle much, leaving it rather unfairly in a double sense to those that did. Unfairly because they shouldn't have to do all the work, and because oftentimes there was no one keeping their biases in check. We've all got 'em, and my #1 concern right now in the restructuring is just making sure there's a solid sense of accountability. So if A handles the issue and metes out punishment, there's a framework to be pointed to that's fair. Verbal harassment first offense is, say, a warning, second offense a ban, unless threats are involved in said harassment. That kind of thing, so when Mr. Banned whines it's so unfair, there's something to point to right away. I think that will cut down on a lot of the complaints that staff is heavily biased or punishes people they just don't like more severely.

So: small staff good, active staff good. Accountability is next in terms of quantifiable actions against offenses. I'm looking to see that somehow.

[Andy Nonimose]

Dragoneer,

I don't mean to hijack the thread, but can you please give these details to our current staff so we understand what is going on?

It's sad that this even needs to be asked.

Hooray for failed use of hierarchical news flow. :V

[Devious Bane]

can you please give these details to our current staff so we understand what is going on?

My faith, assuming I had any, just pissed out the window.
Smooth.

[maddogairpirate]

Devious, essentially you're just complaining to hear yourself complain then?

I can't say I fully get the 'me-first' hangup on this. It's a site admin restructure list. It would definitely be a concern if there was no consideration for giving it to the staff, or if there was some kind of bomb in there that severely shook things up. If you find out about it this afternoon or this evening, if the announcement is on the BB first, there is not a worldshattering consequence I can think of. Staff has asked that they were briefed upon it first. Okay. Now go and discuss it. Ain't the end of the world as we know it. And I feel fine.

[Accountability]

Dragoneer,

I don't mean to hijack the thread, but can you please give these details to our current staff so we understand what is going on?

Welp.

Is there any reason why the new staff was brought in above the old staff? Seems like a slap in the face for some of them, who have been here for years, to be given some crappy "TOS Enforcement" title while new people are brought in and made "department heads". Would make more sense to me to promote the older people who have been active and know the rules to these positions before bringing in the new people who haven't even been on the site for a month.

Also, why do most of the new staff seem to be giant assholes? At least one of them has a very unfriendly profile. Not sure if these are the kind of people that should be representing the site.

Devious, essentially you're just complaining to hear yourself complain then?

I can't say I fully get the 'me-first' hangup on this. It's a site admin restructure list. It would definitely be a concern if there was no consideration for giving it to the staff, or if there was some kind of bomb in there that severely shook things up. If you find out about it this afternoon or this evening, if the announcement is on the BB first, there is not a worldshattering consequence I can think of. Staff has asked that they were briefed upon it first. Okay. Now go and discuss it. Ain't the end of the world as we know it. And I feel fine.

The fact the existing site staff was not informed of at least some of the details is cause for concern.

[maddogairpirate]

It's not the way it should be done, Accountability, I can agree with that. But bad form aside, I don't see how the different timeline really changes anything. A respect issue, perhaps.

[Tiger In A Tie]

Welp.

Is there any reason why the new staff was brought in above the old staff? Seems like a slap in the face for some of them, who have been here for years, to be given some crappy "TOS Enforcement" title while new people are brought in and made "department heads". Would make more sense to me to promote the older people who have been active and know the rules to these positions before bringing in the new people who haven't even been on the site for a month.

Maybe it's a matter of qualifications? Some of the new admins might just be more qualified for those positions than existing ones. But I don't have room to say much as I'm still fairly new to fA and the forums. I do feel it's a bit unfair as well, though. I guess we'll just have to see how the new admins perform?

[Shireton]

I feel like some of these new accounts are in very poor taste.

[Xenke]

I feel like some of these new accounts are in very poor taste.

What do you mean?

[LizardKing]

Is there any reason why the new staff was brought in above the old staff? Seems like a slap in the face for some of them, who have been here for years, to be given some crappy "TOS Enforcement" title while new people are brought in and made "department heads". Would make more sense to me to promote the older people who have been active and know the rules to these positions before bringing in the new people who haven't even been on the site for a month.

That does seem a strange way of doing things; all 6 of the new staff have gone straight into department head/admin positions. I'm sure they've had plenty of experience on Furocity, and a few have been here for a little while, but surely they should get some experience here first instead of leapfrogging people who have been doing this for a while and know their way around FA's particular quirks and ruleset. I can't imagine it's particularly good for morale either.

[AshleyAshes]

Dragoneer,

I don't mean to hijack the thread, but can you please give these details to our current staff so we understand what is going on?

So, what happened to transparency?

[dinosaurdammit]

So, what happened to transparency?

Well you see we had planned to put plastic wrap on the situation but someone knocked over a can of black paint.

[Un_Chakal]

What do you mean?

http://www.furaffinity.net/user/photografuhrer
This for example. Even the replies are condescending, as is the About paragraph's reply to the concerns. And the name even, seems to want to show outright intimidation from the get-go.

[dinosaurdammit]

http://www.furaffinity.net/user/photografuhrer
This for example. Even the replies are condescending, as is the About paragraph's reply to the concerns. And the name even, seems to want to show outright intimidation from the get-go.

I am blunt- and bluntly I say that person sounds like a douche. There are better ways to say "I AM AN ADMIN I DO MY JOB" rather than the garble mess in their profile.

[jcfynx]

I hope this means people are going to be nicer. :C

[Arshes Nei]

Well you see we had planned to put plastic wrap on the situation but someone knocked over a can of black paint.

haha sorry that reminds me of the origins of http://www.shitmykidsruined.com