Manon & Gully,
We are highjacking this topic, yet again.
to clear things out: I have no idea what the BB think. All i can do is use my own brain, compare why BB's have taken decisions in the past & what the motive was behind it, to make
educated guesses concerning their decisions. This by no means is proven, handed down or given what so ever to the staff!
If you read carefully, you'll read everywhere that i've written: that is what i'm thinking that the BB's would do. I'm not saying they are doing it!
If i have given you the impression that i'm a person of who has acces to more knowledge than you, then i'd like to appologize for that, since i'm not priviledged to know how the BB's make their decisions. all i do know, is that they've carefully thought them through and have taken them for a good reason.
All i have done, is looked at things from what i'd consider to be a BB perspective. Best example to demonstrate that can be found between forumpost
(284023.6) &
(284023.7), where i clearly state that IF the BBs were handing down tips concerning making suggestions, then i'm a user who's unaware of those guidelines!
GM's aren't all knowning, nor do they get to see information prior to the rest of the community.
Now to put this matter to rest:
Manon has a point.Because the GM's bear the GM tag, you automatically assume that we have more knowledge than the other users. it's a wrong perception. I'm unsure where the claims originate from that the GM's know more than the normal users, but it's false. The only thing that sets a user apart from a GM, is that a GM has a couple of tools to ensure everything that isn't related to the code behind BB, runs smoothly. That price of power comes with a series of responsibilities and fear not, our actions do get reviewed!
Gully has a point too Manon wrongfully assumed that Gully though i had knowledge of what the BB's do.
The fault for that assumption is with me! apparently, i failed to stress enough that the points i made, where from what i would consider a BB would do. i could be right, but i could be horribly wrong! Manon wanted to clarify that what GM's & BB's might think, could be ( and are likely) to very different things! Manon referral that everyone seems to think we are in league with the BB's, is equally wrong. Gully clearly has felt as if he's being singled out from that post, somethign which i'm certain wasn't Manons intention. As for demanding an apology. the staff (Mods, LA's, GM's) often get singled out. We don't do apologies well. Hence, you've got one here:
I (as an individual) am sorry i might have given you the impression i have more knowledge than others. We ( as GM's) aren't robots. we are just humans. We make mistakes too. We (as GM's) are sorry if we don't always take the time to right our wrongs. We have many responsibilities to take care off, are often wrongfully accused of abusing our power or withholding information and have grown tired of it. The constant accusations do get to everyone, yet we are held to a higher standard. Occasionally, it can get frustrating. Hence, we (as a staff) sometimes fail to apologise when we should. We are also humans. we make errors. The difference is that we go to great lengths to avoid making any. So to Gully ( and any other managers who felt attacked) we (as GM's) apologize if our own behavior isn't always what you'd like it to be. We do our best, and one cannot ask for anything more than that
So, i've cleared things out. I've apologized for the errors made in this topic.
(part 2 in next forumpost)