So tbh, I don't think enough rep has ever been given to the people who run the place in the first place. People all go on about we pay for membership and we get nothing out... do you know how much hosting costs? All the hours put in by the backend guys, Es, Kev, and James didnt get paid for doing this work. The only reason I am a bit understanding is that I have managed community projects for no pay and its a ****er when being criticized that ur not doing enough. The forum is what people make of it, how much they put in, and how much they stick their neck out to organise things. People with all honesty dont volunteer for ****, yet someone always has something to say and its just pants. @
James isn't paid to be here and has a full time job where he no doubt slogs it... working in IT is usually a high hour nightmare. So I think he needs a thank you. Re the local and regional events thingie ma'bob, its always been there just no one gets off their arse to try and really bring people together. there are a few who do get stuck in there and they should be thanked, @
karlj being one of them, generally me and Karl dont get on, he is a **** 9/10, so am I, thats why we get on. BUT yeah no one gave the boy enough help organizing stuff and it goes with no rewards, being a mod has no rewards, doing anything has no reward... the point is, you do it for the MSC and for everyone else to get involved. WE ARE ALL THE REASON WHY THIS DOESN'T WORK, and in the same breath, WE ARE THE ONES TO MAKE IT AMAZING. I am sure many a person is sat in the background bitching and moaning about it and how nothing is good enough, well here is your chance, make it great, make it yours. The MSC is yours, something you can mold to be awesome. Another note, I have seen how the money is spent here and what we get in membership fees. If you don't put money in to the system you get nothing out, we need to keep our memberships up for @
James to be able to do anything. Making you just as bloody bad as those people who complain about the state of the world and then don't vote to make change.
The flip side @
James is that you are new and fresh at this and you are just as much at fault. You need to share workload and get people involved, much of what people want is easy to achieve you just need to put your feelers out to get some input and hands for work. There have always been places for area reps, and you should of been trying to fill them along time ago, whether it was there before you started or after, the tools were always there. There are people very capable of helping you manage facebook,forum and whatever other role you need. Its not about how hard you work, its about how easily you can achieve something. You have a whole forum to lure in to free labour haha. Your job is not to graft at things, your job is to utilise those beneath you to accomplish the success of the forum. You manage ideas and disperse work load to those around you. The management here is very little, sometimes good, sometimes bad, but obviously not big enough for the needs of the forum at the moment. There are people here with less workload and more free time, so get them on board, get them involved. Get more micra owners in the loop. All in all James, if you don't ask you don't get. WE ARE HERE TO HELP YOU...
I hate people.