At 7/9/10 11:11 PM, SlntCobra1 wrote:
I think you're forgetting who's in second in command for Portal Violations Lizz. I really have lost count as to how many times I have said this, but:
If anyone needs help with their whistles, just drop me a PM or hit me up on AIM.
For those of us who are all set up on the forums, go here. Seriously, I'm not the Lt. PVO for nothin' ya know!
I think you are a bit confused as to what an officer position means. Obviously I need to make it clear at this point. I will not continue to tolerate the abrasiveness that's been going around in this thread. Officers are supposed to help one another and support each other, not to bicker and chastise.
From the very beginning, I created officer positions for one reason and one reason only: to provide recognition for those members that were helping fulfill a role in this club. Phantom, for example, had his hand in multiple groups and was well-known on Newgrounds at the time, so he became the Relations Officer. Major-punk took it upon himself to create our roster, so he became the Records Officer. SlashFirestorm was very helpful to prospective members and assisted me with the recruitment process, so he became the Recruitment Officer. That's how it works. It's transparent, and it has worked very well for almost 5 years.
Never were these officer positions meant to be a position of power to flaunt. EVER. In fact, the only power given by these positions are those that are absolutely necessary. It's necessary to have an executive chain of command, for example, to make a decision on behalf of the Barracks if the time comes. Prime examples of this are when problems arise and mods come a-knockin' asking for immediate answers. Additionally, our recruitment process has, out of necessity, become more and more stringent, and therefore requires a process to be followed to make sure every member is vetted and will not damage the reputation of our club. Other than those two specific roles of power, the rest of my officer roles are to recognize what people are doing. Every single member is important to this club, officer or not. Those that become officers are those that rise to the call of duty and leave their mark on this club for the better.
So, let me make this abundantly clear: berating prospective members of this club and going around saying "That's my job" is not why you are an officer. You are an officer because when it comes to dealing with flagging reviews and flash around here, you are quite skilled at it. However, that does not mean that others cannot do the same. Just because you are an officer doesn't mean Lizz cannot help anyone anymore. Last I checked, the entire Barracks was supposed to be helpful with this type of thing. I'd never fault anyone for good intentions.
For example, puddinN64 started the recruitment process a bit early, and Byte was a bit upset because she had concerns she needed to address to me first. In the end, I was well aware of the situation and it worked out anyway. However, I wouldn't be upset at puddin for trying to help...after all, that's how most officers got their roles anyway, including Byte. The only reason the recruitment process is so stoic anyway is out of necessity, not desire. Either way, trying to help the process along is something that I consider trying to help. Yelling at someone about their choice of forum on this site and telling them they are not allowed to join when you have no place in doing so is another.
I really don't have much more time to deal with this matter right now, as I'm quite busy today. Either way, any form of argument in this thread ends now. If you want to continue discussing it, you are free to do so in our private forums. We don't need to make a spectacle here on the thread over it. But take a little bit of time to think it over and calm down. In the entire history of the Barracks (that I'm aware of, anyway), never have we had officers arguing over shit like this right on the thread, and it's not going to start now.