Why do admins observe a lot?
Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2023 11:12 pm
Whenever i view an admin's playtime on scrubby, 99% of their rounds is them observing, why is this? what is so riveting about observing a round?
Because admins observe to well admin?Longestarmlonglaw wrote: ↑Sun Jul 16, 2023 11:12 pm Whenever i view an admin's playtime on scrubby, 99% of their rounds is them observing, why is this? what is so riveting about observing a round?
the thought makes me wretch. too much metainfo being thrown at you.Atlanta-Ned wrote: ↑Sun Jul 16, 2023 11:40 pm Less visibility into stuff going on when you’re playing. But admins should play more often. Or playmin even.
At a certain point you’re just an actor. We don’t admin people who can’t handle seeing metainfo and acting on it. But it’s not everyone’s cup of tea.Itseasytosee2me wrote: ↑Sun Jul 16, 2023 11:50 pmthe thought makes me wretch. too much metainfo being thrown at you.Atlanta-Ned wrote: ↑Sun Jul 16, 2023 11:40 pm Less visibility into stuff going on when you’re playing. But admins should play more often. Or playmin even.
You gotta learn how to see yourself as just another side character, unimportant to the main storyline. When you have that much info thrown at you, you learn to ignore it and move on with your pointless business. You obviously cannot be fighting a dragon when you got info over the location of every rift being made, because you yourself will try to act in good faith and end up confused, but you can choose to completely ignore the matter. The main downside to playminning is not being able to deal with tickets around you. So, if some non antag is boning and you get caught up in it, you can't take the tickets, which can suck if no other admins are available.Itseasytosee2me wrote: ↑Sun Jul 16, 2023 11:50 pmthe thought makes me wretch. too much metainfo being thrown at you.Atlanta-Ned wrote: ↑Sun Jul 16, 2023 11:40 pm Less visibility into stuff going on when you’re playing. But admins should play more often. Or playmin even.
Yeah, sounds about right.Justice12354 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 12:01 amYou gotta learn how to see yourself as just another side character, unimportant to the main storyline. When you have that much info thrown at you, you learn to ignore it and move on with your pointless business. You obviously cannot be fighting a dragon when you got info over the location of every rift being made, because you yourself will try to act in good faith and end up confused, but you can choose to completely ignore the matter. The main downside to playminning is not being able to deal with tickets around you. So, if some non antag is boning and you get caught up in it, you can't take the tickets, which can suck if no other admins are available.Itseasytosee2me wrote: ↑Sun Jul 16, 2023 11:50 pmthe thought makes me wretch. too much metainfo being thrown at you.Atlanta-Ned wrote: ↑Sun Jul 16, 2023 11:40 pm Less visibility into stuff going on when you’re playing. But admins should play more often. Or playmin even.
Overall, playminning is not against the rules, but it is highly discouraged.
Regarding Ned's post, I agree, but I would cross out the "Or playmin even" part.
That's an interesting concept: "void of adminship". I feel like there could be many motives for an Admin to observe more than play, but, ultimately, it all boils down to how much the Admin feels like playing. I know this can sound counter-intuitive or silly, but sometimes you feel like observing and sometimes you feel like playing. If you look at my activity, you'll find that sometimes I'm in more of a mood to play and sometimes I go many rounds in a row without playing a single round. Furthermore, some Admins may prefer to do Admin work rather than play, which is fair, since you get funny tools to improve others' rounds and DM fun events, as well as solve tickets to keep stuff flowing smoothly. I see this common concern with Admins who do not play very often that they may go out of touch with the community, but that's not really a thing, in my opinion. I don't think that not playing for a long period of time will affect your perspective of the community and what it needs. Remember that, while observing, admins are still interacting with the round, even if it's just by watching it; adminning is not time wasted in a headspace full of tickets and policy pages. Nevertheless, playing is still highly encouraged for two motives: the first one is so that the Admin does not forget what it's like to be a Player, and the second one is to avoid burnout. It's really easy to burn out if you're subjected to a lot of pressure at once, and playing the game instead of adminning can help relieve a lot of tension. Many Players think Admins are just having fun doing jannie work, but sometimes it can be very stressful, especially if you're dealing with something you've never had to deal with before. I'd like to end with a small note: sometimes some players forget that Admins are Players too. Admins are nothing more than Players with funny buttons and access to hidden channels, trusted upon them for some ungodly reason to help keep tg a safe place where everyone can have fun and enjoy their free time. Sometimes it may feel like there's this huge separation between Admins and Players, but that's just optics.TheLoLSwat wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 1:02 am Admins also should play more (we have too many low hour admins i fear), but its a bit understandable why they wouldnt if they are already lost to the void of adminship.
Add 307 for the true total.Justice12354 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 2:30 amCan we all agree that Stereo was not and still is not human?
Did you just leak Retirement Home? :OAwkwardStereo wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 2:41 am<snip>Justice12354 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 2:30 amCan we all agree that Stereo was not and still is not human?
De-deadmin this man radioJustice12354 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 2:42 amDid you just leak Retirement Home? :OAwkwardStereo wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 2:41 am<snip>Justice12354 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 2:30 amCan we all agree that Stereo was not and still is not human?
i'll fuckin' do it againJustice12354 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 2:42 amDid you just leak Retirement Home? :OAwkwardStereo wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 2:41 am<snip>Justice12354 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 2:30 amCan we all agree that Stereo was not and still is not human?
Gonna blow your mind.Kendrickorium wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:22 pm some admins (a lot) don't even play at all anymore
i've looked up multiple admins with only tens of hours played over YEARS of adminning
this is extremely dangerous to our democracy.
Did you KNOW that i'm almost CERTAIN that there is a DIFFERENCE between players that play every ONCE in a WHILE, and ADMINS that admin EVERY day and PLAY (1) round every few MONTHS?conrad wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:28 pmGonna blow your mind.Kendrickorium wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:22 pm some admins (a lot) don't even play at all anymore
i've looked up multiple admins with only tens of hours played over YEARS of adminning
this is extremely dangerous to our democracy.
Like detonate your brain.
Turn your thoughts to smithereens.
Did you know some PLAYERS also don't play anymore?
Like some PLAYERS have only tens of hours played over YEARS of existing?
I shit you not.
I hate this mentality. I don't feel like it's necessary to play the game regularly in order to understand the rules or have a grasp of how it works.Kendrickorium wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:22 pm some admins (a lot) don't even play at all anymore
i've looked up multiple admins with only tens of hours played over YEARS of adminning
this is extremely dangerous to our democracy.
The difference only exists if you put an imaginary wall between players and admins.Kendrickorium wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 6:16 pmDid you KNOW that i'm almost CERTAIN that there is a DIFFERENCE between players that play every ONCE in a WHILE, and ADMINS that admin EVERY day and PLAY (1) round every few MONTHS?conrad wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:28 pmGonna blow your mind.Kendrickorium wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:22 pm some admins (a lot) don't even play at all anymore
i've looked up multiple admins with only tens of hours played over YEARS of adminning
this is extremely dangerous to our democracy.
Like detonate your brain.
Turn your thoughts to smithereens.
Did you know some PLAYERS also don't play anymore?
Like some PLAYERS have only tens of hours played over YEARS of existing?
I shit you not.
can you GRASP why that is SIGNIFICANT, and why SNARK won't make this valid FACT a NONconcern?
There has been some recent drama regarding misinterpreting messages and misconstruing meanings in a very poor light and I realized that it could be done with the joke I made.RedBaronFlyer wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 7:07 pm Conrad where's the reply you made to my post you COWARD?
there is a very extreme, thick wall, when it involves admins that are not playersconrad wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 6:52 pmThe difference only exists if you put an imaginary wall between players and admins.Kendrickorium wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 6:16 pmDid you KNOW that i'm almost CERTAIN that there is a DIFFERENCE between players that play every ONCE in a WHILE, and ADMINS that admin EVERY day and PLAY (1) round every few MONTHS?conrad wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:28 pmGonna blow your mind.Kendrickorium wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:22 pm some admins (a lot) don't even play at all anymore
i've looked up multiple admins with only tens of hours played over YEARS of adminning
this is extremely dangerous to our democracy.
Like detonate your brain.
Turn your thoughts to smithereens.
Did you know some PLAYERS also don't play anymore?
Like some PLAYERS have only tens of hours played over YEARS of existing?
I shit you not.
can you GRASP why that is SIGNIFICANT, and why SNARK won't make this valid FACT a NONconcern?
i forget how the phrase goes, something like "a king that does not walk among his people is no king" something like thatVekter wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 6:48 pmI hate this mentality. I don't feel like it's necessary to play the game regularly in order to understand the rules or have a grasp of how it works.Kendrickorium wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:22 pm some admins (a lot) don't even play at all anymore
i've looked up multiple admins with only tens of hours played over YEARS of adminning
this is extremely dangerous to our democracy.
I actually see this used more often as an ad hominem than anyone actually making a point about admins not playing the game.
The only instances I see this come up in are cases where someone on Terry will whine about being slapped for breaking the rules because it's ~server culture~ or something.Kendrickorium wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 7:29 pm i forget how the phrase goes, something like "a king that does not walk among his people is no king" something like that
basically when you stop playing the game or interacting inside the game with it's players, you are automatically becoming distant and out of touch as to why people do the things they do
someone else can probably explain it better than me because i'm an idiot
Would you consider, for instance, iain0 to be an admin who "doesn't even play at all anymore"? Or are you leaning more towards a WaterMelon? Maybe going straightforward for an OmegaDark?Kendrickorium wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:22 pm some admins (a lot) don't even play at all anymore
i've looked up multiple admins with only tens of hours played over YEARS of adminning
I understand that, it's just that this extreme, thick wall is entirely in your head.Kendrickorium wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 7:25 pmthere is a very extreme, thick wall, when it involves admins that are not playersconrad wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 6:52 pmThe difference only exists if you put an imaginary wall between players and admins.Kendrickorium wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 6:16 pmDid you KNOW that i'm almost CERTAIN that there is a DIFFERENCE between players that play every ONCE in a WHILE, and ADMINS that admin EVERY day and PLAY (1) round every few MONTHS?conrad wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:28 pmGonna blow your mind.Kendrickorium wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:22 pm some admins (a lot) don't even play at all anymore
i've looked up multiple admins with only tens of hours played over YEARS of adminning
this is extremely dangerous to our democracy.
Like detonate your brain.
Turn your thoughts to smithereens.
Did you know some PLAYERS also don't play anymore?
Like some PLAYERS have only tens of hours played over YEARS of existing?
I shit you not.
can you GRASP why that is SIGNIFICANT, and why SNARK won't make this valid FACT a NONconcern?
i'm kind of baffled by how you don't understand that
You can press a button called "Deadmin", which takes all admin buttons away except a button called "Readmin". You essentially go back to being a Player.
It even changes your OOC color back to pleb yellow.Justice12354 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 12:53 amYou can press a button called "Deadmin", which takes all admin buttons away except a button called "Readmin". You essentially go back to being a Player.
Justice12354 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 7:41 pmRegardless of who you pick, these are all good admins who do their job really well. Even if we look at OmegaDark, I must admit that I only realized they don't join the servers too much right now by looking at their scrubby, and the truth is that they still give really based takes when asked.Kendrickorium wrote: ↑Mon Jul 17, 2023 5:22 pm some admins (a lot) don't even play at all anymore
i've looked up multiple admins with only tens of hours played over YEARS of adminning
Sorry, suicide isn't cool and I don't read books.Justice12354 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 12:53 amYou can press a button called "Deadmin", which takes all admin buttons away except a button called "Readmin". You essentially go back to being a Player.
After that joke, suicide isn't an option because I'm already at your doorstep to take you to the psych warddirk_mcblade wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 5:08 amSorry, suicide isn't cool and I don't read books.Justice12354 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 12:53 amYou can press a button called "Deadmin", which takes all admin buttons away except a button called "Readmin". You essentially go back to being a Player.
The retiredmin stageJustice12354 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 12:59 pmAfter that joke, suicide isn't an option because I'm already at your doorstep to take you to the psych warddirk_mcblade wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 5:08 amSorry, suicide isn't cool and I don't read books.Justice12354 wrote: ↑Tue Jul 18, 2023 12:53 amYou can press a button called "Deadmin", which takes all admin buttons away except a button called "Readmin". You essentially go back to being a Player.