Originally posted by Bort
Originally posted by CinTex
I assure you its not....
If Bort set up a private forum where the only rule was to not be an idiot when you post I promise you that 80% of the customers of GLB would apply for membeship and never get kicked out because they would just pay attention and not bitch, moan or complain one bit....
But those are not the rules on the main forums and we all pay money to play this game.... yet some of us get more info than others....
I would like an invite to said Private Forum.... I promise to never post anything even remotely controversial.....
Managing 10-20 users: easy. Managing 10-20,000: not so easy. Everyone can talk about whatever they want here, and ask questions of those who are appointed delegates. That's how an organizational structure works. The file clerk doesn't ask the CEO directly about things. He talks to his boss, who sends it up the chain. It keeps things more organized and less likely to be overrun by too much at once.
Cin, Blorf is right here.
I'm normally one of his biggest critics, but the structure at least is about as good as it can get. It's a giant pyramid with Blorf sitting on top coding. He's by himself, with no coding help. (Unless you count the incompetent graphics and web design guys)
In order for that pyramid structure to work, the people at the bottom have to bring forth problems and discuss them. Then the people that Blorf has delegated (Not enough, and possibly not all properly qualified) move the matter up the chain.
It doesn't always work, but it beats the shit out of an 80 page thread where the single coder of this game has to try to sift through the BS, bias and opportunism to find the real problems with the sim.
Originally posted by CinTex
I assure you its not....
If Bort set up a private forum where the only rule was to not be an idiot when you post I promise you that 80% of the customers of GLB would apply for membeship and never get kicked out because they would just pay attention and not bitch, moan or complain one bit....
But those are not the rules on the main forums and we all pay money to play this game.... yet some of us get more info than others....
I would like an invite to said Private Forum.... I promise to never post anything even remotely controversial.....
Managing 10-20 users: easy. Managing 10-20,000: not so easy. Everyone can talk about whatever they want here, and ask questions of those who are appointed delegates. That's how an organizational structure works. The file clerk doesn't ask the CEO directly about things. He talks to his boss, who sends it up the chain. It keeps things more organized and less likely to be overrun by too much at once.
Cin, Blorf is right here.
I'm normally one of his biggest critics, but the structure at least is about as good as it can get. It's a giant pyramid with Blorf sitting on top coding. He's by himself, with no coding help. (Unless you count the incompetent graphics and web design guys)
In order for that pyramid structure to work, the people at the bottom have to bring forth problems and discuss them. Then the people that Blorf has delegated (Not enough, and possibly not all properly qualified) move the matter up the chain.
It doesn't always work, but it beats the shit out of an 80 page thread where the single coder of this game has to try to sift through the BS, bias and opportunism to find the real problems with the sim.
