I'm not going to pretend that the issues that have been laid out here aren't reasons why I left my position. However, I left primarily because Halo 4 is less than fun for me and school has become far too encroaching to have the will or capability to maintain a position here. I left because I don't believe in being an absent figure sitting on a rank; like I knew I was going to end up becoming. I believed that someone who had the time and capabilities should be the one to take my place. I only wish that the two fellows who hold the most important ability here would have realized the importance of that ideal before things got so far out of hand.
All those arguments between Nutty and all were funny and stuff. Hell, I just got angry reading it XD Ahhh, internet. Never change. But for what it's worth, I don't think any of these claims are well founded (about the staff being this or that, corrupt, immature, whatever). I mean, I've got no grudges against any of you guys, and I hope you've got none against me, so I hope it's worth something when regular old me vouches for the truth behind Nutduster's first posts (not the ones about Schnitzel necessarily, I don't know the guy) All the staff are great guys and were awesome to know any work with, as people. My only complaint is their activity. I mean, only one or so of them have commented here XD For the rest of the staff on defense here, just know that you don't owe anyone an explanation
What the hell, I'll throw my hat in the ring. I can't say I know most of the staff current or or former. What I can say is that in my travels on this site, I have had no problems with any of them. As far as I can tell they're all great guys. The sites problem is not the staff. We call this a "forging community". Key word here is "community". If your town is full of morons and miscreants, what do you have? A town no one wants to visit. I'm not pointing my finger at anyone in particular here, but to anyone that is saying that the site is negative or this or that, this site is what we as the "community" make it. If you want helpful feedback on your map, give some to someone else. If you don't want to get crap from the staff or other members here, try not dealing out crap of your own first. Just my 2 cents.
I get what you're saying. I try to make (somewhat (lol)) decent threads to help spark conversation. Members don't really make the effort in non-halo stuff, at least. Dunno, can't put my finger on it, just not a very active community imo. Don't mean to point fingers, it's just a fact. Humor gets put aside, people are often pretty serious, not the same cup of tea as 4 years ago. Maybe 'cause I'm not active in Halo stuff, really, but I don't think that's the whole story. Guess I blame Halo's shitty, outdated forge, lost interest in it like 2 years ago, sadly. For those who like Halo 4's forge you should understand that some of us have been here for almost five years, and it's, frankly, pretty similar to how it was then. Just sucks that ya can't really do anything about it since Halo's got a larger audience than us.
So none of the other staffers are really commenting on anything right now, whether it be on Skype or in the staff forums :/ I don't know what to say.
I don't know what to tell you, Cluck. I just find it amazing how people can decide it's a good idea to just up and leave without a word. I don't care what the excuse is, they should have at the very least said something. Forgehub is in a dire situation at the moment, and if you guys want to see it survive long enough to meet Halo 5, something needs to be done about it. Thank you for showing an interest in the site even now, Cluck.
Become a one-man powerhouse!!! Moderate everyone! Write all the articles! Be the ultimate staff member you can be >
Ban everyone who doesn't believe in cat abortions. Promote me to mod and I'll make sure every cat lives in comfort knowing they can kill everything that comes out of their pooter. Also treasure.
I honestly think it just needs a complete revamp. Most of the people who ran this place, and made this place what it was have moved on mostly. They either don't like halo anymore, or don't have enough time in their lives for it anymore. There are countless examples of great staff and community members that have been lost to this.
Let's not do anything rash, Halo 5 will come soon enough, and I don't see such a popular site as Forgehub going down anytime soon..
I'd agree with you about the revamp, if they hadn't just brought in 6 fresh new staff members (half of which just quit) and upgraded the entire website. I honestly can't think of much more that can be revamped.
Finishing the upgrade (in terms of skins and returned functionality from vB 3.8), adding new features (I actually agree with Schnitz there), and revamping the top of the staff chain rather than just the rest, as that's what's hindering us right now.
Elliot4staff2k13 Yeah, this site needs some leaders. Its just whether TZ will do anything. He hasn't said a word...