Hey Steam-Gamers,
Two months in and we're starting to see some results from the rank changes we implemented. With that being said we're still ironing out the few kinks from the first portion of this transition so please continue to excercise a little patience.
Lets jump right into it:
To the Events Team please welcome Creten! Creten has been a rock star on the servers in terms of activity and willingness to go out of his way to make sure our servers remain a fun place to play. We expect great things coming out of him and the rest of the events team for the foreseeable future.
Organize, plan, and run events
Manage/Promote special events on our servers
Manage and monitor gaming tournaments
Make sure servers are ready for all special events
Schedule events to fill servers in need via the steam community
Manage and monitor gaming tournaments (ie. SGSL)
Work with Game Divisions to create events that cater to community interests
There will also be some additions to the Community Advisors role! Please join me in welcoming Rhyzhe, Cept For Her, and Grateful to the team! They've both shown that they have the ability to give insightful advice as well as handle themselves on the servers.
Their duties will now include:
Advise the higher staff on important decisions
Handling player complaints and issuing bans
Moderation of the forum
Give awards to members on request
Send group invitations to members on request
Keep servers clean from rule breakers
Issue warnings/kicks/bans
Screenshot/demo proof for permanent bans
Request permanent bans via on the forum
Post in-game server problems on the forum
Help in any way to make the servers fun
To the Administrative Team, we are promoting Karma and Cept For Her, They have both earned the trust that comes along with managing a server, and we are sure that they will do some excellent work! Their new job description is:
Verify that servers are operational
Reboot dead/lagged servers
Assist in training new admins
Monitor the Teamspeak 3 server
Grant access rights to Teamspeak 3
Search for new maps for all servers
Upload maps to the servers and fast downloads site
Edit map lists & rotations
Issue permanent bans to players via request from SA's
Please also welcome LampShade into his new role of Administrative Manager! His duties will mostly stay the same, but, he is also going to focus on making sure that the team is running smoothly. He will be reporting directly to the board and will be in charge of the operations that involve our servers!
And last but not least everyone please congratulate Mad Dogg on his new role as a member of the Board of Directors. He's put the time and work in and will continue to be a huge asset to this community in his new role!
His duties will include:
Support/build/fix servers
Approve admin applications
Set up new Admin and Subscriber access
Issue admin warnings/punishments
Keep the community updated of any changes
Final say in all admin disputes
Plan for growth (website/servers)
Support forum/plugins/logos
Review and implement community suggestions
Promote/demote server admins
Manage public relations/marketing/events
Be a role model to all admins/setting by example
Collect donations, manage subscriptions, and pay the bills
Manage the website, forums, and bansite
Manage AO staffing and responsibilities
... anything else that needs to be done
Please give these gentlemen a pat on the back as they have all worked hard to earn their respective promotions