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To everyone who joined these forums at some point, and got discouraged by the negativity and left after a while (or even got literally scared off): I'm sorry.

I wasn't good enough at encouraging people to be kinder, and removing people who refuse to be kind. Encouraging people is hard, and removing people creates conflict, and I hate conflict... so that's why I wasn't better at it.

I was a very, very sensitive teen. The atmosphere of this forum as it is now, if it had existed in 1996, would probably have upset me far more than it would have helped.

I can handle quite a lot of negativity and even abuse now, but that isn't the point. I want to help people. I want to help the people who need it the most, and I want to help people like the 1996 version of me.

I'm still figuring out the best way to do that, but as it is now, these forums are doing more harm than good, and I can't keep running them.

Thank you to the few people who have tried to understand my point of view so far. I really, really appreciate you guys. You are beautiful people.

Everyone else: If after everything I've said so far, you still don't understand my motivations, I think it's unlikely that you will. We're just too different. Maybe someday in the future it might make sense, but until then, there's no point in arguing about it. I don't have the time or the energy for arguing anymore. I will focus my time and energy on people who support me, and those who need help.

-SoulRiser

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I'm adding a whole bunch of you guys to the Forum Helpers group. If you see moderator-like options on posts and threads, you're in it. Razz

As for what to do with it, refer to the moderator guidelines here:
http://forums.school-survival.net/showth...?tid=33805
Though you pretty much only can move & split stuff anyway.
Split all blatant troll activity to the Frag Arena. There's a shortcut for that in the dropdown box at the bottom of each thread.

All moderators can add people to the Forum Helpers group, and DoA and SirMarty also can. Feel free to add anyone reasonably sensible who's been around a while. You guys can add/manage the group members from here:
http://forums.school-survival.net/usercp...usergroups

If you got added, and you actually don't want the extra buttons and things, I think you should be able to leave the group from the above link. I'm not sure though. If not, ask one of the moderators or DoA/SirMarty to remove you.

Any questions?

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What's the procedure for adding people? I don't see any such option in the usergroups page.

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Thanks! I think I'll speak to xcriteria though if I want to do anything at the level of adding others. A forum assistant is just that, an assistant. Smile

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(08-20-2014 05:08 AM)DoA Wrote:  What's the procedure for adding people? I don't see any such option in the usergroups page.

http://forums.school-survival.net/manage...php?gid=16
If that link works, there should be a box at the bottom where you can input a name. If the link doesn't work, you'll have to click the link to the group from the list of groups in your User CP.

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I don't see buttons....

OOOH never mind. They're all da way at the bottom of the screen derp.

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(08-20-2014 08:00 AM)SoulRiser Wrote:  
(08-20-2014 05:08 AM)DoA Wrote:  What's the procedure for adding people? I don't see any such option in the usergroups page.

http://forums.school-survival.net/manage...php?gid=16
If that link works, there should be a box at the bottom where you can input a name. If the link doesn't work, you'll have to click the link to the group from the list of groups in your User CP.

It says I'm not a leader.

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Your de-modding is probably why.

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(08-20-2014 11:42 AM)Hansgrohe Wrote:  Your de-modding is probably why.

I'm in the group, but I can't add people even though Soul says I can.

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Quote:It says I'm not a leader.
Fixed. Weird, I could have sworn I already added you though...

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Always helps to double-check.

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