re: X/Y FAQ
Nymphadora, Hoenn, and myself have discussed the making of the FAQ. Since it's a long project, we covered slightly how we'd like to go about making it, what we'll include, and who will cover what when compiling the FAQ. I've also mentioned to one or two members personally that if they would like to create a specific guide for something, they are welcome to do so and once the FAQ is up we'll add their guide on. Of course at the same time we also have lives outside of the forum, so we can't always devote time to it. With the holidays and exams, you can assume all three of us might be a little bit busier than normal, but I think I can safely say that come the new year the FAQ is something we'll be working harder on putting up.
There's also the matter that the games are still relatively new and we're always learning something new, so we don't want to put up a FAQ that misses out on anything too important or overlooked. We want it to be as thorough and as helpful as possible.
re: Forum Header
For now we try to help guide the members where they can go. The large header at the top of the forum was specifically put there to make it more noticeable. Still, members sometimes overlook this and that's not entirely our fault. Challenges aren't something that comes up very often in X/Y and to avoid making the header any more of an eyesore, I wouldn't think about adding more to it.
re: Contact
Anyone is free to contact me whenever they like. I don't think I should have to tell anyone that. My visitor messages are open to anyone who wants to talk to me and sending me a private message is always an open option if they want. I linked you here because the main focus of your thread was on the feedback of how we did things as moderators. I apologize that you didn't think you could send me a private message if that's what you initially would have preferred doing.
About your earlier post about being passive aggressive and just being lazy and handing you links, I was genuinely trying to help guide you to the things you made mention of in your earlier thread. I wasn't aggravated with your thread or how you felt in any way. In fact, I actually appreciated your thread and how you felt open and safe enough to give your feelings to how we do things. I just wanted to point you in the right direction so that your opinions could be more well heard and better handled with thorough discussion in the proper place. That said, if you do have anything at all you'd ever like me to know you are very much welcome to message me. That goes to anyone actually.
does that mean that nobody actually monitors the mods? Seems like on the X and Y forum, the main mod is Guy, and his attitude makes him a bit unapproachable. Granted you have moderators so that the forums are maintained, but you still have to watch those in charge. Waiting around for a problem to happen isn't good management.
I actually feel ready bad that you feel this way, and I apologize if I came off as unapproachable as that was never nor has it ever been my intention. I've always tried to be open to everyone, and when I handle things as a moderator (i.e. closing or moving threads), I try to do so in a light and fun response as to not come off as overly serious to the members reading it. The last thing I want is for members to feel intimidated by me or think they can't come to me for any reason at all.