Chit-Chat: Daily Cross Chop

[Morkula]

I never really saw the point of IRC, no matter how many times I tried to get into it. Skype is just so much more convenient and you can decide who you talk to rather than being in a public chatroom.

 

[Oryx]

I like the public nature of it a lot; it means that I never know who I'm going to run into. :) I was so shocked when I got on IRC the first time and saw that mods and admins were just there to chat with. I never would have been brave enough to contact them directly.

 

[Her]

i never understood why people were afraid of talking to staff in a conversational nature

bear in mind i have like 3 pages of infractions so i suppose i'm quite familiar with most of them

 

[£]

everyone knows that they're on a higher plane of existence and can summon a plague of frogs on your doorstep if they so choose!

but I think the stigma mostly comes from maybe giving too much weight to a position of authority on a forum?

 

[Guardian]

Like Oryx, I like it cos of it's public nature. It's like DCC threads, but discussion goes a lot faster, which I prefer.

 

[Legendary Silke]

I'm flying to South Korea very soon now! Next thing I'm probably going to do is to post again once I'm there.

Be seeing you guys very soon!

I'm flying to South Korea very soon now! Next thing I'm probably going to do is to post again once I'm there.

Be seeing you guys very soon!

 

[moon]

Staff are thirsty for interaction.

She said, generalizing heavily.

 

[abnegation]

bear in mind i have like 3 pages of infractions so i suppose i'm quite familiar with most of them

Dead.

But yeah there's no point in avoiding staff members. If any person believes that they have higher authority or importance over someone simply because they are a staff member on a Pokémon forum, there is something distinctly wrong with their brain. PC staff are just people with regular jobs and lives who escape boredom by attempting to enjoy a forum and improve other people's enjoyment on it also.

 

[Her]

i was such a lovely member way back when

 

[maccrash]

being scared to talk to staff because they're staff is the goofiest thing of all time to me. I Fail To Understand.

 

[Hikamaru]

i never understood why people were afraid of talking to staff in a conversational nature

But yeah there's no point in avoiding staff members. If any person believes that they have higher authority or importance over someone simply because they are a staff member on a Pokémon forum, there is something distinctly wrong with their brain. PC staff are just people with regular jobs and lives who escape boredom by attempting to enjoy a forum and improve other people's enjoyment on it also.

being scared to talk to staff because they're staff is the goofiest thing of all time to me. I Fail To Understand.

You guys are all correct.

I recall when I used to be intimidated by staff members, but now I actually don't have as much issues interacting with them these days. They're just like any old member but with a teeny bit extra responsibility than their non-staff counterparts.

If I was looking at this from a staff perspective, I'd definitely not try and come off as "intimidating" because that's so not my nature. I like to make sure my fellow PCers are actually having fun and enjoying being part of this community!

 

[abnegation]

It tends to be younger people I guess. When I first joined, PC was my first forum and I felt intimidated by people who had wider knowledge of how things work. I didn't want to overstep myself or see any confrontation.

Now I couldn't care less. I've met the staff I was "afraid" of IRL. I was a silly kid.

 

[Her]

ok but was there anyone not scared of geoff at least once

 

[Hikamaru]

ok but was there anyone not scared of geoff at least once

Not anyone that I know of. I barely interact with most h-staff which is weird, in fact when it comes to regularly chatting to staff I seem to find myself speaking to regular mods much more often than h-staff.

 

[Judge Mandolore Shepard]

I have no problem interacting with forum staff since I have years of experience. In fact the only time I felt nervous about interacting with any forum staff was back when I first joined an incarnation of Super Skarmory Forums back in 2009.

 

[abnegation]

Meh, some people actively try to use their position to scare people I've noticed. On forums and social media that has hierarchy in general. It's a bit embarrassing.

 

[moon]

Now I couldn't care less. I've met the staff I was "afraid" of IRL. I was a silly kid.

I'm glad you're not afraid of me anymore, kiddo.

ok but was there anyone not scared of geoff at least once

*raises hand* xD
No wait, I meant the other way around. Or?

 

[Guardian]

It's also not that surprising though. That is how some people feed/boost their ego.
It's all about how much people around will care and if they will let them behave that way.

 

[abnegation]

I'm glad you're not afraid of me anymore, kiddo.

Pfft, I made the first move. Don't flatter yourself.

It's also not that surprising though. That is how some people feed/boost their ego.
It's all about how much people around will care and if they will let them behave that way.

Yeah you're right, anyone who actually cares about these things has their priories out of whack.

 

[Guardian]

Yeah you're right, anyone who actually cares about these things has their priories out of whack.

Exactly, and it's the same problem with both those who are abusing their position and those who are naively falling under someone's influence for all wrong reasons.