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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2000 12:30 pm
Hi Q.T.,
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I've had mails from Gameboy & Ben Jos complaining about how you're managing MARP. Did they say anything to you?
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They're both threatening to stop helping out on MARP unless I 'fire' you from the job of rule coordinator. As you know, I don't follow the goings-on at MARP very closely, so I've no idea what's been happening, but they seem to be making me choose between you and them. Apparently they don't like your 'undemocratic' behaviour.
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For now I've changed the password at MARP so that nobody has access to change the files. You all still have 'editor' rights though.
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I was wondering what your take on all this was, how it looks from your side, etc.
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I hope this can all be resolved peacefully!
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Chris.
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I received this e-mail from Chris Moore, elsewise known as Zwaxy, this morning. I hope he will forgive me for reprinting it here.
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I received no e-mails from Ben Jos or from gameboy9 in the past month. The most active discussion I have had about how MARP is being run and my philosophy on such was with Vaz.
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I have not 'managed' the site in any way in the last month, due to time constraints of university studies and a new girlfriend.
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I hereby step down as Editor and as Rules Coordinator at MARP. Please refer any concerns or questions to Ben Jos, gb9, Zwaxy, Pat, or skito.
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I have no wish to play head games with other MARPers. I have accomplished what I originally set out to do, which was the removal of obviously bad scores from MARP. Since it now seems obvious I am not a valued member of the maintenance staff, I will leave.
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I will cosider my continued association with MARP, or whether to simply delete my scores. I would like to personally thank BBH, JoustGod, Crash, QRS, Zwaxy, and skito for making my time here an enjoyable one. There have been many other players here who I also enjoyed chattting to, e-mailing, discussing strategies, or just plain arguing with (BeeJay, skito, Pat) and I apologize for not quoting you all by name here. There's just too damn many.
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I apologize to any players I felt I needed to be heavy-handed with. I won't retract what I said, but I said it in what i thought were the best interests of MARP. Please understand that very little is intended personally. Tommi, I think you're a great player, and I'm sorry we could not resolve our differences.
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I do not believe that MARP is best run as a total democracy, nor that it should follow any business model like Robert's Rules of Order. Neither of these provide any efficiency in running a site of 500 players. That said, I do not think that anyone should have autocratic power, or be unresponsive to player's desires, but rather that there should be a system of balance. I thought the system in place had established that, but it seems more and more to me now that players are dissatisfied. I am extremely dissapointed that two of my colleagues would choose to establish action behind my back without confronting me first, especially 'threatening to quit'. This echoes strongly for me actions taken by another player in T1, which was the ultimate reason fro my withdrawal from that tournament. I do not think this is appropriate behavior for those responsible for maintaining fairness at MARP.
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I will congratulate Gameboy9 for his design and maintenance of the tournaments (the first of which attracted me to this site) and BenJos for helping me perform the original cleanups on the site that eliminated hundreds of slowed down first-place recordings. Both of you have helped immeasurably to contribute to this site and make it a great place to be. I would also like to thank skito for keeping me honest much of the time. I still hate the .nvram thing, but hey.
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I wish he best to the new generation of MARPers, who have kindly supplanted almost all of my Magical Drop scores. Aaron and Ashuime, if there's ever netplay, we'll see who's fastest. And although he isn't a newbie by any means, I should thank Brian for showing me how to *properly* play several games. Next to JoustGod, he's probably the player I have had the most head-to-head .inp battles with.
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Finally, I would like to thank Zwaxy for his conception and continued involvement in this site. This has been a virtual home for over a year, and a good time to boot. Cheers mate!
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Sincerely,
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Quinn A.C. Nicholson
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Q.T.Quazar
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qan@home.com
<p>
I've had mails from Gameboy & Ben Jos complaining about how you're managing MARP. Did they say anything to you?
<p>
They're both threatening to stop helping out on MARP unless I 'fire' you from the job of rule coordinator. As you know, I don't follow the goings-on at MARP very closely, so I've no idea what's been happening, but they seem to be making me choose between you and them. Apparently they don't like your 'undemocratic' behaviour.
<p>
For now I've changed the password at MARP so that nobody has access to change the files. You all still have 'editor' rights though.
<p>
I was wondering what your take on all this was, how it looks from your side, etc.
<p>
I hope this can all be resolved peacefully!
<p>
Chris.
<p>
--
<p>
I received this e-mail from Chris Moore, elsewise known as Zwaxy, this morning. I hope he will forgive me for reprinting it here.
<p>
I received no e-mails from Ben Jos or from gameboy9 in the past month. The most active discussion I have had about how MARP is being run and my philosophy on such was with Vaz.
<p>
I have not 'managed' the site in any way in the last month, due to time constraints of university studies and a new girlfriend.
<p>
I hereby step down as Editor and as Rules Coordinator at MARP. Please refer any concerns or questions to Ben Jos, gb9, Zwaxy, Pat, or skito.
<p>
I have no wish to play head games with other MARPers. I have accomplished what I originally set out to do, which was the removal of obviously bad scores from MARP. Since it now seems obvious I am not a valued member of the maintenance staff, I will leave.
<p>
I will cosider my continued association with MARP, or whether to simply delete my scores. I would like to personally thank BBH, JoustGod, Crash, QRS, Zwaxy, and skito for making my time here an enjoyable one. There have been many other players here who I also enjoyed chattting to, e-mailing, discussing strategies, or just plain arguing with (BeeJay, skito, Pat) and I apologize for not quoting you all by name here. There's just too damn many.
<p>
I apologize to any players I felt I needed to be heavy-handed with. I won't retract what I said, but I said it in what i thought were the best interests of MARP. Please understand that very little is intended personally. Tommi, I think you're a great player, and I'm sorry we could not resolve our differences.
<p>
I do not believe that MARP is best run as a total democracy, nor that it should follow any business model like Robert's Rules of Order. Neither of these provide any efficiency in running a site of 500 players. That said, I do not think that anyone should have autocratic power, or be unresponsive to player's desires, but rather that there should be a system of balance. I thought the system in place had established that, but it seems more and more to me now that players are dissatisfied. I am extremely dissapointed that two of my colleagues would choose to establish action behind my back without confronting me first, especially 'threatening to quit'. This echoes strongly for me actions taken by another player in T1, which was the ultimate reason fro my withdrawal from that tournament. I do not think this is appropriate behavior for those responsible for maintaining fairness at MARP.
<p>
I will congratulate Gameboy9 for his design and maintenance of the tournaments (the first of which attracted me to this site) and BenJos for helping me perform the original cleanups on the site that eliminated hundreds of slowed down first-place recordings. Both of you have helped immeasurably to contribute to this site and make it a great place to be. I would also like to thank skito for keeping me honest much of the time. I still hate the .nvram thing, but hey.
<p>
I wish he best to the new generation of MARPers, who have kindly supplanted almost all of my Magical Drop scores. Aaron and Ashuime, if there's ever netplay, we'll see who's fastest. And although he isn't a newbie by any means, I should thank Brian for showing me how to *properly* play several games. Next to JoustGod, he's probably the player I have had the most head-to-head .inp battles with.
<p>
Finally, I would like to thank Zwaxy for his conception and continued involvement in this site. This has been a virtual home for over a year, and a good time to boot. Cheers mate!
<p>
Sincerely,
<p>
Quinn A.C. Nicholson
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Q.T.Quazar
--
qan@home.com
