Based on observations, the Administration is currently discussing a proposal that will further give the site more self-sufficiency and make things more interesting on the board. I will do my best to explain what is being proposed below:
Basically, Neocodex has many sections that need looking after. It has long since been the responsibility of the leaders of the site to assume responsibility of each section. However, we have noticed some deficiencies in the "Leadership Hierarchy", as I like to call it.
These deficiencies include:
- Leaders not knowing what is expected of them.
It is extremely important to know what tasks are expected of you when you take on a leadership position, and we think it is necessary to redefine the duties that each leader is responsible for. Because of this, each leader on the site will be receiving a personalized message via. PM with the complete description to their leadership position, and what is expected of them. - Alienated Administration:
A lot of the times, the Administrators don't even know what is happening on their own site! We hope to address this issue by giving the Admin rank a more centralized role on the site. In the personal message we will be sending to all the leaders, we will do our best to explain some new responsibilities of yours that involve direct communication with the Administration on a regular basis. It allows the Admins to better do their job (which is to ensure that the leaders are doing theirs), and it increase awareness of what is happening on the site. - Accountability and Unfairness:
Because old and new responsibilities will be explained to each leader on the site, we will be able to assess their performance better based on the fact that they will be informed on what they should be doing. If we find that stuff is not getting done, then rank adjustments will be made accordingly, giving other members a chance to prove that they can take on the tasks that the other failed to do. It is not fair to the other leaders if a select few are not completing tasks expected of them, and we will be emphasizing this point more strongly in the future. We know that there are others on the site deserving of leadership positions, and we will not hesitate to give them a chance if we deem it necessary.
So basically, what this means for the site, should we decide to take on this initiative fully:
- Greater opportunity for members to experience positions with responsibility.
- Increased education for leaders, so they may do their job more efficiently.
- Greater member satisfaction in the leadership as a whole.
- An efficient communication web for members and moderators that will ensure that issues be dealt with properly.
- More productivity and communication amongst leaders, which is always a good thing.
- Administrators have time to address the entire spectrum of the site.
Is there anything bad about this proposal? Well, the only thing I can find is that there is no more excuse to slack off (other than if you are on a break or for other purposes that you spoke to the Admins about). If you consider putting more work into the site bad, then I suppose it's bad.... but I don't, and chances are that if you're a leader on the site, you care about the well-being of the site and don't either.
We're interested in hearing your opinion on what I have explained above, so please comment.
