Board Thread:Administration/@comment-4832646-20140318213355/@comment-24480175-20140319013512

Scorch933 wrote: AlcohollicA wrote: Scorch933 wrote:

One: Most of those active on chat DO edit and contribute. I try to write a story every once in awhile.

Two: Not all of us feel comfortable going and editing other people's pastas. A wiki, sure, but when you've got a dozen ops and admins going in and Pointsgaming or editing every five seconds, we don't see a point. We edit and write our stories. Doing this is just going to cause people to stay away from Creepypasta, as the communing is what draws us here. From there, most of us write pastas. Chat isn't a distraction to editing. People aren't going to edit just because you get rid of chat.

Three: If you feel underappreciated like you're the only one doing work, Let me play you a sad song with a violin.

Four: I agree, that people are not editing like they should be, and the point of this site is not chat but to write Weird Tales, Dark Fables, and Horror Stories. You don't think that I feel underappreciated for my work? Sure, I do. I don't complain about it. This is the one website where I can publish my work and get criticism based on grammar, structure, and effect, not on morals like going to my family or friends with stories.

To Reiterate the point, getting rid of chat will only anger those who DO edit and like to chat often with friends, and will cause those who frequent the chat and don't edit often to simply leave until they do. You act like People have an obligation to this website and people feel the need and obligation to follow your leadership.

My gut tells me that regardless of votes or opinions, if enough people OPPOSE your idea, you will close this thread. These threads serve one purpose, and that is to root out who agrees and disagrees with you. You end up enforcing the policy anyway, and closing the thread.

1) Some do, some don't.

2) Wouldn't the overall quality of pastas improve though if you had hundreds of users editing along with a dozen admins instead of just a dozen admins?

Reiterate section: You can still chat with people through the site's IRC Chat, and I know that some people on chat stay in touch through Facebook, Skype, etc. This site also has a Forum. As for people who don't edit and only chat, we don't really need them, so it's not a big deal if they leave. Yes, A. And guess what?

2: ABSOLUTELY. I totally agree. Then again, since only a few dozen on here can edit at a 3rd grade+ level, I'm not sure that's a great idea. Yes, we should have more users editing. Getting rid of chat to make a symbolic message will not solve anything.

To reiterate the point: The admins are right, but are bitching and trying to send a message. This won't solve anything.

2) Some don't posses very good writing skills (in terms of grammar, etc.), but we could still use more people editing. I would imagine that some people who don't edit are very capable of editing, and given that we remove the chat and encourage them to edit and help the site, we'll prob. end up with more people editing than we have now.

Reiterate: It is a message, and I feel that removing the chat will solve some issues. For example, petty drama will be reduced because people will have to use the forum more and they may resort to using third-party communications (forum is more organized and third-party communications may limit who you talk to, so you'll talk to just the friends you want to talk to, which will prob. reduce drama).