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**psz** · 08-27-2003, 02:40 PM

I have: 0 Seers, 0 Councilors, 0 GMs, and 1 Admin. Me.

I follow my own rules to the T. I'd be a shitty admin otherwise.

There's a reason I have no extra staff. The last couple of posts are that exact reason: More is not needed. The shard should run itself, and the GMs/Admins should be there ONLY to fix the occasional problem, or to add to the shard if/when needed.

Having a player account (A full seperate ACCOUNT, mind you, not a Non-Godpowered char on the admin account) helps to make sure everything is working from the player's perspective. Also allows one to Henry V the shard a bit (To see where you have room for improvement) and (if you work it right) it allows you to interact with the players AS a player so you can see what's REALLY going on (Good for confirming harrasment complaints). The trick is to not let people know this is your non-admin account.

08-27-2003, 02:40 PM	#22 (permalink)
psz UO Gamers: Demise Administrator Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Swamp Age: 29 Posts: 10,911	I have: 0 Seers, 0 Councilors, 0 GMs, and 1 Admin. Me. I follow my own rules to the T. I'd be a shitty admin otherwise. There's a reason I have no extra staff. The last couple of posts are that exact reason: More is not needed. The shard should run itself, and the GMs/Admins should be there ONLY to fix the occasional problem, or to add to the shard if/when needed. Having a player account (A full seperate ACCOUNT, mind you, not a Non-Godpowered char on the admin account) helps to make sure everything is working from the player's perspective. Also allows one to Henry V the shard a bit (To see where you have room for improvement) and (if you work it right) it allows you to interact with the players AS a player so you can see what's REALLY going on (Good for confirming harrasment complaints). The trick is to not let people know this is your non-admin account.