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Tournament: I Love Money: ATRL Edition! THE WINNER IS...
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OK I know most of y'all are hyped up for the finale of ANTM (some at least) but I will start my judging now since I got an extension on my paper
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ATRL Moderator
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Results tonight please?
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I'll get them posted as soon as Zune turns in his judging
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ATRL Moderator
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I'm ready!
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Originally posted by Addicted
I'm ready!
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Banned
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Giving me TGT teas, always promising it is coming soon
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I'm watching Zune on webcam just talking on the phone instead of writing his critiques.
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He told us he already finished his critiques too
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Originally posted by ethan
I'm watching Zune on webcam just talking on the phone instead of writing his critiques.
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Originally posted by AdamAL4
He told us he already finished his critiques too
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He finished THREE critiques.
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Give him the Sunderland treatment and post the results without him.
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A Beyoncé official single MESS.
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It wouldn't be such an annoying wait if we didn't know that the results are almost ready and we are just waiting for Zune to finish.
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Originally posted by ethan
I'm watching Zune on webcam just talking on the phone instead of writing his critiques.
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I WAS CONSOLING A RUNNER UP!!!!
At least the judging is finished
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Thank you all for your patience... let's get to the results! First, the judges' comments.
The Gold Team
BlazingLovatic
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Originally posted by ethan
Well, I’ll start with the good. Your formatting was a very strong and welcome improvement over your last entry. Great banner and use of font and color! I hope that if you continue on in this game, you keep figuring out little ways to make your formatting strong and stand out. As far as your actual entry… you crossed a line, man. I’m not gonna read you up and down about every little thing that was outrageous because all of it was. I am totally in favor of you and your fellow contestants being creative and humorous in your entries, bringing out your personalities and all that, but you brought no legitimate ideas to the table that would make ATRL a better place. Your young age really shown through this round. I don’t know what to say, I’m really disappointed. I hope this is a wake up call. This tournament is meant to be fun and silly but you also need to take it seriously.
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Originally posted by Dillon
The Ban List is rude whether or not I agree with you. I know mine is a joke but I know a few of those are 100% how you feel. If you were going to do this, it should have been aimed toward a particular group without names. Or you could have just excluded the names. Also, ATRL isn't a **** site. Then the rest of your entry is a joke and not even a funny one so we'll just end this here.
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Originally posted by staracademy1990
You stepped up your presentation, so props on that. I enjoyed reading your entry; however, I didn’t appreciate the excessive cursing and insulting of other members (especially one of the judges). Your ideas don’t necessarily make ATRL better. The only change I support is the removal of “Your Top Ten”. I never visit that section.
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Originally posted by Matty
So you want to ban one of your fellow moderators because he doesn’t like Demi. One part of being a moderator is being a team member, a family, and respecting whom they dislike and like. If you were to ban him, you would be fired by the administrators right off the bat. Probably even permabanned for disrespect. Also, banning people that you don’t like because they annoy you or don’t like your fav is absolutely horrendous and you would be gone from the site if found out. Your changes are also completely repulsive, like honestly if you were ever to be considered to be a moderator and one who had powers like an administrator… all I have to say is R.I.P. ATRL.
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Originally posted by TheResonantZune
um some of your changes seem more biased towards who you stan for as opposed to a typical moderator moderating the site. I am a fan of those 3 artists, but I would not be so bothered if I had peers not like Girls Aloud or Cheryl or Demi
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Originally posted by ethan
I think you’re definitely developing a personal style in your entries already, which can help you stand out from the crowd. Your humor is cute, please continue to keep your entries light hearted, I like that! I also liked the banner you made, great job improving the formatting from last week. That being said, the actual content of your entry was a little weak for me. Other than the general “ban some members and fire some mods”, you gave us very little. This challenge wasn’t meant to be a critique on ATRL saying it was broken and was in need of fixing, we just wanted you to think of some ways it could be made better. Don’t ever call yourself a basic bitch, you aren’t. You’re not even a newbie; NICKIMINAJ has been here for two months and he brought some great ideas to the table. You’ve been here for almost a year and you have no real ideas for how the site could be better? You bring a positive and fun energy with you and I wish you had come up with some ideas that related to that. I hope you stick around, and if you do, I hope you’ll focus on submitting entries that are fun and cute but also take the challenge seriously.
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Originally posted by Dillon
So basically if you were a moderator, nothing would change and you would refer to yourself as a basic bitch. Banning overly mean members is a good idea obviously. I guess the username change could work although that's the only reason to buy ATRL+ so that would be a problem. This seems like you gave 5 good seconds of thought into your entry. Lovely.
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Originally posted by staracademy1990
I appreciate the honesty. I also like the minor changes you want to make. I need to change my username too . Your formatting is a little off, so please work on that if you do continue. I want you to be confident with what you present, i.e. don’t repeatedly say “I know this is a flop” or “This is basic”. There’s nothing wrong with honestly, but don’t discredit it by those statements.
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Originally posted by Matty
I appreciate your honesty, I really do, but you could have at least tried and took this seriously giving a few serious things you would change. Out of the few things you did suggest, the name change one would be something that majority of the people would be here for. Around 2008 or 2009, before ATRL upgraded its server from vB2 to vB3, we were able to change our names for free every one month. However, it proved to be a headache to a lot of members because of the frequent name changes, so that is why it was taken off the system. I feel like if you would have taken the actual assignment more seriously, like you attempted to with the layout, you could have done a lot better!
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Originally posted by TheResonantZune
I liked some of your thoughts, but I would have liked to see some effort in the challenge. At least you were honest enough to admit how you felt
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Kavish
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Originally posted by ethan
Kavish, bro… the formatting! How creative, and the fact that all of us were “viewing” the thread and it still had your animated avi was very, very impressive. Bravo! Your ideas were very creative as well. Notifications for quoted posts are something that I really, really want and I’d be so interested to try out ATRL Broadcast! Great job developing that idea, I think it would be super popular. The Thumbs Up and Thumbs Down and replies being right after the post were kind of iffy to me, maybe I’d get used to it eventually, and I think they came from a good place, but I think those were the main aspects of your entry that I didn’t love. I’m also not sure about all warnings being 1 point, BUT I love the idea of people still being able to log in during a ban to PM their friends. I can definitely see that you were coming up with ideas that made the site more enjoyable for the people that use it, and I appreciate that! Great job. I hope that in future rounds, you will continue to bring the same dedication to quality entries that you have so far!
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Originally posted by Dillon
Thank you for taking this seriously. I get you guys were role playing but still, ethan works hard on this. Anyway, I love your layout. All your ideas are nice notably the one about being notified when someone replies to your post. The broadcast idea is very creative. All four of your main ideas and their contents are very nice. Overall, you delivered unlike the two members before you. Thank you, very nice and well put together read/sight.
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Originally posted by staracademy1990
I wasn’t very fond of your song choices last round, but this entry is superb. Everything about this entry is great. Presentation is spot on. Your ideas are genuine and actually helpful. The ATRL broadcast feature is very cool and I could see it taking off on this forum.
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Originally posted by Matty
Discussing the server is a great way to start off your time as moderator. That is on everyone’s minds of when we’ll switch, especially us moderators now. We know it’ll happen soon, just don’t know how soon. The majority would love the idea of lowering the price of ATRL+ to help increase the money flow, so that’s a good thing to cover. The new features, the only good one is the quote/notification feature (that will probably be added in the feature btw). The thumbs up/thumbs down is very Facebook like, so I don’t like the idea. The ATRL Broadcast is interesting; it’s basically putting TinyChat into ATRL for the groups. Coming from a moderator’s point of view, the warning system changes would not work. When you are in our position, you see clear lines of what is flamebait and what is trolling and they are needed. Also, I don’t like the idea of a banned member being able to use their wall and/or PM’s once banned. It’s like giving a child a cookie after hitting their sibling. It’s a negative reinforcement to someone who is banned. Overall, very nice and your entry presentation is great!
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Originally posted by TheResonantZune
Loved the picture design. Your New ATRL Broadcast Section is a cool idea that can bring things like TC back into ATRL for users to remain focused on our site. Idk about the thumbs up thumbs down feature considering its been done on other sites, but forum sites I wouldn’t care if more positive comments were mixed in with the negative. Giving the posts equal balance is something usually seen in a forum site anyway
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Originally posted by ethan
Nicki, Nicki, Nicki… put it in your kidney you continue to impress me. You saw where you were weaker in the last challenge (formatting) and really upped your game for this round. Great formatting, it was a little weird that Nicki Minaj was the background because she doesn’t relate to the challenge at all, but it does feel like it fits with your personal style and I hope we continue to see you make progress in that respect; the contestants that stand out are the ones that have a unique, consistent way of things, and you’re well on your way to that. Your ideas seemed well thought out, you didn’t go with anything petty regarding the members of the site, and instead thought of ways the site itself could be more user-friendly. The idea of threads being reviewed/approved by moderators was my favorite of your ideas, very unique and I think that would help avoid so many unnecessary fights and also help the server. Interesting idea limiting the number of guests and dialing down the warning system… both could either be hit or miss but I like the way you explained them and, to me, they were the most intriguing ideas that could actually be considered. In future rounds, I hope you’ll be consistent with your formatting and continue to develop your personal style. Great job, you should be really proud! I know I am.
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Hello. I agree about the guests part. If they're not going to fix the server, then they should do that. Obviously, I'd prefer the server to be fixed though. Those guests get us those views. The Mod review part is iffy because sometimes the mods are completely MIA. The warning system is fair to me but sometimes certain stanbases get warned more often than others. I agree about ATRL+...it literally offers one thing if you actually consider 5 more PMs than usual capacity a plus. You did well. I don't think anything you said was too crazy or impractical but on another note, nothing was anything new. Pretty good.
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Originally posted by staracademy1990
Your presentation was well done. You had some pretty good points. I like the “Thread Review” change because sometimes it’s multiples of a thread, or just useless threads
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Originally posted by Matty
First I’ll start with my likes. I like how you discussed the server and making that the first priority. People will love you for wanting to work on that first and foremost. The other like, is the upgrades to ATRL+. I can see we are working on adding more features to ATRL+ that covers the price, so your idea isn’t far off from what will be coming in the future. The last like is the mobile site. The people want it, I personality want an app, and it is being worked on slowly but surely. We’ll have an app at some point. Now for the negatives: you want to want to get rid of the guests or lower the amount of those that can view? How are we to get new members if you do that? People want to see the site before the dive in. The other is thread review. It’s not a huge negative, but us mods do close a lot of useless threads as is, but appointing one mod member to review is too much. The last and probably the biggest negative is about the warning system. You want to take away everything but the file sharing/requesting, spamming, and duplicates. You even want to allow graphic/explicit posts and pictures (but to be tagged not safe for work). Yeah no. ATRL would be here for it, but this isn’t ****RL. We’re a music forum first and foremost. I’ll give you an extra point for your layout though, it’s very cute!
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Originally posted by TheResonantZune
I agree with your focus on the portions of atrl you desire to focus on as moderator, mainly you focus on the server alongside the mobile site which has been a huge market. Their simple and straight to the point so Also your guest idea I’m not so sure about, as we need future potential users to come visit the site, so locking them out doesn’t sound so keen, especially since one as a mod should want the site to expand further (well an admin anyway)
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I'mRihannaFan
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Originally posted by ethan
I gotta say above all else, dude, this was a huge improvement over last week! I appreciate that you put more effort into it this round. The banner was nice, I like that it outlined all of your ideas and then you explained them below. As far as the actual ideas, I think they came from a good place and it showed that you were really concerned with making this site a perfect place. I use the basic color scheme and have never experimented with the different ones, so I didn’t notice the lack of a green one, but that is very thorough of you to point out and I appreciated that. I also love the idea of rates and countdowns being a separate section, and I personally think awards could go in there as well because they aren’t always going on. If you had to mention banning people, I’m glad you were nice and didn’t name names. Overall, I think you are moving in the right direction. You can see from your competitors’ entries that you still have some room for improvement, but I hope their entries don’t discourage you from continuing to try and do your own thing. Just focus on creating entries that you think are good!
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Hi. I like the idea of separating Awards and Rates. We really can't control what fans are on here though. I mean if we did, they could just change their avi and signature to GaGa in one second. The mods part is blah because as a mod, not everyone's going to like you. Opening registration is always a good thing but only when the server can handle it. Overall, this is okay. It's an improvement.
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Originally posted by staracademy1990
Your presentation is better this round, but still a little dull. I would have appreciated some colour in there. I like your ideas of sub-sections, especially the “Awards” one because we have more now; though I would probably name it “Special Events”.
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Originally posted by Matty
Can I just say one thing first and foremost? Being a moderator, we try our best to check our biases at the door when warning people, but we’re human! We are all biased in some way shape or forum. You say you want to ban a few mods for being too biased; most of your changes are biased as hell! It’s a bit hypocritical. While we’re on the negatives, you want to restrict the registration to five members per week. No, what’s the point? The last negative is of you wanting to ban some members based on who they stan for and accept others for who they stan for. What’s beautiful about ATRL is that is home for many stans of many different artists. If you restrict that, it defeats the beauty of ATRL. As for your positives, the new sub-sections idea. I see your point, while I think it’s too much, people may be here for it. The last positive is adding new theme colors. Sure we’re limited and could use more variety, it’s a good thing. Let’s just not delete others because you don’t like them.
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Originally posted by TheResonantZune
I liked the ideas you generally hinted out, but you seem to be lacking some more broader material. I mean some ways you would perform these tasks would be nice to see, but I just feel rather empty and not full of knowledge coming off this entry
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Originally posted by ethan
Your entry is perfect. The formatting is uniquely “pika”, it stands out without being too much, and it looks professional. You are the standard when it comes to formatting. The ideas you have are great, they are valid ideas that would help make this site better without negatively affecting anyone’s experience (well, maybe the SYG thing for a little while but they’d get over it). If they aren’t going to make ATRL+ better, I definitely agree that the price needs to be lowered, and that PM to new members is something that you already know I am a firm supporter of. Your explanations were great and well thought out, which I appreciate. Overall, it’s clear that you are the one to beat thus far and I hope you’ll continue to submit unique and creative entries.
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Originally posted by Dillon
Nice layout. I love the idea of a PM telling us how to use the site because I was so confused the day I joined. The server will be mentioned in everyone's entries i hope. ATRL+ is not worth 20 bucks like you said. Alos, ATRL can be very hostile at times...I mean if you don't like an artist, okay but some of the things we laugh at on here are horrible. Altogether, I really like this. You focused on the main issues and not the dumb ones like changing the amount of PMs to 2020 in instead of 2000.
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Originally posted by staracademy1990
Another great entry Simple presentation, and great graphics. I loved some of your points, especially helping new members to navigate the site and your miscellaneous tasks.
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Originally posted by Matty
I honestly have no negatives for your suggestions. Everything you stated is so level-headed and show good qualities of being a moderator. Your automated PM idea to new members with an explanation on each section and quick links to rules and such is genius!! Like my heart skipped a beat just reading it. I’m actually thinking about relaying this to the other moderators and administrators to make it happen. All your other ideas are really good, some of the parts I may not agree with because of being a moderator, but from a viewpoint as an actual member, I’d see them being here for it. Finally the first entry that screams moderator and took things seriously!
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Originally posted by TheResonantZune
I do like the letter idea a lot. It can be something users can ignore, but at least ATRL gave them a chance. I too like your concentration on the server idea. As for the rest of your suggestions, they were good, but the letter intro idea really is a good suggestion
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Originally posted by ethan
What an interesting view of what the site would be if it became ReginATRL. I’m kind of on the fence regarding your ideas. I personally hate them all, I would hate if any of them were implemented. But, when considering what is best for ATRL, there may be a couple of valid ideas. Merging Celebria and The Lounge makes no sense because they serve two completely different purposes. Fashionistas sounds like it could just be a thread in The Lounge, albeit a successful one. You should look into starting it! I could see that being popular as a thread. Books is a section that I would not use but that I could see being popular, I could see it working. I don’t know why or where you are going to find that many moderators that have to speak more than one language, but I agree that we could use some more from different areas of the world. The idea of NHB coming back makes me groan, but I love that you titled it “Burn Book”; that’s very “you”. I asked you to take over ATRL, and that’s just what you did, so although I can’t get behind everything you said, I would say you should be proud of your entry and I hope in future rounds, you will continue to be creative and show your personality!
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Originally posted by Dillon
I'm not taking points off, but please don't use that color again. I can barely see it with my contacts in. I think you used just enough humor for it to still be taken seriously. Some of the sections no one visits and could me merged so good. This a music site, not a fashion site sorry. I think the download link part is because it's illegal not because the mods are mean. We do not need a book section. The mods part is whatever, nothing new. i do think nicknames about our faves in that artists base should be allowed. I mean, who's that hurting? It's only the stans in there. No Holds Barred is disgusting imo. Overall, you made ATRL worse from my perspective. Sorry.
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Originally posted by staracademy1990
Simple, yet effective presentation, but please for next rounds don’t use that colour. I almost went blind reading the entry . Your ideas are fun and great for this forum. The idea of incorporating a fashion section to garner the attention of more girls is a great idea. I’m down for a VS thread . I screamed bringing back NHB as “Burn Book” .
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Originally posted by Matty
First of all, that damn pink font! My eyes hurt from squinting and I even have my glasses on to actually be able to read. Let’s start with the good shall we Valentina? There is only one and that is about the moderators. I agree with the needing more moderators from different places and be able to speak multiple languages. Now for the negatives. Merging two of the most popular threads together to make way for a Fashionista section? Um, let’s not try to turn ATRL into WomanRL. I know ATRL is full of a bunch of queens, but this idea just reeks of estrogen and these queens get turned on more by testosterone. You want to take away Blogs to make a Book Group section? Girl, most ATRLers can barely read as much as I am typing right now. Plus, we know the future of it with the once had Book Reads thread… extinct. You will definitely warn all flamebait towards Bieber? So I guess you’ll want to fire me then too Overall, I feel without the whole Mean Girls aspect to this entry and you were actually more serious, it would have been a great entry.
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Originally posted by TheResonantZune
I heard what you had to say I mean some of your changes seemed unexplained and random, which can sometimes happen as a member of the site, but a moderator should provide one with guidance, so on that note this submission is disappointing :’(
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Any of these not what you expected? Sound off!
The Green Team
AdamAL4
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Originally posted by ethan
I really like the simple formatting of your entry; if everyone’s were like that, I would not be impressed, but you found a way to make it look like you had still put some effort into it. Your ideas were pretty hit or miss for me. I don’t like the Jurors idea at all, they sound like moderators. However, I do like the idea of people being permabanned after a certain number of bans. These trolls keep coming back and it’s just wasting bandwidth. I’m not sure what significance the sticking has, that seems like a pretty unimportant thing for you to make one of your initial demands. Think bigger! People can easily get around **** by lying about their age, but I know that having a **** section is something that many ATRLers would like. Overall, it’s an okay entry. No really great ideas, I hope in the future, you’ll try to be more creative.
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Hi Adam. Yes, the server sucks. The Jury part is so extra though. Just why? I don't know what stickied is but assuming it's good, that's lovely. The DL Link part is cute I guess. Okay, ATRL is not ****. Period. I'm a little disappointed but at least you took this seriously. There's not much to say.
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Originally posted by staracademy1990
I loved your presentation. Your points are pretty good as well. I like the idea of having jurors to determine the perm bans. Also the **** section could be a good idea considering a lot of the members are underage, so this would restrict them from entering.
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Originally posted by Matty
So… Juror is basically a fancy name for moderator? That is what it seems like to me. This whole ATRL Court and jurors thing is not the first time me or any of the moderators have heard of this. We get this idea quite often, not as often now, but it used to be often. With that said people would be here for it, despite us moderators now being indifferent on the issue. As for all the other issues, everything seems very level-headed and reasonable. I’d be here for it. Now, don’t think I’d let you go without mentioning the **** section. Obviously ATRL would be here for it, but ATRL is a music/entertainment forum. We are not a **** forum, so there is no need to discuss about adding it whatsoever. It degrades are forum from the beauty it is in right now. Also, what is with the cows for bullet points? I don’t get it.
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Originally posted by TheResonantZune
I like the idea of the jurors and being a second verdict for providing explanation for warning points and such. I think the minor suggestions were good and can be helpful with mods/admin’s reasons for making a judgment they see fit.
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Originally posted by ethan
I loved that you recorded it, it made your entry very unique and I was excited to listen to it. I loved the text version and the gif, just overall I think you had wonderful formatting. Aside from that, I think your ideas were spot on. None of them were uber-creative or ground breaking, but they would certainly make ATRL better as a whole. I am all for closing SYG, but I like the idea of keeping it open in an ATRL+ section even more. That would totally entice more people to sign up for ATRL+! I also think it’s a great idea to have Games show up at the top of the site; it’s simple enough that it wouldn’t really affect other members’ experience negatively, but it could impact the Games positively. I also really like your concern for current members vs. trying to get new members. Let’s take care of the people already here (especially those that have actually paid for ATRL+) before we let new people come in! Overall, great entry, and I hope that in the future, you will continue to think outside the box with your entries and keep going with your personal style (the box at the top, keeping it nice and neat).
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Originally posted by Dillon
Let's have phone sex. Kidding. I hate SYG so much. I 100% agree. People are disgusting in there. I feel bad even viewing it. I think having more people specifically in the Games section would be nice, It's the same people in every tournament. This one brought a few others but still. Some are saying they want registration open, but how can it be open if the sever can't handle the amount of people already on here. Good point. I really liked this. You adding your voice makes you stand out a bit.
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Originally posted by staracademy1990
I love it. I love the soundcloud (and text version). I love the ideas. I totally support the idea of having the Games Section’s threads being bumped to the live latest thread updates bar at the top of the forum. This would bring much more attention to the games section (which is the home to many of us ATRLers).
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Originally posted by Matty
Very interesting. Another response that is very level-headed and mod like. In the mind-state of a regular member, I would be here for all this. Especially the awareness of other sections like YTT and Games. They are neglected sections, but they are such beautiful sections. I feel like a lot of members would enjoy these sections more if they knew what you could do there. Another tid bit of information that I loved was about making things accessible via ATRL+ only. Something as a moderator, it made me think like that is actually a really good idea. Overall, you did really well and I’m impressed!
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Originally posted by TheResonantZune
I like your reasoning for SYG moving over to the blogs. I like your dedication to the Games section of course I think the ATRL HQ idea is fair. I resonanted with your entry however, it didn’t give me anything about you as a moderator, but mainly what you would do. You said do this in ATRL HQ, but I needed more I guess. Good comments for the site
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Originally posted by ethan
I really don’t see that many ideas in your entry, which is disappointing because I know you have a lot of creativity inside you. I like the idea of having artist themes, not sure how that would work, but I think they would be popular, especially if it became an ATRL+ feature. Other than that, all you talked about was keeping the mods fair. That’s important, we need the staff of the site to be reasonable, and I’m glad you talked about it, but I wish you’d thought of more. I’m just seeing Drip’s ATRL being exactly the same except the mods have more accountability and there’s some new themes. I hope in future rounds, you will show some creativity that I know you’re capable of.
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Originally posted by Dillon
Hey Ugly. Yes, some of the mods abuse their power while some are just lovely. I don't know what happened to kyle but alright. Maybe explain that. I like having the main girls as themes. It would make it seem like they ran ATRL. Other than that, it's a little bland of content. You could do better and worse.
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Originally posted by staracademy1990
I know you probably had no time to do this because you were focused on ANTM, but I expect more from you. Your presentation was pretty basic, I expect colours and rainbows . However, you did have some good points, like the themes for our faves.
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Originally posted by Matty
It’s like your foreshadowed that I would be a guest judge this challenge by plugging in your brand from ANTM. First things first, wasn’t the challenge about having unlimited powers as MODERATOR not ADMINISTRATOR? Granted have unlimited powers as a moderator IS the same thing as being ADMINISTRATOR, shouldn’t the wording be the same? I need to applaud you for openly saying that an 18+ section will never happen! Loves it! The choice to have a theme based on your fav is actually interesting, but it would take a lot of ATRL coding and may do damage to the server that way. The people would enjoy it though. It would be like having their own personal fav shrine on the site they love. That just sounds creepy. What happened to kylespearsfenty, never heard of him/her or his/her situation? Overall, very nice!
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Originally posted by TheResonantZune
I like your entry since it provides some background in what you think about the power as a moderator. I did want to mention I liked the idea of having a sort of alternate site part of user over 18, however I’m not sure the divide in the site would go, considering the conversations about the 18+ parts of the site would be separated from 17 and under. Like the conversations could be spewed over. Plus then, as a 15 year old for example, I might say I’m 18 just to get access. I like some assessment of the moderators, its simple and good
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Originally posted by ethan
Great formatting! However, I can only read this once, so I’m making notes as I go along. I love that you said they may change based on members’ reactions, that’s a great philosophy to have regarding changes; you may think they’re great ideas, but if everyone hates them, I’m glad you’re willing to change them. What would be on the application? I don’t get it. Thread Chains could work, very creative idea. I’m not sure about it, but it’s very out-of-the-box thinking that I like. People would find a way to take advantage of it though. I love the permabanned after a certain number of bans, nobody can “accidentally” reach 10 points five times in a year, they are obviously trolling and we don’t need them. That would make people want to be on better behavior. The Ciara rule there would be a LOT of chains to the Ciara base and a LOT of trolling in there. +points sounds complicated but I like the idea, I think it would excite members and would end up paying off. I love the ATRL+ only ideas. Rihanna’s base being in the **** section Born Brave/NHB 2.0/ATRL Rewind… could have lived without those ideas. Thank you for being thorough, though. Overall, you had so many ideas that some of them were bound to be good. I appreciate the work you put into it, I hope you will keep up this work ethic and continue to show us your personality in your entries.
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Originally posted by Dillon
I love the beginning of your entry so much. I love you even more for not adding ATRL to my name. I think this could have been great if you didn't over do it. I was like when is this ending? Also, ATRL isn't ****. I love **** we all love **** but it can't happen. Some of your ideas were cute like the Refer A Friend and then others were just not necessary. Overall, you definitely put in an effort and I admire that even if it wasn't the best.
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Originally posted by staracademy1990
I was very impressed with your entry. You took this challenge to the next level and though out of everything to make this forum better. I loved your ideas, especially “Thread Chain”, the new rules, “+Points” system, Mobile App, “**** thread”, and the ATRL Rewind feature. #Kiddo4MOD.
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Originally posted by Matty
Oh girl, so many ideas to read and discuss over, so let me just pin point a few of my favorites and dislikes. New Members Application: it’s been a while for me, but doesn’t ATRL require a sort of an application when making an account already? Thread Chains: interesting, but I can see people using that one certain place they are changed to, to talk about certain things from other places on ATRL, thus being off-topic. Interesting idea, just not all the way there. ATRL Civil Court: Honestly, ain’t nobody have time for dat! +Points: Basically you get +points for anything then, right? NSWF Thread: You had me a little excited with all these potentially new ideas and thoughts, until this came in. When will people understand that this is a music/entertainment forum and not a **** forum. Take that stuff elsewhere. Born Brave Thread: I like a little, but just don’t see it working. ATRL Rewind: I love! Overall, very creative with a lot of ideas. Also, no to hiring your closest friends as moderators
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Originally posted by TheResonantZune
Initially I was overtaken by the amount put into your piece But then coming back I like your entry a lot due to you drawing a picture of what systematic changes you have provided in your entry. Much like Adam’s, you developed a sort of court of members who are models for the site, now I’m not sure if eventually these members would taint the system (as some feel mods do ) but a good idea if it works. Not sure about the new rules (ciara WP, gif sizes for now I guess). I did like the promotion of your new threads, but I think **** and NHB should be where they are (see dripdrip about advertisers). Very constructive and I saw your points to the fullest
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Originally posted by ethan
Good formatting, I like the banner at the top showing you’re a moderator. Your introduction was very nice, I like the fact that you are taking the idea of you being a mod seriously and thinking about what that will require. Great job getting into “character”! I think you handled Ace’s firing well, and I like that you’re giving the mods credit for the work they do. As far as your actual ideas, there aren’t very many, but what you do have is great. I need a notifications bar, plain and simple. Especially with search disabled. I also love the idea of seeing who’s online, there are ways of finding that out if they aren’t hidden, but your idea makes it easier. Overall, I appreciate the work you’re putting into these entries, you should be very proud of yourself! I’m excited to have you here and I hope that in future rounds, you will continue to submit well thought out entries.
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Originally posted by Dillon
Hello. So you know what a mod is, that's a start. Yeah I didn't want to name names but the one mod you dislike I wonder every day why he still is one. I really really really liked your add ons to ATRL because they were so different and not different as in extra. They would be really useful. I'm constantly searching for when people are online and now that the search bar is gone, I have to go through my friends list and find them to see if they are online. This would be easier. Good. You didn't over do it either.
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Originally posted by staracademy1990
You didn’t really have a lot of ideas to make this forum better. However, you had me at firing Ace, IMO he’s very biased and is always throwing unnecessary shade that he gets away with. Your presentation was okay.
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Originally posted by Matty
You had this unlimited power to change anything and the only drastic thing you would do is ban Ace because he ignores people and doesn’t check his own rate thread. You also talked about adding a notification bar and an online box, but the information on that was so little, it left me wanting more. You really didn’t add any creativity beyond what is already done and expected by moderators. You seem like this person with a big personality, so I was expected a whole lot more than three things you would do as moderator. I appreciate your honesty though in saying we’re great. *strokes my ego*
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Originally posted by TheResonantZune
I like your points about how you feel about the actions of the site. Much like I saw in CrazyCat’s reasons, the answers I saw in your entry, I guess. I think you went not so much in the direction of the other users and looked mainly at a “model” moderator if you will. Low key, but good
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Originally posted by ethan
I really enjoyed your entry, and I appreciate how much time you put into it. The formatting was nice, it looked very professional. I can feel your personality coming through with this entry, which is nice; I hope we’ll continue to see it come out in your entries. I like some of your ideas a lot, especially the limit on the number of threads you can create. I think it would make people think again before posting a troll thread and it would make them want to double check to see if they’re posting something that’s already been posted. I don’t agree with NHB coming back, that would not help positivity on this site, but free name changes would definitely be a good idea. Like, people want them SO BADLY, why not go ahead and give it to them? You seemed to really focus on how you can make ATRL a better place for everyone, especially with the discussion about it becoming more about the music, and I appreciated that. Great job!
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Originally posted by Dillon
Hi Stevie. I like all of your ideas except the No Holds Barred part. Maybe it's just me, but I found it so vile. I would hate to be associated with that. But other than that small issue, I'm fond of this. Nothing you said is unreasonable or unnecessary. You focused on the main issues with ATRL and didn't say anything stupid like others.
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Originally posted by staracademy1990
I like your presentation; it’s very neat and simple. The changes you suggested are great. I agree with limiting the thread creation because some members just abuse this power . I also support the music discussion because those damn stupid polls that I see every day are just too much .
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Originally posted by Matty
As a regular member, I would be here for a lot of what you just said. You talked about what was important on a lot of people’s minds. Obviously registration is due to the server, so that’s why it is closed. The file sharing should not be reduced, if the authorities found out ATRL could get shut down. It has to be severe so people will learn and remember not to pass the links on. The limit on the thread creation is actually very interesting and I really like it. As for expanding the blog section, once upon a time it was expanded and had a lot more options. As the years went by it pretty much became non-existent though which is why it is in its state now. The blogs now, though, are pretty much little groups like some of those that are in The Lounge anyway. Which is why people would like it, but I don’t see the purpose of expanding. More options, sure, but expanding no. I love how you talked about bring ATRL back to having interesting discussions on music. Overall, nice job.
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Originally posted by TheResonantZune
I think almost out of some of the other entries I got turned off by the return of NHB lol. I see your entry in general without going into the logistics as your changes have, but I felt the reason for doing certain actions, up through the features in the blog section to be not enough for a change to be sought out. HOWEVER I do like your overall concentration on getting things back to the music. I think at times the site just goes a little bit nuts over other things besides the main purpose of this being a music site as opposed to a stanning hard for your fav site. So that alone really made your entry worth while
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Originally posted by ethan
If anyone had any doubts about you after the last challenge, I bet they were erased after this entry. Great job! I love the banner with the plan on your username and ATRL. Your ideas truly seemed to be concerned with making ATRL better for everyone, and I really appreciated the creativity you brought. I would love to see some of the improvements you suggested for ATRL+, especially the special section for ATRL+ only. There is already a place for donations outside of ATRL+ here, but I like the idea of “ATRL+ lite” for donating. The contests/special events are a great idea to get people excited and involved and I really like the idea of involving social networks more. I also liked that you mentioned some long-term goals that showed that you were thinking ahead and that you were open to suggestions. I think ATRL would be in good hands if you became an Admin! Overall, I think you did an excellent job creating an entry that was creative but not outrageous, and I hope you’ll continue to think outside the box to submit entries that are unique and top notch.
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Originally posted by Dillon
Hello. You're in the middle of the pack for me. This isn't a weak entry at all, but those couple at the top seem to make you blend in compared to standing out. I've gone through many entries and yours is basically agreeing with everyone else who did a good job. I like what you have to say other than my personal hate for NHB. Good.
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Originally posted by staracademy1990
I loved your presentation. You were the only one who talked about social networks, which I think is a very important aspect of our community. We need a MOD who can update regularly, especially at times when the forum is down. I also think a few days off ATRL to help revamp it is a good idea.
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Originally posted by Matty
A very clean list you have provided on what to do if you were moderator. I like them all and see everyday members liking them too, I have little pin points to point out from them. About the donations, what is the difference between ATRL+ and donations? In order to get ATRL+ you are basically donating anyway and before ATRL+ was even invented, there was an option to donate. You can still donate as much money as you want if it’s not the price of ATRL+. That different plus sign would be a nice touch for those who have donated a little bit but not enough for ATRL+. For the contests, why use that money that was donated to the site to be given back to the members? Not to sound cheap, but the donations can go to the server and to Joe when it comes to paying for the site. Your heart is in the right place with your ideas, but I kind of wanted more. Your entry was very professional like, which I enjoyed.
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Originally posted by TheResonantZune
I do like your to do list content, I wish I saw a bit more dialogue, but it was ok for the most part. One thing that was talked about in your entry was social media, how a point person should really look into that part. It seemed a little small in comparsion to other entries, but it was ok I guess.
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Scores coming!
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Member Since: 9/15/2012
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I am screwed. Mess.
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Member Since: 2/27/2012
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Oh my, thanks for the mostly positive comments!
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