Before Awdax gets too heated up, I just want to say this:
We currently have 4 hosters. That's a pretty good amount. I've had a word with Electrk and he'll be hosting more regularly soon, we just need to run through a few quick administrative guidelines.
The Bluzone doesn't run like you think it would- where the admins have to just press a button to change it from night/day and occasionally spy people and keep the server tidy. That's the role of a regular admin. Super Admins control basically everything in the server. Sometimes it involves sitting in front of a console and reading everything you say. Yes, that's right, we hear everything. Often I just sit on the Telnet client and read while communicating to some admins on skype.
Regular Admin is a privelidge, and Super Admin is a role. Regular Admins simply relieve the current hoster of some duties so they can get a chance to roleplay as well. Currently we have a pretty big administrative team, and while I'll agree and say upfront some are better than others I'm still extremley fond and respectful of them all, as you should be to.
I do not pester my admins about hosting. Ask anyone of them and they'll sureley agree- the most I'll do is ask when they last hosted. If I'm not happy with something they've done, or if they haven't hosted in a while I'll actually talk with them and work something out. Just ask Electrk, as recently we've had a discussion about his role as a Super Admin and hosting times.
While, ideally, I would like to extend the hosting times I simply cannot meet everyone's request. As every other admin has certainly said, they have other things to do and this is perfectly fine. The Bluzone should be a fun and entertaining game, not a burden. The last thing I want is for my admins to get bored of their role because they do it all the time. Hosting, monitering and controlling the server can be very tedious and very draining.
But do know while I am looking to expand the Bluzone team and probably get a few more hosters, I don't feel it's such an incredible need. The current regular admins simply aren't ready to host the server yet. I don't mean to offend them, because they're performing beyond expectations and doing really well at their current role- it's just that once they do it for a while longer and I get much more comfortable with them then they can quickly earn the role of Super Admin.
So that's it, really.
We don't need more hosters, we just need a more understanding community.
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