JohnAdams1735
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Are you more happy than stressed or more stressed than happy when you're playing on the servers?
Hahahaha depends on the day :3
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In addition to the incident you describe, I also hear that you've been asking players for other players' facebook info or real names.
But you do seem to get it:
Still though, It was a dick move from the start and I understand that there is a fine line between joking, and being a dick.
which is helpful. I think applies to both things, and I appreciate that you understand why we can't allow this to continue on our mumble.
I can unban you from mumble tomorrow around 11am EDT.
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Not a question i just have to say it.
I still remember the second CTF Event and how late it started, and also that you had almost no sleep during the preparations of the map, and still you were buzzing all over the map fixing things here fixing things there. While at the mean time you were in mumble handing out information to everyone, apologizing at least a hundred times to the Players and still you managed to stay on top of the things, even more you managed to become irreplacable because whenever you were gone to get some icecream, your helpers didnt know what to do next.
It was awesome !
Thank you njord, that means a lot to me. I was very over tired and stressed out, but hearing how much people enjoyed it made it all worth my time and effort!
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Has playing minecraft made any good/great changes to you?
Do you have a rl job? If yes what?
Yes, it has changed me a lot. I've mentioned in several places/answers now how it's changed my skill sets and gave me a place to make friends. Overall I am a more stressed out but happier person. :3
I don't really have a rl job per se - I'm working towards my Ph.D. in US History right now. During the semesters I do work for a professor/class grading papers and tests and get paid for that. But for now I'm focusing on getting my dissertation written so I can graduate and teach University!
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Against my better judgement I will unban you. However, this is absolutely your last chance. The next ban will be perma.
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A few people have been pointing out that there's a historically high proportion of women in the admin roles now. Have you been actively trying to get more women into the adminsphere these days or did it just kinda work out that way?
I'd be lying if I didn't say I was very much aware of being the first female Head Admin. But it never really seemed to matter with the other Heads or anyone, staff or otherwise. As for thrawn, she's been a server admin for a long time, and it was just a matter of who we felt was best for the job at that time. And we're still on the "hunt" for #5! Tharine is, of course, also a good Admin :)
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1. Why do the nerd.nu servers not advertise? More players is better, especially for S and P.
2. Why don't you take donations all the time, rather than relying on once-or twice-yearly events, and then use the extra money to buy better hardware? The issues that pop up when the sum-population across all 3 servers get above 150 or so are sort of self-limiting factors for their popularity.
1. We've been looking into how to advertise without selling our souls or prostituting out (so to speak). Or spend money (if at all possible). We also want to make sure we're advertising on reputable sites. Not to mention shaping the advertising - how do we want to present/"sell" the servers as a whole and individually? What sort of players do we want to attract (more isn't always better
) and how do we reach those demographics? How will we make any sort of graphics/pictures of the servers and who will make them? And those are just the questions I could come up with off the top of my head in about 5 minutes. All that takes time and a lot of legwork. But it is being worked on.2. We do, actually (although I don't know if the donation page we used last year still links properly to the paypal account) but we don't really advertise the donation page except for during a donation drive. As for getting better hardware, adding our monthly cost isn't something to be taken lightly. It would cut into any donation efforts in perpetuity. But you're right, there are physical limits on the servers as they compete for a finite amount of resources and perhaps affects their popularity (although P at rev's beginning is still insanely populated). And then it's a balance between asking for money and being annoying about it. We don't want to ask for money too often lest people stop being able to donate.
Both are ongoing conversations among staff, trust me.
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Aw, I say it with love. In my absent mindedness I forgot the
No worries <3
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Will you help me study for AP U.S. History next year? >.> *whispers please
I can try if you really need help :D
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How hard is it being a Head Admin? Is it a fun experience?
How hard? It can be very hard sometimes, but yes, also very rewarding. I've had to do things I never had to do before, and deal with situations I've never dealt with before. But I've been learning a lot about myself and people in general and I hope to apply some of these skills to my real life work.
For example, I've had to learn how to understand tech stuff to some extent. I've learned words like parse, what a wrapper is, some basic java coding, and what the heck a "tick" is besides a blood-sucking insect.
I've also had to deal with interpersonal issues with staff - much like a Human Resource manager in a company. I've had to learn how to determine server policy, which can often seem like being a leader of a small country.
I've learned how to deal with griefers, ddosers (or at least the fallout of their actions) (had never really herd the term before playing MC here), hackers, trolls (I learned what a troll was from MC here too!), and how to act like a Public Relations person when dealing with delayed events and dozens of people waiting to get things going.
On the other hand, I've been able to help make MCPublic a (I think, anyway) better place. I've worked to continue to help make it a safe and comfortable place for people to just play Minecraft. I've been able to work with and get to know a very talented, intelligent, and just plain awesome group of people here. So that's fun, yes.
As with anything, there's always give and take :)
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So I can quote you on that?
So I can quote you on that?
Shenanigans!
Shenanigans!
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At least you've never destroyed an entire area of the map with world edit like Zitkovitch.
Rude. But fair enough.
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Right now anyone can post here, but from what I've read, posts from peons like you and I are probably not going to be welcome here anymore. The ama area will probably be removed or become a "promoted player" only thing.
I'd not jump to conclusions so fast. But where they are located may change.
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My biggest concern was seeing it in Server Discussion. I'd be perfectly fine if the AMA's were done in Off Topic, and I get the reasoning for the first AMA being done in that section to kick it off, but further AMA's are hardly discussion worthy, and as forty_two said are far too prone to circlejerk.
I agree that maybe they would be better off in off-topic. I had intended my AMA to be about the server - ask me anything about policy and the like - but the players have asked me more personal (and even silly) questions. Some of them are server-relevant, but most of them aren't. But I can't tell people not to ask certain questions when I meant it to be an as-open-as-possible AMA :3
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I paste this in from the old forums:
Hey all,
It has been 8 months since I have touched this game, obviously being busy with school or even other games. I'm asking to be unbanned because my cousin has recently mentioned to me that I should play minecraft with him. So when asking what server, he offered to use this one. Now obviously, that would hard to do since I've been banned on it for about 8-9 months. My only intention is to come on and play with my cousin and maybe his friends once or twice a week. So just asking to be unbanned and I'm open to discussion.You have a long history with us, including 2 xray bans (for which you are banned now). I can find in the old forums a discussion from July 2012 about unbanning you (after your account had been compromised and it had come on advertising a griefing group, your second ban for such behavior). Which means that this latest ban, dated July 20, 2012, came soon after you'd been unbanned.
Convince me why you should be unbanned.
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Alright, time to go deep.
Whats the biggest life lesson you've learned and want to share with others?
Oh boy. Ummm.... well, the one that comes up the most it seems is that high school sucks, but it's not the end of the world or the whole world (though it may seem like it when you're in high school.) If you can stick through it you get to see how much better things can get afterwards. Related to that, I suppose, is that life is hard, but true friends make it easier. And all it takes is for one person to care to really make a difference in someone's life.
That seems a little happy-go-lucky, maybe, but having been in high school, seen the other side, and having gone from having no real friends to having a few to having quite a few (:3) it's what I've observed. And while I tend to be on the "feel depressed must seek out friends" side, I've also been on the "this person is having a rough day/week/year/life, I want to try to help if I can" side. So... yea.
Also what is the Biggest mistake you ever made on the servers ?
Hmmm... heh. Mistake? Uh, well, as far as mod/admin comments and things go, I suppose it's when I //cut and then //paste a build instead of //copy and then //paste and lost half of it when the server crashed midway through the //paste. Luckily level heads and hands came in to help me recover the build (and the owner was very chill about it). I think that was also when I finally learned the /lb redo command :)
That being said, I think I've messed up social relationships badly with a few people on the servers. :/
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So, Pepsi then? Since My. Dew is a Pepsi product.
Sure.
Who is the most awesome player that goes by Weazol on the servers?
Ummm. Weazol?
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We have total control over these forums (but wouldn't have such control on Reddit), and it is much more difficult if not impossible to make troll accounts/anonymous accounts here and downvote to oblivion or make trollish posts/ask trollish questions. Sure, the questions are silly, but if that's what legitimate players want to ask their Head Admin, then that is what legitimate players want to ask their Head Admin. At least I know they're legitimate players. Or at least serious enough to bother to make an account that links an email to it and be held accountable for it (no anonymous accounts).
Yes, it *could* be done on a subreddit or the subreddit, and I get that we are (and I want to continue to be) the Reddit MC servers, but I saw my AMA post as a way to put the new forums through its paces and see what it's capable of. I apologize if this has begun a trend, but there it is. I agree to some extent that the subreddit would be better for such a post, as it would better keep my responses under/near the questions. But scrolling through to find my answers, which always quote the questions, is pretty straight forward.
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Yea, given the age of the ban and your attitude above, I'm going to just unban you. Welcome back!
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Coke or Pepsi? ( Or the correct answer, Dr Pepper)
Mountain Dew. Hands down. :p
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what country u from again?
I am in the United States.
Dear John
Two last questions for now from me
- Where is my couch ?
- DC or Marvel ?
Try the living room.
Um... I think I prefer Marvel. Because of Professor X and the X-Men.
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Enjoy! Everyone needs one :) Hope to see you around (and maybe back later?)
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Potato, or carrot?
<---- Hint
heh. I have no food in that race. I like both in real life, though :3
Edit: And Potatoville looks cool.
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Dear John
Since its an Ask me Anything im gonna go ahead and ask
- How do you think can we make the community a better place ?
- Can we make a reservouir for Buzzie ?
- Where did i put my remote ?
- Why did god form the blocks like cubes and not like pyramids ? doesnt he like pyramids?
- Do you think we could poison Jcll and get away with it ?
1. Oh, boy. Better. Hmmm.... That's a tough question to answer off the cuff like this. I mean, I suppose it comes around to what I see is wrong with the servers or at least what could be improved. For example, the server population. I suppose could be a better place by bringing more people in, especially to S and C. I had intended for this AMA to make it clear that the Head Admin staff is accessible and approachable, which I think helps the community as well. This isn't much of an answer, and for that, I apologize :3
2. Ummmm..... sure?
3. I have no idea, sorry :/ Have you tried under the couch cushions?
4. It says clearly in the Book of Minecraft that "and then lo, God willed it that the blocks gamers play with shall be cuboids; not pyramidyls. Yea; cubes are more symmetrical and represent the holy quadraty, those being dirt, stone, sand, and ice." Beyond that, I cannot account :3
5. Probably not
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Post your pet!
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My cat, Fuzz, from a few years ago (He's much older now... like 18 years old):