Re: 11 Reasons why Spore Fame is NOT all that great

by **Arkanay** Sat Aug 28, 2010 3:13 am

What if you are a Sporemaster and feel like quitting? Any special procedure you have to go through?

Or do you sign a hell´s contract when you accept the job, bounding your soul to the sporum for eternity? Shocked

by **Vektrix** Sat Aug 28, 2010 3:22 am

We just leave, not as if MC is gonna try and track us down Laughing

by **Copperlou** Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:30 am

Vektrix wrote:
Copper is the only one here that asnwer this (besides slime actually), and that is has being an SM changed people's perceptions of you so much that you just think it is not worth it?

Yea it has. I miss being a "normal user," more fun, less stressful. If I had to make the decision again, I would not be an SM. I've moderated many forums before, but the Sporum is a special little case in terms of moderation and how people react towards it.

Honestly, I laugh at people who say they want to be an SM. It's not all fame, respect, and power which most people think it is. I know I became an SM because I wanted to help people, which I get to do that, but have to deal with the unpleasant cases too.

Lately, I've kinda stepped down from moderating a bit since BB and Slime have come back. BB always seems to catch stuff before me. So now, I only step in unless I need to, which is quite nice(Not meaning to sound lazy, I still do plenty of moderating.)

But yea, to anyone who wants to become an SM. Really, think twice about it. Considering all the cons, it may not be worth it.

by **SuperLoki** Sat Aug 28, 2010 7:11 am

So I heard and thought about. Quite a shame, really Sad

by **ProbablynotHax** Sat Aug 28, 2010 12:19 pm

Copperlou wrote:

Honestly, I laugh at people who say they want to be an SM. It's not all fame, respect, and power which most people think it is. I know I became an SM because I wanted to help people, which I get to do that, but have to deal with the unpleasant cases too.

Lately, I've kinda stepped down from moderating a bit since BB and Slime have come back. BB always seems to catch stuff before me. So now, I only step in unless I need to, which is quite nice(Not meaning to sound lazy, I still do plenty of moderating.)

But yea, to anyone who wants to become an SM. Really, think twice about it. Considering all the cons, it may not be worth it.

Because they're stupid sheeple. All they care about is the popularity, and the power. they do not take into consideration the work that is implied. This is why the sporemasters are idolized. They're not profoundly more intelligent than the average user, they're not always famous creators. I don't mean this as a put-down, I'm just trying to put it in the perspective that they are idolized for the sole reason that they are in a position of power. Which is pathetic. Most people who want to be a moderator of a forum would suck total ass at it. Why? Because they're the same people who get banned for having a lack of self-control.

BB is hailed for common sense, for being able to distinguish what should be on the sporum, and what shouldn't. With that said, I have seen much more leniency on his part, in comparison to what I normally see. Lowering the bar would be my first guess, considering how many more bans would be due if he did step his game up. I find MC's lack of any moderation to be wretched. I know it's a bit cliche to hate on her, but honestly. If I had to pick two things that are killing the sporum, it would be the influx of stupid noobs and the indifference of MC. It's a cesspool for people who have no idea how to act on a forum, and I honestly feel I get dumber by looking at it.

by **Copperlou** Sat Aug 28, 2010 2:47 pm

But not all SMs are idolized, actually, most aren't. Really, only BB is(And Numerator probably when he was around.) What I've found is many people dislike the SMs being on and working in fear of locks and bans. BB is merely an exception. I know as an SM, I've gotten no more attention than I did as a regular poster/creator(except for the negative attention, some people think I'm too strict, yet others have told me I'm too lenient. A vicious circle.)

by **Mr. Dr. Prof. Walrus** Sat Aug 28, 2010 3:53 pm

SuperLoki wrote:Look at the sporepedia now. And all the people fighting to get attention. Why do they do this? They want to be popular and known, get comments and ratings. But is it really that great? (FYI, this is MY opinion on this, not fact)

2. Fun and Games turn into work
When you first started Spore, you were likely to play it, and not instantly know about the popularity thing. Like me, I played the game over and over for months, and I loved it. Like many people, I got bored and began creating. Then I got popular. And now, people expect so much of me. "Make this! Make that! Check my creations! Play my adventures! Give me comments!" So many orders, and yet you're supposed to be the respected leader o.O Where's the fun in this?

Say: Why don't you?, Nay, NO, NEVER!!, and why should I?

Loki wrote:4. You can't always be polite

AND????

Loki wrote:6. You may get stalkers
God, this is a scary thing to go through. If your fans love you enough (or are just that plain creepy) they'll try to find you on other websites, and by doing this, they can get information. People have managed to find my YouTube, DeviantArt, and even my real Facebook accounts just by doing searches - how creepy! And it gets worse! Sometimes you find random people with crushes on you, people you don't know or haven't seen before. When that happens... God, anything you do gets monitored and whined at.

Vewy queepy

by **Vektrix** Sat Aug 28, 2010 8:06 pm

Copperlou wrote:But not all SMs are idolized, actually, most aren't. Really, only BB is(And Numerator probably when he was around.) What I've found is many people dislike the SMs being on and working in fear of locks and bans. BB is merely an exception. I know as an SM, I've gotten no more attention than I did as a regular poster/creator(except for the negative attention, some people think I'm too strict, yet others have told me I'm too lenient. A vicious circle.)

Your reputation as an SM was tarnished by accusations of favouritism. I must say I saw no favouritism beyond normal levels.

I am a firm believer that neutrality is impossible in all circumstances, I can honestly say I have fallen victim to it with ashkelon. I appear to one of the few who gets along with her, yet I should have warned her about her behaviour when I did not, admittedly had she continued or gone further I would have done, but I should have warned her earlier.

by **OneDeadSlime** Sat Aug 28, 2010 10:12 pm

Don't worry about it Vek. It's called Progress Wink

by **Vago** Sun Aug 29, 2010 3:00 pm

It is impossible to be unbiased completely. There is always something there. I'm not saying you were biased at any point as far as I have seen. Just and SM doing your job. It just seemed to me that some SM's seem to take the job more as a joke and have fun with it. Which of course I Think it perfectly acceptable if they are doing there job right. A joke or two is fine every once and I while. Well what I'm saying is that though you should take the job seriously sometimes you need to crack a joke occasionally to get one with the community. People need to learn that SM's are people too. With feelings and everything.

Actually I find it quite disgusting how people think because someone has power they do everything right all the time. (Not accusing any of the SM's of doing anything wrong) But what I mean is that if you do make a mistake or make even a tiny flaw your suddenly harassed for it. No one ever thanks Mods or Admins for their time and patience. Nobody is perfect. Your not robots. (Or are you. Shocked

lol) But I mean nobody ever recognizes volunteers for their jobs. They don't get paid for it. So really rather than harass SM's or even the Maxis team like people seem to do quite a lot. They need to stop and just say thanks really. I'm sure Maxis is up to their eyeballs in things to do and will get around to fixing things when they can. As for the SM's people need to think that your not getting paid and the job isn't all its cracked up to be at times.

Now that sounded really corny, but do you get what I am saying? People have to realize that it isn't the greatest thing and that sometimes you may want to just flip out on some obnoxious kid. (I've never seen this happen, but I'm sure most SM's have wanted to at some point.) So uh... Yeah. People need to thank the Sm'a for their time rather than complain about them or fear them. confused

they're still the same creator or person they were before. They have feelings too y'know.

Now THAT sounded really cheesy. Why did I make that so cheesy? Laughing

by **SuperLoki** Sun Aug 29, 2010 6:44 pm

Agreed. It's weird that I actually considered making a 'Sporemaster' appreciation day with Eurospore to post on the Sporum, but I know it'd get forgotten in a couple days and people wont bother remembering it.

by **Vago** Mon Aug 30, 2010 12:58 am

That is true, but it would be worth it to put something together to recognize the SM's sometime. It would likely be forgotten, but I'm sure they's appreciate it... atleast most of them.

by **SuperLoki** Mon Aug 30, 2010 1:03 am

They probably would. Everyone else...

by **Vago** Mon Aug 30, 2010 1:04 am

It probably wouldn't float too well with the rest of the Forum. Plus the first post would likely be one of those. "INB4THESPAM!" posts or something like that. *Sigh*

by **SuperLoki** Mon Aug 30, 2010 1:07 am

If it would, I'd outright tell that person to stfu, because that INB4 crap is spam, off-topic, derailing and sometimes requests a lock of someone else's thread.

by **Vago** Mon Aug 30, 2010 1:10 am

I agree. It's completely pointless as well. "INB4THELOCK!" If you need to post that I think the thread would have been locked anyway and you don't need to point that out in the spamiest way possible.

Either way the idea would still be good at the time, even if it is forgotten.