GeneGrimm's Journal. March 19th, 2011 -

EpicMafia came back up this morning, clone threads of the situation in general. This site is afraid of me. I have seen its true face. The games are the extended forums and the forums are full of trolls, cheaters, and noobs. And when the games finally overflow, all the vermin will drown. The accumulated filth of all their karma and meta will foam up about their waists and all the whores and veterans will look up and shout "Please moderate us!" and I'll whisper... "No".

Crypto's Journal. Date Unknown -

Hi guys, I'm writing to apply for mod. I applied back in May, I believe, but lucid did not respond to my email, and I decided afterward that I wasn't sure I wanted to commit myself to it. Recently, however, I've felt a resurgence of interest in the position. This stems primarily, I think, from the fact that I take as much interest in thinking about ways to improve Epicmafia as a place where I and others can play the game (e.g., http://www.epicmafia.com/topic/20793) as I take in actually playing the game. I really care about the site as it's the only one of its kind, and, while I'd be lying through my teeth if I said the constant forum drama didn't hold its fair share of entertainment, I hate the feeling I constantly get that the community is on the brink of going down in flames.

I'd love to help out dealing with rule violations, moderating the forum (gently—I'm not a fan of the overly strict moderation that, if I remember correctly, Riotkiller14 carried out early on), and brainstorming ways to improve the site. I believe I have more than enough experience, both here and offsite, to be able to consistently—and without bias—distinguish between rule violations and fair (if misguided) play, and I firmly believe that the frustrated anger that I sometimes feel as a result of bad in-game experiences would not translate into a bad attitude as a moderator, i.e., as an outsider looking in.

I'm not going to spend paragraph after paragraph wasting my time and yours in an effort to sell myself as a good candidate. I think you all know me well enough to take everything into account.

Thank you for your consideration.

Crypto