Never Gonna Give You Up...

Hello, hello! You've stumbled upon the first blog entry of Sheri's brand new blog it seems.  It looks as if this is a trend starting so I figured I might as well get in on the fun.  If you're looking to waste some time, hopefully I can provide you with something not completely boring to read.  That's going to be a tough challenge though, so I would recommend the blogs of Seasonal or Stormgaze instead, if you haven't seen them already for some crazy reason.  I will not be updating on a regular schedule because my mind lacks the capacity to do so.  There aren't many topics I can talk about for long.  If you have suggestions, hit me up and I might try them.  Now onto the purpose of this entry...

If you're not Helen Keller or Amish, you've probably noticed the recent state of Wolf-Haven.  Everything seems to be hectic, and there are several major issues to deal with.  People have complained about the lack of new features, the low number of staff members, and the recent influx of n00bs.  What do they resort to? Reactions range, but I've seen members freak out, quit, purposefully get banned, blame others, and so on.  As far as I can tell, this isn't helping at all.  It's making the situation worse if anything.  My advice to you is to calm down.  Sure, Wolf-Haven may not be the perfect site.  There are, in fact, several details that could be fixed if approached properly.  Just because it takes a while, that doesn't mean it will never be done.  After all, it is all just a game.  By no means do you NEED anything.  I will admit, it would be nice to have more content to play around with or have quicker replies to support tickets, but I will survive just fine without it.

Maybe I am too passive.  If something bothers me, I ignore it or wait patiently for it to be corrected.  There's certainly nothing wrong with jumping ahead and encouraging it to speed up, but it's not the best approach to blow up the ordeal into something bigger.  Don't take everything so seriously.  That takes all the fun out of life.  If something's annoying, laugh at it.  If you want something really badly, distract yourself with something else of interest.  Surely you could draw or something instead of argue.  That sounds more productive too.


And finally, I wouldn't bash on Karlos so much.  It's not like he poured gasoline on you then tossed a match your way.  What do you have against him? True, he could spend more time coding and digging through suggestions to choose the exact ones that the members want.  But then again, he has creative ideas of his own to utilize.  He created this site, didn't he? Not to mention, no matter how Godly he may seem, Karl is just a person.  I know I wouldn't want to spend my entire life working on a website.  Why should he? Then the argument arises that he should not have created the site if he didn't have time to work on it.  That logic is so majorly flawed.  When you look past the problems of the site (mostly caused by the users themselves), Wolf-Haven is an amazing website.  It could be better, yes, but it is still good enough to keep all of us coming back.  Besides, if you think the site was better off non-existent, then just leave! That takes care of you not wanting the site, and it's the preferable alternative to members who actually enjoy it.

Basically, what I am trying to say is that I love Wolf-Haven.  Nothing is perfect (except for the word itself) so don't expect it to be.  Enjoy what you have now, and more will come eventually.  You spend a lot of time complaining about how many n00bs there are, or you could mentor some and reduce that number.  If you're going to take action, make sure it's not a step back.  If you want the site to be different, help it to become what you would like by getting involved.  You may not be staff, but you can still be helpful to others.  If the members could just change their mentally a little bit, several of those things that upset you would dissolve away I think.  Now you may not be able to code the site, but you can practice patience, tolerance, and understanding.

Wolf-Haven, I'm never gonna give you up...
See? I had a purpose for the Rick Roll'd line!
Lol, I sound so positive in this entry.  Don't be fooled, I'm such a pessimist.