[quote name='Mookyjooky']Theres getting to be too many people in the clan to make everyone happy….and some people will get left out in the rain once in a while, it sucks….but it happens.[/quote]
This, unfortunately, is pretty true. I don't think we're too big, but our size does require patience on everyone's part. Part of having a clan this size is that not everyone will get to do everything, and no one person can be everywhere at every time.
[quote name='Mookyjooky']This is a great reason of why I’m happy I’m not Staff….I don’t have to kiss other players ass and walk on eggshells to make people happy for something I’m not even getting paid to do…[/quote]
I've never felt like I had to walk on eggshells or kiss ass since becoming staff. It requires a minimal amount of my time (time that I already spend playing Halo 2), so compensation isn't a concern either.
[quote name='Mookyjooky']There's a lot of bitching online, and when I say it here I get 14 trolls for every comment…..Staff messaging me tell me to “watch my mouth” and shit…..[/quote]
I sent you that message because, as jlarlee has already pointed out, you lack tact when you speak. You make alot of good points, but your wordings always sound like an insult or a challenge. They are invitations for shit to get blown out of proportion; do you think it's coincidence that the two major incidents of contention during these clan threads were a result of something you said?
[quote name='Mookyjooky']Remember when I came up with the idea of the draft and 6 people said it was stupid in a row? Now we use it almost every game?[/quote]
If I recall correctly, there was alot of support for that idea. I'm pretty sure I was the only one against it at the time; I still don't think it's the best solution, but for now it works fine.
[quote name='Mookyjooky']What about breaking the team internally into Elites and Non-Elites?? I caught hell for that one….BIG TIME……So why is everyone calling the 8-10 key players Elites now?? Like “Elites should play Frag Dolls” for example……There are no Elites people….Everyone thought it was stupid….. (And “JV team” is just as bad people, come on)[/quote]
The "Elites" and "JV" terms weren't started by any staff players; they just somehow unofficially became part of the clan. When one person says, someone else will too; and before you know it, that's what it is.
[quote name='Mookyjooky']Well here’s another “you heard it here first”…... (New guys to the clan) People aren’t paid to be Staff…they’re guys just wanting to play Halo 2 too….JUST LIKE YOU.[/quote]
I appreciate the sentiment, and I'm not being sarcastic.
[quote name='Mookyjooky'](Staff) This clan wont last at this size….you’ll get tired of walking on eggshells every time you play and you’ll break the clan down to 16-20 people at most…..it will happen, give it time….feel free to get pissed off at me on here, cause when I go online you’ll be telling me how right I was…..and besides, why do these people have to be IN the clan? Why not just add them to your friends list? These people dont have to be IN the clan to play the 800 custom games we play. The "non-elites" arent even playing clan games....at all....why are they IN the clan? Can't they just be on my friends list?[/quote]
Many of them are in my friend's list. And that's basically what the Clan list is; a big, communal friend's list. People can look at it and know that the people playing are fellow CAGs, which makes it that much easier to jump in and start playing with them. I always thought the idea, from the get-go, was that the clan would be part casual, part core. By that I mean, there will always be casual members to play custom games with and do regular matchmaking and such; but there would also be, naturally, "Clan" players who are willing to set asde some extra time in their schedule to play actual Clan games. So far, ithas been this way; and while I thought everyone would be able to flow with it, obviously it has created some tension. So rock, z and I are doing our best to figure out what will make the most people happy.
EDIT:[quote name='Mookyjooky']I'll leave the clan tonight and starting up my own clan....It was great playing with you guys.[/quote]
So be it, have fun. I wish you the best of luck with your new clan. It was good playing with you too.