Quote Originally Posted by gollum View Post
On top of this all, the ETW section lacked leadership; Martok rarely was seen posting about the game past two first months, Mr Beane is absent since last year March and Nelson is also not appearing in the forum as a participant. Only Fisherking keeps teh forum slowly going.

A side effect of this situation is that many of the org awards need simplifying - voting shows that there is simply not enough interest for so many award categories and so many nominees. Also moderators often take awards for years because people vote for them for their general contribution and even "status" instead of their contribution in the year that voting is being carried for.

All in all i think that the newer sections lack a bit care and foresight; the ETW/NTW section needs people to moderate that play/mod the game and dont just moderate invisibly. I also reckon as i wrote in a number of posts last year that puting Andres to moderate the reboudt as if it was the gameroom was a questionable move that hurt the mp traffic for the org at the very launch of a new tw game (which is a crucial time, since many return, make new accounts etc). Tomisama was an excellent choice but even a good leader needs members to lead somewhere, unfortunately there were none left there.
On your first line.

I must concur. Martok seems to joining us less and less. It was only a matter of time I fear. Fisherking is doing a wonderful job, but there is only so much one man can do. I respect him for this and a few other reasons. The choice of moderators is an old and secretive ritual. Clouded in dark deeds and baby's blood. Quite a few people expected me to reign as SUPREME OVERLORD OF EMPIRE TOTAL WAR (imagine that said by Lurr, Ruler of planet Omicron Persei 8!) but Tosa/whoever else made the right choice. Martok and Nelson have done their job very well.

Hall of Fame: Yes. needs a massive reboot. Many, many less categories.

The MP mods have been explained by Tosa, and I agree. Singleplayer moderator, multiplayer assistant moderator. Avoids possible MP clan fueds.