[cpvr]

Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one working on my community - I'm the only one who tries to keep the forums active - and attract new members. However; I have two super moderators - one has been with me since day 1 and is like my right-hand man when it comes to the staff.

I feel like my super moderator and I should run our community and fire the rest of the staff - because of the lack of being active, and not really caring about our community.

What would you guys do in this situtation? Would you try to hire staff members that aren't lazy and try to keep your community strong?

[Flashgear]

I would fire staff that are inactive and don't really care about the development of the community, as they aren't doing there job - if you can cope with just you and the super moderator then don't bother getting anymore staff in, but i really would get rid of inactive staff.

Sometimes i feel the same as you, until i come on the next day and the forum is filled with posts for me to reply.

[cpvr]

But, I think the main issue with our community is that we're in a whole different league. Our niche is small and we're trying to build a community out of it - and I believe it's possible and I will always have the vision of creating a massive community of virtual pet fans.

So far, it's been a success, but I think we can go beyond.

[Ryan]

Really, unless you have some sort of agreement, it is your job as the owner to develop, market, and promote the forums. The only job of other moderators and administrators is to monitor the forums, provide help and support, etc.

I don't expect the rest of my staff to "work on the forums" unless we have agreed otherwise. If they decide to do this anyways, great, but if not, that's okay with me.

If the staff are inactive and do not even do their part by monitoring the forums, then they might need to be "fired", but before you give a staff member the boot for inactivity, you should try to communicate with them first.

[Moelman]

Right, if the staff member(s) are generally inactive then I think after contacting them about it they should be demoted... But don't expect them to do outside promotion unless they know that this is what you expect from them. In general though your staff should try to keep the community together and care about keeping the place active.

[Dustin]

I'd say talk to the other staff members and see where they stand in regards to that.

[Flashgear]

Originally Posted by cpvr

Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one working on my community - I'm the only one who tries to keep the forums active - and attract new members. However; I have two super moderators - one has been with me since day 1 and is like my right-hand man when it comes to the staff.

I feel like my super moderator and I should run our community and fire the rest of the staff - because of the lack of being active, and not really caring about our community.

What would you guys do in this situtation? Would you try to hire staff members that aren't lazy and try to keep your community strong?

So cpvr, have you done anything regarding this situation?

[cpvr]

So cpvr, have you done anything regarding this situation?

Ya, I talked to one of our administrators about what he'd like to do and he replied with "I don't do anything, get rid of me", so we did.

[Flashgear]

Originally Posted by cpvr

Ya, I talked to one of our administrators about what he'd like to do and he replied with "I don't do anything, get rid of me", so we did.

I don't think he expected you to get rid of him

[Lee]

Pruning is part of growth. Be careful who you bring into staff but definitely don't be afraid of doing it. There is always to be learned in these situations.