The Avril Bandaids staff want to know what you guys think of the site and forum as it is right now. We want to have some feedback on how we're doing and what we can focus on, and what you guys want changed. Bandaids is here for you guys, and it would be really unfair if it was only what we want and we didn't consider what you guys want.
Now, the following is a survey you guys can fill out. You can choose to receive a complimentary 1000 BandaidsBux for filling this out, as a small thank-you for taking the time to do this. Please be honest when doing this survey. Fill it out with whatever is in your mind. In order for us to be better, we want to hear the truth. And it's ok, we can handle the truth, we're big kids now.
Since they can be as personal as you want them to be, these need to be PMED TO ME, AND NOT POSTED. If it is posted, it will simply be deleted, because we don't want copy-cats. Also, because they will be seen by the whole staff, you have the choice to have them confidential (and you have my word that only you and I will know whose PM it was).
Username:
Your first name:
How long have you been on Bandaids?
What has made you stick around?
Is there anything you dislike about Bandaids? If so, what is it?
If you had the power of a mod or an admin for one day, what would you change?
What bugs you about how the forum is managed, or how the bad members are dealt with by the staff (if it applies)?
What would be an ideal consequence procedure that will be fair in your eyes? (For example, a 1st offense from a member would be a verbal warning, 2nd offense would be a negative rep or an infraction, depending on the kind of offense, the 3rd... etc):
What rules need to be changed? Or what rules should be put to affect?
Why do you think non-Avril fans are so attracted to Bandaids?
If you could change anything on Bandaids physically, like the banner or the layout, what would it be?
Is there anything else you would like the staff to know? Feel free to pour your heart about any problem on the forum, even if it's one of us.
(non-related questions)
Would you like this survey to be confidential?
Would you like to receive your 1000 BandaidsBux?
That should be it. Remember to PM me with it and NOT post it here, then you should be receiving your BandaidsBux shortly. And also, you don't have to be the oldest member ever to fill this out -- we want to know your opinion as a lurker or as a new member to our forum! Really, anything helps!
THANK YOU! You guys don't know how much you're helping the site by doing this!
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.
Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.
Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends.
Why don't you just make a thread casually asking what we'd like to do to improve the site? Just cause you guys are the staff doesn't mean you have to act all ~*official all the damn time. It's really annoying. Just be your selves and stop trying to be all mature and professional, just because you're ~*staff. Act human, for god's sake.
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uhm this is why there is a survey, you could say this in the survey and more.
Why don't you just make a thread casually asking what we'd like to do to improve the site? Just cause you guys are the staff doesn't mean you have to act all ~*official all the damn time. It's really annoying. Just be your selves and stop trying to be all mature and professional, just because you're ~*staff. Act human, for god's sake.
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The staff HAVE to act like this. We're running a site here, we have to act professional.
Why don't you just make a thread casually asking what we'd like to do to improve the site? Just cause you guys are the staff doesn't mean you have to act all ~*official all the damn time. It's really annoying. Just be your selves and stop trying to be all mature and professional, just because you're ~*staff. Act human, for god's sake.
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*Is in bad mood*
Could you of not just filled the form out? Fucking hell!
It's better organised if it's done this way, if it was just a random thread it would be a mess and then it would turn into spam and the same thing would be repeated over and over and over, I don't really see how that helps
You say it's annoying, well i find you annoying with all your "I don't agree with anyone so i come out with nonsical bull shit" Get over yourself, there's no need for it
Do a better job and spend your time organising something and maybe i'll shut up
Could you of not just filled the form out? Fucking hell!
It's better organised if it's done this way, if it was just a random thread it would be a mess and then it would turn into spam and the same thing would be repeated over and over and over, I don't really see how that helps
You say it's annoying, well i find you annoying with all your "I don't agree with anyone so i come out with nonsical bull shit" Get over yourself, there's no need for it
Do a better job and spend your time organising something and maybe i'll shut up
*Leaves*
Oh, so now my opinion is "nonsical bullshit", and I need to get over myself? Come ON, give me a break. I'm allowed to have an opinion. It annoys me, how you guys try to act all proffessional all the time. It's the internet, for god's sake. You can act a bit more human you know. I think things like this make the gap between members and staff quite large, and therefore disrupt the site's unity. I'd like to know that I'm more than just a name on the survey, and that I can converse with the staff comfortably and maturely about things I dislike (AKA not being told to get over myself and that the things I say are nonsical bullshit). The last thread DID have suggestions, you guys just chose to jump to the defense because you disagreed with the points being made.
But, really, nice job. It's good to know the staff will always be there, able to happily accept the critism thrown at them without, um, overreacting. It wasn't meant to be mean, it was just a point I wanted to make. Now, let's all breathe and TRY to take what I have into consideration, ok?
Oh and, um, I'm actually quite busy outside of bandaids, and I'm organising plenty on non-interweb things, it's just hard to organise stuff on here because, well, I'm just a member. I did help out with the Invisible Children forum, though.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
There is a place where the sidewalk ends
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.
Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.
Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends.
I'm going to ask everyone in this thread, to have a little condsideration for everyone. If you don't want to fill out the survey, that's your prerogative. If you do, your comments are appreciated. Thanks to everyone who filled one out!
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Going to be in the St. Louis Area? Fan of No Doubt or Paramore?? Wanna see them?
Let me just make this clear that I think you guys are doing a pretty good job, and I'm happy with how things are going, it's just that things like this really irritate me. I'm not one of those "zomg staff = horrible peoplez" people.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
There is a place where the sidewalk ends
And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.
Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.
Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends.