Sunday, April 1st, 2007
Issue: 17   Editor: MissNyx


In Sickness and in Health and HDO-ship. Mithaeron
This week has seen three new additions to the yellow team of Help Desk Operators. I would like to congratulate Katy aka OohLaLa, MrJoris and StarDarkFame.

However, some controversy has already broken out over the fact that Katy and StarDarkFame are both very close friends of Moderators, 5Litre and RazTaz. But why should that make a difference as to whether they get put up for Nomination as a HDO?
"There is no Moderator whose nomination is automatically approved. Nominations are made (with descriptions of why), time is given for other mods to discuss, offer opinions, and research. I then do my own research, and make a final decision taking into account the nomination, discussion, findings, and help desk status. In the end, it doesn't matter who said what, just that it was submitted, I read it, and I made a decision. It really is that simple," replied Sabin after Game Forum posts were made only seconds after the promotions.

So surely it makes no difference if you're the friend of one or two Moderators - the fact remains that you need to be up to the job. So you could be the best of friends with a Moderator, or even an Administrator and still not qualify for a place on the team; it's all about in-game knowledge at the end of the day, and genuinely wanting to help - rather than wanting the title, Help Desk Operator.

At the end of the day, the team of HDOs work hard, around the clock, to provide a quality help service to enhance your enjoyment of Bootleggers. Then why should people care if two out of the latest three HDOs are friends of Mods? As they'll be putting aside their free time to make yours that little more easy and enjoyable.

So think, before you rant about who's on it, think why they've earned that honor.