Sunday, July 25th, 2010
Issue: 38   Editor: Nyxxie


Bootleggers Buzz: Staff Member of the Week! Seanlold
From all of the many, many previous staff members who could have been picked totally random, I was in some ways lucky to have to write about 5litre this week as he's known for being very easy to contact!

After getting him down for an interview, he announced he was "extremely happy" to be where he is now. He also added that it was great to be a part of the game and work alongside the current staff and players. After his promotion to Help Desk Operator some time in 2005, 5litre has poured his efforts into making the game a better place and slowly climbed from Help Desk Operator, to Moderator, to Head Moderator and, eventually, Administrator. So surely he would have lots of stories to tell, right? Well, when asked about his highlights, he couldn't pin one down so he simply said "watching the game grow", which, I'm sure it would have a lot in the astonishing five years of commitment 5litre has put into the Help Desk. He also added that new features, meeting different players and staff also added to his experience on the staff. I then started talking on the flip-side and asked me about any bad memories he had. He said "there was a time when the HDO's were busting their balls and the EG wasn't too active so we were working 24/7 and there was only so much we could do due to lack of access". Let's hope that never becomes a problem again! It shouldn't, as 5litre said that a year from now, he'd like to have a "well rounded Elite Guard team" as well as new features and more players. Well I hope so, too!

It seems that 5litre only has the good of the game at heart, and this was reflected in the posts players gave about him. 5litre, just like Zeb, was known for being a GOOD member of staff. Nyxxie was one of the first people to pipe up about him, saying he was the "best thing that's happened to this game and [her] life". It is no secret that they have a personal relationship, which has come under controversy at times. Some of that controversy was present in the topic as m0b2 began using the topic as an opportunity to bad mouth Nyxxie. It is a testimony to the integrity of the community and 5lire's reputation that players flocked to the topic to defend both Nyxxie and 5litre. iPoison also put in his thoughts and praised 5litre for trying to bridge the gap between players and staff, which many are of the opinion needs to be fixed. Convict told a story about his experiences of 5litre. He stated that everytime he sent him a message, 5litre would take the time to reply. He also remembered when he quit for a few years and got banned, but when he came back, 5litre talked to him with the same kindness he has expressed before. He didn't hold grudges. Zeb backed up that 5litre wasn't ignorant by saying that he usually responded to Zeb's messages too.

Highly positive comments about our current Administrator, certainly! It seems he is hailed as a very friendly and approachable member of staff, which is key in a time when players are feeling insecure about the motives behind the Help Desk. Well done!