Another Resource Manager

[Ac3dUd3]

So i have uploaded my first resource yesterday and its waiting to be approved by Myiume. So far so good, I am patient and i understand that he needs to review each resource before he approves it. What i have noticed though is that others have been approved before mine but from what i see was made after mine, this is slightly confusing for me. After looking into it i can see that Myiume has said he has dozens of resources to comb over. And i can also see that other people have been waiting even longer than me

My question and suggestion i suppose is why do we not have 2 resource managers if there is such a backlog. with the new changes and other elements such as accounts being taken away because of the mojang locking Resources are now more important than ever to be a fast and efficient procedure. The responsibility should not be placed onto one single user if the workload is too high, It becomes a chore for the user and i can imagine overwhelming when people keep asking him to approve their resource.
Same thing can be applied to scam reports and just M6Gaming running it.. I see no reason as to why there is only 1 person taking on these 2 big areas when they in my opinion more important than chat moderation yet we have multiple chat mods?

 

[Produce]

my post on EXACTLY THIS was on the second page... instead of reposting use the search bar. we should be getting vouches on 1 thread so it stands out not across multiple and then each one only gets a couple agrees. http://www.mc-market.org/threads/86403/#post-1005934

 

[Zeiyon]

+1
But they need to fix resources first.

 

[Ac3dUd3]

my post on EXACTLY THIS was on the second page

yeah my bad i didnt search and forgot about yours. still having staff actually answer any of ours would be nice

 

[MarkElf]

I fully agree, much less do resources even function as resource owners have to manually add their buyers to a list via license that tjrgg is yet to resolve even though it's existed for well over two weeks now, which Myiume knowing well about the issue.

 

[tjrgg]

I fully agree, much less do resources even function as resource owners have to manually add their buyers to a list via license that tjrgg is yet to resolve even though it's existed for well over two weeks now, which Myiume knowing well about the issue.

It works for some people and not for others, apparently.

 

[Ac3dUd3]

It works for some people and not for others, apparently.

It works for me. At least the 1 purchase I have gotten so far
Thank you for commenting rocket, shows that you read the thread, however can you please stay on topic and give me your view on the subject and no just answer 1 person, thanks

 

[tjrgg]

It works for me. At least the 1 purchase I have gotten so far
Thank you for commenting rocket, shows that you read the thread, however can you please stay on topic and give me your view on the subject and no just answer 1 person, thanks

Oh, I agree with you. I dislike having one person for a role.

 

[Geek]

I think honestly, of Myiume is happy with the way things are, and he (I'm assuming, sorry don't really know you) is getting quality resources out to the rest of MCM, then why change it? Yes, it may be slow, and yes it may take longer than expected, but would you rather have low quality resources with malware and viruses, or high quality that is guaranteed to work. My personal suggestion, just because tjrgg dislikes having one person, maybe you could have one person per X amount of sections. Currently there are 7 sections, my suggestion is that you hire two more resource moderators, in the way that Herobrine stated, and have Myiume as the head resource moderator because of his (again assuming) experience. Resource Moderator X could do Builds, Graphics, and Plugins where Resource Moderator Y could do Schematics, Skripts, and Websites and Moderator X and Y along with Myiume can do other. Just my personal suggestion, as I don't submit any resources I don't really have a personal say, just going off what the community is saying.

Myiume sorry if I offended you, I don't know you too well so I don't know your gender.

Thanks again,

Geek

 

[tjrgg]

The resource volume was rather big lately due to the changes in the resource system. Normally, it's not that much to deal with. I was in over my head in resources due to the changes and everyone that had to remake their resources due to issues with the former system. I had to check hundreds of resources. I'm all good to do this by my own, as long as the volume doesn't increase the way it did because of the issues.

All good here! Nothing to worry. People need to be patient and to understand the process behind it. Every single resource is thoroughly checked.

The process goes like this :

1. User submits a resource. It gets placed into a queue awaiting moderation.
2. Resource moderator sees the resources in the queue.
3. Resource moderator checks if the resource is in the proper section of the resources.
4. Resource moderator checks the description of the resource, understanding the resource's functions and use.
5. Resource moderator downloads the resource and checks it's validity to the description. In case of plugins, they get decompiled and the source is thoroughly checked.
6. Resource moderator checks the resource for any known malware or suspicious content with malicious intent.
6. Resource moderator checks ownership, by all means possible. Including other resource websites, or any other sources. In case resource moderator is not convinced, the uploader is requested proof of ownership.
7. Resource moderator approves resource.

In case of server setups, builds ,configurations, the resource moderator is needed to create his own environment in which to check said resource for validity. YOu can't allow someone posting something of low quality, or not working. Also It's up to the resource moderator to refuse any resources he deems unfit for the public market. Like a plugin that is already there in 10 variants, or something of poor quality.

It is a process that requires knowledge with the resources uploaded, with the existing malware. A person that can recognise malicious intent and that has knowledge of the market related resources.

As of now, I have my own way of doing it. I can handle the resources as they are. If you don't want low quality resources, you have to be patient. as it is a process, and every single thing needs to be checked to prevent any issues with them.[DOUBLEPOST=1459169308][/DOUBLEPOST]
"You need someone that is active". I am active. I am approving resources daily. There is a process that takes time. And if people would reply to my queries faster, You'd get your resources approved faster. If you want your resources approved faster, help me out with some simple things.

1st of all : don't obfuscate the plugins. That will only make me have to come back to you for providing a deobfuscated plugin.
2: Provide proof of ownership. You can't just tell me : "x made this for me". as I would have to ask X if the thing you claim is true, before approving your resource. Most of the time your resource is pending the reply of that said person.
3. If you are posting a resource, add it into the downloads. Don't make me chase you for the files. That will only make me reject your resource and waste both our times. The upload is there for a reason. If the resource is too big to upload it, it's understandable. But make sure you let me know of the reason why it's not in the downloads, or at least post a download link to it.
4. Make a thorough description for the resource. Explain it's features and it's use. Don't expect me to know every single thing about it by looking into its source code.
5. Builds that are uploaded as maps should have coordinates set to the regions. I've seen endless builds that were at crazy coordinates, like 30kx-21k. It's impossible for me to find the builds that way, and I'll just reject the resource.
6. Simply have patience. Or contact me if you think your resource should've been approved already. I'll give you some details about it, and how we're at.
7. I have an order of approving. Usually, all of em get approved at once, the ones in queue, but sometimes I have to do them in batches. I spend hours a day to approve those resources, and hell, I ain't even getting paid for it.

I think honestly, of Myiume is happy with the way things are, and he (I'm assuming, sorry don't really know you) is getting quality resources out to the rest of MCM, then why change it? Yes, it may be slow, and yes it may take longer than expected, but would you rather have low quality resources with malware and viruses, or high quality that is guaranteed to work. My personal suggestion, just because tjrgg dislikes having one person, maybe you could have one person per X amount of sections. Currently there are 7 sections, my suggestion is that you hire two more resource moderators, in the way that Herobrine stated, and have Myiume as the head resource moderator because of his (again assuming) experience. Resource Moderator X could do Builds, Graphics, and Plugins where Resource Moderator Y could do Schematics, Skripts, and Websites and Moderator X and Y along with Myiume can do other. Just my personal suggestion, as I don't submit any resources I don't really have a personal say, just going off what the community is saying.

Myiume sorry if I offended you, I don't know you too well so I don't know your gender.

Thanks again,

Geek

The only reason I dislike having only one person to a role is that person is generally hard to replace. They aren't hard to replace meaning that it's hard to find someone to do their job, but it's hard to replace someone with the expectation that they are going to do the job like the last guy. When there's more than one person, it's more of a team effort instead of an individual person deciding how the role will be performed. Of course, when the one person goes on vacation or whatever, the world doesn't and we must go on, so there's that too.

I've always just preferred knowing that there's two people to a role, as that makes everyone's lives less stressful, I think. I know that people are comfortable working alone and there's nothing wrong with that. But is that what's best for MCM as a whole? That's the question.

 

[Mint]

Scam reports are being dealt with way faster ever since Morgan resigned from the position, there's not even a full page with open reports and it used to be 1-2 when there were two..

 

[Ac3dUd3]

No one is saying that Myiume is doing a bad job. In fact he is doing an excellent job by doing everything he has stated in his post. But exactly how tjrgg said. Having only 1 member is detrimental to the job as a whole, have 2 mods will do a number of things, as rocket said. the job does not come to a standstill if one goes on holidays. It creates a more team player environment and prevents 1 member becoming too big for his boots and drunk with power. which is really ironic given the current state of staff but anyway. Having 2 resource managers can only give pros in this case. there is not a single con i can think of. But as Myiume said. finding someone with the necessary skills to get the job done right is easier said than done

 

[Mint]

I am up for another resource moderator. As long as he's good enough to do the job properly ^_^

-cough- he? What if it's a girl? #CocoTheResourceWoman