After a long tenure with STRP's staff, and a current attitude perfectly comfortable pointing out the flaws in STRP's Staff once the "shakeup" period ends, I still find myself crusading against a shit load of what you've said.
There's an awful lot of words here that essentially attributes a titanic amount of responsibility for the "state of STRP" to the Administration, and more specifically some ethereal roster of Administrators that are reputably "corrupt", "serial rule breakers" and "haughty trolls" (along with "arrogant", "insulting" and "demeaning"); and frankly I'm surprised that individuals with such a rich portfolio of heinous attributes haven't received an overwhelming chain of staff reports and follow-up termination for such obviously identifiable behaviour!
Of course, this is a lightly-sarcastically coded way of saying that there's probably no official reports or indications of these folks' behaviour, beyond hidden scathing in private clique Discords, chastising said staff members to your friends in confidence and whining in echochambers about x staff member on loop. I've seen a plethora of screenshots of folks doing this; because eventually all that shit gets back to the person being lambasted anyway (lol). The hard truth is that none of that shit actually makes change. It just increases the distance of this chasm of distance between "the staff" and "the players", "us" and "them" if you will.
On my resignation date, there were no pending staff reports; perhaps in the 14 days I've been gone, these individuals you're alluding to have either miraculously had a complete attitude adjustment, or have received said staff reports that I can no longer see. I only assume you're the author of many such reports with this intense list of undesirable attributes that you've laid out. 🤔
If you seriously think there are staff that are:
Corrupt
Serial rulebreakers
Haughty trolls
Arrogant, insulting, demeaning
Hoarding whitelists (that others want)
"Giving themselves the necessary tools for furthering their own experience"
[only] "Enhancing their own fun"
[only] "Helping only their firends"
That's MORE that enough for immediate dismissal! Light up your torch, sharpen your pitchfork and waltz over to Staff Reports and get them out of here. Let's get this reform started!
I left my own rogue's gallery of staff that I believe to be unfit for Administration upon my own departure, but most of those were based on inactivity reasons. If I had my way, they'd be gone as of this writing, but alas, I wasn't all-powerful, contrary to popular belief. As a now retired staff member who doesn't really care to maintain any political/social correctness about the existing staff roster anymore (beside @Blueice, love you babe); I can point you to a lot of staff I've had personal issues with, and I can point you to a few staff I really do not get on with at all, but I can't point to a single one that possesses a multitude of the traits you've outlined above.
During my tenure with STRP staff, I've never seen a staff report go unanswered - so if reports against these folks are going unanswered, definitely reach out to Bill. I've actioned a fair few staff in my time - suspended many, terminated few. A common theme I was party to during this same tenure was this idea that when I suggested to "make a report!" - it was only ever met with three distinct replies:
I can't be arsed to.
I have no proof.
I'm scared of the reprecussions if my name gets leaked (i.e. the admin(s) will treat me differently).
May the Lord strike my forum reputation down with 's but I only ever sympathise with #3, personally. It's true that in such a small community; if one were to get on the "bad side" of an administrator with power, there's every plausible chance your experience becomes immediately more difficult, but I can't say during my personal tenure I ever saw this issue breathe. If it did, nobody told me about it.
If you can't be arsed to make a formal action pursuant to your complaints, that's your prerogative. If you have no proof, what do you expect? Seriously?
Those legendary (bold word, I'd use irritating) folks who used to spend their mornings, afternoons and evenings in #general incessantly whining about the same issues, complaining about the same recycled garbage and sparking up the same fights with the same people based on the same feuds they've had since RD:RP, MD:RP, RDR:W or GTA servers of old (take your pick) now have two options since the removal of their soapbox channel: Log on or get lost.
These legends who made #general their whole STRP personality have (correct me if I'm wrong) largely opted for option two and disappeared entirely, likely to retire their infernal bitching to more intimate Discords, which I find absolutely hilarious personally. Job well done to @MiaMika for weeding out those unpleasent folks with one swift swing of the blade.
In the current community culture where the landing "chit chat" channel had to be removed because of the contents and these "legendary" people who lived in said channel making it overwhelming unwelcoming, toxic and straight up unpleasant to any newcomers, you're absolutely right about one thing Mirgy; I sure as shit would be surprised.
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