Seventh Arm wrote:
This is all true. So don't you think it's a real shame that it's fallen by the wayside?
For starters I don't think it's fallen anywhere. Do you know the Secret World of Malice Mizer? It's a very old fansite with tons of MM information. It hasn't been updated since Gackt left MM. Has it fallen by the wayside? Well it's on a free server now but no, it's just no longer updated, but everyone always links to it because it has such detailed info. Scape is not up to date but it's still the only website of its kind. It's not perfect, but it's still way above anything else that tries to cover everything at once. How many fansites do you know of this sort that stay up to date for more than 2-3 years?
Let me say that I thought your suggestion was an honest one and I didn't try to imply otherwise. I got more upset at other things. But I think you're looking at this the wrong way. This is merely a private website and one that breaches quite a lot of copyright at that, so there is no actual obligation on anyone's part to keep it going. On the contrary, alas, if Mana ever saw it he'd probably get up on that roof of his and send thunderbolts our way. This is therefore basically a single person's work (with a lot of valued help) and currently, they are not as committed to it. It is unfortunate but it's how it is.
Would you tell Kaya that if he's not planning on singing any time soon he should pass on his lyrics to somebody else because it's a shame that they go to waste? Would you tell MM that if they're not planning on getting back together again they should hand over the copyrights to their songs to someone who is willing to perform them if they're not up to doing it themselves? You see where I'm going with this...
I would personally not hand over the keys to my FTP to anybody else. LejuN never even gave
me access (can't say if this was because he didn't trust my html skills or not but...
) and it would have saved tons of time if instead of telling him all the time 'Malice Mizer, Discography, Bara no Seidou, Song 3 - typo' I just went and fixed it myself. When something is your website, then it's your website, it's not public service. On the other hand I have been in the shoes of Flowers & Navate, having to moderate a mailing list without administrative access and with the owner no where around, and a big one at that (Malicious). LejuN has also had to do it with Story. It can be a pain and you might come across some difficulties but it's really not that big of a deal. The server problems you're having now would probably still exist even if LejuN did email his provider.
Anyway, a few last things because I'm often misunderstood:
I didn't mean to imply that because you're relatively new you can't suggest changes to the forum. I work for a 250 year old company and the reason I'm so good at my job is because from day 1 I've been suggesting ways in which we can improve our procedures. Suggestions are always welcome. However I would never suggest someone take over for the CEO because I never see him around the building.
Flowers has always been incredibly helpful in all ways in this forum and the website. He shares all his information & material (he used to be very stingy with it before you know XD) and is very enthusiastic about it. He has a good understanding of what me and LejuN wanted this forum to be like, has helped with coding for the website itself and many more things I can't even remember. I'm very glad he's still here now. If LejuN gave him access to his FTP I wouldn't be surprised despite of what I said above.
Monophobia I'm sorry I forgot you! I remember you used to be Kaya of course, but I didn't realise you're been here so long. You're just quiet! ^^;
I'm not LejuN's spokesperson and for all I know he could read all this and say 'well actually, no...'. If you really want to know what his stance on this is or if you have any suggestions for him specifically then email him. He doesn't bite and if he doesn't respond then it's just because he's busy.
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