Ask the Admins - Question Submissions

[autumn]

A new edition of Ask the Admins is coming up, and this time you have a chance to ask The Dutch Plumberjack, IronBullet, and Hikari your questions! You can ask questions to all three of them or direct questions at a specific person; feel free to ask about a range of topics, such as what being an admin is like, what they do, what they enjoy about it, opinions on Smogon, etc. Note that due to the volume of questions asked from both this thread and Facebook, your question may not be answered, but it'll definitely be considered.

The answers will be in an upcoming release, so keep an eye out. If you’re looking for inspiration or an idea of what Ask the Admins is like, you can check out the previous version.

 

[lydian]

I have three questions for all three of them. Somewhat off topic so I hope that’s fine

1) What genre of music do you like the most?
2) Do you practice any sport? If yes, which one you like the most?
3) If you had to learn a new language, which one would you choose and why?

 

[Ren]

which one of you is most likely to ban someone who ticks you off

wyr fgo or zelda

 

[Lotus]

Which happens the most frequently:

* TDP making a GP check
* Ironbullet (or other RMT mod) locking a thread in RMT subforum
* Hikari getting another like in the post

 

[Cam]

Why wont you change my avatar

 

[Dharma]

Why wont you change Cam's avatar

 

[Darkinium]

Do you play any instruments? Which ones, and are there any new ones you'd like to pick up?

Do you still play mons? What're your favorite formats/games?

Most memorable incident you've had to deal with (that you're allowed to tell us about!) ?

What was one of your cringiest moments when you first started on Smogon?

Have you ever had trouble balancing your real life with Smogon or Pokemon?

Things you love and hate about being an admin?

What advice would you give to a new admin?

Do you feel Smogon has changed since you joined? How so, and in a good or bad direction?

 

[Leo]

is IronBullet really a bot?
how did you get into Smogon?
do you think spending these past years contributing to the community has somehow had a positive impact in your life?
if you could change any aspect of the site, would you change anything and what would it be?
ban marry kill yogi durzaofftopic littlelucario

 

[Nightingales]

How often do you just say "What the fuck is wrong with (insert person here)?"

 

[Gweebis]

Do you feel that your perception of Smogon has changed after becoming admin, or has it stayed relatively the same?
What's the worst + best experience you've ever had with users on Smogon?
What do you tend to do outside of Smogon or is Smogon your whole life at this point ?
What was the hardest part of your job/personal experience?

 

[Quantum Tesseract]

Who is the best saberface?
Is there such a thing as a bad 3* Archer?
How heavy is your workload as an admin, and how different is that from when you were a super mod or section leader?

 

[Celticpride]

For TDP and Hikari, how do you deal with the reality that neither of you will ever be as handsome, smart, witty, and beloved as IB?

 

[TJ]

1) How did you guys come up with your usernames?
2) What are your favorite Pokemon?
3) If you could change one thing about Smogon, what would it be?
4) Any other hobbies outside of Smogon / PS?
5) Have you guys always aimed for being an Admin?

 

[ayedan]

do admins have lifes? legit question i swear.

 

[Gross Sweep]

Questions for IronBullet:

1) How does it feel knowing you'll never win best avatar in Smogon Awards?

2) Is Scrappie gone because you were jealous people were calling it top bot instead of you?

3) You vs Snowy in a race to 2 rates, who's your money on?

 

[Arcticblast]

how would you fix atomicllamas to make him fit into modern society

what part of the site do you think you've had the biggest influence on, for better or for worse

 

[Anish]

is ironbullet related to mazar(or acacia)bot?
have you ever considered quitting? why did you choose not to quit(or come back in ibs case)?
how has being an admin changed how you interact over here?
what do you take from being an admin of smogon to real life?

 

[Kalalokki]

Which badge is the best looking/worst looking out of them all? Similarly, is there any badge you would want but wouldn't realistically obtain?

 

[curiosity]

For Hikari:

1. Knowing that the competitive scene is generally stereotyped as "toxic" and "elitist", why do you continue to administrate the higher levels of the competitive scene?
2. Continuing on with the previous question, how would you describe the community of the competitive scene? Would you strictly (dis)agree with the stereotype that's been given to members of the competitive scene?
3. For anyone who doesn't know, what do you as a tiering administrator and how does it feel to be in said position?
4. What was it like to co-lead (or to be a member of the council when) alongside people such as Hogg, Pearl, Kokoloko and Sam?
5. Do you get all your avatars from reddit?

For IronBullet:
1. How does it feel to be the sole RMT leader, especially after having a co-leader for such a long time?
2. If there's one thing you could change about the current RMT section, what would it be?
3. What would you say to any aspiring raters that are too nervous to rate?
4. What lead you to stop moderating (or at least being involved with) the UU tier?
5. Do you realise that you're half a century late to beatlemania?

For TDP:

1. What has lead to your heavy involvement with the Grammar-Prose team?
2. How did you develop your current alias?
3. Will you give my questions a GP check?
i'm sorry i can't think of any other questions for you

for everyone:
1. How much of your smogon alias reflect on your real-life occupation? Do you all possess jobs that relate to leadership or administration?
2. Who are some users that have kept you around in this community and what have they done to make your stay memorable / enjoyable?
3. What do you consider to be the greatest achievement in your smogon "career"?
4. Disregarding moderator, site staff, tour director and administrator badges, what do you consider to be the most rewarding badge?
5. If there is one more thing you were to achieve on smogon, what would it be?
6. Is finch actually a likewhore?

 

[Conni]

For all:

When you were promoted to administrator, what did you think at the time about this change?

Now as an administrator, has your experience on smogon been more positive or negative? (why?)

For novice contributors, what is something essential they should do or think and what is something they should never do or think if they were trying to get themselves known as a efficient (contributor-wise) user?

 

[pokemon4eva]

For everyone:
1. Do you consider the general public's perception of Smogon has improved during these recent years?

2. Favourite Pokemon core game (or generation)?

3. Favourite Pokemon spinoff game?

 

[MiniPutin]

For all:

If Smogon had to decide what is ban-worthy in Smash Bros. by following his typical guidelines, what would happen?

 

[Airwind]

For all:

What's your opinion about the CAP project?

 

[Jucherz]

Who's the worst user on Smogon?

 

[sumwun]

Which generation was the best for competitive battling and what was your favorite format from that generation?
How do regular people become admins? Do we need to submit our SAT scores?
(sorry if these have already been asked)