Originally Posted by
Del Murder
From what I hear (I don't actually go visiting other boards) one of the things that makes Eyes on Final Fantasy great is that the staff and the members are well integrated. That being said, the staff here still has access to things that the members do not, and this gives them a chance to take a different point of view. From looking at the nominations and predictions I can already see this difference. This is especially true when determining who is the best among us. Staff presence on the public board is very important, but there are other facets that go on behind the scenes, unseen by the general membership. That is what makes the Highwind Award so significant. It's staff voting for the best among themselves, considering all aspects of the job.
This member has become one of the greatest and most dedicated staff members I have ever seen during my tenure here, and that says a lot. I try to check warned post emails every evening, but they have almost always been already handled, most notably by this member. Their response time and ability to squash confict is reassuring. When it comes to the Staff Forum, this member gets involved with almost all topics, adding great input on board poilcy. They also keep up on the warnings, not afraid to do the 'dirty work' part of the job that makes it unfun sometimes.
Ok, so a lot of the staff does the above stuff. That's what makes it so great. The thing that stands out in my mind about this member is their dedication to improving some of the more staff-neglected forums at this site. This member has run several events in these forums, and has even taken it upon themselves to oversee a forum on the board that had been in demand for some time. No one else im my time has taken such interest and been so dedicated to this subject, and it is refreshing to see some of the improvements they have made.
I remember quite a while ago we were searching for new Knights. There were a lot of good candidates, but nobody really stood out. So BoB, as BoB does, compiled some post stats for various members, to see who makes the most quality posts in the most variety of forums. Looking at those, one name clearly stood out, and it wasn't even one of the candidates previously mentioned. Immediately upon seeing this member's various post distributions, it clicked im my head 'Oh yeah, that guy, he's great! I can't believe we didn't think of him.' Those two events produced a great staff member (and also probably inflated BoB's stat-ego for a good while, but it was worth it). So I would like everyone to behold your winner for the Highwind Award: Behold the Void!
