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'''Sage Nadia''' is the moniker used by the now-former administrator of [[fchan]]. | '''Sage Nadia''' is the moniker used by the now-former administrator of [[fchan]]. | ||
| − | She was known for her no-nonsense, direct and very iron handed method of administration, | + | She was known for her no-nonsense, abrasive, direct and very iron handed method of administration, and also for speaking of respect for popular furry artists. |
| − | Her philosophy was that she could create a system by which a *chan style board could survive as a respected and useful part of the community. During her administration, the popularization of the [[DNP]] allowed for many artists who did not wish their work to be distributed to request their work be exempt from display. | + | Her stated philosophy was that she could create a system by which a *chan style board could survive as a respected and useful part of the community. During her administration, the popularization of the [[DNP]] allowed for many artists who did not wish their work to be distributed to request their work be exempt from display. |
| − | + | However, under Nadia's care, the DNP list grew exponentially from a small handful of artists to several dozen. Some have attributed this to Nadia's manner in dealing with artists, seeming abrasive or dismissive of them rather than attempting to understand their concerns. Many also felt that her style of administration was overly harsh, and her repeatedly stated credo of "Less yap, more fap" more often stood in for a tendency to ban anyone who was critical of art or an artist, even constructively; some also said that she used her administrative privileges to enforce her personal opinions, or to quash the voicing of opinions altogether. | |
| + | Under her stewardship, the boards were also split several times, sometimes into rather niche categories that many found arbitrary or silly. This, as well as the ever-growing DNP list that was required to be viewed and agreed to before any image could be posted, gained fchan a reputation as a board where only the "dregs" of furry artists could be posted, and that since Nadia allowed only praise of art and artists, that the board was made up of furries with low standards who would gush over any art, no matter how mediocre. This led to a sort of meme on other boards, with users telling those who posted what they saw as inferior art or ridiculous requests to "go back to fchan". | ||
| − | + | Eventually she publicly stated that she had made the decision to retire from active adminship and supposedly passed her job over to [[Xenofur]]. Although most of the administrative staff of fchan was told that Nadia was stepping down and would no longer be participating in the site, Nadia actually maintained all administrative access. Xenofur was aware of this. | |
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| + | Later, one of the current administrators of the site de-opped Nadia in the site's IRC channel, stating that he saw no reason for her to have operator abilities as she was executing no powers or responsibilities of an operator. She responded by removing all administrator access on fchan save for those of herself and Xenofur, effectively taking control of the site. (See: Raven's furaffinity journals.) | ||
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| + | Some have said that her following statement is misunderstood, but many consider it to be offensive and to show a lack of perspective: | ||
"Being a full time artist is more work than even being an intern in an ER. It is harder and more competitive than just about any other work you may find." - Sage Nadia | "Being a full time artist is more work than even being an intern in an ER. It is harder and more competitive than just about any other work you may find." - Sage Nadia | ||
Revision as of 18:21, 28 January 2008
Sage Nadia is the moniker used by the now-former administrator of fchan.
She was known for her no-nonsense, abrasive, direct and very iron handed method of administration, and also for speaking of respect for popular furry artists.
Her stated philosophy was that she could create a system by which a *chan style board could survive as a respected and useful part of the community. During her administration, the popularization of the DNP allowed for many artists who did not wish their work to be distributed to request their work be exempt from display.
However, under Nadia's care, the DNP list grew exponentially from a small handful of artists to several dozen. Some have attributed this to Nadia's manner in dealing with artists, seeming abrasive or dismissive of them rather than attempting to understand their concerns. Many also felt that her style of administration was overly harsh, and her repeatedly stated credo of "Less yap, more fap" more often stood in for a tendency to ban anyone who was critical of art or an artist, even constructively; some also said that she used her administrative privileges to enforce her personal opinions, or to quash the voicing of opinions altogether.
Under her stewardship, the boards were also split several times, sometimes into rather niche categories that many found arbitrary or silly. This, as well as the ever-growing DNP list that was required to be viewed and agreed to before any image could be posted, gained fchan a reputation as a board where only the "dregs" of furry artists could be posted, and that since Nadia allowed only praise of art and artists, that the board was made up of furries with low standards who would gush over any art, no matter how mediocre. This led to a sort of meme on other boards, with users telling those who posted what they saw as inferior art or ridiculous requests to "go back to fchan".
Eventually she publicly stated that she had made the decision to retire from active adminship and supposedly passed her job over to Xenofur. Although most of the administrative staff of fchan was told that Nadia was stepping down and would no longer be participating in the site, Nadia actually maintained all administrative access. Xenofur was aware of this.
Later, one of the current administrators of the site de-opped Nadia in the site's IRC channel, stating that he saw no reason for her to have operator abilities as she was executing no powers or responsibilities of an operator. She responded by removing all administrator access on fchan save for those of herself and Xenofur, effectively taking control of the site. (See: Raven's furaffinity journals.)
Some have said that her following statement is misunderstood, but many consider it to be offensive and to show a lack of perspective:
"Being a full time artist is more work than even being an intern in an ER. It is harder and more competitive than just about any other work you may find." - Sage Nadia
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