Warrior Cat Clans 2 (WCC2 aka Classic) is a roleplay site inspired by the Warrior series by Erin Hunter. Whether you are a fan of the books or new to the Warrior cats world, WCC2 offers a diverse environment with over a decade’s worth of lore for you - and your characters - to explore. Join us today and become a part of our ongoing story!
News & Updates
11.06.2022 The site has been transformed into an archive. Thank you for all the memories here!
Here on Classic we understand that sometimes life can get difficult and we struggle. We may need to receive advice, vent, know that we are not alone in our difficult times, or even just have someone listen to what's going on in our lives. In light of these times, we have created the support threads below that are open to all of our members at any time.
Hello everyone! All five of Classic’s administrators - Faith, Sen, Racer, Jadie, and Cleaver - are resigning from their positions. We’re beginning this transition now and will step down once our successors have been trained.
To choose the next batch of administrators, we are first allowing the site to nominate users; we will then confirm their interest, allow the site to ask questions of the nominees, and set up a ranked choice vote. This thread is for the members of the site to ask questions of their future administrators.
Timeline: Nominations (HERE) + ask questions of nominees: January 13th - 17th Nominees answer questions: January 17th - 20th Admin Successor Voting: January 20th - 24th
What questions do you have for the administrator nominees of this site?
You may ask as many questions as you’d like. After January 17th, any nominated users who confirm their interest in being an administrator will be sent this thread and will choose to answer some of these questions.
How do you handle constructive criticism in your day-to-day life?
What about criticism that's not so constructive? How do you handle someone who won't back down from an argument, who gets personal when they shouldn't?
How do you rate your communication skills? Can you convey your point of view in a clear, concise way?
How much water am I even supposed to drink in a day, anyway?
ALL ADMINS What can we do to increase transparency and still make everyone feel safe to speak their mind? How can we learn how to delegate more, and make sure all users regardless of their positions feel heard, as if their ideas are taken seriously even if they're not implemented? How can we work together and truly create a site that EVERYONE feels proud of?
Which direction do you see the staff going towards? What is your one-year plan? Please give us a brief outline of what you plan to encourage! Is there a timeframe for your goals? What is your commitment to changing/keeping things the way the staff runs? What is your commitment to changing/keeping things the way the admins run? How will you address issues such as passing the torch on and training mods/admins? What will be your stress test for the ideas you implement? How will you address problems along the way? What are you willing to compromise on? What is the hill you'll die on?
ABOUT DISCUSSIONS If the site isn't happy about a change you implement, what is your solution to this? How can we get everyone on board with the direction classic is going in the least antagonistic way?
How can we commit to a level of nonviolence, and be kept accountable without pointing fingers? How can we build a community that owns up to their own faults without feeling ostracised? How can we solve contrasting issues (aka, divisive ones that have strong opinions on both sides?) - and what is your commitment to dealing with high emotions? - What is your de-escalation strategy? We can't expect everyone to always be calm and civil, but how do you wish to encourage this? How can we change the community to make it less me vs. them, and more us vs. the issue? What actions can we do to ensure we look at everyone as equal partners, rather than as competitors?
ACTIVITY What is your commitment to activity? How much time do you think you can commit to the site? What will you do when the motivation isn't there but things still have to run? How do you schedule things?
MOSTLY COMMUNICATIONS LOL BUT EVERYONE ELSE FEEL FREE TO REPLY TO ALL OF THESE What will you do when a member comes up to you with concerns? - In an antagonistic way, even if their concern is valid? - With an idea that you dislike? Or a debate over an idea you proposed? - In a suggestion sort of way, when you know the suggestion isn't a workable one? - In confronting you about a certain way you acted that felt wrong to them? - About rule-breaking, even if it's your friends/you who broke a rule? - When your friends are the ones in the wrong? - With a suggestion that might make a lot of people angry? - With something sensitive, like a demotion, or an argument, or an impeachment?
ENTERTAINMENT What ideas do you have to increase community building? Have you managed events before? What activities and contests can we create to integrate with the RP section of this site? How can the entertainment section also encourage roleplaying? What kind of activities do you participate in?
LAYOUT How will you pass down your role to the next especially with the difficulty of HTML/CSS being inaccessible to many? Will you be committed to helping people who can't code? What kind of design do you have planned for the site? How can we make the site's layouts more accessible, especially for people with visual impairments? What happens when a user complains about a layout that is difficult to read or navigate?
OFFSITE What will you do to promote the site? What safety measures will you put up to prevent trolls on discord? What other activities do you have planned? What goals do you have for the other sections of the community that's not on the site?
OVERHAUL-Y THINGS (if that's part of the plan!) Lots of people are here just to RP, and frankly, overhaul is a great idea but it's also a long game, which means things will be stalled for a while. If that's part of your idea, what will you do to address: 1) the construction period in which no one will really be RPing, 2) gaining all your users back, and 3) making sure it runs smoothly? What time frame and project management budgeting do you have for this? Who will be in charge of the work? How committed are you to make things work without overloading the staff (as that seems to be a common complaint about the last time)? How long do you expect it to last, and what failsafes will you put in if things end up going longer than expected?
Post by simplylight on Jan 13, 2022 10:43:52 GMT -5
FOR ALL:
1. SusieQuillsonSmith feels like her voice is no longer heard. She asks around to some of the other users and GorsePawLightningBug and Vixen agree with Susie. They decide to come to the admin team with their grievances and things get pretty heated. All the while, Susie, Gorse, and Vixen are all ranting in a group chat together. How would you handle this situation and get everyone to come to come to the table peacefully to talk it out?
(There is no one right answer, of course, and these situations are always tricky and not pretty at all. I am not expecting anything here to go perfectly because when there are feelings involved then it can escalate out of control very fast. All I want to see is the approach.)
2. You've just been brought on as a new admin to Classic, what is the very first thing you would do?
Edited Jan 13, 2022 12:00:59 GMT -5 By simplylight
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POSTEDJan 16, 2022 21:27:40 GMT -5 TO General Discussion
1. in this thread, i outline the ideas that i believe are fundamental to coming together as a site and moving forward as a team in a way that is effective and collaborative, and i outline the vision for the site that i have. what vision do you have for classic? what principles would you include in a description of this vision?
2. what areas of administratorship might you struggle with? everyone wants to know about strengths, but what are your weaknesses as a candidate?
3. what aspects of the site need to change? how can you contribute to positive change in these areas?
4. in your vision of the site, what is the role of administrators? of moderators? of leaders? of rus? what can we do to build bridges between these communities?
5. as admin, one of your first jobs will be managing the staff change as described in cleaver's message. how do you plan to do this? what are your thoughts on the change?
