Guild Wars 2

Gaile deserves a bonus for putting up with this. I’ll e-mail Colin with the suggestion to double her pay.

Although probably much more extreem in your case I can feel your pain. I used to moderate a very popular message board and would get PMs non-stop from people about all sorts of random stuff, LOL.

Sadly, like many messages here, I don’t think a lot people will read your post before sending a PM. I hope it cuts back on some of them though. By the way I just sent you a PM. Could you please read it and get back to me ASAP?

JustTrogdor.7892:

Sadly, like many messages here, I don’t think a lot people will read your post before sending a PM.

Unfortunately this is probably true. A lot of people don’t even glance at the stickied threads.

Why not just make the forum say this thread upon them attempting to submit a mail to you, and then make them do a tiny comprehension test before they can continue with sending you mail? I’m sure it will kill a lot of mail that’s going your way incorrectly.

Loli Ruri.8307:

Why not just make the forum say this thread upon them attempting to submit a mail to you, and then make them do a tiny comprehension test before they can continue with sending you mail? I’m sure it will kill a lot of mail that’s going your way incorrectly.

Because people would still fail the test and then start posting threads here about it :P

JustTrogdor.7892:

Loli Ruri.8307:

Why not just make the forum say this thread upon them attempting to submit a mail to you, and then make them do a tiny comprehension test before they can continue with sending you mail? I’m sure it will kill a lot of mail that’s going your way incorrectly.

Because people would still fail the test and then start posting threads here about it :P

So what you’re saying is, the test would be a successful deterrent to clogging the CM’s mailbox with spam?

I think he’s saying that people don’t care to take the time to look something up, or search the stickies. As an example, look how many players constantly post new threads about the phishing e-mails, when a merged thread dedicated to them is sometimes near the top.

Still, major props to Gaile for putting up with us for the past 10 years. I do miss her LA trains.

Loli Ruri.8307:

JustTrogdor.7892:

Loli Ruri.8307:

Why not just make the forum say this thread upon them attempting to submit a mail to you, and then make them do a tiny comprehension test before they can continue with sending you mail? I’m sure it will kill a lot of mail that’s going your way incorrectly.

Because people would still fail the test and then start posting threads here about it :P

So what you’re saying is, the test would be a successful deterrent to clogging the CM’s mailbox with spam?

No I’m saying people would fail it because they wouldn’t read and then post threads in this forum because they are confused and can’t send a PM.

For what it’s worth Gaile, people message you because you are known as a respected and trusted member of Anet. I have read all sorts of negative comments on other sites regarding the staff, particularly to do with QC’ng… but you and John Smith are always mentioned respectfully.

So while it may be tedious, it is a sign of community love. In a strange unrequited-stalker fashion.

Gaile’s post lacks the pertinent information about what her favorite kind of cookies might be. In case one wanted to send something that wasn’t a PM.

bumping this topic up so that it gets read by people.

Gaile, perhaps your guys can code a “block” function in the PM system for Anet employees? That way, people who send frivolous PMs will be forced to use the Support System?

Smooth Penguin.5294:

Gaile, perhaps your guys can code a “block” function in the PM system for Anet employees? That way, people who send frivolous PMs will be forced to use the Support System?

Really. I’m not sure why the ANet employees need to be contacted by every Tom, kitten (lol, old fashion name that is now bad) and Harry who can shoot off a message. I bet the Devs get tons of PM’s also. Access is fine and dandy but the vast majority of whatever people need to say can be said as a post.

Can I get the message board from sending me PMs every time a post I replied to gets moved or deleted?

Really I just wanted to front page this for you again.

Hang in there Gaile! I and my sons have had pleasant dealings with you since GW1. You’ve always been helpful and supportive and the last thing I’d want to see is you getting burned out and leaving the community. Just one question if you notice this post; will we see the frog in GW2?

I think Gaile needs a GW2 froggie mini for being a star communicator.

Teofa Tsavo.9863:

I think Gaile needs a GW2 froggie mini for being a star communicator.

Heck, I want a Gaile mini. But only if it would keep up with my characters unlike the other ones that are half a map away when I turn around. Also the mini would have a special skill that deleted old game mails so when I buy something from the Gem store I would get it right away.

Gaile,

I am going to PM you about this post…

April fools, wait its august.

You do a great job!

Gaile The Frog,

I want your frog mini for my gw1 hom.

I’ll send you a PM with all the details of the transaction.

(i’m kidding. keep up the awesome work!)

If I mail boxes of chocolates to your office, will you answer?

Bumping so new posters will see it.

I think I sent you a PM once, way back in May. But that was to congratulate you on how you handled a particularly bad (liar) and troll.

This thread needs more glue. Sticky! :o

I think people don’t tend to read stickies… well if there are so many stickied posts it’s a bit easy to overlook, especially if it’s sandwiched in the middle of others…. at least I wouldn’t read them unless I were very bored

Maybe there is a special way to make the title of this thread in a different colour, like blue, or bright purple? If I saw a blue or purple post, I’d click on it in like… 3 seconds and may even read the contents! It could then be stickied succesfully.

Or it could be given a title like:
’Here’s how to claim your free kittens in GW2’
Followed by the request.

Slightly devious, but it might help.

Bumped to page 1.

Gaile is my hero. <3

Thank you for looking into those two major issues: password resetting and the whisper bug. You made a TON of people very very happy.

Bumped to bring back to page one.

Bumped to bring back to page one.

Bump
(to preserve Gaile’s hair and potentially her sanity)

(also removed my previous bumps for thread cleanliness)

Bump for Gaile
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Little bump for awareness

Bumping this and dropping off a little present for Gaile

Happy Thanksgiving! (Hope you got some turkey).

and

http://www.artfido.com/blog/50-life-hacks-to-simplify-your-world/

Bumped to page one.

Bump

And also something to add.

Gaile, I was wondering if it would be possible to tell us, who try to help people on this forum, what the rules are for advising someone to submit a request.

I personally had a post deleted telling someone to talk to support for selecting the wrong server. And I can easily explain why I advised that. But I was wrong and it made me wonder about the rules.
It was posted before that we should not be so easy on the “talk to support option” and I fully understand that! I really try to follow that and have advised it a lot less then I did before the warning.

But I also admit to not knowing where the exact line is and I’m probably not the only one.
Plus, getting a reprimand by PM is kinda scary

i also had a post deleted today supposedly fro insulting a member and i know i didnt o that so…

Bump for Gaile.