Vmk Hosts And Staff!! Are They Nice?

I really like fin.. she is such a delight to me shes friendly and always makes me laugh for remarks she is also not as lienient (i think thats how u spell it) as to persay lily but i personaly like all staff
 
I've never really had any encounters with staff, I've only seen 2 around ever in my time playing vmk. But my feelings (just based off these stories I'm reading) are different from the majority here I guess. If they are school "teachers", aren't they supposed to be helpful and encouraging to the "students"? In a real school setting if a student was stuck on a math problem(like being stuck behind the crates), would you expect the teacher to say "What, you don't understand my math problems? Get out of my classroom!" No, not at all. Would a teacher kick a student out of the classroom for fun for calling her a "dude"? I don't think so. Its one thing to be strict, but another to be too quick with the boot button, not even allowing the player a chance to explain or to help the player. Being a good teacher requires more than a strict demeanor, it also requires a little compassion for their students. Even in the virtual world. I think for the most part the staff is compassionate and kind and helpful, but from some of the stories I'm reading here, it seems that some of them are just...not. JMO.
 

As most of the other folks who have posted on this thread have said, it depends which Staff/Host you are talking about. I could very well go into a rant about Fin and all the bad times, but I am going to focus on a few Staff/Hosts positively.

VMK_Mocha hasn't gotten a mention on this thread yet, and I feel she deserves it. Mocha and I used to spend a lot of time in the Haunted Mansion Lobby and we ran into each other once in a while. Once, she even played on my team for HM, and we won by a longshot. As with the next VMK staff on my list, we used to call each other "friends off the list", due to the fact I can't be on VMK_Mocha's or VMK_Red's friends list.

So that moves me to my next Staff member, Red. She often had a room open back when she had just started, and people were allowed to come in and talk to her. She also went into common areas often, such as Town Square and the VMK Esplanade. She seems like she really actually cares about the players.

P.S. Don't think I forgot you, HOST_Sparky, I just didn't have enough time to write a story about you too.
 
Just a friendly reminder. There are no personal attacks permitted on the boards, and that includes hosts. Most of us I think realize that and have put our points of view forward in a manner that doesnt warrant locking this thread. But I did just have to delete a couple that crossed the line. Definitely not going to permit any name calling.

Moderator mode: OFF

I dont have a new point to make but I wanted to reinforce a point I made earlier, that some people haven't addressed in their points. How do you know a Host really said/did that? Read the "I'm banned thread" to get an idea of what I mean.

Nobody has ever been banned from VMK correctly if you read that thread LOL. Everyone is innocent, until we start asking some questions. Then we start to see the majority of the bans were done correctly. (not all)

So why should we automatically believe someone who says a host was mean to them? Most of the boots from host rooms are from people standing in the door and not moving. They want to keep the line moving so those people get a boot. Then you come back from wherever you are and you waited an hour to get into the host room and find you have been booted. Your understandably aggravated that this happened, and what do you do next? Some of us laugh it off, some of us are angry for a few minutes and then realize "thats life" and then some of us come to the DIS boards and post that a host was mean.

I know some people have some legitmate complaints but the majority of the information that circulates are rumors started by angry players. Dont believe everything you read.

Moderator mode: ON

PEOPLE CHECK YOUR SIGNATURES!!!!

heh :)
 
All the hosts crack me up :) the patience they all have is really remarkable.

So true! I'm amazed at their incredible patience. I know if I had a bunch of "groupies" surrounding me everywhere I went asking the same questions over and over, I'd SNAP for sure. :teeth:
 
So true! I'm amazed at their incredible patience. I know if I had a bunch of "groupies" surrounding me everywhere I went asking the same questions over and over, I'd SNAP for sure. :teeth:

lol Phinny's at that point...she'll have either an album or pictures on the wall...lol when someone asks ' is this item coming out ' or 'can staff be my friend?' she will simply say, ' read the bottom picture' or ' view the album '

:lmao: she cracks me up sometimes.

I think the best is during the photo 'events' if a staff is sitting somewhere and then moves, to watch the hoarde of people follow her to the new spot. :rotfl:

lol dude. seriously. staff aren't celebrities.
 
So true! I'm amazed at their incredible patience. I know if I had a bunch of "groupies" surrounding me everywhere I went asking the same questions over and over, I'd SNAP for sure. :teeth:
Yeah, I think it is funny how everyone in the room goes "Hi -insert name here-!!" all at once when staff enters. I only do it when they come in my rooms. :rotfl2:
 
I think Host_Hula is the nicest she always let us ask million of questions and she never got mad! Same thing happened to me also when I walked into Phinney's room i didn't say or do anything and the next thing i new I was booted! OMG and I had to wait in line for like ever! also giving codes for inferno pin and high school musical room!
 
Host Lily is nice to me. And she forgave me once too!

I guess she is my favorite. Well, now i know i should stay clear of phinney. :thumbsup2
 
I think Host_Hula is the nicest she always let us ask million of questions and she never got mad! Same thing happened to me also when I walked into Phinney's room i didn't say or do anything and the next thing i new I was booted! OMG and I had to wait in line for like ever! also giving codes for inferno pin and high school musical room!

There are no codes for inferno

Host Lily is nice to me. And she forgave me once too!

I guess she is my favorite. Well, now i know i should stay clear of phinney. :thumbsup2

Why would you stay clear of her if she is your favorite and has been nothing but nice to you?
 
thats funny, my wife says I'm a "know it all" also

usually under her breath followed by words NOT permitted on the DIS :rotfl:

Not to be rude angie, but you say your a guy but under angus it says vmk head cheerleader! LOLL:laughing:
 
Not to be rude angie, but you say your a guy but under angus it says vmk head cheerleader! LOLL:laughing:

First of all, there ARE guy cheerleaders, who happen to be very strong. Secondly, his name is Aengus lol. And finally, he's head cheerleader because he's LAVA BOY! And you cannot get much more cool or lava than that :goodvibes Many have tried, but none have survived to tell the tale..
 
Many people confuse Host Fin for being mean, with the fact she tends to be strict. It's not a matter of how mean or how nice she is, she expects everyone to follow the rules. And when they dont, she has a boot and knows how to use it! Once you get that you will realize host fin is not only nice, but also very funny as well. Host fin was also a VMK_ even after the Host_ names started being used. Not sure what her role was back then but she does seem to be the one who notices things like duplicate IP's and the like. I wouldnt rush to a judgement if I were you on host fin, you may miss the opportunity to see how great she really is.

All the hosts crack me up :) the patience they all have is really remarkable.

Well put Aengus. I just wanted to throw my 2 cents in and share my experience with Fin.

I once thought like many, that Fin was pretty mean. I'd try saying "hi" and she'd ignore me or be quite abrupt in her responses. I've witnessed times when people will ask to take a picture with her and she'll respond with "no, please do quest or I boot". I'm sure if that's the the first or one of the few incidents you come across, you will definitely label her as mean or rude.

But over time and having spent more time with her, I've learned why she acts like she acts or comes across in such a manner. Fin is the type of person that when it comes down to business, she's all business, when she's just hanging out, she's a joker and just loves to have fun. She understands what slows down her event rooms and she will not hesitate to boot if you are blocking, doing magic, just hanging out in the room, afk, etc. Even after I've become good friends with her, I've been booted for accidentally doing magic in her room. And I understand. And because we can't read emotions in what she says, and she speaks directly and to the point, I understand a lot of times it sounds like she's being mean or rude by the way she phrases herself.

I've also been lucky enough to know how much of a friend she can be. There have been times where I've been attacked in her rooms and before I can say a word, she's jumped in to defend my name.

Overall, I can see where people who don't like her are coming from. I've been there. But once you get to know her and after you spend time with her, you begin to understand why she does what she does and realize she's not as bad as everybody seems to paint her to be.
 
LDE,

There is a big difference between booting AFKs and booting people with slow computers. With all of Hula's computer issues, she should be the first to realize that, but she is not. She may be "all business" as you say, but would you go into that business if she was say, a customer service agent for Best Buy? I have been on VMK since its dawn. There is noone more rude and obnoxious than Phinny, unless of course you are one of her little groupies. To them she is all peaches and cream. to everyone else she is liver and brussel sprouts.
 
LDE,

There is a big difference between booting AFKs and booting people with slow computers. With all of Hula's computer issues, she should be the first to realize that, but she is not. She may be "all business" as you say, but would you go into that business if she was say, a customer service agent for Best Buy? I have been on VMK since its dawn. There is noone more rude and obnoxious than Phinny, unless of course you are one of her little groupies. To them she is all peaches and cream. to everyone else she is liver and brussel sprouts.

Haha, liver and brussel sprouts. I completely understand your view, as again I've been there. I have seen the other side to her though and I just wanted to share that there is that side to her that many don't get to see. And that's unfortunate.
 
Despite many of the bad experiences shared on this thread, I've actually noticed the opposite.

I haven't had one single bad experience with any hosts or staff members. I've found them to be actually quite nice.
I've never thought HOST_Phinny to be mean at all. I'm no staff befriender, either.
All in all, I think that the hosts and staff members are just doing their jobs, not picking on people at all.

Just my two cents. ;)
 












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