Shannon
10-20-2006, 01:36 PM
Well the good news is that DST is so successful that I am completely overwhelmed. :lol Every day, all day - PMs and emails and threads that require attention and projects like BAF chats and site updates and customized mugs. Man, oh, man! So I realize it's taking me a good 3 days to get back to people. That is a standard I'm not happy with. There are major issues and projects that I can't even give my attention to because I'm so swamped with masses of detailed work. That's not a good balance. So I have gratefully accepted Ripal's help and brought her on as an administrator. It's time for me to juggle the to-do list so that I can put these large projects and issues at the top of my priority list. Unfortunately, I've been so swamped that I haven't had a chance to even discuss which jobs I'll be handing over to her.
So how can you help?
Be on the lookout for posts from people who need assistance. If you're able to answer those posts to help them out, that saves me some time!
Keep the ball rolling. Keep up with answering those help questions in the Digital Scrapbooking Help forum. Keep up with the 5-for-5 threads (are people still starting those regularly? They're a great idea!) Keep welcoming newcomers and being the phenomenal and amazing community that you already are!
Please only PM me for things that are pressing. At least for the next week or so. I'm not one to give up my duties easily but if delegating the work load to others is what will serve this community better, then I've gotta do it. I just need to have the time to properly set things up and teach the process. So please save your less urgent issues for a few days. And please be patient if you have already sent me an email or PM that is waiting for a response. I promise I'll get to it as quickly as I can.
I was a secretary for a very large ministry before I had kids so I'm used to being the one who TAKES all the work and says "I can do that!" This is a different hat for me - to be the one who has to delegate. Stupid Type A personality is getting me in trouble here. :lol
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your patience! I appreciate it! I've been feeling terrible that I can't answer the emails and PMs quickly enough and though no one is complaining (at least not that I'm aware of), I do want you all to understand why there is a delay and that we're working on a better balance. We're working on an improvement :agree
So how can you help?
Be on the lookout for posts from people who need assistance. If you're able to answer those posts to help them out, that saves me some time!
Keep the ball rolling. Keep up with answering those help questions in the Digital Scrapbooking Help forum. Keep up with the 5-for-5 threads (are people still starting those regularly? They're a great idea!) Keep welcoming newcomers and being the phenomenal and amazing community that you already are!
Please only PM me for things that are pressing. At least for the next week or so. I'm not one to give up my duties easily but if delegating the work load to others is what will serve this community better, then I've gotta do it. I just need to have the time to properly set things up and teach the process. So please save your less urgent issues for a few days. And please be patient if you have already sent me an email or PM that is waiting for a response. I promise I'll get to it as quickly as I can.
I was a secretary for a very large ministry before I had kids so I'm used to being the one who TAKES all the work and says "I can do that!" This is a different hat for me - to be the one who has to delegate. Stupid Type A personality is getting me in trouble here. :lol
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your patience! I appreciate it! I've been feeling terrible that I can't answer the emails and PMs quickly enough and though no one is complaining (at least not that I'm aware of), I do want you all to understand why there is a delay and that we're working on a better balance. We're working on an improvement :agree