***DISCLAIMER**** The following feedback is based off the May 2015 events and speculated rumors. If my suspicions are incorrect, I sincerely apologize. After all, the staff is INNOCENT until proven guilty. 
I feel you are losing valuable staff members due to disagreements among the staff themselves. A game is only as strong as its staff. I think rules need to be set in place for current staff members including but not limited to:
I have heard rumors of bribery being held over others heads concerning payment for the servers. This falls under the bullying rule, and it is NOT ACCEPTABLE. You could possibly create an optional membership fee for access to exclusive items and events as long as that money goes straight to funding the game if you are having trouble with funding.
In closing- I am one of the more quiet players, but I know very well what's going on and what's being said. I want to make it very clear that I respect (note that it does not say "Agree with") the staff members decisions, however sketchy they may be. I created this feedback thread because I truly believe that making rules and having them be public knowledge would ease the minds of the community. Perhaps make it able to report staff members (if that isn't a thing already). I suspect that many staff members who read this will "brush it off" and tag it as another player sucking up and trying to be staff. I sincerely hope that you take this feedback to heart. It pains me to observe that some staff members don't feel as strongly about this as I and many other players do and aren't taking this job seriously. I've written this post because I want this game to continue peacefully. I love this game.
Long live MyVMK!
I feel you are losing valuable staff members due to disagreements among the staff themselves. A game is only as strong as its staff. I think rules need to be set in place for current staff members including but not limited to:
- NO picking favorites
- Item giving must be verified by another staff member to avoid it going unnoticed. Shared accountability works in the workplace!
- *Side note* I like how the gingerbread competition was judged this year! It seemed a lot more fair, and it was very nice that it wasn't so secretive. Thanks for making an effort to gain the trust of the community back.
- NO unscheduled, unapproved events (MUST get approval by Amy, seeing as she runs this game)
- NO bans without reason
- Perhaps implement a sort of chart outlining what the punishment is for each rule that can be broken along with how many times the user was banned. The staff member MUST comply to this rule unless given special permission by Amy herself.
- Additional approval could work here as well, shared accountability, less sketchy
- NO revealing your player account to anyone
- Perhaps abolish the anonymity rule. Make the player account the sole account so there is no advantage for staff player accounts and their friends. By accepting a position as a staff member they subject to clearing the friends list (except for other staff members), trade restrictions, forfeiture of competition prizes, and random investigations conducted by randomly selected staff members to ensure honesty.
- NO bullying of other staff members or players
- Do NOT break the rules you are enforcing. Police officers don't get to commit crimes because they enforce the law, so why should staff members?
I have heard rumors of bribery being held over others heads concerning payment for the servers. This falls under the bullying rule, and it is NOT ACCEPTABLE. You could possibly create an optional membership fee for access to exclusive items and events as long as that money goes straight to funding the game if you are having trouble with funding.
In closing- I am one of the more quiet players, but I know very well what's going on and what's being said. I want to make it very clear that I respect (note that it does not say "Agree with") the staff members decisions, however sketchy they may be. I created this feedback thread because I truly believe that making rules and having them be public knowledge would ease the minds of the community. Perhaps make it able to report staff members (if that isn't a thing already). I suspect that many staff members who read this will "brush it off" and tag it as another player sucking up and trying to be staff. I sincerely hope that you take this feedback to heart. It pains me to observe that some staff members don't feel as strongly about this as I and many other players do and aren't taking this job seriously. I've written this post because I want this game to continue peacefully. I love this game.
Long live MyVMK!
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