So, for some reason I managed to become an area approver a year or two back,
mostly so I could help with the oversight of my codeslaves.
 
For the past few weeks, I've been approving a new area for one of them, and it
has been quite a journey. It's a very complex area with thousands of lines of
code, multiple quests, and even dynamic rooms...a very high-quality area. The
thing is, high-quality also comes with high-work to refine it to our new, much
higher area standards that didn't exist even 5, 10 years ago. My, it's a lot
of work, but hopefully the mortals will be able to enjoy a nice, challenging
area with some good rewards.
 
Yet, on the other hand, it's a bit like plucking my toenails and eyelashes out
one-by-one, in order to guide a new wizard in formal coding practices, proper
English, as well as bug-proofing their area and making sure everything works
right and well. I'm beginning to wonder a bit why I signed up for this, and is
this even the kind of administrative work I want to be subjected to as I
progress in levels as a high-ranking wizard? Yes, with levels comes power, but
also a lot of responsibility. People don't realize the kind of work that goes
into this game...yet they're more interested in running through the town with
a burning torch than to rather stop and smell the flowers in the market.