Why are Statics so difficult sometimes?

[Lambdafish]

Because people are difficult.

You took the words right out of my mouth.

Finally, when I said something about possible removal of certain members from the static (not the FC, just the Savage group until they were ready) things really hit the fan. People started to point fingers at each other, saying "so and so was doing this" "so and so was doing nothing" "so and so is being a power troll" etc. etc. I honestly felt like I was back in middle school.

The FC started to break a little after the confrontations and members started to leave from the static as well as the FC. I lost some weight and hair (not really, but I felt like I did). I'm not sure what went wrong, but I've been trying to accommodate for past mistakes and trying to modify times and changes to help each static member. I just don't understand why the process had to be so difficult, and I was wondering if any of you had your own static horror stories or challenges before you finally got one settled int the ground.

Honestly, you have to bear some partial blame for that, unfortunately. Like any kind of management that deals with looking after a group of people, static management can be stressful, difficult and out of control sometimes. Confrontations could have been dealt with better, problematic behavior dealt with responsibly, strictly, and privately, and ground rules made absolutely clear. For any issues that occur, particularly attendance, the person in question should be approached and talked to about their options privately, and in a respectful way in order to try to find a resolution that benefits everyone.

Treat this as a learning experience on how to run the static in the future, and thinking of some ways in which you can prevent the problems in the future is the best advice I can give.