~~~WHAT STOPS YOU POSTING IN THE FORUMS?~~~

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~~~WHAT STOPS YOU POSTING IN THE FORUMS~~~

Poll ended at Tue Aug 03, 2021 11:50 pm

1. Events and topics start out as fun but usually quickly become toxic. The discussions are too often highjacked for personal attention-seeking gain.
24
34%
2. Becoming vulnerable to being attacked for having a different opinion in forum and becoming a target in-game.
10
14%
3. Perceived moderation bias and favoritism when meting out warnings and suspensions.
8
11%
4.Complaints and reports bring little or no change. Why bother..
9
13%
5. I prefer to play under the radar as much as possible.
8
11%
6. My English isn't great.
0
No votes
7. I don't like forum games, competitions and having fun. I don't want to get to know other players and be social. I don't like people.
6
8%
8. I don't want to be seen as dumb or made fun of or feel bad bc I don't know the game well enough and ask silly noob questions.
3
4%
9. My guildies or my friends have told me to stay away and not post. They say nobody reads the forums.
0
No votes
10. I love the forums just as they are. I like to read what's happening especially the disagreements (but I don't want to become involved)
3
4%
 
Total votes : 71

Re: ~~~WHAT STOPS YOU POSTING IN THE FORUMS?~~~

Postby DezNutz » Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:15 pm

Clockwork wrote:Your law enforcement is flawed and you’ve abandoned said enforcement in slack with me and dman’s bickering. Your enforcement isn’t equal and you don’t handle situations immediately and without bias. You said you’ve given up on it, so why should you make claim as to how offenses work, when you yourself don’t enforce them


You mean I don't handle issues in the manner that you want.

You have a clear issue with dman. I take your complaints with a grain of salt. Just like I take dman's complaints about you with a grain of salt.
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Re: ~~~WHAT STOPS YOU POSTING IN THE FORUMS?~~~

Postby Lil Lola » Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:16 pm

More like he can’t keep up with the squabbles because he is only one man. And he’s dealing with most likely the same set of people complaining the same set issues. Truth is banning certain people isn’t always a viable solution if you think about it. The issue hasn’t been resolved just prolonged and the banned person just gets madder and madder anyway.
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Re: ~~~WHAT STOPS YOU POSTING IN THE FORUMS?~~~

Postby sXs » Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:18 pm

I also want to address the "volunteer" aspect of this...

For 10 years I was an event organizer for West Texas Food Bank which was a volunteer position. My wifes family runs one of the largest charitable organizations in Sydney and it is comprised entirely of volunteers.

Being a volunteer does not relieve you of the responsibility. In fact, most times volunteers are held to a higher standard than most because theonly way things survive is if volunteers do what they volunteer to do. If they don't, you either fail completely or replace them.

If you volunteer for something and can not fulfil the duties then become better organized and delegate or step down. No, you can not force a volunteer to do anything but you can replace them with someone who will. If you have no volunteers then you need to do it yourself.

If you can't do it yourself, and volunteers can't do it then you need to pay someone to do it.

Those are the only options.

How this applies here.....

Mel heads up the Moderators team and has volunteers to help. If they can not, or refuse to help solve the issues, then they need to be replaced. If no one else volunteers, then Mel needs to fulfil those duties. If she can not then it is CJ that needs to do it.

I have been told several times that mods can't do anything unless a violation is reported. That is horse****. You are forum mods, your responsibility is to moderate discussions. That means you need to read them. and take action when rules violations happen. That is what you volunteered to do. If you are unwilling or can not fulfil that responsibility, then relinquish the position.

I play several different games and this is the only one that holds that standard. No action was taken unless reported violation. God knows it would not be hard to read the forums as they are now.
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Re: ~~~WHAT STOPS YOU POSTING IN THE FORUMS?~~~

Postby sXs » Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:22 pm

I will say this..... I do not agree with Dez on a lot of things..... but at least he shows up and tries.

..... that is far better than what I see out of other moderators.
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Re: ~~~WHAT STOPS YOU POSTING IN THE FORUMS?~~~

Postby DezNutz » Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:28 pm

I think what you were told may have been misrepresented. Mods are not always thoroughly reading ever post. As such issues can be missed, thus the need to report issues. It isn't that they won't do anything unless a violation is reported, it is that they don't always see the issue. As well interpretation comes into play.

I can read a statement that from my interpretation can be on topic, but someone else may interpret it as off-topic.
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Re: ~~~WHAT STOPS YOU POSTING IN THE FORUMS?~~~

Postby DezNutz » Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:32 pm

sXs wrote:I will say this..... I do not agree with Dez on a lot of things..... but at least he shows up and tries.

..... that is far better than what I see out of other moderators.


Thanks Feniks.

I don't expect everyone to agree with me. I disagree with everyone about something. I try to apply the rules in a manner that is objective and fair to all those involved. I'm not perfect, but you have people out there that do nothing but complain and when the ball is thrown in their court they come up with an excuse to not get involved.
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Re: ~~~WHAT STOPS YOU POSTING IN THE FORUMS?~~~

Postby Dmanwuzhere » Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:43 pm

along the same line of thought you don't see me attacking everyone I disagree with
feniks has had some pretty defined thoughts on my behaviors in the past and maybe in the present
he doesn't get no static or disrespect because if he says I shouldn't do something its because he himself wont do it
that's respectable
but all you double standards folks wanting one sided enforcement make me laugh
dez has banned me told me why without a flinch
but if he bans one of you ... you will cry favoritism and anything else but the truth
which is
you are part of the problem ;)
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Re: ~~~WHAT STOPS YOU POSTING IN THE FORUMS?~~~

Postby Most Lee Harmless » Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:47 pm

Maybe they stopped complaining via reports because of Option #4.

Maybe they think Option #3 gives grounds for thinking any complaint is considered on the basis of who is complaining about who and not what is being complained about.

Maybe they think Option #1 will keep occurring because Options #3 and #4 have not been considered and resolved.

Maybe folk end up at Option #10 because, meh, it really aint worth the hassle.

It may well be a lot less simple an explanation than that people just can't be bothered.
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Re: ~~~WHAT STOPS YOU POSTING IN THE FORUMS?~~~

Postby DezNutz » Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:52 pm

Clockwork wrote:He only banned you because I had to beg to ban us both because he gave up :D


You didn't beg for me to ban you, unless you mean constantly admin baiting and trying to tell the admins how to do their jobs as begging for me to ban you. If that is what you mean by begging, then yes, I banned you and then banned dman for actions that were already forwarded to ownership to address but as a means to get you to shut up.
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Re: ~~~WHAT STOPS YOU POSTING IN THE FORUMS?~~~

Postby Dmanwuzhere » Sun Jul 25, 2021 4:56 pm

how many times did you write him a day telling him his job (which you failed miserably at as a mod so I can see why he wouldn't listen to you pffft)
i think I written him 3 times in a month
I don't need dez to handle my issues and he's quite stingy with tissues
so I just laugh and make you cry more

poor dez having to communicate with you on the daily for hours :(


love all the maybes, maybe just maybe if you followed tos yourself then maybe you wouldn't have to say maybe so much but maybe its only the people you say it may be but maybe I am right saying you are maybe a part of the problem with maybe me and maybe a few others ... nah maybe is easier than maybe listening to the truth
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