~~~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 Argo » Mon Jul 26, 2021 5:56 am

SUMMARY/ACTION TAKEN TO DATE:

1. Poll indicates a need for Mods to enforce the rules more stringently and to be more consistent with banning, warnings and suspensions.

2. Suggestion for community to vote or take on mod opp over set period of time. (Mel/CJ)

3. Defining, clarifying and making the rules more visible: the rules for each forum should be easy to see not tucked away...

4. Understanding flaming is best done in Union of Honor Forum.

5. Flame-free area. Decision for mods to be more pro-active and split or move topics, issue warnings etc if necessary.

6. Reports to be attended to asap. Report notifications to mods are now accessible to all mods for consideration.

7. Suggestion: Separate headline or icon/button for UoH.

SOLUTIONS...

+ Mod activity>> Monitoring forum rules.>>Responding and acting on reports. (Mel/CJ re:letting players know their complaint has been attended to.

Suggestion: Players to please use the report button more often as necessary instead of doing nothing and withdrawing from the forums.


:Voting for change of mods every 3- 6 months. By appt or voted in?


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

Postby Lachlan » Mon Jul 26, 2021 8:58 am

I don't think voting would be the best idea but rotating moderators in and out sounds good
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Re: ~~~WHAT STOPS YOU POSTING IN THE FORUMS?~~~

Postby Meliva » Mon Jul 26, 2021 9:30 am

honestly, I think if someone does a good job as a mod, then it seems silly to rotate them out for folks who may do a worse job. I think a good idea may be for a few nominees to be picked, then let the community have the final say. I really like the idea of having mods picked by the community, the tricky part is figuring out a smart way to do it that won't backfire horribly.

Voting can end badly, a good example I can think of- I remember a rather funny story I heard about how a bunch of trolls voted in a kids contest, and it ended up with a green onion flavoured cereal :D
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Re: ~~~WHAT STOPS YOU POSTING IN THE FORUMS?~~~

Postby D00T » Mon Jul 26, 2021 12:00 pm

Kim Jong Un wrote:I don't think voting would be the best idea but rotating moderators in and out sounds good

Perhaps we should have a “supreme moderator” who is in charge indefinitely

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

Postby DezNutz » Mon Jul 26, 2021 12:19 pm

D00T wrote:
Kim Jong Un wrote:I don't think voting would be the best idea but rotating moderators in and out sounds good

Perhaps we should have a “supreme moderator” who is in charge indefinitely

/s


We do. Her name is Meliva.
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Re: ~~~WHAT STOPS YOU POSTING IN THE FORUMS?~~~

Postby sXs » Mon Jul 26, 2021 12:50 pm

Meliva wrote:honestly, I think if someone does a good job as a mod, then it seems silly to rotate them out for folks who may do a worse job. I think a good idea may be for a few nominees to be picked, then let the community have the final say. I really like the idea of having mods picked by the community, the tricky part is figuring out a smart way to do it that won't backfire horribly.

Voting can end badly, a good example I can think of- I remember a rather funny story I heard about how a bunch of trolls voted in a kids contest, and it ended up with a green onion flavoured cereal :D


Fantasy draft is a perfect example......

If you want the community to be involved, hold a nomination process, but let current mods pick one or two.
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Re: ~~~WHAT STOPS YOU POSTING IN THE FORUMS?~~~

Postby DezNutz » Mon Jul 26, 2021 4:47 pm

As the mods are volunteers, why do we need to hold a nomination process or even a vote. You don't exactly see people jumping to volunteer for it. So with all these grand plans, who is going to fill in the roles. And those that do come forward, why haven't they asked or volunteered before. I recall a topic a while back that Mel posted looking for volunteers.
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Re: ~~~WHAT STOPS YOU POSTING IN THE FORUMS?~~~

Postby Meliva » Mon Jul 26, 2021 5:04 pm

There should be a place or thread where folks can go to see what they can do to volunteer for certain roles. At the moment, unless I make a post asking for volunteers, most people don't know they can message me and ask to be a mod and volunteer. As well as let folks know other roles and positions they can try to apply for. At the moment, hard to find that kind of info.
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Re: ~~~WHAT STOPS YOU POSTING IN THE FORUMS?~~~

Postby sXs » Mon Jul 26, 2021 5:09 pm

Meliva wrote:There should be a place or thread where folks can go to see what they can do to volunteer for certain roles. At the moment, unless I make a post asking for volunteers, most people don't know they can message me and ask to be a mod and volunteer. As well as let folks know other roles and positions they can try to apply for. At the moment, hard to find that kind of info.


I thought that was tried with the Player Dev Team back at the beginning.
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Re: ~~~WHAT STOPS YOU POSTING IN THE FORUMS?~~~

Postby Meliva » Mon Jul 26, 2021 5:23 pm

not sure. I've had nothing to do with the player dev team for the most part, so don't know what they've done or tried for the most part.
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