I am still waiting on the ban for connor after he threatened to shoot me. I think there are alot of flaws regarding this "Zero-Tolerance Policy". I haven't been warned about harassment, so it appears this isnt addressing me. I do think however, that some moderators need to be a little more fair as I have seen others get warnings for much less than threatening to shoot someone. The moderators are as responsible as the users for the negativity. I will always resent the moderators for not taking a personal threat, such as connor threatening to shoot me, seriously.Warnings are dealt on moderator's discretion, most of the time we actually have a good reason to do so. And don't worry about connor, we talked with him about it through PM.
We also want to let you know that all warnings have been cleared. You are all getting a second chance now and we will strictly enforce our Zero-Tolerance Policy. If you receive two warnings from this point on you will get a ban.
I am still waiting on the ban for connor after he threatened to shoot me. I think there are alot of flaws regarding this "Zero-Tolerance Policy". I haven't been warned about harassment, so it appears this isnt addressing me. I do think however, that some moderators need to be a little more fair as I have seen others get warnings for much less than threatening to shoot someone. The moderators are as responsible as the users for the negativity. I will always resent the moderators for not taking a personal threat, such as connor threatening to shoot me, seriously.
It's okay stevie I forgive you because you must be going through "hard times"
Don't mean to give you sass over it as I know its not your fault, but this is a life threat. A PM suffices? Sounds like poor "moderator discretion". If he can get away with that I am nearly positive I can say whatever I want with just a PM as punishment. Mods are all worried about protecting feelings over actual problems. For example it took DD until now to get banned, gunoftruth was banned after unpardonable damage for the third time, and NGCaudle lasted ages before he was kicked. Have you guys even defined harassment?
I am still waiting on the ban for connor after he threatened to shoot me. I think there are alot of flaws regarding this "Zero-Tolerance Policy". I haven't been warned about harassment, so it appears this isnt addressing me. I do think however, that some moderators need to be a little more fair as I have seen others get warnings for much less than threatening to shoot someone. The moderators are as responsible as the users for the negativity. I will always resent the moderators for not taking a personal threat, such as connor threatening to shoot me, seriously.I don't believe I ever heard about this either (but my memory is also bad) which is alarming. I personally wrote in the rule about threats and it concerns me to see something falling through the cracks like this. I strongly advise you to use the report to admin button in the future to get the attention of every staff member simultaneously when something like this happens.
I PM'ed you a screenshot of what he said. Surprised nobody caught it as I have posted the same screenshot I sent you to his leaving post.Thank you, he's banned now.
You guys also should ban political posts or anything related to them, as they can start sparks of disagreement that later become problems that are harder to handle. (Just saying).We are currently discussing this very thing right now in our staff Skype group. It seems that people are tired of seeing non-zombie related threads on the site in general. Most of what gets posted into General Discussion (which is as close as we have to off-topic) just devolve into trash topics or arguments. We're primarily a zombies community and it appears we may need to focus what discussion topics are valid. It would be useful to see how many people agree or disagree with that statement.
We are currently discussing this very thing right now in our staff Skype group. It seems that people are tired of seeing non-zombie related threads on the site in general. Most of what gets posted into General Discussion (which is as close as we have to off-topic) just devolve into trash topics or arguments. We're primarily a zombies community and it appears we may need to focus what discussion topics are valid. It would be useful to see how many people agree or disagree with that statement.
You guys also should ban political posts or anything related to them, as they can start sparks of disagreement that later become problems that are harder to handle. (Just saying).
I have to agree with this. If there's one thing I've learned, its that political topics on this site:Yeah, I tend to agree. Everyone is looking to share their opinion but not many are looking to change their own. Nor is this really the appropriate place to be trying.
1. Don't change anyone's opinion about the topic. People are gonna think what their gonna think.
2. End's in pointless arguing and unintelligible insulting. Usually needs to be locked.
As much of a firm believer in freedom of speech that I am, I don't think they are good for anybody.
I have to agree with this. If there's one thing I've learned, its that political topics on this site:Yea, I agree too. I certainly have my own convictions about things but I come to UGX as like a daily vacation and I just want to have fun and talk about zombies not get into it with people. If we want to talk to someone about more serious issues we can just PM each other and keep it contained and safe from the all seeing/ever critcal eye of Stevie ;D
1. Don't change anyone's opinion about the topic. People are gonna think what their gonna think.
2. End's in pointless arguing and unintelligible insulting. Usually needs to be locked.
As much of a firm believer in freedom of speech that I am, I don't think they are good for anybody.
Yea, I agree too. I certainly have my own convictions about things but I come to UGX as like a daily vacation and I just want to have fun and talk about zombies not get into it with people. If we want to talk to someone about more serious issues we can just PM each other and keep it contained and safe from the all seeing/ever critcal eye of Stevie ;D
Oh gosh, please don't tell my wife. I only look at ZM to read the articles.Spoiler: click to open...That's right, I know about that site you visit you dirty dog you.
Oh gosh, please don't tell my wife. I only look at ZM to read the articles.We were talking about the yaoi shit, but okay...
I feel it would be a good idea to institute a time-out policy. If some people feel the need to act like children than they should be treated like children - a one week suspension and after that time has elapsed they will be given the opportunity to make a formal apology to the person or persons they have acted less than favorably towards and if they do not then they are more than welcome to take there bad influence to another site.We've been enforcing such a policy already in the last few months and its been ineffective. The people who we put in 'time out' (2-3 week sitewide ban) just return to their bad habits after a week of being back on the forum.
We've been enforcing such a policy already in the last few months and its been ineffective. The people who we put in 'time out' (2-3 week sitewide ban) just return to their bad habits after a week of being back on the forum.
I am all for a perma ban system. I would be devastated if I lost all the respect and even the title I have gained on the forum. Plus I would have to get a new identity/fake account and lay low under the mods radar. Much easier to behave lol
Idk about anyone else's situation but Trem took immediate action with connor as soon as he was aware/had proof of the situation.
If I were to implement a system I would give all mods the ban hammer and let them get trigger happy with it, with a catch. All bans have to be approved by a team member and must be accompanied with a documented account with pictures of the situation. A second check ensures fair play for both mods and users.
Again +1 to Trem for dealing with situations, yet again, in a fair and respectable manner :)
I am all for a perma ban system. I would be devastated if I lost all the respect and even the title I have gained on the forum. Plus I would have to get a new identity/fake account and lay low under the mods radar. Much easier to behave lolYeah that's the most powerful thing we have going for us. People get annoyed that they lose their recognition (name, stats, ability to speak), and even under a new account they can't get any of that back without being banned again. So it sorta works. Plus they have to dance around the 20 post minimum before they can post something without moderator approval, so most get tired of that and stop trying.
If I were to implement a system I would give all mods the ban hammer and let them get trigger happy with it, with a catch. All bans have to be approved by a team member and must be accompanied with a documented account with pictures of the situation. A second check ensures fair play for both mods and users.We don't want people to think we throw permabans around like free candy but they need to be utilized more, yes.
Edit: bans = perma bans
I thought there was No PermaBan system ?
Nathan please read :Spoiler: click to open...if i got angry and want anyone banned coz they said a bad word about me i will get a heart attack. Just grow up and move on.
What is going on, what did I miss?