"if it happened a couple months ago, it's way in the past and doesn't even matter anymore..." => "It doesn't matter anymore", because we're kinda more focused on making the present forum look correct, than actually trying to rebuild the past one.
I disagree with that. The past is always important, looking into our past mistakes so that we can avoid them in the future is something everyone should do.
In the case of the forums, looking back helps to create better moderation tactics, identify the mistakes in handling some situations, etc. If you guys as the moderation team, see us users bringing things from the past, it's more likely to be because we don't see any significant change made about that situation.
Look at the time of your screenshots. Sorceress created her thread at 10:13:59 AM, Oizen his thread at 8:57:33 PM. Btw, it was already brought up somewhere else (maybe the Admin thread, I don't remember) and the same answer was given.
One could even hypothtize that it was Sorceress's thread that encourage Oizen to create his topic.
- I have a hunch that the auto-removal of warnings doesn't work all the time ... I'll need to investigate a bit on who warned what and see if there are any inconsistencies. But I'm freakin' busy all the time, so please be patient.
Well, yeah, I can be patient, no problem. The thing is that it's something that has already been mentioned before, Vish told me he even had brought that up (I suppose within the staff section), but you claimed it didn't happen:
I have the feeling that the custom ranks Hakumen gave you out of pure charity are messing with the Report system. I'll remove yours temporarily. Once it's done, could you please report any post (OUTSIDE of the Stages section) with a TEST mention on it ?
Already tried some reports with Vish before, then made 5 new tests.
I dunno about the Oizen's post you made ... I guess I'll add those as examples in out own "Moderation tactics topic". The huge fonts thing was rather stupid though. I'll go and scold Oizen for that I guess. (But it's kinda too late to sanction it, since well, we don't even sanction regular user's month-old posts for spammy/light flaming stuff, for obvious reasons.)
To be honest, I've never expected to see the staff to sanction themselves because it's more likely that it wouldn't happen. Or at least not in a way that we would know or see...
My goal wasn't to see him sanctioned, it was to prove a point, that the staff should play by the same rules the users do. Because according to the rules, those posts where either flaming, trolling, spamming, or disruptive behavior. After all, shouldn't they set the example for the users of what is allowed and what isn't?
"ID theft fad" => Had I been around, I guess I'd have asked for it to stop rather quickly, mostly for the same reasons as the Longnames fad. But that's more like a "missed infraction" (more like an annoyance than an infraction to the rules, really) than a "staff above the rules", in case you haven't noticed.
Oh, I included it in the "staff above the rules" section because Oizen formed part of it.
I don't see why we should take advice,complaints and slander from the guy who basic ideal of moderation is "I don't care, as long as this place is active"
another thing, you seem very....dissatisfied with the way things are run around here. Why don't you just go? We're not forcing you to visit this place, if you want a new forum for brawl hacking, you could try out the new LST forum, or just go to Smash Boards. Theres no reason for you to stay in a place you've hated on so much.
Ok... 2 things.
1. I think that the "I don't care, as long as this place is active" line was allenmelon's (I tend to lurk that chat, so I saw almost all of that).
2. No offense, but why don't you follow your own advice Oizen? Instead of using any chance you have to bring up that martyr-like act about how despite what you do, your "in-famous fame" will always be present and bla bla bla... why don't you leave? If it really hurts you so much as you make it seem, it might be a good option... or not?
3. Kitty Leaks Returns, Post Deletions, and Locking Threads So you'd rather get a warning and have the "inappropriate" portion of the post edited out anyway?
Because those are your options in that scenario.
Depends. If I'm not notified of my post being deleted, yes, I would prefer to get my post edited and a warning saying why it was edited. At least that way I could bring up my case in the Moderation Corner instead of just being censored without me noticing.
Also, I think it would serve as an example for other users to avoid the same mistake. But that's just my opinion.
4. Goodbye Threads First, yeah, Oizen's and Sorceress's threads were made the same day, but Oizen made his about 11 hours after Sorceress. One thing we don't do is punish retroactively. No one is gonna get modded for breaking a rule that didn't exist at the time. (At least, that better not ever happen. I would have some serious words for whoever did that.)
9. Mods Above the Rules Every example is Oizen. Hilarious.
Well, it's not my fault that it was so easy to find those posts Oizen made to make my point... I guess I could mention some other things like: http://forums.kc-mm.com/index.php?topic=28800.msg600592#msg600592 as an example too... but I don't know if it would count according to the "moderator discretion".
Hello, good afternoon people of the staff, mods, admins and whoever might check this post. First of all I apologize that it took me some time to do this post, but real life keeps me busy with work and some other things... and to be honest when I have free time I really don't feel like "screencapping evidence".
I launched a big discussion in the Admin section to update the ambiguous parts of the rules. And to discuss about some innapropriate moderation tactics. Happy now, guys ?
Not entirely, but thanks Miacis. I appreciate that what I've asked for has been noted, considered and something is actually being made about it. I hope some changes are truly being made, like making the rules more clear. So really, thanks.
Yeah, I'm kinda still waiting for that flood of blatant favoritism and power abuses ... I mean, at the time of the complaints, it seemed like it was so overwhelming on the board that it would have taken 7 seconds to find everything. >.>
I've actually been gathering some "proof" ever since Miacis mentioned I needed to show something recent. Want to know why I haven't posted it?
Because some if not most of that is about you (Oizen)... and we know I can't say anything about you there because they'll instantly consider it part of the "anti-oizen cruzade".
The other reason is that the things I was going to post about where already said by others... (like all the kitty leaks issue) so, you want me to just repeat it? Ok, I can do that.
And last but not least... curiously enough, after I posted there and Miacis told me to gather proof, I noticed an increase in the work of moderators... Even the family thread that usually has rules being legitimately broken was being watched and moderated... Actually it was quite nice to see that happen.
So now, I'm just waiting so I can gather new recent proof... but whatever, that's something I'm planning to discuss with Miacis, not you.
And with that out of the way, let's start. I'll divide this post in "sections" each within a spoiler tag so that it's easier to read through.
Also, I "screencaptured" the posts instead of simply quoting them, to make the text somewhat easier to follow, understand a little more the context and because quoting would get rid of quotes within the quotes. So, if the image re-sizer of the forum makes the image smaller to a point where it's hard to read, click said image so your browser opens the image in a new tab.
PLEASE, read all of it before starting to quote and respond.
Kitty Leaks Thread.
This is a topic that has been discussed quite a lot, and there's something that bugs me about how the staff handed the situation. The staff claimed that the reason for removing the url to the blog, warning the user who made the thread and locking it, was "linking to drawings with obscene material".
I'm not gonna discuss the policies of the forum about nudity in stick figures, but if you check the thread you'll notice some curious things:
1. When the thread was posted, there was only 1 comic. The user who made the thread didn't have control over the contents in it, when he posted the link, there still wasn't "obscene material" present, and still, got warned under the rule about obscenity. That doesn't seem fair at all.
2. Speaking of nudity or obscene material, that was present in the blog since the 3rd comic:
By the time some staff members noticed the thread (Oizen, Miacis), and actually posted in it showing signs of approval, the first 4 comics were already up in the blog. But none of them complained about that thread breaking the rules, or the nudity, or the obscene material... A mod and an admin were both approving of it, even with the obscene material.
3. After this comic targeting directly 3 staff members was posted:
Was when one of the "affected" decided to post, "blaming" the creator of the thread as if he was the author of the comics. Why did he suddenly decide to post like he wanted to pin the "blame" on someone?
Then this really mature comic [/sarcasm] was posted:
And just after that, the thread was locked.
Coincidence? I don't think so. The claim was that the warn and lock were because of "obscene material". Then why didn't the other staff members act before? The obscene material had been there since the 3rd comic, quite early. Clearly more than 1 staff member saw it. But they waited until those comics targeting specifically other staff members with a negative connotation appeared.
So, was it really locked just because of the "obscene material"? Or more because of the comics "attacking" the staff members?
Kitty Leaks in the Family Thread.
It all started when some users in the family thread started talking about the comics there. Since one of them targeted a family member the talk was brought there, nothing really special. Then Noah posted in the thread and some users were claiming he was the author of the comics, it wasn't really a heated discussion or anything, but apparently Oizen didn't like people talking about the theme in general, so...
His claim is that talking about it causes discomfort and stress among the users? The users were the ones that brought the topic up, they were talking about it because they wanted to... Wouldn't it give them discomfort the fact that a mod restricts them to not talking about it rather than relief?
It seems more like since Oizen didn't want users talking about it, he simply didn't allow them... going so far as to threatening anyone who talked about it with a warning. The funny thing is that the one that was moderated (because he already was warned), was Noah.
Noah was "ninja'd", he really didn't have a chance, to say it in a way. Then Oizen started handing out warnings to anyone who made even the slight reference to the comics.
Since 1 of the users wasn't warned after Oizen's announcement, Noah decided to point it out. The result was Oizen using it as an excuse to mute him... Isn't it supposed that in order for a moderated person to post, his posts must be first approved by a staff member? Then why was Noah's post immediately approved? Maybe to have an excuse to getting him muted?
One of the users suggests Oizen to lock the thread instead of going in a warning spree... surprisingly he refuses... why? We know that Oizen likes to lock threads. Hell, he even used to do it just for fun. And in this case it would be preferable to make a temporal lock instead of warning every single user that mentions something he doesn't like.
More users posted later, talking about the same, they weren't warned... Why?
The topic was brought up again, and thankfully another mod simply made his way with words to keep things "in order". No need to go in a warning spree.
And then, after telling others to not bring up the Kitty Leaks topic, Oizen himself brought it up... Nice move...
^ That red text you see is a link to the post where he told people that anybody that mentioned Kitty Leaks would be warned...
The whole thing itself was quite stupid, There was no need at all to go in a warning spree... Specially considering that the reason for warning was that he didn't want anybody talking about the topic. I wonder... are mods and admins allowed to prohibit certain topics, just because they don't like them? Or would that be... power abuse?
I would understand getting warned if I talked about it and linked to the site, but that wasn't the case, it was just people talking about the comics in general.
Kitty Leaks Lives Again and Locking Threads.
So, when the original blog received that content warning, it apparently became fair game... so a new kitty leaks thread was born.
And as fast as it was made, Oizen strikes again... I would love to have a screen capture of that post he made where he gave an "apology" that was more like an insult, but I cant because:
Apparently, now the staff can and will delete any post they consider inappropriate. In a way it's good for what is mentioned in what Miacis quoted. It's better than setting an ambush and hand warnings to everyone.
On the other hand, it's quite dubious that the staff will properly delete posts. I don't know about other users, but I don't like the idea of my post getting deleted because a staff member considered it inappropriate. What if the staff member simply doesn't like my opinion about something and deletes my post claiming it was for the sake of keeping things in order?
I've already noticed some posts disappearing, and I gotta say some of them were quite harmless... it's hard to prove my point because with the deletion, I can't show them.
Anyways, moving on with Kitty Leaks...
The thread started going into a rather off-topic discussion, and what did Oizen decide to do?
That's right, locking it... that was quite unexpected... wasn't it? Fortunately Vyse was around:
And I completely agree with Vyse, in both subjects. It shows Oizen's motivation to lock the thread (and the previous warning spree in the family thread) is more for personal reasons rather than being objective as a mod.
And now, talking about the locking of a thread... Why does the staff lock threads? Let's see some examples:
^ Remember that thread where the staff was confronted by some users, that derived into a conflict where Oizen was accused of not being a good mod, and some other issues with the staff? Apparently nobody does because according to some staff members, if it happened a couple months ago, it's way in the past and doesn't even matter anymore...
Well, in that thread things got out of control, so stickman locked the thread to avoid further conflict and flaming. That's an excellent case of good locking.
^ This was a thread made with the sole purpose of "gaining a 3rd star", with a 100th post. It was just spam, and therefore was locked... I would say it's fair enough.
^ The first Family Thread reached 10,000 pages, so it was locked and a new one was created. Someone else locked it, I think it was Miacis iirc. But since Oizen needs to always have the last word... he posted in it again, despite it already was locked.
After that, he and Vish had fun making a video spam competence in that same locked thread that lasted for some pages until they got bored of it. Why bringing that up? Well...
The whole StarWaffle thing is something debatable that I won't bring up... but this relates to it. He posted there, in the goodbye thread of StarWaffle, in a provoking manner, and then proceeded to lock... Because, you know, "Oizen always has the last word". There wasn't a legit true reason to lock it, there wasn't a flamewar going on or anything... just people saying goodbye.
Unfairness in Moderating: Goodbye Threads.
Some time back there was a little uproar in the off-topic section because the staff was locking goodbye threads the users made in it. There was flaming and more, and in the end the staff decided to change the intro sub-forum into an intro and goodbye place.
Users weren't giving it a real good use to it since they would make threads about leaving, and come back days or even hours later. So, it was stated by the staff that from now on, goodbye threads should be serious and be valid for a considerable amount of time, like 1 month as a minimum.
That's good, and seems to be carried on like in this example of a user leaving and coming back a few days later (even if the user didn't really leave):
Then, why wasn't this user warned as well?
^ Leaving post. v Post announcing his return made 3 days later.
You might think that maybe he wasn't warned because the "rule" about not making useless goodbye threads didn't exist yet. Well...
The rule was even made the same day the thread of his goodbye was posted... then, what is the criteria behind warning one user, and not both?
Now, let's see a little about locking topics again... There's a "goodbye" thread in the intro section, the thing with it is that it is essentially a big wall of text where the user rants about this forum and community, instead of just saying goodbye. There is an exchange of words between the creator of the thread and some other users.
The thread was essentially not serving the purpose of saying goodbye and was walking into the direction of complete off-topic and slight flaming. So, a staff member decided to lock it:
This was completely justified, the thread was more about ranting than a goodbye. Then, what is the story with this one?
Was it closed because he said he didn't like how the staff works? Because frankly that seems like the only reason why they felt like locking it.
Unfairness in Moderating: Use of words/expressions.
So, according to the rules, "Using any non-censored word (i.e. “gay”) to imply an insult (i.e. “stupid”) is considered offensive".
Fair enough, that's a rule you guys decided to adopt. I don't share the opinion that using "gay" as an expression implying "stupid" is offensive... after all, I have an homosexual friend that uses "gay" as "stupid", and he clearly doesn't have a problem with it... being gay himself... so why would anybody else (specially heterosexual people) feel offended by it?
Anyways, this user used the word "gay" as an expression of "stupid", and was warned:
Ok then, you're acting according to your rules, then.... why didn't this user get a warning too?
And just as a curious note... a staff member used a more offensive word related to homosexuality to insult random people over the internet... again, as an expression of "stupidity".
So... if it's a rule, if it's something that people get warned for... Why is it that certain users can do the same and not get punished? Why is it that a staff member can do it? By the way, I reported both posts... and nothing was made about them.
Unfairness in Moderating: Warn Status time lapses.
I know this one is quite debatable since according to the rules:
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The level you receive depends on the severity of the infraction and the discretion of the moderator. Your current warning level appears under your name in posts and near the bottom of your profile summary. (You don’t see anything if you’re Level 0.)
But this is a topic that has been brought up before by me... Why is it that certain users have a warning that lasts less and some others lasts longer than the stipulated time in the rules? Miacis mentioned it's because of the quote above, and that the warning goes away automatically when it is the proper time... I've said it doesn't, that it lasts longer for some people, but let's trust in the word of our admins.
Now, this user here was rightfully warned after he asked for an ISO:
The thing is he mentioned the 2 weeks had already passed and the warned status was still present. Why? Wasn't it supposed to automatically go away? Or was the severity of the infraction longer than 2 weeks according to the discretion of moderators?
If asking for an ISO without knowing it's against the rules needs a severe infraction, then I suppose flaming and insulting other users would also need severe punishment...
And so, the staff warned, moderated and muted this user for raging, insulting and flaming. Now... how much time does each mod status lasts?
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Level 1, Warned: Goes away after two weeks. Level 2, Moderated: Goes away after one week. Level 3, Mute: Goes away after one week.
But he didn't have to go through the complete time of his sanctions. The Muted level was removed rather quickly and I'm sure the same happened with either the Moderated and/or Warned levels. Why?
I'm just saying that the times of warned levels should be respected equally, not being longer and not being shorter, specially when the reason of getting it is completely justified, like insulting/flaming.
Bypassing the Word Filter.
Sorry if I sound like a scratched record because I've already brought this up here but... I completely disagree with this statement:
I don't feel the need to insult other users, so when I use censored words by the filter it's just as an expression.
Ever since I've been roaming the internet I've had the tendency to "auto-censor" myself, for example, replacing letters with an * or numbers when writing words like [censored], [censored], etc. Sometimes I can't help it, it's an habit, I can assure you that I'm not "going out of my way" to insult others when I "bypass the word filter". And I'm pretty sure the same happens to other people:
So I guess it can't be helped then? I'll get warned when I unconsciously post an auto-censored word because I can't avoid habits?
Moderation Tactics.
This is as recent as it can get. It's what I consider to be a better approach to warning people.
Instead of going in a warning spree, or deleting posts, a staff member decided to edit the post, and warn the user (by talking, instead of instantly give a warn status).
Then, did the same with the users that were quoting the subject.
In my opinion it's better doing this kind of thing instead of simply delivering green dots and deleting all posts that have anything to do with it.
Now, here's something relevant I want to talk about that was shown in the same chain of events:
So, apparently, we can't use images or videos that could be "bypassing the censor filter"? What if a song has the word [censored] used once or twice? I'll be instantly warned for it? And if I use a meme image like "[censored] Yeah"? Apparently I'd get warned because of it.
If that's the case, it would be nice to at least know which words are now censored, because I noticed by mere luck that [censored] and [censored] are now censored, even if they weren't before...
Missed Infractions.
These are essentially that, infractions the staff missed... I know the staff doesn't have eyes everywhere and sometimes this happens... but some if not most of these were way too easy to spot.
As a side note, yes, I reported all of these, and apparently nothing was done about them.
^ Posted a thread title in ALL CAPS. Also, the signature image is a wallpaper. I'm not kidding, it's a 1024 x 768 wallpaper.
^ Trolling/Flaming the user quoted?
^ Insulting/Flaming.
^ Some time ago there were problems about multi-accounts. Guess who was back some days ago?
^ Posts that consist of just emoticons.
Are Moderators above the Rules?
Exactly that. I just want to ask if the staff can break the rules, if not, then:
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Flaming: Directly or indirectly insulting other members. Examples: “You idiot”; “Anyone who believes that is a moron”; “Just shut up”; attacking someone based on race, gender, sexuality, etc.
Trolling: Posting with the sole purpose of annoying other users, provoking flames. Examples: Going into a person’s texture topic and saying “You suck” without offering any actual criticism; posting false information.
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Spamming: Posting worthless topics or messages that contribute nothing to the topic of the forum or thread. Examples: Repeatedly bumping a topic; double posting; necroposting – posting in a thread that’s been dead for over a week; posts that consist of just emoticons or text repeated over and over
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Disruptive Behavior: Posting in a manner that makes things generally unpleasant for other users. Examples: Posting in ALL CAPS, in topic titles and/or messages; posting illegibly; posting topics in the wrong forum; posting images that are too large (creating horizontal scroll bars or making your post longer than a page); posting unmarked spoilers (game, movie, book, etc).
I would also include the "ID theft fad", in which some users including a couple of staff members copied the name, avatar, personal text, etc. of another user in order to cause confusion. It was annoying to several users, and I'm really sure that kind of action has been hunted down before in this forum.
The reason why I didn't "screen captured" anything of that is because when I finally had the chance to do it, they had already stopped and gone back to normal.
And that's pretty much everything for now. Thanks for reading and paying attention.
I wish you were right, I really do. But the fact of the matter is, you aren't. People are much, MUCH more likely to download a PSA of a character they know than of an OC, no matter how well done and creative it is. Quality is disregarded over who the character is. That's how this community is and always will be.
I know that, I've been in the brawl hacking community for years, so I completely understand this, but you seem to have missed my point entirely. Most people will always prefer to download something just because it's their fave overrated character, even if the hack itself is awful... and sadly that's never gonna change.
BUT, there's room for everyone and everything in the community. If KJP makes an original Bowser PSA, there will be lots of people willing to try it out, because not everyone is willing to replace all their Bowsers for Groudon recolors with a Groudon PSA.
If you saw KJ's PSA topic, you'd understand his situation a bit better. He's been sad as of late because of the fact that his stuff is being overshadowed and not getting the appreciation it deserves.
I've seen it. Maybe I don't usually post in hacking threads, but I keep up to date with everything that happens in the forums.
I know about KJP's current situation, but he needs to understand that we're in this because we like this hobby... not simply to please others or gain some kind of fame. If someone is hacking for those reasons then I can say that it won't last long.
Many people download his stuff, he's even a member of the KC MM team, so his work actually receives attention. He does original stuff, stuff he likes... then, he should enjoy doing what he likes, instead of worrying about people not posting in his thread, because as I already stated, many people download the things he makes.
My point is, this is less about hacking. This is about doing the right thing for a friend. As I said before, it just wouldn't feel right for me to just make Groudon now. It'd be going against who I am.
If that's what you feel like, then there's nothing to do, you can do whatever you want and I'm sure you will. I'm not trying to make you change your mind about it... the main thing I've been saying is that people should do what they want... and not feel restricted because of others.
This said though, that doesn't mean I won't make Groudon at all. Heck I spent a quite a bit of time creating the moveset and some of the people here posted some really nice ideas for him. Heck, I'd even add the moveset to my OP. Just don't expect him any time soon. Infact, I'll put his moveset in my OP as a personal project for the future, and do one of the other hacks specifically for Aafyre now. That way, we kill two birds with one stone and more people are happy.
That's cool then, because it would be a shame to see that you won't make something you want just to make someone else feel better. It's ok if you want to support him by not making a hack in the same character, but he really shouldn't even feel bad about it imo.
As enthusiastic about Groudon I was before, I'm not too sure about him now. Not because I don't want to do him (quite the opposite actually), but because I don't want it to overshadow KJ's and Velen's Bowser PSA that they're developing since I know a lot of hard work is going into that, and it just wouldn't feel right for me to just come in and make something that overshadows their hack that they put heart and soul into. It would eat away at my conscience...
So what if it "overshadows" another Bowser PSA? People will simply use whichever PSA they like and want.
It would be rather stupid of me to say: "Hmmm.. I want to make a hack over Zelda, but I won't because it would be so great that other hacks wouldn't be noticed..."
People have different taste and preferences, you can't be sure that everyone will get Groudon and nobody will get KJP's PSA Or... are both PSA's gonna be released at the same time, and be similar, to be actually "competing"? I highly doubt it.
If you want to do Groudon, and Aafyre wants him too, DO IT.
Iirc, Miacis modified something so the quote system allows only to catch the quote of the person being quoted. It was because of people's tendency to quote and respond a quoted post and so on... resulting in an enormous chain of quotes that was completely unneeded.
Imo it was a good measure since people didn't pay attention to the advice of stop doing it... but I would suggest keeping it up to 3 quotations instead of 1.
First of all, the PSA looks good, I don't use PSAs at all, but I'm planning on getting this one and test it out when it's complete... Other than that, my inexperience with PSA doesn't let me talk more about it or give proper feedback.
And now, sorry if I go a little bit off-topic but... as a texturer and vertexer I have to say I don't like the previews of the upcoming textures shown here... (no offense to the guys making them)
Even the one you showcase in the latest vid... it looks... well, ugly tbh. I wonder what happened to the texture you showed in some preview pics? It looked better.
I might not be that known or recognized for my hacks since I haven't been active for some time now... But I think my hacks have good quality, and I would like to offer my help with the textures. Simply because I love Spidey and I want this to be a really good project in all of its components.
I don't really see what this has to do with moderation...
Anyway, something like this is generally up to Jack or pic. I could probably do it, but my connection here is awful; editing and testing would take way longer than it should and wouldn't be worth the frustration.
If it's not done by Sunday, I can look into it, maybe. I have no problem with the Java version.
Thanks, and I mentioned it here because it's something that was posted and discussed in this thread, so I assumed it was right to ask about it here... since I don't have a clue where else it could go.
One last thing : I'd be quite more concerned about these "favoritism" claims if the main 5-6 complainers weren't always the same. Some of them being regular participants in the anti-Oizen crusades™ .
So let's make things a little bit more simple. Mr. Wright, I hope you have some very solid evidences to support your claim. Give us some BLATANT proofs of favoritism. Something that cannot be left to interpretation and that cannot be considered mere laziness/generosity/severity (or a joke with a consenting victim >.>). Because stuff like that is always up to the mod's discretion anyway. Show us something that is nothing but pure unprofessionalism, and not just something you disagree with. Oh, and preferably something pretty recent too. Because the past is history, the future is a mystery and Today is a gift.
Wrong, I'm not Wright, I'm Godot. :K
Anyways... so practically you're telling me that I have to "start a witch hunt" and screencap things I see in the forums from now on to make my claims valid, because past actions from let's say... 2-3 weeks ago and under won't count...
I'm too lazy to do that, but whatever, seems like I'll have to start doing it since apparently I'm not able to "report to moderator" anymore... I wonder if it's a glitch.
Also, I have to be clear about this once again: I don't have a personal thing against Oizen. This doesn't have anything to do with him, and my post wasn't directed towards him. I'm not in an "anti-Oizen crusade". I mentioned my claim in a more general way, if people who have something against him agree with my post... well, that's not my problem since I was merely saying what I think.
A little off-topic here, but the rules need to be updated... they lack A LOT of info about some rules of this boards...
How do you expect people to follow your rules when you don't even make them clear?
The rules need an update, they are too "general", they really need to be more specific, clear, and include things that aren't written but are sanctioned by the moderation team.
As an example, the first thing that comes to my mind is the bypass of the word filter. I tend to write "f*ck", "b*tch" and "sh*t", not in an offensive way, but as an expression. Still, I don't even know if that's considered as bypassing and if I should receive a warning for it, because the rules don't make clear enough what's bypassing and what isn't.
Also a little complain I have... Rules should be applied to EVERYONE here. Including mods, admins, "n00bs", "veterans", team members, etc. I hate to see favoritism about someone breaking the rules just because said person is friend of a mod or admin, or because they have "a position" in the forum.
Everybody should be equally punished, and the sanctions should be carried on by the times stipulated in the rules. I've seen people who were Warned or Moderated, but their warning levels are removed before time, or in some cases the Warned level staying longer than it should.
I'm also wondering if there's something planned about this:
Can we please start using a mibbit embedded chat rather than the java applet? everyone has problems with the java applet, and I think more people would use the chatroom if it actually worked.
He's taking A TON of time on Vegeta, he's making another DBZ vertex after, then, he's making a Capcom vertex and then going to "No more heroes" revamp. He has taken like a month (I think I exaggerated) on Vegeta because he has gotten errors while making it. He normally takes a week or two to make a hack and he has like 4 or maybe 5 more vertexes. I think Micaiah should make a rushed version (by rushed I mean not perfect. Simple changes like a change of cloths, change of color and spikes in hair and a bit different head.
Deal with it and wait. We hack as a hobby, it's not an obligation for people to make the hacks you want as quickly as you want.
If Micaiah wants to make it, she will... so please stop being annoying.
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