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(2010.Oct.15 04:23 PM)Budweiser Wrote:  I think this moderation issue could be relatively easy to fix.

I received a warning last might for working around the language filter. Ok no problem no big deal however in discussing this particular warning with Tue mod that gave it to me he made very loose allusions to a sort of mod code and not when it comes to whatbdoes or doesn't need to be nodded but when it comes to how the warnings work in a progressive discipline fashion. Now if this is the case make that information public. If I misinterpreted it then develop one come up with a set of guidelines. Trust and believe I understand that if I post something that is out of line ill get into e-trouble however the fact that I can post something on Monday and get it removed and then the exact same thing two weeks down the road amd get banned for two weeks is a little bit drastic. Set something up so that ppl no exactly what's coming there way when they post something this will also help with the consistent others are upset about bc with a public lust of consequences then not even the loss can screw it up.

If its something that is absolutely terrible put them in the cue that jola referred to a few weeks ago where there post has to be approved by a mod but again only for a short period.

We established said rules in the past week and am hoping that every mod is now using this rule of thumb. Lately the working around the coarse language feature has gone way too far. People want to swear so have figured out that if they put a hyphen or period or run on sometimes they can swear and work around the filter that Zen has put into place. This is PG13, even though, most kids at 5 years old know all the wonderful words, it should not make them more exposed to it.

So as of early this week, this is how the warning goes

First offense - 60% - 4 days
Second Offense - 100% - 4 days
Third Offense - BAN one week

Serious offenses shouldn't get warning, just banning, ie porn, etc

It is not if after your 4 days you do it again you are back at first offense, it will now become your second automatically.

(2010.Oct.15 08:27 AM)zliplus Wrote:  I'm not convinced that 'we' don't care about hijacked threads...I think it varies depending on the person, how good the hijacking is, and the original purpose/location of the thread. A lot of times I see occasional posters' threads get hijacked and they just fade away and stop posting - I'd say those people do care very much that they were hijacked, they've just given up.

I think a lot of threads just fade away because they are so off topic that what would be the sense of trying to get a point across? We could use the thread in "Off the Wall" for example.

http://forums.awakenedlands.com/showthre...?tid=13543

Request for the mods to remove the posts due to the hijacking. I, agree, that we should maybe clean up the threads and move them to one centralized area and maybe not lock the threads. I guess the question that I would ask is why is it necessary to constantly hijack them and take them off topic?