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But I don't understand I have allegedly been topic hijacking 2 threads. Gotten 2 posts deleted and thus got 2 bannings. I have contacted community@mmorpg both occations yet to receive a reply on why it was considered hijacking. Being sarcastic and in that rude is not hijacking.
The third ban one would count me out, no? Then how come there's still same people around that have had alot more posts deleted, done heck of alot more topic hijackings, flaming and trolling around?
I'm so broke. I can't even pay attention.
"You have the right not to be killed"
I've had a post moderated for excessive trolling. This terrible crime I commited amounted to calling people "miserable gits" for being so negative about the state of MMOs. Oh noes - I'd better become more cynical and bitter before I get banned again. Fault that logic I dare you.
Anyone think the mods are just moderating out of boredom, or they just don't agree with what particular posters are saying? This is bordering on harrassment.
Moderation should be done in moderation, not with a big pointy stick carried by someone on a power trip.
Still waiting for your Holy Grail MMORPG? Interesting...
I would review the content of your post, there was a lot more to it than you are implying.
Laura "Taera" Genender
Community Manager
MMORPG.com
I understand that being banned is frustrating, and that you want to be able to hang out on the forums. Please understand that we have our rules in place for a reason - this is an MMORPG site, and we want users to have a friendly enviornment to post their ideas, questions, comments, suggestions, etc. If you look at our Rules of Conduct, every rule on that list is designed to cut down unfriendly (or illegal) behavior.
Tips for not getting banned:
If you have received a ban or warning on the forums, and you feel it was not warranted, please email community@mmorpg.com. Assuming your email isn't something along the lines of "lol u suck", you will receive a response - please be patient, and please include all relevant information (i.e. your MMORPG.com username).
Laura "Taera" Genender
Community Manager
MMORPG.com
I completely agree with the rules but there are some mods who do not follow those rules and make up their own. The rules are not the problem.
The problem lies in the moderator's inability to deicipher those rules or to put them into correct applications.
Banning a person for a week because they were critical about an online game does not fall into those set of rules nor did a violation of those rules occur.
Rules are great. I'm 100% behind them. Your moderators need training and that is factual. Personal bias on a moderator's part should not have anything to do with them banning someone; if I do not like a game and I say why in the forum where that game is located then I get banned for it, then your moderator and everyone else who upheld it is no better than Egomancer formally from Mourning.
People trashed that game and he asked you all to make the members stop. Your reply was that they are not violating the rules and if someone doesn't like the game and givie critical reasons why, then a post stays. Remember? They (Mourning) even threaten to sue. But, good Lord, if I say something bad about Star Trek online, your moderator (name witheld because I know who it was) unleashes the hounds of hell against me. You need to tell that mod to kill the favortism and to do his job correctly.
Sorry. Im still pissed about it because I feel you all aren't doing anything to fix it. Maybe you are...maybe you are doing it behind the scenes...who knows. But like I said. Rules are great. The people who are governing those rules arent so great.
People who have to create conspiracy and hate threads to further a cause lacks in intellectual comprehension of diversity.
wow I know nothing at all about that...........
Nor have i confirmed any of it with relation to my situation.
But I agree the rules were never the issue even back in the day the problem is the flux between totalitarianism enforcement, and doing nothing at all for my first two years.
The middle needs to be found.
but my bans were almost entirely ridiculous at least the first two, and they were indeed by the same moderator.
i think for any ban longer than a week it does need to have some sort of oversight so we dont get overzealous prosecution.
98% of the teenage population does or has tried smoking pot. If you''re one of the 2% who hasn''t, copy & paste this in your signature.
enigma it makes you wonder how old some of these mods are . how does mmorpg actually confirm weather they are over 18 years in age ? if its a bunch of kids lying about thier ages what else can you expect other than a school yeard mentality .anyway i cant be bothered to post on these forums , they arnt about discussion anymore , they are about people taking pot shots at each other . inspite of its high profile its a poorly run site that ll be its downfall in the end .
In order to become a mod, a copy of a government issued ID card or driver's license has to be provided (at least when I was a mod).
In order to become a mod, a copy of a government issued ID card or driver's license has to be provided (at least when I was a mod).
That's new school. They never did that with me. Also, I know a lotta other forums do it just like Dekron described. When I officated the EVE Online forums, I had toPeople who have to create conspiracy and hate threads to further a cause lacks in intellectual comprehension of diversity.
In order to become a mod, a copy of a government issued ID card or driver's license has to be provided (at least when I was a mod).
That's new school. They never did that with me.It was because of the whole Chopes thing,
In order to become a mod, a copy of a government issued ID card or driver's license has to be provided (at least when I was a mod).
That's new school. They never did that with me. Also, I know a lotta other forums do it just like Dekron described. When I officated the EVE Online forums, I had towas that when 56k was the fastest internet connection??????
98% of the teenage population does or has tried smoking pot. If you''re one of the 2% who hasn''t, copy & paste this in your signature.
Well, the community manager is only 21 according to her profile. Which doesn't bode well for most of the other mods, and would certainly explain the completely inappropriate warnings and bans I've received.
The mods are just not experienced enough. I got banned for making a completely harmless joke. I've had my previous bans and warnings reversed, but now they just ignore me, the moderation on this site is out of control.
You get banned here for having an opinion a mod does not like, I am sad to say. The rules are obscure enough to allow them to twist anything into a ban. I made a joke, and I got banned for "thread hi-jacking", even though the joke was relevant to the thread.
Still waiting for your Holy Grail MMORPG? Interesting...
Apparently someone found religion or the site was sold to a religious group. My avatar for years, a girl in a bikini, was a subject of a ban email warning, which I laughed at in my replies, and the staff went in an edited it out. Nothing porno, nothing vulgar, just a girl in a bikini. Apparently images suitable for a JCPenney's cataloge are no longer acceptable for a community that discussed games where armor clad avatars kill people, and players have fun getting the avatrs into skimpy outfits making dance videos.
Oh well. I only stop by here to see the news. The stats says alot about the community here 659k members and 1,554k posts. Either everyone posts twice and goes away, or only a few are active. Even as I right this, 129 online and 739 guests. Much trolling.
So I have to agree, the rules here did get much tighter, and we can only assume the business behind the site drives it.
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Well, the community here is suffering due to a lack of professional, ethical, competent, and responsible moderation on these forums. It has driven-away creative, intelligent, mature, and even humorous posters.
I decided to stop by today before my presentation and book signing event to kill time, and the lack of activity is readily apparent to me. I have also noticed I seldom see --no, that is not correct: rather, I never see-- the interesting and witty posts anymore. Perhaps even more importantly, many posts are not very informative; they appear child-like (puerile). The mature gaming community at MMORPG have been edited, warned, suspended, and banned by children moderators who lack education, training, and experience.
MMORPG is truly getting what it deserves: a stale and boring community with posts that are poorly written and seldom informative.
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WoW and fast food = commercial successes.
I neither play WoW nor eat fast food.
Wow, I've been on this site for about a year now and have only received one warning for flaming a troll which I deserved whole heartedly. This site is one of the loosest moderated sites I visit and I think with the amount of forums here they do a pretty good job. I come to this site to get away from the totalitarian moderation at some other forums I visit and find it to be quite nice here. If you think it's bad here go try to get away with some of the crap you guys pull on a daily basis here at sites like StarTrek-Online.net, Warcry.com or any official game forum out there. You'd all be perma-banned within a week.
I think you all have it pretty good here actually and to say that the Mods have some "Ban Quota" is just crazy to say the least. What possible gain would they have from banning members? None at all. This would only lower traffic to this site and would not pay the bills as less traffic equals less advertising dollars. You complain that the mods need to grow up but with some of the antics I see pulled by some of the posters in this thread I'd say it's all of you that need to grow up. I've seen the moderation of this site get a little stricter since I've been here and all I have to say about that is it's about god damn time. Good work MMORPG.com moderators and staff, your doing a great job.
Edit: Oh and it's real easy not to get warnings or bans......OBEY THE RULES!! Simple really.
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That's all fine and dandy, but the rules are not being applied evenly across the board.
I've caught a ban for language before. However, I have reported other posts that used the exact same word, and yet, they haven't even deleted the post, let alone banned the individual in question.
Now why am I not supposed to think that the moderation on this site is based on favoritism, or more precisely, how much the mod in question dislikes you?
That's all fine and dandy, but the rules are not being applied evenly across the board.
I've caught a ban for language before. However, I have reported other posts that used the exact same word, and yet, they haven't even deleted the post, let alone banned the individual in question.
Now why am I not supposed to think that the moderation on this site is based on favoritism, or more precisely, how much the mod in question dislikes you?
A most correct assessment.
The moderators do not apply the rules in good faith. Instead, if a moderator (for whatever reason) targets you, and you are reported by someone whom disagrees/dislikes you, expect a ban.
STEP 1: Moderator dislikes you.
STEP 2: A person who also dislikes you (or disagrees) reports you for whatever reason.
STEP 3: Moderator bans you.
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WoW and fast food = commercial successes.
I neither play WoW nor eat fast food.
LOL i see these forums are a joke, and most likely this site is owned by EA,. Post anything negativr about EA and their pirate tactics and your post is deleted. Frankly i kinda feel like filing a lawsuit, my thread broke no rules but was removed which is a violation of my civil rights.
You're....kidding, right? Please tell me you're kidding. Noone could possibly be that........
Kidding, absolutly not. It is Completly within my constitutional rights to publicly object to something in any media forum and to ask others about it as well. The deletion of my thread which broke NO rules is censorship and they should make it Clearly known to any and all who post on these forums that they will without warning or notification censor your posts and threads.
All I can say, is go talk to any lawyer you can find. When they've all stopped laughing, you can tell them you're really serious.........
Bottom Line..
Doesnt matter if you broke any rules or not this site can do whatever it wants, its their property not yours. You do not PAY to use this site therefore have absolutely NO rights when someone deletes your thread.
This site may be open to the public but it is privately owned.
Sorry....but I had to butt in on this one. I havent posted here in about two months but this post just had to make me post.It is by far the most ignorant post I have ever seen. You actually make the ones who have a legtimate reason to be upset to look really really bad.
You have NO constitutional rights on a forum that is owned by an individual or a corporation. They can delete anything you say on these forums and you will NOT find a lawyer on this planet who will take you seriously.
We're arguing about the moderators utilizing their rules in a very haphazard fashion. Your going off about how your constitutional rights are being violated. You wont get anywhere with that argument.
Oh....and btw, coming from an ex-mod, I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt that this site is not owned by EA or any other gaming site. Matter of fact, I know (as do many other old school mods) a former MOD who quite this job to go to EA. BTW, Community Manager...I hope there paying you more than 40K cuz that's what they offered Kunou to stay
People who have to create conspiracy and hate threads to further a cause lacks in intellectual comprehension of diversity.
Sorry....but I had to butt in on this one. I havent posted here in about two months but this post just had to make me post.It is by far the most ignorant post I have ever seen. You actually make the ones who have a legtimate reason to be upset to look really really bad.
You have NO constitutional rights on a forum that is owned by an individual or a corporation. They can delete anything you say on these forums and you will NOT find a lawyer on this planet who will take you seriously.
We're arguing about the moderators utilizing their rules in a very haphazard fashion. Your going off about how your constitutional rights are being violated. You wont get anywhere with that argument.
Oh....and btw, coming from an ex-mod, I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt that this site is not owned by EA or any other gaming site. Matter of fact, I know (as do many other old school mods) a former MOD who quite this job to go to EA. BTW, Community Manager...I hope there paying you more than 40K cuz that's what they offered Kunou to stay
Enigma takes 2 months off then posts a double burn upon his return...lolz
I still feel that the moderation out of whack, but it has seemed to tone down a bit lately. Maybe it is just the fact that the community has been beaten into line and all the posters who used to post clever and witty stuff have been left on the side of the road.
"It is easier to be cruel than wise. The road to wisdom is long and difficult... so most people just turn out to be assholes" Feng (Christopher Walken)
Sorry....but I had to butt in on this one. I havent posted here in about two months but this post just had to make me post.It is by far the most ignorant post I have ever seen. You actually make the ones who have a legtimate reason to be upset to look really really bad.
Nah Enigma.
Ignorant sure, even extremely so.
But THE most ignorant post, sadly we both probably know thats not true, hehe.
Have to say the place was better back when we had if not professional then at least dedicated mods in this place.
Allthough I can understand that it is different to mod a forum with 10k members and one with over half a million, not that a even a fraction of them ever posts but still.
On another note I have found myself heavily censoring myself these days, just to stay in line.
But thats like taking the fu out of fun...
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Originally posted by Jerek_
I wonder if you honestly even believe what you type, or if you live in a made up world of facts.
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