Do all of us a favor

This goes mostly to the new staff members and not to cause any drama I actually got some complaints

As a former staff member I know that staff member should OBSERVE BEFORE ACT and they should also listen to OTHER'S OPINIONS and also be NEUTRAL

ok so far? moving on

So I've seen a couple of cases like this lately, and INB4 "there's an appeal section!!!!!!!!!!!!" let me tell you this:
You shouldn't warn someone if they just WANT TO HAVE FUN and expecially you shouldn't be so thirsty to find reasons to warn someone

Just because you find something offensive, doesn't count. If all of you find it offensive then okay warn and delete the msg but listen to other's opinions for once, stop being "triggered" as we call it

I know you guys are new and I know you're so excited to warn someone but for the love of god do not warn everyone for the smallest things. I literally can't talk in the shoutbox anymore without my msgs getting deleted or getting warned (and I bet I will get warned for this too)

Oh and guess what, mild-swearing is allowed. This forums isn't even 13 friendly, it's fucking -5 friendly

I know this isn't formal at all, I really am not the formal type. Simple english is the best

oh and I know I've been immature but I've been a normal player for like 3 years now but this has never ever happened to me before
Thanks

 

We were a little too harsh on you ben and tbh there is no fun on this forum anymore. It used to be much better
Basically if you guys were less strict? actually scratch that it isn't even about being strict it's about what nowadays society considers "fun"

If you guys let us talk about drugs and guns in public chats then you should also let us talk about sex, suicide, "adult movies" and also swear. It's equally as inappropriate as they are if you think about it (it doesn't go directly to you ben I'm talking in general)

 

I understand your reasoning, but there is something to keep in mind:

 

I'm talking in general, I don't even know who warned me or even anyone here

 

I'm not speaking of the thread you made, I mean of the "rebellion" we have seen recently. Select few of our members disagree with staff warning a certain player. Instead of criticising staff or causing drama, the player in question should appeal.

 

But that's why we have "staff chats" and that's why we have mentors, in order to discuss and find a solution. Avoiding drama isn't always the best solution and butthurting someone aka disagreeing with their opinion should be a normal thing. I mean, we should discuss and try to improve right?

 

Staff are open to constructive criticism but it should be the type of criticism that identify an issue with the staff.

Example: "Staff are biased from time to time"

However, criticism like "All staff are cancer" is not constructive and is therefore with intent on mocking, offending, or harassing staff. Most of the time we ignore these things, but if it becomes a problem involving many people or a repeat offender, staff begin to take action.

 

Me and a couple of other players are basically telling you guys that we aren't having fun anymore which is also a big issues. Why? Well because if a game discussing forum isn't fun then people will constantly complain and leave and that's the main reason we lose so many players, because of the way you and we act so if we try making this a better place then we will all be happy and we will reduce the amount of people who leave this place. I have been here for 4 years and I have had the fun of my life. I hate to see this place corrupting because of shit like this

 

I've never personally been victim in this, but I've seen a lot happen to people for the smallest things.

In my own defense, as a staff member a while ago, things are more than likely discussed amongst staff members. However, in the cases that aren't discussed, I down right agree with you. The staff have cracked down on their rules more and we need to stick to them, despite its flaws. If you aren't having the fun you should be having, then that's a big issue. Address the issue Kiz.

Nonetheless, I'm on your side.

 

someone finally said it

 

Okay so recently me and a couple friends have been joking around in a non-harmful and non threatening way. I guess this has just put the staff on edge and felt the need to delete or messages and warn us in situations that aren't always appropriate.
Ex:
I say two emojis (one single message) in shoutbox earlier, not spamming, not breaking any rules: message deleted soon after post. Meanwhile if you scroll up in the shoutbox, @sui said the same exact thing as me hours before and it wasn't deleted. How's that fair? Why are my messages being deleted? Are emojis not allowed anymore? By no means was I spamming.
I don't think that the response should immediately be to warn someone in certain situations. Things definitely have changed since I was on the staff team, but some of the things I've seen going on lately are not right or fair to players. I get that staff is a big responsibility so I don't think it should be abused or used in the way that some staff members use it.

Edit: whichever staff member deleted my TWO harmless, friendly emojis, I would appreciate it if you messaged me why they were deleted. I'm talking about today too, there were no other emojis or anything around it to make it look like spam. So please, PM me and tell me why.

 

tru

 

We will work on it forever...

 

Correct.

 

Nice, I agree with this thread.

 

Could, and should be implemented :)

 

Apologies for the things that went down March 31/April 1. Both sides both could have made some better decisions. Some of these issues have been just resolved. Obviously, it's a learning experience.

 

At least I'm happy we come as a community and notice some things that could have been done better. Much respect to this thread and much respect for everyone here.