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Hello again to all my TF2 cohorts! 2016 is just around the corner, so I thought it'd be a good idea to make a thread and give you all some insight to the changes that are just around the corner! This affects both members and staff, so everyone read up! I hope you all had an excellent holiday break. It was a crazy past few weeks. Lots of our staff let us know that they would be inactive for the holidays, but I fully expect that everyone has had a chance to recharge their batteries and are ready to jump back into their duties! We were not taking activity very seriously during the past few weeks for obvious reasons, but now that the holidays are over and done with, it's time to resume business as usual. -POINT OF INTEREST 1- Call Admin Bot The first thing I would like to address is the use of the !calladmin plugin. I know many of us already are responding to the calls, and to those of you who take the effort to make sure that bot isn't driving us all insane, I personally want to thank you. I do my best to answer calls when available as well, so hopefully that bot isn't driving anyone insane. XD When you DO answer a call, please make sure the first thing you do is use the plugin /calladmin_handle (#). The number will be which ever number the bot gives for the call resolution. As soon as you get in server, type in the command, then solve whatever issue you are responding to. This lets the rest of us know that somebody has answered the call. This way, we don't have 10 staff members rushing to the same call. If a call is made and somebody has alerted you to the issue beforehand, you MAY change your Steam Name and go undercover in an attempt to gather evidence. It isn't necessary, but sometimes it does help. -POINT OF INTEREST 2- Membership Applications The next big point of interest I would like to address is with how we will be handling membership applications from here on out. Beginning tomorrow, January 1st 2016, our age requirement of 16 years old to become a member is being lowered to 13 years old. Before some of you lose your collective shit over this change, please note that this is not the only change being made. In the event of a user applying for membership where the individual is under the age of 16, they will be required to secure 13 +1 votes instead of the basic number of 10. One of those votes MUST be a vouch from a staff member who is a DM or higher. By doing this, I feel that we can effectively filter out the more immature individuals who want to be members, as the DMs+ will be directly involved with their membership. Also on that note, any member who is accepted under the age of 16 will be put through a probationary period of 30 days. After becoming a member, they are still able to wear tags and all that fun stuff, but they must not acquire any strikes against them within the 30 day period. If they do, their membership will be revoked. We feel that this measure is an adequate solution to the concerns of maturity within our clan, and still allow us to accept membership applications of our younger players. TONS of people have been rejected this past year solely due to age, and I feel it's a shame we are automatically denying people membership because they are too young. TF2 has a predominantly young playerbase, so we will no longer alienate them. It's also proven highly successful to the CS:GO division. Ever since @Snackbar lowered their age requirements, they've seen tremendous user growth. After consulting with the other higher-ups, we feel we should start doing the same. Start spreading the word! -POINT OF INTEREST 3- Vouching for Members This is a big one. First off, I do want to remind each of you that we rely heavily on your input on who becomes a member in our community. Any time a Membership Application is posted, the vouches are what dictate who becomes a member. The best way to make our community grow is to be active in our servers, get to know the people playing in them, and directing them to our forums so they may apply for membership. That all being said, this has actually become a point of concern recently. I'd have to argue that a majority of the time vouches are counted, they are counted incorrectly, because a lot of the vouches being counted are not valid vouches. PLEASE BE ADVISED that when you vouch for someone's membership, you ABSOLUTELY MUST follow the vouching format: It's that simple. Leave a number for the Activity and the Maturity, then leave at least one short sentence as to why you think the individual in question should be a member of our community. HENCEFORTH, any vouches not following this format will be discredited and not applied to the final vouch total. If your vouch does not meet the minimum requirements, a DM+ will comment on the vouch and let you know it isn't valid. You can either edit the vouch or create a new one. DMs+, please make sure we are being diligent with this! With these points all addressed, the thread is now open to discussions and input. Here's to hoping xG has a hell of a New Year! Everyone's got a clean slate, so let's etch some good things into them. Promos/Demos will be much more rigorous, so be diligent in your work! You guys make this place a great community! Thanks for everything you do! :D

Seeing how there have been multiple mod and member apps in the wrong section as of late as well as some ban requests here and there I would like to take the time to show everyone how you properly post applications! Applications help keep everything running smoothly on the xG forums, and most users will find themselves posting one at some point in time. If you have any questions, please contact any staff either here on the forums or on our teamspeak: voice.xenogamers.com Step 1: Choose what application you would like to post. You have 6 options: Ban Protest Protest a ban that you received! (guidelines here) Ban Request Request a ban on a user! (guidelines here) Member Protest Protest a member! (guidelines here) Member Submission Join Xeno Gamers! (guidelines here) Report Abuse Report staff abuse! (guidelines here) Staff Application Submit your application to join the staff of Xeno Gamers! (guidelines here) Now, once you have chosen your application, please read the guidelines for the application. If you do not meet guidelines, do not post the application. Step 2: Fill out your application using the guidelines listed above, then post! Here's some explanation for the confusing areas you may need to fill out: STEAM ID This is a generated number associated with all steam accounts. Can't find it? Steam ID Finder PREVIOUSLY IN xG This simply means if you have been previously accepted as a member on our website. If you are unsure, the answer will be no. EVIDENCE If you are posting a ban request, member protest, or staff abuse thread, you will need evidence. If you have any doubts on how to record evidence or if your evidence is good enough, please read this. Please fill out these applications to the best of your ability, any shitposts will be ignored.

Division: Team Fortress 2 In-Game Name: Solomon Steam ID: STEAM_0:1:125993873 Banned: No Previously a Member in xG: No Active on Teamspeak: No Time Active on Servers: Almost a year Age: 14 Further Information: Nothing much but love the jailbreak servers and Pokemon Trade (y) I try to be active when it comes to JB 1 and PKMN. So thats about it

It should be judged by the highest staff (or whatever staff is on) at the time. Case-by-case. Younger kids play counterstrike, but as long as they're not being too annoying, they should be allowed to talk.

nice. hope this year is a nice one

Unstickied due to irrelevant information. (Sorry about gravedig with this post; I don't want to delete it incase it is needed for reference)

Sticked.

I miss tarin.

+1 Mature and active on JB. A: 7/10 M: 8.5/10 WE HAVE ANOTHER JONATHAN!?!?!! @TheSupremePatriot

Yes you can have mod, just make sure you go Prison Guard on jailbreak and kill whole other team. Then make a post on here threatening to ddos xG. You will receive mod in 0 to 0 business days.

@metalslug53 the god. I was gonna start bitch in about the new membership age but everything is more than fair. Well done higher ups. And happy new beers from Canada. Cheers!

Thanks Owl- this is probably the most helpful thing youve put together for us :)

Division: Team Fortress 2 In-Game Name: [FAM]Swag Steam ID: STEAM_0:1:114854229 Banned: No Previously a Member in xG: No Active on Teamspeak: No Time Active on Servers: Bassicly all day xD Age: 14 Further Information: Hello I know i am under the age of 16 but i fell like i deserve to be atleast xG iv been on this awesome server for about 1 year i Have Read !motd and I Have learned the new rule you need 15 or more players for cell wars

Sometimes you live long enough to see legends die. Lemmy from Motorhead has died. While I was never a die-hard fan of the music, I was a die-hard fan of the man. Being a musician myself I have learned so much about how you handle every facet of the business, from recording to touring, and even how to fully understand what it means to play rock and roll. Anyone who has ever toured with the man has talked openly about what a learning experience it was and just how knowledgeable the man was. He 100% fully embodied rock and roll and what it meant to be a rockstar. There will never be another like him. RIP you magnificent bastard, hell just got a whole lot louder.

+1 Sure, why not A: 10/10 M: 8/10

The points that were addressed are very well put and make a lot of sense awesome job, cant wait to see what this clan does in the next year time. ps-Merry halloween...