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Lately, me and the other TF2 higherups have noticed an uproar in people who are not satisfied with the current state of the TF2 division of our community in terms of how we present ourselves and some of the rules that they feel are far too strict. We have discussed many topics and talked with a lot of staff over the past few days for the betterment of not only their staff ability, but for the community and to feel welcomed and respected as they should be in hopes that they will continue to support and play on our servers. I would like to do a Staff PSA in this post in hopes that everyone will see that we want to make a change to make everyone as satisfied as possible. Of course, there are times where you may not necessarily agree with the rules or such and you may not be superbly happy about the division, but we have to try to make everyone as happy as they can be to a realistic and fair degree. Many staff members have been talked to individually about one or more of these topics already, but I would like to make it publicly known so that our current staff can find a way to improve to the upmost degree if they feel like they should be working on one of the things mentioned. Even if you feel you don't need to work on anything, please read this and try to improve on them to the upmost degree regardless in hopes that you can be as good of a staff member and role-model for the community as possible. Learning is a great way to climb positions! Staff members should not try to interpret rules wildly from their original intent. Recently, some people have felt as if they have been wrongly punished because staff members are being far too broad with the rules and end up punishing people for reasons that stray too far from the actual !motd. I would like to remind staff that it is completely OK to ask questions and talk to a staff member in a higher position (whether that be admin or one of the higherups) whether something is disallowed or not in hopes that this will happen less, and that I would also like to see staff try to enforce rules directly towards what they are related to. Staff members should try to recognize the situation appropriately and take everything in context. We have felt as if staff sometimes may not appropriately address the situation because they aren't reading the context whatsoever and jump to conclusions regarding rules such as disrespect but towards their friends and other such examples. I would like to remind staff that it is OK if someone says that it's a joke and you go back on your warning or mute/gag and to understand the situation appropriately before handing out a punishment. Staff members should be a role-model to other people and act maturely, specifically when handing out punishments. Just a reminder that staff should recognize that they are a role-model towards the server and many people will look up to you if they care about the community and the servers. We would like to see staff act more maturely overall and specifically when handing out punishments. This is not to say that you can't have fun and be yourself at all, but try to act more responsible and like a role-model to ensure that everyone gets a good impression of the server and so that new members and such will take into account your responsibility and maturity! If someone disagrees about their punishment, allow them to calmly tell you why they disagree, and supportively direct them to the forums. I cannot stress enough how important it is that you do not shut someone down and tell them "go make a ban protest lol" if they get in trouble on the servers and they disagree with their punishment. If someone disagrees, talk calmly and respectfully about why they were punished and if things escalate on the servers or if they still disagree, supportively and respectively direct them to the forums and inform them that they should make a ban protest if they feel it is necessary or contact one of the higherups to discuss their punishment. Do not shut people down disrespectfully as it often ensures that they won't come back to the server. Of course, if people continuously argue about the issue, then warn and gag/mute as normal or whatever punishment is appropriate, but always assist them first. No talking over other people is not only for staff but for other players + regarding when to enforce the rule. The idea of this rule is so that we don't create extreme chaos with people speaking over each other constantly and so that people don't randomly interrupt people consistently. The rule does not only apply to staff, but also to people on the server. It also does not mean to silence every person who speaks at the same time as you because you are staff. To enforce this rule correctly, pay attention to when they started speaking and if they interrupted someone blatantly rather than if two people accidentally speak around the same time and both don't stop speaking (to a fair and realistic degree). If someone's mic isn't very good or isn't working, inform them of what isn't working and give advice instead of saying "fix your mic". Staff should always try to help people if someone on the server's mic has a lot of background noise and assist them in how to fix it rather than just simply stating "fix your mic". For example, if you can hear their in-game audio, tell them to plug in some headphones to prevent the in-game audio from coming through their mic. If they do not comply, then follow the extended mute system up to a day (warn -> mute -> day mute -> hour ban etc). Staff should always remain unbiased as possible. In order to prevent unfair punishments and arguments, try to remain as unbiased as possible and put yourself in someone else's shoes before handing out a punishment just in case you feel that you may be being rash. It is impossible to be entirely unbiased and there's no way to prevent that, but try to be as unbiased as possible to a realistic degree to ensure that most people feel that the punishment handed out was just and fair. Staff members should always be respectful to not only players, but other staff too. Remember that you are a role-model and that treating others with a lack of respect will not only encourage them to break rules, but also feel unwelcome to the server and community as a whole. Regardless of the situation and whether they are a rule-breaker or not, treat everyone with the same degree of respect. This also heavily applies to staff members. If you don't like a staff member, remember that you are working with them and not against them, and that they are also a member of the community as well and should not be treated any less than such. There has been a lot of drama recently regarding a few staff members and we would like to see no more of that and for everyone to treat each other respectfully. Try to be less strict regarding the immature voices rule We are hoping to see staff hold back a bit more regarding the immature voices rule as we feel that staff are jumping to stop people from harmless fun on the mic far too quickly. For example, if someone does an impression of myself having fun on the server, let them but not to a consistent level and as long as people aren't getting annoyed by it. However, do not forget that this is still a rule and is still not allowed, but let people feel a bit more free regarding the rule. @mrnutty12@Caleb956@Kypari@Natsu@Segal@DiaperHyperWolf@Krampus@Arnude@SegFault@Precious@BonfireCentipede@FrostyBoiGrim@Nozomi@VinylScratch@bagggel@Deko@Owlknight_@Tekage

bring back “n word is not a slur”

bring back the n word. god save our souls.

Thank you for making this Kypari, it's a good reminder of what we as staff should strive to be. Truthfully, I feel like the staff lineup we have right now is the best it has ever been. Of course no staff group (or any individual staff member for that matter) is perfect, I've made my fair share of dumb decisions and mistakes, we all have. But after being here for over a year, I feel confident in saying the staff roster right now is the best I've seen yet, and I hope we all continue to grow and improve to make xG even better. I've heard some people say 'Make xG Great Again'. Nah mate, to me, xG has always been great. Not kissing up (jk give me DM), I believe the xG community is one of the best TF2 communities there is, and I'm honored to be a part of it. I've had a lot of great times and made several good friends, and I hope to have many more in the future. ?

Fantastic post @Kypari, couldn't have worded it better myself. For any staff and members who want to ask or pick my brain about any dispute that they might have, you can always message me on discord and I'll get back to you asap.

+1

FINALLY IT IS HERE! I completely agree with everything said and will continue doing my best (xeno)GAMERS RISE UP

Leaving an app open when it's possible to get those few extra hours in two days is ideal to avoid that problem, though having those hours in the first place is still important. It's that reason I pushed to have the needed hours bumped up slightly since it's conceivably pretty easy to get just 6 hours within two days making closing any app for hours redundant, while now it's a slightly smaller window to be able to get the needed hours in time. We should still encourage people to spend time getting to know and be known around the community before applying afterall. A very simple solution to cut out the real negative here though (not being able to reapply for 30 days if the app is closed just because they didn't have enough hours) is to just not do that. If the only reason the app is closed is because of time, let them reapply as soon as they have the hours needed.

-1 nuh uh

@Dannypicacho someone who listed "PeanutButterGamer" as their favorite youtuber has no right to react to my post in such a way.

I agree #BanJaydow2018

The "no immature voices" rule always felt off to me. I honestly never understood why it was a rule, and now that someone said something about it, I feel as if to not to be so strict about it.

thanks @Tatost! very cool!

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Me and my children

Razer Black widow v2 It's nice Wrist rest is a little too big

litty

I just want to thank everybody who has given me +1’s up to this point! Thank you very much @Bot@MRTWISTEDYETI@Shox@Aegean@Brady1780@Dannypicacho@Darrth And still a big thanks to the terrible -1 even though he said it’s a +1 from @Jaydow Thank you so much guys!

I won’t hold it against him, but I’m gonna hold it against you, next time put a leash on him?

I'm so sorry for my little brother, Genocide. He's just a tad special : /

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Ducky shine 5 with cherry blacks and a Varmilo VA88M with cherry blues

Razer Blackwidow Tournament edition. I wish I got the normal edition and not tournament because I am literally missing a numberpad, but oh well.

bad -1

Egossi is my favorite youtuber!

1. videogamedunkey 2. Grape @grap_grop 3. Bagggel 4. gladJonas 5. Xeno Gamers (lol)

reported for trolling hope you enjoy your vacation my guy

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everyone knows this map, when are we gonna see it in xg.

Ok. I’ve decided (no this isn’t the decision I was talking about last update) that the next time I come on the server I’m gonna get fucking blasted but that will be the last time I smoke weed. Wish me luck in keeping my word nerds

I’m reaaaaaaally thinking about doing something I’ll either regret immensely or feel like shit about but also be extremely happy.

F.u.c.k y.o.u Kypari!

#BanJaydow2018

I do feel that I haven't really been guilty of any of these, but nonetheless, I will be making extra sure about everything mentioned here! Gotta keep xG a friendly and welcome place to all!

I am glad this was addressed and will try my best to make sure the servers are enjoyable for everyone. I will learn from my mistakes and really push to make xG the place we all want it to be

Shut Up Tuna Or You’ill Die >:\

And i quote - "It's a +1 anyways, Lithium probably knows i'm trolling" Jaydow August 30th, 10:30 PM, 2018

Not an original joke, I refute this +1 just for that.

sad to see you go man i'll be sure to inform the higher ups to make sure you are stripped from your membership and permanently banned from all the servers so that you don't feel any regrets, I'm sorry it had to come to this but oh well, I don't think I can change your mind so I guess this is goodbye ?

I literally had a kid scream out “pass the juul n@&$$)” in the hallway

-1 didn't get the EF in 10man(totally not drunk)

Perfect

@Lithium

@Lithium

What do you call a rich toast. A Tatost. Please spare me from my terrible jokes!

that's quote is fake i never use commas nor do i spell correctly

I’ll tell you why. Of your talking about tf2 surf the server is combat surf based and needs some sort of arena. Decompiling maps can mess things up. It comes down to not putting in work to have a jail. Csgo surf if Xg has one idk i couldnt tell you why.

Let me just start off by saying, I'm really sorry to everyone I'm letting down by making this, but it was a long time coming. I've had some great times here on xG and made some amazing friends, which is why it hurts me even more to do this. I hope you all can forgive me for this, and I hope we can all still be friends afterwards. I promise this has nothing to do with drama, I just want to make a proper goodbye before I leave. Thank you all so much for everything you've all done for me, I'll never forget it. I'm sorry everyone, but it's just time for me to go. -On vacation! That's right, you just got pranked bro!! xddd Heh, sorry for the scare, I just couldn't pass up the opportunity. Anyways, I am taking a brief vacation to stay over at my cousin's cabins for the holiday weekend. I'm leaving tomorrow morning and will arrive back home sometime either Sunday or Monday, depending on how things go and if I have to work or not. During this time, I probably won't be able to hop on TF2, though I might be able to check in on the forums and discord here and there. What are you all doing the holiday weekend? I'd love to know :3 Again, I'm not actually leaving xG, just gonna be gone for a couple of days. I'll see you guys soon, and I hope you all have a great Labor Day weekend! ?