Scootaloo

Undertale sucks.

Undertale sucks.

Undertale sucks.

Undertale sucks.

Incentives is a big one. If we can reimplement the store, I think that would draw a huge boost to forum activity, especially if we go with Snackbar's suggestion and make it only accessible to users who have come up with a specific post count.
 
Perhaps we could also sponsor some sort of "Poster of the Month" and give a reward to the top users who have the most activity on the forums? That could certainly up activity. We could also have a system to pick a random post/comment every month and award store credits.
 
Just some ideas. =D
 
 

 
I don't know what you expected. I'm almost 100% sure our clan was the reason shitposting ruined the internet. Dank Memes are what we live on here.

"Store" he says. @Rhododendron
 
I dont see the inactivity here honestly, I think we do pretty well although TF2 shitposting does account for a good bit of it. I blame @Scootaloo for that naturally.
 
Also, a good idea would be to have the "store" (soontm) to maybe unlock at 40-50 posts for a user?
 
The credits system should be used as well, like @Nomulous said the only way people are going to use something that much would be incentives.
 
Also, thanks for tagging me as @ShackNewsBot.

#27YearOldWastingMyLifeLeadingAGamingClan

Seriously though, it's good to see older players expressing interest in our clan! :D

Seriously though, it's good to see older players expressing interest in our clan! :D

Seriously though, it's good to see older players expressing interest in our clan! :D

+1
 
A: 8
M: 8
 
Vegeta is on quite often and is always very pleasant to play with. I think he'd make a great member! :D

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

CL has spoken.
 
My staff have full permission to increase the ban if SirFlash even sticks a toe out of line.
 
Consider this your final warning. One more flash of defiance, one more loophole, one more argument...yer gone for good.

User is not being unbanned.
 
This isn't some "Let's see how far we can toe the line" contest. You constantly push buttons. You constantly receive gags and mutes. You constantly antagonize. Putting my foot down and we're not taking it anymore.
 
And this isn't some "Oh, he was talking in class and wouldn't be quiet, so we're gonna expel him" kind of issue either. It's more along the lines of constantly harassing and disrespecting the teachers, arguing with them at every given moment, constantly disrupting the lessons, constantly giving the administration shit, and constantly finding ways to break the rules without any consequence. Sure, the kid never gets into a fight and gets suspended for it, but being a constant disruption in a classroom is warrant for arrest. As in, legal arrest. As in, put in the back of a police cruiser and being detained.
 
Source: I'm a goddamn teacher.
 
Perhaps you should have realized you're a nuisance when you had the multiple chances. Then, we may not be where we are now.
 
Thread closed.

To all of the new blood on the TF2 roster, I want everyone to know that just because I am no longer a DM/DL doesn't mean I am planning on NOT helping to cover those responsibilities. I'll still be helping with member submissions. I'll still be patrolling the forums. I'll still be here to lend a hand. I'm not going away forever, so don't worry if you feel overwhelmed. I won't let the forums decent into madness. Hit me up if you need any help with anything. =D

I can honestly say that this feels absolutely genuine. I completely understand your reasoning and believe this has nothing to do with your demotion. That all said, I would like to personally thank Moosty for all of the work he has done to improve the community, and I really hope you stick around and get back to making our servers as fun as they once were. If ever you decide we could use extra help, there's always a spot on our team for you. God speed you magnificent bastard.

I can honestly say that this feels absolutely genuine. I completely understand your reasoning and believe this has nothing to do with your demotion. That all said, I would like to personally thank Moosty for all of the work he has done to improve the community, and I really hope you stick around and get back to making our servers as fun as they once were. If ever you decide we could use extra help, there's always a spot on our team for you. God speed you magnificent bastard.

Gonna throw in my two cents on this issue:
 
Like most of you guys, I too am beginning to have reservations about the number of 12-year-olds we are making exceptions for when it comes to giving membership too. Clearly, we recently made the change to drop the required age for our members from 16 to 13. And the first member to actually get membership after the change was a 12-year-old.
 
Obviously, this screams "Incompetence" by the higher ups when it comes to following the newly implemented rules. But allow me to provide some perspective on the matter.
 
Beefalo has been here for literal years. He is a donator. He plays almost 100% of his TF2 time on our servers. He is the perfect candidate to be considered for membership. He is kind-hearted and all around a good kid. He directly communicates with many of our staff members and is actively trying to find solutions to the server problems.
 
When the new rule was changed, he first messaged me and asked if he might be able to apply, since he will be turning 13 soon. I decided to make the executive decision and make an exception.
 
Now, obviously going forward, we will not be allowing every 12-year-old in the world to toss up an application and automatically bypass the rule. This time, Ohstopyou is taking initiative with another exceptional case where we have a younger player who is a regular and very active. He has also donated money to our servers and helps to curb issues whenever he is online.
 
Is he under the required age? Yes. He is. But I think that someone who has already dedicated so much of his time and money to our servers should also be given the benefit of the doubt.
 
Obviously, if this wasn't a special case, we would have already closed this thread. You'll also notice the thread is going forward as any member submission threads do. We aren't automatically giving him membership here. We are still leaving it up to you guys to decide. If you feel that we shouldn't allow another exception, just leave your -1 and be done with it. If you agree that this individual has proven himself to be an asset to our community, +1 him.
 
I've already conversed with Ohstopyou about the matter, and assuming Jordan gets the 13 +1s, he will be handled as if he is another new member. If he does not, then he will be asked to wait until his 13th birthday. But let me end with this: He would not be up for discussion to be a member if we honestly didn't think he was good member material.
 
That all being said, I will show my support and say this:
 
+1
A: 8
M: 8
Someone who devotes so much time to our servers, and someone who supports us financially, DEFINITELY should be considered for membership, even if he's only a few months away from being 13.

CL has spoken.
 
My staff have full permission to increase the ban if SirFlash even sticks a toe out of line.
 
Consider this your final warning. One more flash of defiance, one more loophole, one more argument...yer gone for good.

CL has spoken.
 
My staff have full permission to increase the ban if SirFlash even sticks a toe out of line.
 
Consider this your final warning. One more flash of defiance, one more loophole, one more argument...yer gone for good.

Gonna throw in my two cents on this issue:
 
Like most of you guys, I too am beginning to have reservations about the number of 12-year-olds we are making exceptions for when it comes to giving membership too. Clearly, we recently made the change to drop the required age for our members from 16 to 13. And the first member to actually get membership after the change was a 12-year-old.
 
Obviously, this screams "Incompetence" by the higher ups when it comes to following the newly implemented rules. But allow me to provide some perspective on the matter.
 
Beefalo has been here for literal years. He is a donator. He plays almost 100% of his TF2 time on our servers. He is the perfect candidate to be considered for membership. He is kind-hearted and all around a good kid. He directly communicates with many of our staff members and is actively trying to find solutions to the server problems.
 
When the new rule was changed, he first messaged me and asked if he might be able to apply, since he will be turning 13 soon. I decided to make the executive decision and make an exception.
 
Now, obviously going forward, we will not be allowing every 12-year-old in the world to toss up an application and automatically bypass the rule. This time, Ohstopyou is taking initiative with another exceptional case where we have a younger player who is a regular and very active. He has also donated money to our servers and helps to curb issues whenever he is online.
 
Is he under the required age? Yes. He is. But I think that someone who has already dedicated so much of his time and money to our servers should also be given the benefit of the doubt.
 
Obviously, if this wasn't a special case, we would have already closed this thread. You'll also notice the thread is going forward as any member submission threads do. We aren't automatically giving him membership here. We are still leaving it up to you guys to decide. If you feel that we shouldn't allow another exception, just leave your -1 and be done with it. If you agree that this individual has proven himself to be an asset to our community, +1 him.
 
I've already conversed with Ohstopyou about the matter, and assuming Jordan gets the 13 +1s, he will be handled as if he is another new member. If he does not, then he will be asked to wait until his 13th birthday. But let me end with this: He would not be up for discussion to be a member if we honestly didn't think he was good member material.
 
That all being said, I will show my support and say this:
 
+1
A: 8
M: 8
Someone who devotes so much time to our servers, and someone who supports us financially, DEFINITELY should be considered for membership, even if he's only a few months away from being 13.

Gonna throw in my two cents on this issue:
 
Like most of you guys, I too am beginning to have reservations about the number of 12-year-olds we are making exceptions for when it comes to giving membership too. Clearly, we recently made the change to drop the required age for our members from 16 to 13. And the first member to actually get membership after the change was a 12-year-old.
 
Obviously, this screams "Incompetence" by the higher ups when it comes to following the newly implemented rules. But allow me to provide some perspective on the matter.
 
Beefalo has been here for literal years. He is a donator. He plays almost 100% of his TF2 time on our servers. He is the perfect candidate to be considered for membership. He is kind-hearted and all around a good kid. He directly communicates with many of our staff members and is actively trying to find solutions to the server problems.
 
When the new rule was changed, he first messaged me and asked if he might be able to apply, since he will be turning 13 soon. I decided to make the executive decision and make an exception.
 
Now, obviously going forward, we will not be allowing every 12-year-old in the world to toss up an application and automatically bypass the rule. This time, Ohstopyou is taking initiative with another exceptional case where we have a younger player who is a regular and very active. He has also donated money to our servers and helps to curb issues whenever he is online.
 
Is he under the required age? Yes. He is. But I think that someone who has already dedicated so much of his time and money to our servers should also be given the benefit of the doubt.
 
Obviously, if this wasn't a special case, we would have already closed this thread. You'll also notice the thread is going forward as any member submission threads do. We aren't automatically giving him membership here. We are still leaving it up to you guys to decide. If you feel that we shouldn't allow another exception, just leave your -1 and be done with it. If you agree that this individual has proven himself to be an asset to our community, +1 him.
 
I've already conversed with Ohstopyou about the matter, and assuming Jordan gets the 13 +1s, he will be handled as if he is another new member. If he does not, then he will be asked to wait until his 13th birthday. But let me end with this: He would not be up for discussion to be a member if we honestly didn't think he was good member material.
 
That all being said, I will show my support and say this:
 
+1
A: 8
M: 8
Someone who devotes so much time to our servers, and someone who supports us financially, DEFINITELY should be considered for membership, even if he's only a few months away from being 13.

Aw damn, sorry that I missed this. I was hopping around servers like crazy last night responding to calls.
 
Well, it would seem that there is substantial proof to show that he was indeed bodyblocking. Only problem is that with this offense, we usually just slay the person if they don't remove the buildings when asked, and if they do it again, follow it up with an hour ban.
 
What do you guys think. How should we approach this one? =/

Gonna throw in my two cents on this issue:
 
Like most of you guys, I too am beginning to have reservations about the number of 12-year-olds we are making exceptions for when it comes to giving membership too. Clearly, we recently made the change to drop the required age for our members from 16 to 13. And the first member to actually get membership after the change was a 12-year-old.
 
Obviously, this screams "Incompetence" by the higher ups when it comes to following the newly implemented rules. But allow me to provide some perspective on the matter.
 
Beefalo has been here for literal years. He is a donator. He plays almost 100% of his TF2 time on our servers. He is the perfect candidate to be considered for membership. He is kind-hearted and all around a good kid. He directly communicates with many of our staff members and is actively trying to find solutions to the server problems.
 
When the new rule was changed, he first messaged me and asked if he might be able to apply, since he will be turning 13 soon. I decided to make the executive decision and make an exception.
 
Now, obviously going forward, we will not be allowing every 12-year-old in the world to toss up an application and automatically bypass the rule. This time, Ohstopyou is taking initiative with another exceptional case where we have a younger player who is a regular and very active. He has also donated money to our servers and helps to curb issues whenever he is online.
 
Is he under the required age? Yes. He is. But I think that someone who has already dedicated so much of his time and money to our servers should also be given the benefit of the doubt.
 
Obviously, if this wasn't a special case, we would have already closed this thread. You'll also notice the thread is going forward as any member submission threads do. We aren't automatically giving him membership here. We are still leaving it up to you guys to decide. If you feel that we shouldn't allow another exception, just leave your -1 and be done with it. If you agree that this individual has proven himself to be an asset to our community, +1 him.
 
I've already conversed with Ohstopyou about the matter, and assuming Jordan gets the 13 +1s, he will be handled as if he is another new member. If he does not, then he will be asked to wait until his 13th birthday. But let me end with this: He would not be up for discussion to be a member if we honestly didn't think he was good member material.
 
That all being said, I will show my support and say this:
 
+1
A: 8
M: 8
Someone who devotes so much time to our servers, and someone who supports us financially, DEFINITELY should be considered for membership, even if he's only a few months away from being 13.

Gonna throw in my two cents on this issue:
 
Like most of you guys, I too am beginning to have reservations about the number of 12-year-olds we are making exceptions for when it comes to giving membership too. Clearly, we recently made the change to drop the required age for our members from 16 to 13. And the first member to actually get membership after the change was a 12-year-old.
 
Obviously, this screams "Incompetence" by the higher ups when it comes to following the newly implemented rules. But allow me to provide some perspective on the matter.
 
Beefalo has been here for literal years. He is a donator. He plays almost 100% of his TF2 time on our servers. He is the perfect candidate to be considered for membership. He is kind-hearted and all around a good kid. He directly communicates with many of our staff members and is actively trying to find solutions to the server problems.
 
When the new rule was changed, he first messaged me and asked if he might be able to apply, since he will be turning 13 soon. I decided to make the executive decision and make an exception.
 
Now, obviously going forward, we will not be allowing every 12-year-old in the world to toss up an application and automatically bypass the rule. This time, Ohstopyou is taking initiative with another exceptional case where we have a younger player who is a regular and very active. He has also donated money to our servers and helps to curb issues whenever he is online.
 
Is he under the required age? Yes. He is. But I think that someone who has already dedicated so much of his time and money to our servers should also be given the benefit of the doubt.
 
Obviously, if this wasn't a special case, we would have already closed this thread. You'll also notice the thread is going forward as any member submission threads do. We aren't automatically giving him membership here. We are still leaving it up to you guys to decide. If you feel that we shouldn't allow another exception, just leave your -1 and be done with it. If you agree that this individual has proven himself to be an asset to our community, +1 him.
 
I've already conversed with Ohstopyou about the matter, and assuming Jordan gets the 13 +1s, he will be handled as if he is another new member. If he does not, then he will be asked to wait until his 13th birthday. But let me end with this: He would not be up for discussion to be a member if we honestly didn't think he was good member material.
 
That all being said, I will show my support and say this:
 
+1
A: 8
M: 8
Someone who devotes so much time to our servers, and someone who supports us financially, DEFINITELY should be considered for membership, even if he's only a few months away from being 13.