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.
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.
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Why don't we just leave these submissions that are below the minimal time open? 12 hours is pretty easy to come by in two days if you really grind. So instead of closing them immediately, should we not leave them open until the two days are up? It would kind of suck getting having to wait 30 days to apply again because you didn't have enough time.
Unfortunately i'm going to have to leave a -1 for now. You have a been a moderator for a bit over a month, just give it some time and work on improving your profiency in handling situations that require staff interaction. Admin generally is earned not asked for as it seems to be mostly a recognition that someone has become a very reliable staff member and is respected in the community. Don't try to move up so fast my guy, as aforementioned you have had moderator for a very short time, you should already feel accomplished for achieving that position. If you continue to play as much as you say you have been doing, and you further your proficiency in decision making, and handling sticky situations then i'm sure you will be recognized and rewarded the position of administrator soon enough.
Thank you for reading,
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In all seriousness, I don’t think you’re fit to be a mod, much less an admin. Without even talking to you once, just reading your posts on this thread proves how childish you are. You have the argumentative capability of an elementary student. You’re apparently a nuisance on the servers with your toxicity, but what the hell, I’m probably worse than you tbh. You desperately need to work on your maturity if you want admin. I myself may not be staff material, but I can sure as hell see that you aren’t either.
Don't start shit with anyone cus beef is gonna get you no where, don't stand in the middle of the corridors, join a club/sport (ez friends), and actually think before you speak out loud. Also if possible, get on the good side of your teachers because it makes things so much better if you do.
If I think of any other good pieces of advice, I'll let ya know. ??
Don't start shit with anyone cus beef is gonna get you no where, don't stand in the middle of the corridors, join a club/sport (ez friends), and actually think before you speak out loud. Also if possible, get on the good side of your teachers because it makes things so much better if you do.
If I think of any other good pieces of advice, I'll let ya know. ??
In-Game Name
CarbonThePanda
Division
Counter-Strike
Previous Member
No
Identity
STEAM_1:0:211644382
Age
18
Previously Banned
No
Time Active on Servers
16:16:05
Reason for Joining
I have been playing on the server for about around 2 months now. And I seriously enjoy it. I have never really enjoyed a csgo server as much as I do this one!
But to a point, targeting is harassment, I don't know what has went on between y'all two as individuals but from what i know it Blastman is a pretty cool and chill guy and i doubt even like 10% of xg hates you.
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Alrighty, so let me get this right,
You want to fill me with dirty clothes??
You want me to become a stud??
And you want me to start a cult and make sure every Xg member/mod+ is part of it. Got it.
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