DCook 4 Posted September 11, 2014 [spoiler=General MOTD] *Specific MOTDS can be found here.* General MOTD. Welcome to Xeno Gamers! Website is: Xeno Gamers 1. Admins must follow the rules and have final say about decisions on a server. 2. No advertising in our servers. 3. No cheating on our servers. This includes wall hacking, aim bots, transparent texture packs etc. 4. No impersonating admins or other members. 5. No trolling whatsoever. Verbally attacking a person will get you banned. 6. Keep all language PG- 13 on the servers, forum, and Teamspeak. *You will not be kicked/slayed/banned for cussing. However, if you are doing it excessivly to troll or abuse someone it will have repercussions. 7. Do not bring up or make remarks to political stances, religions, leaders, nations, or touchy subjects. 8. Do not whine or suck up to admins. 9. Do not argue with admins. 10. All sprays and avatars must be PG- 13 and cannot have nudity in them. 11. Racism and sexism is frowned upon in our servers, using it excessively or in an insulting manner is not allowed at all. IF a mod or higher warn you to stop (by gagging, muting or simply messaging you) , you must stop. This is the first and only warning you get and it must be in this manner. If you do say something racist or sexist, it must be very minimal and not in an offensive way and if not stopped after a warning, you will be punished severely. The person these comments are directed too and any staff member can at any time state that these are offensive and you must stop immediately. 12. No using voice changers ingame, if a mod or admin asks you to turn it off, you must turn it off. (must be obvious ie. autotune) 13. No special characters in your in-game name, you can have some but there has to be enough legible characters (a,b,c,d etc.) in order for an admin or mod to target you, if you are asked to change your name by an admin or mod, then you must change it, punishable by kick/ban if you don't. 14. Any unspoken loopholes in any of these rules are up to the discretion of staff members, if you try to use loopholes intentionally, you can be punished. 15. If you pester a co-leader and up into banning you for no reason other than to ban you, they have permission to do so without fear of abusing powers (ie. saying "ban me, no balls"). 16. Bans from one account carry over to other accounts, meaning if you are banned for a week on one account and you join the server while you're still banned on your other account(s), you will be banned on that account as well. 17. If you are a staff member (mod, admin, etc) and you are on an xG server that you have powers in, you MUST wear your admin tags in your STEAM NAME, this is no exception, failure to follow this rule will lead to a demotion. [undercover admin is the exception, but if there is staff on with tags, or you have no reason to be undercover, you may get in trouble.] 18. No teamkilling (Updated as of 04/05/2013) -Serbian If you get 5+ offs from players (Staff members count as 2 votes) on one song while playing HLDJ, you may not use HLDJ for the rest of the round. Failure to comply with these rules will result in a mute for 3 rounds. [spoiler=Roles of Each Staff] [spoiler=Roles of Each Staff] [spoiler=Roles of Each Staff] Lets go through the list of staff so you can know who you need to contact when you have a situation. Moderators A moderator is an admin in training. They have the lowest rank of staff members, aside from Paid Moderator. They wear the xG:M tag (xG: PM if Paid Mod, sometimes referred to as "Paid Member") They are logged in with access "admin, kick, ban, slay, chat" This means they have access to basic admin commands, kick command, ban command, slay command, and admin chat command. FIRST: Message the moderators of the Division you need help with.. - server rule breakers - disputes on rules - general trolling - for someone suspected of cheating (hacks/scripts) - questions in applying for Mod/Member ---> WE HAVE A LOT OF THESE IN OUR ROSTER! <--- Admins Admins are the next highest rank above moderator. They have proven themselves of being mature, respectful, and able to handle their responsibilities with ease. Admins are given more access than moderator, although it is minimal. They are logged in with access res, admin, kick, ban, unban, slay, chat, vote. This means they have access to admin commands, kick commands, ban commands, unban commands, slay commands, admin chat and voting commands. They do not have powers to change the map. Both Moderators and Admins are unbiased. They will not use favoritism toward friends. The rules apply to everyone in the server, even if they are your friend. You will lose your rank and powers if you fail to enforce the rules against ALL players. SECOND: Message the admins of the division you need help with... - a dispute between Mods - a rule-breaking Mod/Admin - anything you could message a Moderator if you can't contact one. Division Managers Division Managers are one of the higher ranks that one can obtain. They generally have a longer history of playing on the server and have shown that they can handle a wide variety of problems with ease, as well as being able to enforce rules on the server. Commands given to Division Managers include: res, admin, kick, ban, unban, slay, chat, and vote. These are the same commands given to Admin. Division Managers are expected to be a part of decision making that occurs outside of the server, including discussion over Promo/Demo. They work closely with all Staff Members and the Division Leader and should maintain good relations with all players. THIRD: Message the Division Managers - generally anything bad on the forums related to their divisons (all Div-Managers have Forum Mod) - A member submission on the forums for that specific Division (added note, Div-Managers should be checking in member submissions frequently to accept/decline and close the threads accordingly) - A dispute between Admins - A rule breaking staff member within their Division. - Questions about how to get promoted to Moderator or Admin (also any tips they can give you) - Anything you could message an Admin/Moderator if you can't contact one. Division Leaders Division Leader is the highest position one can obtain within a specific division. This staff member is responsible for all the Division Managers are responsible for, while also maintaining and improving the server. FOURTH: Message the Division-Leaders of the Division you need help with.. - any help with teamspeak (all Div-leaders have Teamspeak Mod) - generally anything bad on the forums (all Div-leaders have Forum Mod) - A member submission on the forums for that specific Division (added note, Div-leaders should be checking in member submissions frequently to accept/decline and close the threads accordingly) - A dispute between any staff - A rule breaking staff member (Any staff except Silence) - Questions about how to get promoted to Moderator or Admin (also any tips they can give you) - Your upcoming absence or possible resignation of that division. - Anything you could message an Div-Manager/Admin/Moderator if you can't contact one. Community Leaders FIFTH: Message a Community Leader with... - Anything to do with forums besides Member Apps. Respective Div Leaders and Managers will take care of that. -They are the bridge between people. Leaders FIFTH: Message the Leaders with.. - Anything you would like to offer XenoGamers - Anything you want to work out with XenoGamers - Any info about attacks/threats/cheating towards/from the clan - Any suggestions for the clan that you have (I.E. New server for one of our divisions) - A New Division (Must be willing to donate the time, effort (possibly money) and explain why we should have one, and how we will run it) -Anything you could message a Div-Leader/Div-Manager/Admin/Moderator if you can't contact one. -LEADERS ARE LAST RESORT. You really should only be coming to them if you have a problem with all of the CLs and DLs and DMs. You should be able to reach any of these ranks in Teamspeak! Hope this helps you guys out! *Needs to be updated more* [spoiler=Staff Roster] Some Random Guy/Web Leader Silence STEAM_0:1:21624123 Server Leader Nomulous - STEAM_0:0:730568 ==================================================================== Community leaders HidingMaster STEAM_0:1:43243066 ThePenguin STEAM_0:0:42758216 diabeetus STEAM_0:1:51354336 Gawd STEAM_0:0:43947302 Dr. Lee/Shawarma STEAM_0:0:33738893 ==================================================================== DivLeader DivManagers Hidingmaster - STEAM_0:1:43243066 Cristo - STEAM_0:0:21986305 Admins Death God - STEAM_0:1:25004734 Ganja - STEAM_0:0:17620799 Shadowspy - STEAM_0:1: 30352392 MrSaturdayKnight - STEAM_0:0:22776166 Haxx - STEAM_0:1:50818855 Bleed - STEAM_0:1:40997639 Moderators Supermaddud - STEAM_0:1:52579804 Pacific - STEAM_0:0:10887565 Bonk - STEAM_0:0:19596189 Whitestar - STEAM_0:0:44063873 Lithium - STEAM_0:1:17823191 Jubens - STEAM_0:0:15099924 Phoenix - STEAM_0:0:29261549 ItsAaron - STEAM_0:1:29154040 Paid Moderators Sqwurt - STEAM_0:1:37958914 Papercreeper - STEAM_0:1:40801204 ==================================================================== DivLeader Chrono - STEAM_0:0:24276806 Bleed - STEAM_0:1:40997639 DivManagers Penguin - STEAM_0:0:42758216 Admins Moderators Necromancer - STEAM_0:1:29206110 ==================================================================== Division Leader Kbraszzz - STEAM_0:0:40618302 Division Manager Bach - STEAM_0:1:22059620 Admins Vector - STEAM_0:0:40865099 Origins - STEAM_0:0:60884608 (MIA) Rejects - STEAM_0:0:64498855 Matsi - STEAM_0:0:18865285 Moderators ChickenPanda - STEAM_0:1:91761934 Barmithian - STEAM_0:1:52305118 Smiley - STEAM_0:0:52423432 BelloWaldi - STEAM_0:0:44691629 ColdEndeavour - STEAM_0:1:53888237 Kart - STEAM_0:0:42520643 Metalslug53 - STEAM_0:1:32450590 Starmix - STEAM_0:0:58085242 p0s3s3dh0b0 - STEAM_0:0:15080082 Ohstopityou - STEAM_0:0:32553751 Charing - STEAM_0:0:66616205 Moosty - STEAM_0:1:63865975 Kendrick - STEAM_0:1:68824731 Muzzle - STEAM_0:1:29181801 FoRgE - STEAM_0:0:8630844 Vaporeon - STEAM_0:1:52553144 Kypari - STEAM_0:0:72082307 ==================================================================== DivLeaders Dethman DivManagers Kirito Coach_0 Admins Moderators ==================================================================== DivLeaders Skitzo - STEAM_0:0attachFull171591831863 DivManagers MuffinMonster - STEAM_0:0:41281043 Admins Gawd - STEAM_0:0:43947302 Sousei - STEAM_0:0:37854901 Tittie Sprinkles- STEAM_0:0:40846320 M-Town - STEAM_0:0:54452431 BasedGod - STEAM_0:0:63271061 Chrono - STEAM_0:0:24276806 Death God - STEAM_0:1:25004734 Moderators Dr. Pepper - STEAM_0:1:35031032 eyesofdeath983 - STEAM_0:1:25486721 ItsAaron - STEAM_0:1:29154040 Edited: September 24th, 2014 as of Promo/Demo #105. [spoiler=Admin Handbook]Admin Handbook The intention of this guide is to give a good overview of what is required of each rank, as well as some of the processes and procedures that will be required of you. There is a lot covered, thus it is a lengthy read. We apologize in advance. It is the responsibility of all staff members to keep constant watch on this page for any changes. Positions Moderator: A moderator is an admin in training. They have the lowest rank of staff members, aside from Paid Moderator. They wear the xG:M tag (xG: PM if Paid Mod, sometimes referred to as "Paid Member") They are logged in with access "admin, kick, ban, slay, chat" This means they have access to basic admin commands, kick command, ban command, slay command, and admin chat command. Administrator: Admins are the next highest rank above moderator. They have proven themselves of being mature, respectful, and able to handle their responsibilities with ease. Admins are given more access than moderator, although it is minimal. They are logged in with access res, admin, kick, ban, unban, slay, chat, vote. This means they have access to admin commands, kick commands, ban commands, unban commands, slay commands, admin chat and voting commands. They do not have powers to change the map. Both Moderators and Admins are unbiased. They will not use favoritism toward friends. The rules apply to everyone in the server, even if they are your friend. You will lose your rank and powers if you fail to enforce the rules against ALL players. Division Manager: Division Managers are one of the higher ranks that one can obtain. They generally have a longer history of playing on the server and have shown that they can handle a wide variety of problems with ease, as well as being able to enforce rules on the server. Commands given to Division Managers include: res, admin, kick, ban, unban, slay, chat, and vote. These are the same commands given to Admin. Division Managers are expected to be a part of decision making that occurs outside of the server, including discussion over Promo/Demo. They work closely with all Staff Members and the Division Leader and should maintain good relations with all players. Division Leader: Division Leader is the highest position one can obtain within a specific division. This staff member is responsible for all the Division Managers are responsible for, while also maintaining and improving the server. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Wearing Tags When taking a staff member position, it becomes your responsibility to make sure that you are following the guidelines for tags. There are no exceptions to this rule, and failure to comply may result in removal of staff member status. 1) You must wear tags as follows (xG:<rank>:<subclan> is general format): Moderator: xG:M Administrator: xG:A Division Manager: xG: DM *Some variance is allowed in tags, but in general they should be either at the beginning or end of yourin-game name, contain legible characters, and be easily identifiable by all players in the server. If you have questions about what is allowed, ask a division manager or division leader. 2) There should never be an excuse to not be wearing tags. This includes being undercover as there is rarely a reason for Administrators or Moderators to do so. Please get approval from either a Division Manager or Division Leader before going undercover. 3) If you are seen without tags and without a valid reason to be on the server without them, you will be asked to immediately apply them to your name. Failure to comply will result in a kick or ban if necessary. 4) If you are playing in another division of XenoGamers, we ask that you please put your division before your rank so the players of the other servers can identify that you will not have powers. This will also apply to any staff members visiting our servers, you may request them to fix their tags if necessary. Example: xG:CSS: DM Hidingmaster 5) You do not have to be wearing tags when involved with non-XenoGamers servers/games, although why wouldn't you want to show your pride? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Command usage To type in ADMIN chat [Visible only to staff] type @<writing> in team chat. This should be used to privately communicate with other staff members in-game (Available to Moderator+). To type in ALL chat, which is visible to all players in the server : type @<writing> in public chat. To Private Message someone type @@<name> <Message> in public chat. This is a good way to send a private message directly to one person. !who or /who Using this command in chat will allow you to view all of the current players in the server, along with any powers that they have. This will show up in console after you type the command in. This can be useful if you wish to see what other Moderators+ are currently on the server. Example: 32. xG:A Tim res, admin, kick, ban, unban, slay, chat, vote Commands Used for Rule Breakers !slay <name> : It kills the man. !(un)gag <name> : It does not allow the gagged player to type in chat, although still allows them to use admin chat. !(un)mute <name> : This command mutes the player, meaning they cannot use their microphone in game. !(un)silence <name> : This is combines both the !mute and !gag command. !ban <name> <time> <reason> : This will ban a player from the server for the entered time. Entering “0” denotes a permanent server ban. !teamban <name> <time> <reason> : This will ban a player from the CT team for the entered time. Entering “0” denotes a permanent CT ban. !kick <name> <reason> : This command will kick the player from the server. !abortlr : This command will abort any LR’s that are inprogress. [Admin] !open <@all>/<@ct>/<@t>/<@me/@humans> : This command is useful for opening a door for a stuck player, but should only be used when absolutely necessary. [Admin] !vote <Question> <"Answer 1"> <"Answer 2"> <"Answer 3"> <"Answer 4"> [Admin] !cancelvote : Will cancel any active votes. Note: @!me is the same as @all. Using this command such as !slay @!me constitutes a mass slay and is punishable up to and including a permanent ban. Other Ways to Target a Player A) Sometimes there are players with duplicate names on the server that cannot be targeted simply by typing a their name such as !ban Hidingmaster. When this occurs you may do the following: 1) type !admin 2) Select "1. Player Commands" 3) Select "6. Identify Player" 4) It will then give you something like this "Hidingmaster (318)". The 318 is their player number. 5) You may now use the player number in place of their name such as: !ban #318 This may also be done by typing "status" in console. The number will be displayed to the left of the player name. B) The other solution to targeting a play is by using a #<name> command. When using this command, it is possible to target players with names such as @spec or @ct. One thing to note is that this command requires you to type out the entire name, not just a partial name. For example you can mute spectators with !mute @spec and mute a player named @spec with !mute #@spec. Recording a Demo Demo's are a great way to record what occurs in game and can serve many purposes as they are great proof of rule breaking. If you are unsure of what to do in a situation, just record a demo and consult with a division manager or division leader when they are available. To record a demo: 1) Open Console in game 2) Type "record <name of demo>" 3) It will begin recording everything in game, except for your voice 4) When wanting to end the recording, simply type "stop" in console 5) The demo will be saved in the file location (default): C: > Program Files (x86) > Steam > steamapps > common > Counter-Strike Source > cstrike with the .dem file extension To play a demo: 1) Open console 2) Type in "playdemo <name of demo>" 3) To bring up demo controls, type in console "demoui". You may type it again to close it. 4) Typing "stopdemo" in console will end and close the demo. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commands Cont. Any commands typed with a "!" will be public. Any commands typed with a "/" will be hidden from public view. It is recommended that you use a "/" instead as it will help to keep others from impersonating admins as well as keeping what you do hidden from everyone. !admin : This will open the admin command menu. Here you can find almost all the admin commands you will need. 1. Player Commands -Slay player : Find their name on this list and press to slay them. Only shows alive players in this list. -Kick player : Find their name on this list and press to kick them without reason (Will automatically tell them "Disconnect:Kicked by administrator") -Ban player : Find their name on this list and press their name. It will go to another menu, to choose the time, between Permanent, 10 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 hour, 4 hours, 1 day, 1 week. Click "Own reason" on the next menu and type your reason in chat. If putting a reason that is more than one word, put quotations around the entire phrase. -Gag/Mute player : Find their name on this menu, and choose between Gag, Mute, or Silence. They may all be undone either through the admin menu or through commands in chat. -Ban disconnected player : Find their name on this menu, click their name (It shows their time since disconnected as well as STEAM ID too), choose a length time to ban them, and choose one of the corresponding reasons. This is generally only used for players that Mass Freekill and then immediately disconnect. -Identify player : This allows you to see who is and admin and who isn't. Click their name on this menu and it will tell you via chat if they are admin and who they are. -Remove from Queue : Find their name on this menu and click it to remove them from the Guard Queue -Team Ban : Find their name on this menu and click it, then click Ban from CT, select the ban time from 30 minutes, 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week or permanent, and choose the corresponding reason 2. Server Commands -Reload admins : Click this to reload the Admin Cache. Used to refresh Admin powers. -Remove Spray : Click this while looking at a spray to remove a spray logo, which will open another menu asking if you want to warn them, kick them, or ban them for 5 minutes -Trace Spray : Click this while looking at a spray to be notified via chat who’s spray you are looking at, their steam ID, and when it was sprayed last, and get the menu for Warn, Kick, or Ban for 5 minutes. 3. Hosties -Ban player : Find their name on the menu, click it, choose a time, choose a reason for the ban, and click it. -Kick player : Find their name on this menu, click it, and they will be kicked with reason "Kicked by administrator" -Slay player : Find their name on this menu, selected it and they will be slain automatically. -Stop All LastRequests : Click this to abort the current Last Request. 4. SwapTeam Commands -Immediately : Find their name on this menu to immediately swap their team to the opposite team. This is not recommended while alive, as it is known to cause infections in people under 12 (oh, and can be abused). -On Death : Find their name on this menu to swap them to the opposite team upon their death. When the player dies they will swap teams. -On Round End : Find their name on this menu to swap them to the opposite team upon the rounds end. They get swapped on the next round. -To Spectator : Find their name on this menu to swap them to spectators Edit: "!showmotd <name>" This command forcibly shows the basic MOTD to any member. Use common sense while applying this plugin - Use it when the player is dead, and do not use it when people actually know the rules. If you see another admin abuse it, warn them, kick them, and then ban them if you see them do it more on. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Admin only commands These are commands used by Admins only as moderators do not have access to them. An Admins admin menu will be similar in appearance but have access Voting Commands: 3. Voting commands -Kick Vote : Find their name on this menu to start a vote kick against them. If successful, they are automatically kicked with reason "Votekicked" -Ban Vote : Find their name on this menu to start a vote ban against them. If successful, they will be automatically kicked with reason "Votebanned" -Mute Vote : Find their name on this menu to start a vote mute against them. If successful, they will be automatically muted. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Proper Punishments Baiting: 1) Warn and Slay 2) Slay 3) CT Ban for “1440” Freekilling: 1) Warn and Slay 2) Slay 3) CT Ban for “1440” Mass Freekilling: This means killing 3 or more T’s without valid reason *If violator remains in server: Permanent CT Ban *If violator leaves server to avoid punishment: Permanent Server Ban Disrespect/Racism/Admin Disrespect 1) Warn and Gag/Mute/Silence 2) Kick 3) 5 minute Server Ban Teamkilling 1) Slay 2) Slay 3) Kick from server DDOS Threats Any DDOS threats are to be taken seriously, regardless of their nature. A DDOS threat warrants a permanent server ban, no exceptions. Advertising Anybody posting IP addresses, links to other clans' websites, or anything of similar nature is a permanent server ban. Links to websites that are not intended to harm the server (Such as YouTube or xenogamers.com links) should not constitute permanent server bans. It is up to staff members to use their judgment to determine what should and should not be permitted. “Too Immature” to use microphone Definition of Too Immature: Screaming and yelling on the mic constantly, constantly verbally arguing after warden has asked them to stop, talking over warden constantly (as CT, if T it's Warden's responsibility to kill them if "Talking Over Warden Rebel." This is another situation in which there is a lot of judgment that must be used by staff members. There are some instances where the player is very clearly too immature to be using their microphone, while other cases are more difficult to determine. It is up to staff members to decide what is “Too Immature”, but it may be useful to have a vote (If administrator+) to determine if the server is in agreement. To avoid confusion in the server, the highest staff member on has final decision on whether or not they should be allowed to use their mic. They should consult with all staff members on, but it is up to them to make a final decision. If multiple staff members are on that have the same rank, just come to a consensus and stand behind it. Note: Do not mute younger players unless they are being immature or annoying. If they are acting calm and collected there should be no need to mute them. 1) Warn 2) Mute 3) Kick 4) 5 minute server ban Inappropriate Sprays All sprays must be PG 13 (No nudity or inappropriate content). If you find a player in violation of this, you should: 1) Cry 2) Warn & Remove - Remove their spray and tell them to not spray their spray until it has been changed. 3) Kick 4) 5 minute server ban Hacking: Hacking is not tolerated on our servers including: Bhop scripts, wall hacking or aimbot. Hacking is one of the more difficult rules to enforce as it is difficult to detect if someone is actually hacking. If you do suspect a player is hacking, consult with at least 2 other staff members on the situation. If you cannot get 2 other staff members on the server, record a demo of the player and you may post it on the forums. If 3 staff members agree that a player is hacking, a permanent server ban is appropriate (Please record a demo if possible). If staff members DO NOT agree, you may still record a demo and either pass it on to a division manager or division leader, or post on the forums. **Where 5 minute server bans are listed, this time can be altered depending on the situation. It is acceptable to ban up to 1 hour (longer if rule-breaker returns). ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Issues Sometimes things don’t always go as planned, and it’s okay. You may hit the wrong bind, miss something that happened, or one of many other things. Don’t worry and don’t panic, just do what you think it best to control the situation. We decided to add this section to give you some insight to prepare you for when something does go wrong. The first thing to remember though is that it happens to everyone. We have all spammed our Freeday!! binds on accident before, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. I did it. I spammed freeday and it wasn’t one. This requires quick thinking, but look at how the server reacts. If the T’s are not leaving their cells and running around, it is probably best to type in admin chat “It is NOT a freeday” or something of the like. If T’s did leave cells and it is mass chaos, just apologize in chat, enforce the freeday, and run if you are a CT. I wanted to slay Tim, but I got Bob instead. The best way to handle accidental slays is to apologize and explain it was an accident. Don’t make excuses or blame somebody else (Bleed), it won’t help the situation. Also, remember that other staff members are willing to assist you with any questions or concerns. If you are unsure of what punishment is necessary, it is okay to ask them and come to a reasonable conclusion as a team. Staff members abusing Staff members are expected not to abuse commands, whether it be new plugins, fun commands, or anything of the sort. Warnings are not necessary for abusing commands as it is expected to have the maturity not to abuse. Any staff member found abusing can and will be banned by Division Managers and Division Leaders. Staff Member Relations Staff Members must act mature with one another and be respectful to everyone. If you are not getting along with other staff talk to a higher up about what can be done. If you have a grudge or problem with another staff member do not let it interfere with your server time. Be calm and respectful when on the servers and talking to staff. To quote an ex-staff: "I fucking hated the time I was admin, because the staff all had grudges against one another and wouldn't talk to each other or even discuss problems with each other. It was irritating that the staff who did their shit would get shitted on or just shit on other staff. Then they leave xG cause of all the other shiity mods/admins. If there is constant conflict and disagreement between 2 staff or even 2 groups, it should be looked at and dealt with." So let's not have that happen anymore. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **We understand this is a very long read, but we wrote it to help all staff members. It does look like a lot of rules that must be followed and that everything is strict. Although we want you to use this guide extensively, we also want to remind you to have fun on the server. The most fun on the server comes when staff members can understand where to draw the line and let a few things go. Again, we gave you powers because we can believe you know what should and shouldn't be allowed. Do not take this as a waiver to let chaos occur, but rather as a reminder that sometimes it’s okay to let everyone on the server have fun. **Remember that this list is a work in progress and may not include procedures for all situations. It should also only be used as a guideline, and situations may call for different punishments. You were given powers because you are trusted to be able to make logical decisions based off of the exact situations. If you have questions regarding anything that is or is not covered here, consult @@DrLee,@ **It is up to you as a staff member to make the best decisions when handing out punishments. This may mean having harsher punishments for constant rule breakers, handing out different punishments than what are listed for valid reasons. Think of it this way: If the person you punished is to submit an abuse report about what occurred, were your actions justified and have valid reasoning behind them? **Any questions, suggestions, or error corrections may be posted in this thread. All non-relevant posts will be deleted. If you wish to argue any part of this handbook, please do so by creating a NEW thread. You may see posts deleted from time to time, this is simply to keep things tidy; we promise it is not the first step in our plan for world domination. **All staff members are expected to know the contents of this handbook. It will be required of all current, and future staff members to leave a post stated that they have read and understood the contents. When posting that you have read and understand this handbook, you are also under the understanding that changes will be made periodically and it is up to YOU to keep up with the changes. We will make all efforts to notify staff of changes. Proper format of Acceptance: "I _____________ have read and understand the Admin Handbook" Please only post this, without any alterations (except your name in the space) or additional wording. It is simply done for everyone to be on the same page and to save potential arguments down the road. Fine.. Just put an acceptance that is at least understandable. Authors: @ Special Thanks to: @ @Matsi, @Bleed, @Superkiller, @Mr.Jeeblez, @Haxx, @Cookie, @shadowspy, @TurdWig Up-to Date as of: 06/22/2014 [spoiler=How to Get Mod]How do I become a moderator? As of 02/02/2012 a few things have been changed and things have become stricter. To get Moderator in the Xeno Gaming community will require a multitude of things. To get Moderator - please follow these tasks. *-Forum Activity: You want moderator, or to KEEP moderator... you must become active here, we don't demand EVERY DAY, but at least a bit more effort and a moderate amount of activity - Failure to do so will result in removal of admin or removed from the community, if you are going to be inactive for a good reason - Post on the forums and let us know! *-Server Activity: Play in our servers, get them populated - if you'd rather play on another's, don't bother being here. *-Contribute: Donate, help out, post, suggest maps, servers - WHATEVER; help out in the community - you'll get noticed. *-SPEND TIME AND BE PATIENT: - As of now, joining xG the first day And asking for Moderator repeatedly will keep you from getting it. Apply for Moderator on the forums when you meet the qualifications, spend time here, get to know each other, contribute and be active. *- Teamspeak ACTIVENESS: - All Moderators and up need to USE Teamspeak, if you can't let a higher-up know! - use it or lose it. *-RECRUIT NEW MEMBERS: , AND HAVE THEM REFER YOU - Send them here to sign up and apply, have them refer your name in their submission, every recruit could lead to rewards! *-HAVE FUN!: - being a raging tyrant gets you nowhere here. [spoiler=How to get Unbanned.]Post a picture of yourself holding a piece of paper that says 'I <3 XENO GAMERS' If you aren't ban you get a free unban! You also must donate $10 or this won't work! THIS ONLY WORKS ONCE! OR This doesn't require you to donate $20 for you cheap people! All you gotta do is memorize the lyrics to this song: And sing it on video while eating a piece of pizza as fast as possible. The pizza must be 15cm in width (not including crust) If you do not finish the piece of pizza by the end of the song, you won't get unbanned. OR Watch this video: And learn everything you see in this video. Then apply your knowledge and record a 1attachFull171570 second video of yourself doing as many as the dance moves thought in the video. Make sure to watch the entire video and practice, a team of scholars will review the footage and make it is of the highest quality. Good Luck! [spoiler=Disrespect Explained] [spoiler=Disrespect Explained] [spoiler=Disrespect Explained] To deal with a disrespecting player you still must do the following: Warn the player about the disrespect with a gag or mute. AND tell the player why he/she was gagged/muted. Kick the player if disrespecting continues with an explanation of why they were kicked. If the player comes back and continues then it is a 6 hour ban. Do not skip these steps. What is considered disrespect: If a player makes serious threats relating to the opposing users life, internet, or status in Xeno Gamers. Ignoring higher-uppers in Xeno Gamers when it relates to the rules that correspond to the server that user is on. What is not considered disrespect The frustrated occasional cuss words. Everyone gets annoyed when playing video games. Arguing over map choice. Attempting to state your opinion in a non-malicious way. Swearing is not malicious in anyway. Yes some of these are based on judgement, but we expect our moderators and up to have an unbiased mindset to come out with the best solution and manner in handing the situation possible. We have selected you guys because we believe you can make the right judgement call when we are not there. We cannot babysit you guys. If a member of our moderating staff cannot handle this easy subject, you can kindly step down from your powers or will, in time, be relieved of your duties due to your incompetence. This is a Work In Progress. I will be spending time updating a lot of this with input from the community. This is a centralized thread pertaining to Rules, Staff and Help. If you want to see something added please let me know. This is done in an attempt to free up some clutter on the forums. I noticed as I did this we had several threads on staff rankings alone. People I would like input from: @Hidingmaster @ThePenguin @Gawd @diabeetus @SkitZoFrenzly. @SuperMaddud @Nomulous @Chrono @Bleed @Cristo @DrLee and anyone else that has constructive criticism and ideas. -Done with the permission of @Hidingmaster so if you want to get mad blame him- Edited: 10/7/2014 - Lee Quick Notice: this staff roster is severely out-of-date, please refer to this thread for an up-to-date one. This thread will be overhauled sometime soon. 7/29/2015 - Diabeetus [/size] 1 XHina_sanX reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nomulous 14 Posted September 11, 2014 Leader SIXTH: Message a Leader with... - Talk to a co-leader... he won't respond to you. Although funny, anyone can talk to me for any reason and I'll reply still :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DCook 4 Posted September 11, 2014 @Nomulous Do you mind giving me some info as to what duties CLs and you perform for the "Roles of each staff" header? Anything you think I missed or is wrong there? All the info was rather outdated I'm sorry to say. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nomulous 14 Posted September 11, 2014 Silence and I are both leaders. As for roles: CL, these are all community based decisions; for example member protests, staff abuse, forum unban requests, anything to do with the interaction between the people. Ask @Forest for specific information. Essentially they are the old co-leaders but without the server powers (even though most are DLs or DMs). As for leader roles: Anything and everything. @Rhododendron and I can deal with everything when we are needed. I deal with server information mostly while he deals with website information. Though, we can post comments and opinion and at rare times veto the CLs decision (which never happened yet). Just remember to label Silence under leader as well as some random guy, but I can deal with issues as I'm moderately less busy than silence. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrono 372 Posted September 11, 2014 remove everyone from csgo staff except bleed myself penguin and necromancer. that is all. 1 DCook reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voly 0 Posted September 11, 2014 remove everyone from csgo staff except bleed myself penguin and necromancer. that is all. My Seig Pixel Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forest 309 Posted September 12, 2014 Ask @Forest for specific information. *&^$#(#@(%*$#(^#$. A Community Leader handles any/all problems or situations that involve the community via Forums (or Steam Group) as well as facilitate clan relations. Their duties may also include (but are not limited to) handling Promotion/Demotion lists, any disputes between XenoGamers and other clans, improving or bettering the community as a whole (this can include altering rules and regulations as well as introducing new content such as new ranks) and anything in between. Community Leaders have the final say in anything, but must first come to an agreement with each other via discussions, and therefore take time in deciding an outcome for any given situation/scenario that may be present. There are a total of five Community Leaders. This is all off the top of my head, still at school. Feel free to remove/add anything that may be incorrect or otherwise need to be added. 1 1 1 DCook, Chrono and denwaotoko reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TurdWig 14 Posted September 12, 2014 Remember when CS:S had 1000 mods/admins. Yeah, that was a shitty time. Also just saying, the "Too Young" rule should be changed to "Too immature" We mute 30 year olds who scream in their mics. Why do we mute? Cause they're annoying and loud. Same should be with young people. We shouldn't be opressing them. Just cause they squeak doesn't mean they're annoying. A 6 year old can be more mature than a 30 year old. Also please add in the staff handbook that all staff need to get along with each other. Or atleast be respectful towards each other. I fucking hated the time I was admin, because the staff all had grudges against one another and wouldn't talk to each other or even discuss problems with each other. It was irritating that the staff who did their shit would get shitted on or just shit on other staff. Then they leave xG cause of all the other shiity mods/admins. If there is constant conflict and disagreement between 2 staff or even 2 groups, it should be looked at and dealt with. EDIT: I forgot to add that this should be included for all divisions. 1 1 1 DCook, jaygoki and Forest reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ribbit 0 Posted September 12, 2014 Remember when CS:S had 1000 mods/admins. Yeah, that was a shitty time. Also just saying, the "Too Young" rule should be changed to "Too immature" We mute 30 year olds who scream in their mics. Why do we mute? Cause they're annoying and loud. Same should be with young people. We shouldn't be opressing them. Just cause they squeak doesn't mean they're annoying. A 6 year old can be more mature than a 30 year old. Also please add in the staff handbook that all staff need to get along with each other. Or atleast be respectful towards each other. I fudgeing hated the time I was admin, because the staff all had grudges against one another and wouldn't talk to each other or even discuss problems with each other. It was irritating that the most deserving of the staff get shitted on or just steaming pantload on other staff. If there is constant conflict and disagreement between 2 staff or even 2 groups, it should be looked at and dealt with. But i always was nice to you and stuff :( 1 Legend reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jaygoki 237 Posted September 13, 2014 Remember when CS:S had 1000 mods/admins. Yeah, that was a shitty time. Also just saying, the "Too Young" rule should be changed to "Too immature" We mute 30 year olds who scream in their mics. Why do we mute? Cause they're annoying and loud. Same should be with young people. We shouldn't be opressing them. Just cause they squeak doesn't mean they're annoying. A 6 year old can be more mature than a 30 year old. Also please add in the staff handbook that all staff need to get along with each other. Or atleast be respectful towards each other. I fudgeing hated the time I was admin, because the staff all had grudges against one another and wouldn't talk to each other or even discuss problems with each other. It was irritating that the staff who did their steaming pantload would get shitted on or just steaming pantload on other staff. Then they leave xG cause of all the other shiity mods/admins. If there is constant conflict and disagreement between 2 staff or even 2 groups, it should be looked at and dealt with. i feel like this should be more prominent, in ALL divisions. can we see it added to at least the TF2 and CS:S motd? @Hidingmaster @Cristo @DrLee @Nomulous @kbraszzz 1 TurdWig reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Forest 309 Posted September 13, 2014 i feel like this should be more prominent, in ALL divisions. can we see it added to at least the TF2 and CS:S motd? @Hidingmaster @Cristo @DrLee @Nomulous @kbraszzz Should be in the General community rules, not the Server rules Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vertex 32 Posted October 1, 2014 Should be in the General community rules, not the Server rules +1 It can vary depending on the division. Not to mention, people shouldn't be making rules for servers they never step foot on. 2 RichKnight and Forest reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dethman 191 Posted April 1, 2015 Can we please update this, it is old as fuck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrLee 15 Posted April 1, 2015 A new thread will be incoming. I'll be getting a roster run down by the division leaders. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrLee 15 Posted April 15, 2015 I'll need the division leader of TF2/MC to message me sometime. @kbraszzz I can find the GMOD staff through the last promo demos. @Dethman Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
