Am I the only that feels the moderators are a bit heavy-handed? Also am I the only that feels the moderators should be more communicative, and transparent. They should have to tell you why for every post they delete, instead of blanket deletion and one message regarding one post. Also they should be require to answer inbox messages as well. I would just like to see more communication from the Mods. It sure looks like crap to returning players when 3/4 of the discussions have been closed by the moderators.
Is their forum, they can do as they like.
Take a look at the Blizzard official forums sometime - periodically there is a lock/ban fest there.
I feel like in a lot of cases, the reasoning post is enough. Use common sense. If you're ranting and raving, or hurling insults, or otherwise acting like a petulant child, then chances are your post may be deleted or your thread locked.
If a thread gets seriously out of hand before they can intervene, they shouldn't have to make 50 posts to justify cleaning the thread up.
In the end, if people moderated themselves better, there probably wouldn't be so many closed threads.
I've had forum and private messages. If you come at them like you would your boss they're extremely nice and responsive.
The Mods here let some things go and give you enough chances to self correct before hitting you hard with the ban stick. They also try to see how a post is going to play out before getting involved. But there are some topics they have to jump on immediately and they do so with style and a level head imho. This isn’t their first Rodeo.
I only have a problem when one of them comments on a thread unnecessarily while inserting negativity, and then they lock it later because it became negative. Counter-productive.
One thing that people need to understand is that MODs are players also and when they do post it is always highlighted with a MOD Title, it might be nice if the could toggle between player (no high light or MOD Title) or as a MOD. They have the same right as any player but when posting a player opinion they may need to say this is their opinion or not be high lighted.
Haven't noticed any heavy moderation here. In fact, it seems they let some people run too long before getting involved.
Mariah, the asterisk replacement would seem like a step in the right direction. I thought I remembered an edited post where the part that was edited did not seem evident. I went back and found the post and did indeed find a few asterisks that must have replaced a curse. My mistake
As far as locking threads that have served purpose, I agree. Keeping a thread open filled with hopes, dreams and imagination takes focus away from actual work.
Statements like "I think this thread has reached its limit", "I think this discussion has run it's course", "I think this thread has run long enough", "I am going to lock this thread. I do not want it to turn into something it is not.", "I think this has gone on long enough," "This thread has run its course.", "I think this has gone as far as it can go", "This thread is trending in an unnecessarily negative manner", are the OPINIONS of the moderators, and as such, are NOT valid reasons to lock a thread. I am NOT saying some threads don't need to be locked, but, they should be locked because they BROKE A RULE, not just because has an opinion that it should be. Or because someone got their feelings hurt. REMEMBER: "I" statements=opinions.
Actually Jennifer-Marie your thread was closed by Rorschach. He and I work together as closely as we can to try to provide a consistent moderation at all times.
I feel that actually the mod's have been quite fair and at times too much hands off. This is not the rant and rave of Stratics but for honest questions, requests, and the occasional bug reporting that people have to ask if they were seeing it right... Both Mariah and Rorschach have been fair and honest in their moderation of this site.
If we could only get moderators in general chat on Atlantic.
The old forums when UO was rolling in cash was MUCH tougher. AND if you got banned in the forum your game account could take a hit too. Anyone engaging their brain before their typing fingers shouldn't have a problem. I've gotten a PM or 2 when I had my tiptoes on the line and I appreciate them going the extra mile. But I use to get really fired up about UO. I guess I've mellowed. Kinda miss that passion a little bit lol. When I see someone on a real rant it reminds me of me back in the day.
Most of the really unpleasant people are not actually children, a lot of the youngest players are better behaved....of course there are exceptions! :-P
I think most of what we see on Atlantic in chat is people who have no respect for themselves or anyone else. And the majority are not kids, sadly enough.
"This thread is getting rather heated" q.e.d.
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