The Moderator Team by Stimulating August 9, 2016 at 9:08 AM UTC

The Mentor team is the Sr staff right?
Because that needs serious attention as well.

I'm gonna have to disagree with some that you said. Don't bash on me because I have my standpoint and is what I observed from the moderation team. I really don't mean to be rude, but it's really what I see that I don't understand why.

1. Some moderators do not reply to questions/enquiries or even bother to check on a blatant hacker - they're in game and actively playing.
2. Continuing from above, they would honestly rather stay in their scrim matches than check on /report.
3. I've overheard a few moderators banning on another player's speculation without proof, and then proceed to require proof from the player.
4. I don't see much of moderators doing work either, it's only the usual select few who are only passionate about their duties - Eteh, Acceqted, Posighdun, etc.                                                                                                             On one hand, I agree that Senior Mods should do more, but it's not just the senior teams, but the entire staff team together. It's the Seniors that should motivate the staff team and the moderators stay passionate about their "duties".

"1. Some moderators do not reply to questions/enquiries or even bother to check on a blatant hacker - they're in game and actively playing."

Report, and trust me, it will make a difference.

"2. Continuing from above, they would honestly rather stay in their scrim matches than check on /report."

I've been a staff member for over two years, and you should realize that 3+ reports come in per minute in regular scrim timing, many of these are false, yet there usually is at least one moderator checking reports, this may seem like complete bullshit to all players, but if you guys could see staff chat, you'd see that mods actually do put effort into reports, even when some are busy.

"3. I've overheard a few moderators banning on another player's speculation without proof, and then proceed to require proof from the player."

Moderators NEVER ban off other players opinions without proof, they do take them into account though, investigating the accused player, when this happens, the player might not be following the rules most of the time, so they punish. This makes it seem like they punish off over people's opinions.

"4. I don't see much of moderators doing work either, it's only the usual select few who are only passionate about their duties - Eteh, Acceqted, Posighdun, etc."

ohh damn! That's a very rough generalization :p Moderators who do not work get demoted, there's nothing else to it. If we notice that a mod has been slacking without a reasonable excuse, they will get severely warned or demoted, as simple as that. The reason you might not be seeing some other mods working might be due to timezone issues, or activity rates. Plus, many people do not even realize a Moderator is doing his/her job, because they don't tend to expose themselves too much towards while watching possible rule breakers. (limiting chat messages, etc).

1. "Report, and trust me, it will make a difference."
I did. Many reports do go unchecked.

2. "I've been a staff member for over two years, and you should realize that 3+ reports come in per minute in regular scrim timing, many of these are false, yet there usually is at least one moderator checking reports, this may seem like complete bullshit to all players, but if you guys could see staff chat, you'd see that mods actually do put effort into reports, even when some are busy."
No. I tried messaging moderators in-game and poking them on teamspeak about my reports and almost none returned any results.

3. "Moderators NEVER ban off other players opinions without proof, they do take them into account though, investigating the accused player, when this happens, the player might not be following the rules most of the time, so they punish. This makes it seem like they punish off over people's opinions."
I apologise to tell you, it actually happens.

4. "ohh damn! That's a very rough generalization :p Moderators who do not work get demoted, there's nothing else to it. If we notice that a mod has been slacking without a reasonable excuse, they will get severely warned or demoted, as simple as that. The reason you might not be seeing some other mods working might be due to timezone issues, or activity rates. Plus, many people do not even realize a Moderator is doing his/her job, because they don't tend to expose themselves too much towards while watching possible rule breakers. (limiting chat messages, etc)."
I'm not sure if the moderators in your timezone are active and hardworking, but however, what I see from most moderators in my timezone, they don't check on reports. I mean really. I constantly check tab and none of them bother to spectate the players in question.

I understand that they would miss one or two reports, or not reply to messages, but it is farcical that 80% of my reports go unspeculated. I would really appreciate if you could review the acts of such moderators. I am not trying to be rude and bashing on the entire moderation team, but I'd just really like to see major improvements. 

I'm gonna have to disagree with some that you said. Don't bash on me because I have my standpoint and is what I observed from the moderation team. I really don't mean to be rude, but it's really what I see that I don't understand why.

1. Some moderators do not reply to questions/enquiries or even bother to check on a blatant hacker - they're in game and actively playing.
2. Continuing from above, they would honestly rather stay in their scrim matches than check on /report.
3. I've overheard a few moderators banning on another player's speculation without proof, and then proceed to require proof from the player.
4. I don't see much of moderators doing work either, it's only the usual select few who are only passionate about their duties - Eteh, Acceqted, Posighdun, etc.                                                                                                             On one hand, I agree that Senior Mods should do more, but it's not just the senior teams, but the entire staff team together. It's the Seniors that should motivate the staff team and the moderators stay passionate about their "duties".

Firstly, Moderators or Seniors shouldn't be blamed for mistakes. Depending on the decision mistakes can be made, but it's Ethan's and my job to try and make sure that we make limited mistakes. As for more pressure, that will help no one. It's already stressful enough for me to say the least to manage all this, a competitive team and having to juggle everything else a 19 year old has to deal with. Rather than make it more stressful for us and whine when things don't go the right way I encourage you all to thank the moderators and senior moderators for the wonderful job they have done and are doing. We aren't perfect, we all make mistakes, as long as we are able to admit we made them and learn from them then we will always be on top of that.
As for the seniors, I don't think it's very fair that you call them out. Whilst some of them might not be as able to lead as others they excel in other areas. Each and every member on the senior staff team excel in something, and it's ultimately the reason why they are where they are.
Whilst some moderators are good at leading, there are reasons why they are moderators and why they aren't seniors.
Like I said above, I highly recommend you don't put pressure on us, but rather, give us feedback and complement our work so far, which then drives us to be better.

Firstly, Moderators or Seniors shouldn't be blamed for mistakes. Depending on the decision mistakes can be made, but it's Ethan's and my job to try and make sure that we make limited mistakes. As for more pressure, that will help no one. It's already stressful enough for me to say the least to manage all this, a competitive team and having to juggle everything else a 19 year old has to deal with. Rather than make it more stressful for us and whine when things don't go the right way I encourage you all to thank the moderators and senior moderators for the wonderful job they have done and are doing. We aren't perfect, we all make mistakes, as long as we are able to admit we made them and learn from them then we will always be on top of that.
As for the seniors, I don't think it's very fair that you call them out. Whilst some of them might not be as able to lead as others they excel in other areas. Each and every member on the senior staff team excel in something, and it's ultimately the reason why they are where they are.
Whilst some moderators are good at leading, there are reasons why they are moderators and why they aren't seniors.
Like I said above, I highly recommend you don't put pressure on us, but rather, give us feedback and complement our work so far, which then drives us to be better.

This is well said, and I will stand by these points.

edit: I spaced up your thread so its easier to read

1. "Report, and trust me, it will make a difference."
I did. Many reports do go unchecked.

2. "I've been a staff member for over two years, and you should realize that 3+ reports come in per minute in regular scrim timing, many of these are false, yet there usually is at least one moderator checking reports, this may seem like complete bullshit to all players, but if you guys could see staff chat, you'd see that mods actually do put effort into reports, even when some are busy."
No. I tried messaging moderators in-game and poking them on teamspeak about my reports and almost none returned any results.

3. "Moderators NEVER ban off other players opinions without proof, they do take them into account though, investigating the accused player, when this happens, the player might not be following the rules most of the time, so they punish. This makes it seem like they punish off over people's opinions."
I apologise to tell you, it actually happens.

4. "ohh damn! That's a very rough generalization :p Moderators who do not work get demoted, there's nothing else to it. If we notice that a mod has been slacking without a reasonable excuse, they will get severely warned or demoted, as simple as that. The reason you might not be seeing some other mods working might be due to timezone issues, or activity rates. Plus, many people do not even realize a Moderator is doing his/her job, because they don't tend to expose themselves too much towards while watching possible rule breakers. (limiting chat messages, etc)."
I'm not sure if the moderators in your timezone are active and hardworking, but however, what I see from most moderators in my timezone, they don't check on reports. I mean really. I constantly check tab and none of them bother to spectate the players in question.

I understand that they would miss one or two reports, or not reply to messages, but it is farcical that 80% of my reports go unspeculated. I would really appreciate if you could review the acts of such moderators. I am not trying to be rude and bashing on the entire moderation team, but I'd just really like to see major improvements. 

"I don't want to see people getting their backs up trying to defend themselves, that is what's bringing us down." 

I never said people were doing a particularly bad job, just that we need to see people step up. I actually named people in a positive manner. Hell, I may not even see or have seen a lot from some people, my opinion isn't perfect and I never claimed it was or called anyone shit or so on. I never singled you, personally, out poorly so I don't know why you're being defensive. A few mistakes are fine, but it's the repetition of mistakes that shouldn't happen in the first place that senior staff and moderators alike are held accountable for. That is what I see happening. It's not an issue that not everyone is a leader in senior staff, but it is an issue when we are sorely lacking in terms of leaders in the senior staff team. 

Just two final things. The community surveys never really seem to do much, nor does feedback. A bit of pressure and/or stress actually helps push people to improve or carry on. That was the motive here, as I said in the post, I'm not attacking anyone. A lot of people have been waiting a long time for change that hasn't really happened. and I think putting a bit of pressure on can help motivate the senior staff to improve along the staff team as a whole. I think the staff have made progress, but the issue is there isn't any incentive to improve. I'm trying to provide this in a way that maybe seems harsh at first, but really is to help progress the server. Some of you guys have done an amazing job and worked your asses off. The staff don't get nearly as much credit as they should. that being said, there are still issues that need to be solved and being proactive is a positive thing.

1. "Report, and trust me, it will make a difference."
I did. Many reports do go unchecked.

2. "I've been a staff member for over two years, and you should realize that 3+ reports come in per minute in regular scrim timing, many of these are false, yet there usually is at least one moderator checking reports, this may seem like complete bullshit to all players, but if you guys could see staff chat, you'd see that mods actually do put effort into reports, even when some are busy."
No. I tried messaging moderators in-game and poking them on teamspeak about my reports and almost none returned any results.

3. "Moderators NEVER ban off other players opinions without proof, they do take them into account though, investigating the accused player, when this happens, the player might not be following the rules most of the time, so they punish. This makes it seem like they punish off over people's opinions."
I apologise to tell you, it actually happens.

4. "ohh damn! That's a very rough generalization :p Moderators who do not work get demoted, there's nothing else to it. If we notice that a mod has been slacking without a reasonable excuse, they will get severely warned or demoted, as simple as that. The reason you might not be seeing some other mods working might be due to timezone issues, or activity rates. Plus, many people do not even realize a Moderator is doing his/her job, because they don't tend to expose themselves too much towards while watching possible rule breakers. (limiting chat messages, etc)."
I'm not sure if the moderators in your timezone are active and hardworking, but however, what I see from most moderators in my timezone, they don't check on reports. I mean really. I constantly check tab and none of them bother to spectate the players in question.

I understand that they would miss one or two reports, or not reply to messages, but it is farcical that 80% of my reports go unspeculated. I would really appreciate if you could review the acts of such moderators. I am not trying to be rude and bashing on the entire moderation team, but I'd just really like to see major improvements. 

Stress and pressure doesn't necessary push people to do something, in-fact it pushes for certain people to retire instead. We shouldn't have to be dealing with pressure or stress when doing this.

A lot of previous administrators have left due to pressure and stress, senior moderators included.

"A bit of pressure and/or stress actually helps push people to improve or carry on" 

This means manageable amounts. I'm not attacking anyone nor am I starting flame, therefore it should be manageable. I don't mean to sound spiteful, but if you're feeling stressed or pressure in the role you're in, you signed up for it. It's not like senior staff didn't know that it would be a lot of pressure in that role. You should expect pressure and stress and it's naive to go into that role thinking otherwise. I see change when there is pressure on you very nearly exclusively. The way things usually change here is community backlash, and that's sad, but it's reality. Also, if the staff can't speak up and address the issue, who will? :)

1. "Report, and trust me, it will make a difference."
I did. Many reports do go unchecked.

2. "I've been a staff member for over two years, and you should realize that 3+ reports come in per minute in regular scrim timing, many of these are false, yet there usually is at least one moderator checking reports, this may seem like complete bullshit to all players, but if you guys could see staff chat, you'd see that mods actually do put effort into reports, even when some are busy."
No. I tried messaging moderators in-game and poking them on teamspeak about my reports and almost none returned any results.

3. "Moderators NEVER ban off other players opinions without proof, they do take them into account though, investigating the accused player, when this happens, the player might not be following the rules most of the time, so they punish. This makes it seem like they punish off over people's opinions."
I apologise to tell you, it actually happens.

4. "ohh damn! That's a very rough generalization :p Moderators who do not work get demoted, there's nothing else to it. If we notice that a mod has been slacking without a reasonable excuse, they will get severely warned or demoted, as simple as that. The reason you might not be seeing some other mods working might be due to timezone issues, or activity rates. Plus, many people do not even realize a Moderator is doing his/her job, because they don't tend to expose themselves too much towards while watching possible rule breakers. (limiting chat messages, etc)."
I'm not sure if the moderators in your timezone are active and hardworking, but however, what I see from most moderators in my timezone, they don't check on reports. I mean really. I constantly check tab and none of them bother to spectate the players in question.

I understand that they would miss one or two reports, or not reply to messages, but it is farcical that 80% of my reports go unspeculated. I would really appreciate if you could review the acts of such moderators. I am not trying to be rude and bashing on the entire moderation team, but I'd just really like to see major improvements. 

1. "Report, and trust me, it will make a difference."
I did. Many reports do go unchecked.

2. "I've been a staff member for over two years, and you should realize that 3+ reports come in per minute in regular scrim timing, many of these are false, yet there usually is at least one moderator checking reports, this may seem like complete bullshit to all players, but if you guys could see staff chat, you'd see that mods actually do put effort into reports, even when some are busy."
No. I tried messaging moderators in-game and poking them on teamspeak about my reports and almost none returned any results.

3. "Moderators NEVER ban off other players opinions without proof, they do take them into account though, investigating the accused player, when this happens, the player might not be following the rules most of the time, so they punish. This makes it seem like they punish off over people's opinions."
I apologise to tell you, it actually happens.

4. "ohh damn! That's a very rough generalization :p Moderators who do not work get demoted, there's nothing else to it. If we notice that a mod has been slacking without a reasonable excuse, they will get severely warned or demoted, as simple as that. The reason you might not be seeing some other mods working might be due to timezone issues, or activity rates. Plus, many people do not even realize a Moderator is doing his/her job, because they don't tend to expose themselves too much towards while watching possible rule breakers. (limiting chat messages, etc)."
I'm not sure if the moderators in your timezone are active and hardworking, but however, what I see from most moderators in my timezone, they don't check on reports. I mean really. I constantly check tab and none of them bother to spectate the players in question.

I understand that they would miss one or two reports, or not reply to messages, but it is farcical that 80% of my reports go unspeculated. I would really appreciate if you could review the acts of such moderators. I am not trying to be rude and bashing on the entire moderation team, but I'd just really like to see major improvements. 

Just saying you have no idea what happens on the moderators side of things. 90% of reports are at least looked at by moderators, the other 10% is when a mod is AFK or none are online, and we can rule out some right away, you might not notice us spectating players you report, but we do look at them.

We need evidence to ban people, which means we get our own, or make sure another person has sufficient evidence before banning players.

Just saying you have no idea what happens on the moderators side of things. 90% of reports are at least looked at by moderators, the other 10% is when a mod is AFK or none are online, and we can rule out some right away, you might not notice us spectating players you report, but we do look at them.

We need evidence to ban people, which means we get our own, or make sure another person has sufficient evidence before banning players.

I support every point here 100%. We DO actively check reports, even if we're not seen. That's what being a moderator means; we don't necessarily look for gratitude, but criticising us for slip ups that generally occur when mods are AFK or off-line is hardly fair. I for one take reports whenever I see them, yet the fact that I often don't have to means that there are many, many moderators who take reports and whom are willing to give up their free time to help. Please don't knock us unless you've experienced how demanding being a moderator or a senior moderator is. Most if not all of the seniors do an amazing job, and the other moderators are some of the friendliest and most helpful people I've ever met, even before I became a moderator.

1. "Report, and trust me, it will make a difference."
I did. Many reports do go unchecked.

2. "I've been a staff member for over two years, and you should realize that 3+ reports come in per minute in regular scrim timing, many of these are false, yet there usually is at least one moderator checking reports, this may seem like complete bullshit to all players, but if you guys could see staff chat, you'd see that mods actually do put effort into reports, even when some are busy."
No. I tried messaging moderators in-game and poking them on teamspeak about my reports and almost none returned any results.

3. "Moderators NEVER ban off other players opinions without proof, they do take them into account though, investigating the accused player, when this happens, the player might not be following the rules most of the time, so they punish. This makes it seem like they punish off over people's opinions."
I apologise to tell you, it actually happens.

4. "ohh damn! That's a very rough generalization :p Moderators who do not work get demoted, there's nothing else to it. If we notice that a mod has been slacking without a reasonable excuse, they will get severely warned or demoted, as simple as that. The reason you might not be seeing some other mods working might be due to timezone issues, or activity rates. Plus, many people do not even realize a Moderator is doing his/her job, because they don't tend to expose themselves too much towards while watching possible rule breakers. (limiting chat messages, etc)."
I'm not sure if the moderators in your timezone are active and hardworking, but however, what I see from most moderators in my timezone, they don't check on reports. I mean really. I constantly check tab and none of them bother to spectate the players in question.

I understand that they would miss one or two reports, or not reply to messages, but it is farcical that 80% of my reports go unspeculated. I would really appreciate if you could review the acts of such moderators. I am not trying to be rude and bashing on the entire moderation team, but I'd just really like to see major improvements. 

Where did you get that statistic? 90% of reports are looked at by moderators?

He might not know what happens on your side, but ever hear the saying "you don't have to be a chef to tell that the food isn't great"? He doesn't need to know the workings of moderating to visually see something is wrong, and that other players may share that opinion.

Also, I'm sure (myself and regulars included) spam the stafflist command waiting for a mod to come and spectate. It's apparent if you go in my logs alone, because I experience this problem.

I know you need evidence, but each moderator opinion is different when it comes to dealing with evidence. Recently I had 3 images consistent of someone blocking spawn to get a kick, but I had to go into gamemode and stop him myself when mods were scrimming. The moderator then didn't punish off of that (after all, the guidelines are guidelines, they can be somewhat lenient), but I'd draw the line where the user was the only one spamming or even placing blocks where it'd be sufficient enough for a punishment. It's hard to confuse that. Thankfully, the user was banned later on.

Just saying you have no idea what happens on the moderators side of things. 90% of reports are at least looked at by moderators, the other 10% is when a mod is AFK or none are online, and we can rule out some right away, you might not notice us spectating players you report, but we do look at them.

We need evidence to ban people, which means we get our own, or make sure another person has sufficient evidence before banning players.

This threads tells me one thing.

The Senior Moderators (and staff in general) need to work on their community relations.

There's no doubt that all staff do a ton of work behind the scenes, but that's obviously not being seen by the community. 

Personally, I don't think the problem is Senior Moderators and their work ethic,
I think the problem is that the community doesn't understand what the staff are doing at the moment to better the server, which is a problem.

The current seniors are doing a fine job atm. They're not amazing but they're the best we've had.

You have reported 9 people in total on avicus, 4 of these were regulars who we are certain that don't hack, 3 of the users you reported were punished, only 3 reports were left unattended, 1 of which is probably false, so a rough total of 2 reports were left unattended,

"I understand that they would miss one or two reports, or not reply to messages, but it is farcical that 80% of my reports go unspeculated" that's no tru is it now =D

Plus, simply go on Teamspeak and Skype (or [email protected]) and report the staff members if you notice any trouble. Me and PROTEL actively watch support emails, your email will be answered if you do decide to send one in.

Just saying you have no idea what happens on the moderators side of things. 90% of reports are at least looked at by moderators, the other 10% is when a mod is AFK or none are online, and we can rule out some right away, you might not notice us spectating players you report, but we do look at them.

We need evidence to ban people, which means we get our own, or make sure another person has sufficient evidence before banning players.

You seem to be talking out of your ass. Staff members do not ban without evidence and if you think that then report that staff member to higher authority with evidence of them doing so. You don't know if they check reports do you? Just because you believe the person you reported you think should be punished, does not mean he should be. There aren't many improvements to be made, I have one for you though, don't come complaining about these statements that are false.

You say that I don't have access to staff chat? Fine. But you also do not know what happens when you are not around. The fact that you are so sure about this makes me incline of negative thoughts, but I will just keep it here.

As a newer member, don't you think that there is something wrong if I have only been here for a month and have opinionated views on the staff?

You see, you are so sure that "staff always require evidence before banning". But what makes you so sure?

You say that I don't have access to staff chat? Fine. But you also do not know what happens when you are not around. The fact that you are so sure about this makes me incline of negative thoughts, but I will just keep it here.

As a newer member, don't you think that there is something wrong if I have only been here for a month and have opinionated views on the staff?

You see, you are so sure that "staff always require evidence before banning". But what makes you so sure?

You see, you are so sure that "staff always require evidence before banning". But what makes you so sure?

Because if a mod banned someone without evidence, the user can simply appeal it...common sense dude.

have only been here for a month and have opinionated views on the staff?

To be fair within a month your entitled to any opinion you want. It doesnt take long for someone to form an opinion on something. I am sure if I moved to a server like OCN I would understand how they work within a month. 

You see, you are so sure that "staff always require evidence before banning". But what makes you so sure?

He has been staff for over 6 months thats how, not to mention. Its pretty much required to record before banning.

My point is that, a moderator spectates and bans the player, then requires the player to provide proof. I won't point out names if anything.

The player needs proof to prove that he wasn't hacking if he got banned for hacking.

What is your point? You're making no sense because your 'point' was completely different to what you initially said.

Enlighten me. How are you so sure? Are you online 100% of the time?

What the fuck are you on about?

Look, you said why does a staff member need evidence before banning. I told you because they need to use that evidence if the user appeals.

You then said your point was that a player needs evidence.
I then told you the reason he needed evidence was to prove he wasnt hacking.

And in response to that you're saying "Well Snow, are you on 100% of the time???"

That doesn't even make sense, what are you on about? 

If youre wondering how I know that it's because I used to be staff here. Also it's just common sense when you think about it.

But fuck mate, I have no idea what you're talking about because you keep changing the discussion with each reply.

Alright. My fault for not completing the sentence previously because I was on my phone. But what I wanted to say is that: You keep saying that staff require evidence to ban players, but I see otherwise. I was just asking how are you so sure about this?

Alright. My fault for not completing the sentence previously because I was on my phone. But what I wanted to say is that: You keep saying that staff require evidence to ban players, but I see otherwise. I was just asking how are you so sure about this?

Let me ask you a question.
How do you know that some Staff Members don't take evidence?
Because you've had no punishments in the past, so it doesn't really concern you.
If it was a friend, your friend, not you, can ask for the evidence from a Sr Staff member or the moderator that punished him/her.
If you're asking, the staff member has no right to give any evidence to you as you were not the one being punished.
And unless you're going to admit that you hacked into some staff members computer to check his/her files, there is pretty much no way to know if a staff member gained evidence or not.
And if there was no evidence, your friend can easily dispute the ban and get appealed, since there is a policy that if there is no evidence, you get unbanned (only in game).

"And unless you're going to admit that you hacked into some staff members computer to check his/her files, there is pretty much no way to know if a staff member gained evidence or not."
You are proving my refutes to the others who told me I have no idea if they gained evidence. Well yes, while it doesn't concern me because I weren't punished, but it is still a morality issue.

"Now if you're pulling words out of your asshole trying to prove a point that never happened to you, and that probably hasn't happened to someone in a long time (seems a lot like it), I'd suggest that you stop trying to prove a point that you have no evidence or experience to back up your point, since this post was meant to actually inform the community of what is happening, not to try and trash talk the staff team and then get locked because you're too stubborn to actually do some research."
Just because it hasn't happened to me doesn't mean it doesn't and didn't happen. 

I am NOT trying to trash talk the staff team. If you don't see, I'm trying to put forth what I see wrong. If you really don't see why my opinion stands here, then fine. I'm done with this.

"Just because it hasn't happened to me doesn't mean it doesn't and didn't happen. "
Wanna go on and give any examples?
Yes, this would happen around a year ago when staff weren't obligated to gain evidence. But since then, they are, and any bans with no evidence is an appeal no questions asked.
And I said you are trash talking because what you are putting forth has no evidence behind it. If you want to get others to believe that it's a true matter that needs to be looked at, then evidence will be needed.
And from the looks of it, there is no evidence.
And yes, thank you, lets stop this bickering. I would have thought that after so many people, including mods were against you that you'd realise you are probably wrong, but you never did realise, thus I jumped in xd

"Now if you're pulling words out of your asshole trying to prove a point that never happened to you, and that probably hasn't happened to someone in a long time (seems a lot like it), I'd suggest that you stop trying to prove a point that you have no evidence or experience to back up your point, since this post was meant to actually inform the community of what is happening, not to try and trash talk the staff team and then get locked because you're too stubborn to actually do some research."
Just because it hasn't happened to me doesn't mean it doesn't and didn't happen. 

I am NOT trying to trash talk the staff team. If you don't see, I'm trying to put forth what I see wrong. If you really don't see why my opinion stands here, then fine. I'm done with this.

Alright. My fault for not completing the sentence previously because I was on my phone. But what I wanted to say is that: You keep saying that staff require evidence to ban players, but I see otherwise. I was just asking how are you so sure about this?

Alright. My fault for not completing the sentence previously because I was on my phone. But what I wanted to say is that: You keep saying that staff require evidence to ban players, but I see otherwise. I was just asking how are you so sure about this?

have only been here for a month and have opinionated views on the staff?

To be fair within a month your entitled to any opinion you want. It doesnt take long for someone to form an opinion on something. I am sure if I moved to a server like OCN I would understand how they work within a month. 

You see, you are so sure that "staff always require evidence before banning". But what makes you so sure?

He has been staff for over 6 months thats how, not to mention. Its pretty much required to record before banning.

"I don't want to see people getting their backs up trying to defend themselves, that is what's bringing us down." 

I never said people were doing a particularly bad job, just that we need to see people step up. I actually named people in a positive manner. Hell, I may not even see or have seen a lot from some people, my opinion isn't perfect and I never claimed it was or called anyone shit or so on. I never singled you, personally, out poorly so I don't know why you're being defensive. A few mistakes are fine, but it's the repetition of mistakes that shouldn't happen in the first place that senior staff and moderators alike are held accountable for. That is what I see happening. It's not an issue that not everyone is a leader in senior staff, but it is an issue when we are sorely lacking in terms of leaders in the senior staff team. 

Just two final things. The community surveys never really seem to do much, nor does feedback. A bit of pressure and/or stress actually helps push people to improve or carry on. That was the motive here, as I said in the post, I'm not attacking anyone. A lot of people have been waiting a long time for change that hasn't really happened. and I think putting a bit of pressure on can help motivate the senior staff to improve along the staff team as a whole. I think the staff have made progress, but the issue is there isn't any incentive to improve. I'm trying to provide this in a way that maybe seems harsh at first, but really is to help progress the server. Some of you guys have done an amazing job and worked your asses off. The staff don't get nearly as much credit as they should. that being said, there are still issues that need to be solved and being proactive is a positive thing.

I refer to reports as those that I've informed staff about. You should ask Acceqted or Pelpelajax on how frequently I inform a staff member if there is a rulebreaker of any. The fact that I do not use /report is soley because it would be useless if the staff member *cough* plays on scrims and doesn't attend to those.

That seems like a really bad cover-up excuse, use /report. From the statistics, your reports do get answered, so you have no reason not to use it.

Can you help me answer this? That Senior Mod called Protel - no offense but what the fuck does he actually do? He may seem nice but I have never really see him actively comment on the forums or go into teamspeak or in the game for that matter? Please tell me what his role is and what he is in charge of because I am confused as to how he is a Senior Mod if he doesn't meet those two requirements?

His old name was John and I think it may be timezones for you as I saw him in-game and on TeamSpeak yesterday night. (9-10pm BST)

Still doesn't answer the question what the hell is his role in the staff team.

I'm not being defensive, or I don't mean to be. That's just my opinion on what was said. I don't know who uses stress to improve, I personally improve when I get feedback and not when stressed. Putting stress on someone, especially people who make high level decisions, might not be the best idea since stress could affect how a decision is made. I see where you are coming from but, for me at least, stress doesn't help me improve. Although there is nothing wrong with someone encouraging others to step up.

Question to all coming to this thread: 

What do you think the senior staff need to improve on? 

I personally think transparency, because even as a mod, not a lot of things were communicated properly. If you want the community to understand and appreciate you, then be transparent as to what is going on. 

Suggestion: Write down a list of things done for the week and post small updates on a stickied thread every week. You don't have to do a ton of writing and the community sees more progress and more of what you guys are actually doing. I think this could be a very healthy change because you'd probably get more appreciation for the work you do and get less hate while keeping the community informed. You can have a schedule where you take turns posting between senior staff, which means it really isn't a chore (given you'd only have to be posting a bit of writing every 2 months approximately). The writing itself can be on a schedule between people as well, taking turns.

I actually suggested a 'simplified calendar' a while ago, but as you can see it never really happened.

Question to all coming to this thread: 

What do you think the senior staff need to improve on? 

I personally think transparency, because even as a mod, not a lot of things were communicated properly. If you want the community to understand and appreciate you, then be transparent as to what is going on. 

Suggestion: Write down a list of things done for the week and post small updates on a stickied thread every week. You don't have to do a ton of writing and the community sees more progress and more of what you guys are actually doing. I think this could be a very healthy change because you'd probably get more appreciation for the work you do and get less hate while keeping the community informed. You can have a schedule where you take turns posting between senior staff, which means it really isn't a chore (given you'd only have to be posting a bit of writing every 2 months approximately). The writing itself can be on a schedule between people as well, taking turns.

Question to all coming to this thread: 

What do you think the senior staff need to improve on? 

I personally think transparency, because even as a mod, not a lot of things were communicated properly. If you want the community to understand and appreciate you, then be transparent as to what is going on. 

Suggestion: Write down a list of things done for the week and post small updates on a stickied thread every week. You don't have to do a ton of writing and the community sees more progress and more of what you guys are actually doing. I think this could be a very healthy change because you'd probably get more appreciation for the work you do and get less hate while keeping the community informed. You can have a schedule where you take turns posting between senior staff, which means it really isn't a chore (given you'd only have to be posting a bit of writing every 2 months approximately). The writing itself can be on a schedule between people as well, taking turns.

Transparency, communication skills, problem solving skills, how to defuse a situation instead of making it worse. Is stop playing the stupid blame game a skill?

Transparency, communication skills, problem solving skills, how to defuse a situation instead of making it worse. Is stop playing the stupid blame game a skill?