MS Update Mod Squad Update for January 5th, 2011 - Policy Changes

ObiWan506 · Jan 19, 2011

Okay. Thanks for responding.

DarthLowBudget · Jan 19, 2011

Grimby the Hutt said:

Updates to the MCRP:

Moderator Complaint Resolution Process

Whenever you have a problem with a moderator's action, it is preferable that you contact the moderator involved directly. Should an unresolved problem arise with the actions of a moderator, please contact an administrator for review and investigation.

Please provide as much information relating to the complaint as possible. Be specific. If you have a problem with moderating a specific thread or post, provide a link to the posts involved. If you cannot give a link, at least give the date and time of the post, and the URL of the thread. If you wish to report a pattern of complaints, provide several examples and links. Unclear allegations are difficult to investigate and may be dismissed for lack of evidence.

Once receiving a complaint, an administrator will begin an investigation. The administrator will review the post(s) indicated, the user notes of the involved parties, as well as any other relevant materials. If additional information is required, the administrator will contact the user(s) and moderator(s) involved in the matter for further information. In the case of further investigation, all parties will be requested to describe their views of the matter. Once enough information is available, the investigating administrator will decide a resolution for the complaint. If the investigating administrator determines that discipline may be required against a moderator, the case will be given to the Head Admin for review and final decision. The investigating administrator may choose to make a non-binding recommendation to the Head Admin on possible resolutions.

All complaints will be reported to the Head Admin by the investigating administrator(s) on a weekly basis, providing a summary of both the complaint and its resolution or current status (i.e. received, under investigation, awaiting responses, etc). If the Head Admin determines that a moderator has accumulated excessive complaints, the Head Admin may initiate further investigation or discipline as required. The Head Admin may decide to delegate investigation of a complaint to a different admin from the one receiving the initial complaint.

Should the Administrative Team feel discipline or further investigation is warranted, the Administrators will discuss the issues at hand in a private forum to be accessed by the administrative team and the moderator in question. This forum will allow for the open and direct communication of all parties in order to resolve any questions. Should it be requested by the moderator in question, a Mediator from the Mod Squad will be granted access to the forum in order to assist the administrative team in the investigative process. A mediator should be chosen and agreed upon by all parties involved.

If a demotion or banning is deemed necessary, the moderator in question will be informed of the disciplinary action and a statement written for both the Mod Squad and the Communications Forum to be posted immediately after the disciplinary action is performed. Questions or concerns may be posted in the thread but specifics regarding the disciplinary issues will not be made public unless the moderator in question posts about it directly.

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ApolloSmileGirl · Jan 19, 2011

Quit being logical DLB.

DarthLowBudget · Jan 19, 2011

Then I guess I shouldn't mention certain words that were held against a certain ex-mod being allowed now?

ApolloSmileGirl · Jan 19, 2011

No, that would be re-******

ask-the-younglings · Jan 22, 2011

[mildly bemused]
I'm confused. Surely it's ok to refer to someone who is openly homosexual as [three letter synonym for homosexual]? I would have thought it would also be pretty non-offensive to say the same of someone who has not explicitly said "I'm homosexual" but posts about wanting/having sex with persons of the same sex or otherwise openly announcing homosexual tendencies?

Using the same logic, surely there can't be a problem with someone who either explicitly states "I'm [someone with special needs of the 'learning difficulty' genus] - or consistently posts in a manner making it clear that this is the case - being referred to as a "[person with learning difficulties]"?

[proactively working towards making TF.n a Better Place]
I also have a suggestion for a new smilie that you may want to take up with IGN, or even Yahoo. I'd be happy to give Jerry Yang a call if you guys are busy?

A Chorus of Disapproval · Apr 7, 2011

Good grief. I was part of the retar[SPECIAL NEEDS] banning debate seven years ago in Comms. Who says you can't go home, again?

I am sincerely replying in here only to ask if this is, in fact, the most recent MOD SQUAD UPDATE... but, I have to admit, that with as much time as I spent in Comms years ago, it's pleasant to see the unresolved acrimony over our constitutional right to demoralize handicapped people for the convenience of having an extra adjective at our disposal is still right where I left it in 2005.

LAJ_FETT · Apr 7, 2011

I think it is the most recent one. We've been using this thread to announce mod status changes (promotions, etc). Things were just too slow to justify weekly MS updates.

Rogue...Jedi · Apr 8, 2011

Yes, this is the most recent one. Only done on an as-needed basis now because things are much slower these days.

A Chorus of Disapproval · Apr 8, 2011

I know things are at a nice, leisurely Lawrence Welk pace these days, and I certainly don't expect unjustified extra work for you guys, but I sorta just missed participating in Mod Squad updates. If only because it gave the rest of us a chance to be all up in bed with Tracy and Jefffff .

ApolloSmileGirl · Apr 8, 2011

My father says my grandfather loved Lawrence Welk.

That's really all I have to offer, sorry.

darth_boy · Jun 2, 2011

Retarded has been used in a positive sense for years.
"the new Nas album is retarded!"
1998 welcomes you...

Also when the black eyed peas are releasing songs with words you're too shocked to use, you know your turning into your grandparents. (BEPs are at least the equivalent of how uncool your parents are)

MarcusP2 · Jun 3, 2011

Yet the BEP changed that song because people were offended.

BEP are shook.

ApolloSmileGirl · Jun 3, 2011

I thought the reworded it for the NBA Playoffs the year that that song came out, plus get it started was also what they used as the radio edit version.

And Fergie ruined the BEPs, that's all I have to say about them.

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MS Update Mod Squad Update for January 5th, 2011 - Policy Changes

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