Mods... Bjarne, this is serious.

kev360 wrote: as the last standing thread on this topic i think we should start negotiations here...from what i can tell, none of the mods are actually banned, right? there have been threats left and right, but i don’t think anyone has pulled the trigger yet...

so, here’s the deal, from what i can tell. 90% of mvc hates where it is right now. thats what we can all agree on. there is a split on what to do. some say make the rules stricter, get rid of the flamers, and try to make everyone happy. the other side believes that that will destroy what makes moviecodec great.

so, i’d like to find a middle ground...

1. i would say outlaw flaming in the following situations:
-flame topics
-repeated harassment (on the scale of derdev vs skittles or me and a few others vs read this if your stupid. if the flames die down, then come back up, lets say twice, then bans would be in order.)
-if any other rule is broken (no matter how small, if it is done while flaming, there should be a ban, no warnings, and all around more severe then if done normally)

2. i say the rules should loosen up on:
-suicide (i recognize that this was a problem in the past, but that was because of people actually contemplating suicide who were on here. if the person has stated that they are thinking about suicide, and a member in response to that tells them to, it should be ban-worthy. not if it is just an insult. should be considered a type of flame.)
-discrimination (discriminatory words should not be banable. should be considered a type of flame.)

3. now, what may be the biggest problem right now...a lot of members are questioning the honorably or certain mods. this is where things get truly complicated...we have 9 moderators. 4 of them are active right now (SA-X, Totalitus, Tyreaus, and firewolf81). despite that, there are a few more who seem to be “around”. so, i would propose a three strike system against mods. a mod would get a strike when they banned/didn’t ban someone who did not/did (respectively) deserve a ban. to determine a strike, a member would bring it to the attention of the moderator staff privately, and if 4 mods agree that it was unjust, that would be a strike. if there are three strikes within a year of each other, then that mod would be proven unfit for his/her position. from there, the mod team could present Bjarne Lundgren with the situation, and away his verdict. this is the only way i can see to insure that the mods won’t become corrupted.

this is the system i would propose. feel free to reject/change any/all of it, i just thought i’d get it out there. i’d really rather not have the whole situation worsen, but i’m afraid that if we don’t try something, it will.