oozinator
Well-Known Member
Moderators are a select few in the T9K community and are expected to demonstrate outstanding character, good judgement, and an understanding but firm disposition. But alas, moderators are only human, and they are not all cast from the same mold. Hence, there is always variation in decision-making from mod to mod.
With that said, how would you act if you had awesome-rank powers under the following scenarios? Please explain your answer briefly.
1. A guest-ranked player asks, "HOW TO FLY?"
2. You find something that looks like a 3-block penis on Steve statue. There are no "balls", and the history on the blocks is different from the statue. The player whose name on the blocks is offline.
3. You come across a floating swastika. Player is offline.
4. A builder rank informs you of a possible griefer. Upon tp-ing to the player, you find that he has been deleting about 2 blocks per build at a rate of 4 blocks per minute.
5a. Player says, "cu*t" in chat.
5b. Player says, "you cu*t" in chat.
5c. Player says, "Kim your a cu*t" in chat.
6. You come across a FU Build. Player is offline.
7. Player logs in and says, "wat up mah nig**s!" in chat.
8. Player says in chat, "I'm griefing Fun" (meaning, he's griefing in Fun world)
9. You find a player named MASTAWANKSTA.
10. Cool rank says in chat, "ROFLMAO!"
P.S. My answers are not official procedure. The moderation guide on the T9K Wiki seems to be intentionally broad to allow mods some flexibility in their judgement.
With that said, how would you act if you had awesome-rank powers under the following scenarios? Please explain your answer briefly.
1. A guest-ranked player asks, "HOW TO FLY?"
2. You find something that looks like a 3-block penis on Steve statue. There are no "balls", and the history on the blocks is different from the statue. The player whose name on the blocks is offline.
3. You come across a floating swastika. Player is offline.
4. A builder rank informs you of a possible griefer. Upon tp-ing to the player, you find that he has been deleting about 2 blocks per build at a rate of 4 blocks per minute.
5a. Player says, "cu*t" in chat.
5b. Player says, "you cu*t" in chat.
5c. Player says, "Kim your a cu*t" in chat.
6. You come across a FU Build. Player is offline.
7. Player logs in and says, "wat up mah nig**s!" in chat.
8. Player says in chat, "I'm griefing Fun" (meaning, he's griefing in Fun world)
9. You find a player named MASTAWANKSTA.
10. Cool rank says in chat, "ROFLMAO!"
1. I would tell him to lower caps. I would not mention WoM client.
2. What looks like a 3-block penis can plausibly be a platform. I would give the guy the benefit of the doubt and cuboid it out UNLESS his name appears on other phallic builds around the world. If it's that case, a penis-h ban is given.
3. I would check the blocks around the swas as well as those of the swas, since a floating swas might actually be a legitimate build that was carved out into a swas. I would do this for non-floating swastikas as well.
4. A lot of grief is just non-WoM guests trying to get around. I would freeze the player, inform him of the griefing rules, and ask him not to do it again. I'd do a /info check to see how long he's been playing on the server. Chances are that his total hours will be less than 0.5 hours, but if it's more, I would keep an eye on him.
5a. No warning because it's not directed.
5b. 1 min mute because it's locally directed.
5c. 1 min mute because it's directed.
6. Ban with reason: Offensive build-h (FU). Appeal at www.team9000.net.
7. Kick with reason: Language. Don't use the n-word please.
Where I come from, the n-word among African-American youth conveys a different meaning, so I feel a warning is more appropriate than an outright ban. This only applies to the -ga ending and not the -ger ending.
8. /where to verify that the player is in Fun. If he is, I won't do anything since Fun is an almost-anything-goes kind of world. At least if you're a guest-rank.
9. Consult with other mods online about the name. If no other mods online, I'd give it the benefit of the doubt. The name is just not offensive enough for me.
10. Depends on server activity and frequency. If it's quiet or busy with tons of griefers on, I wouldn't do anything unless the player keeps up with the caps. If it gets spammy, 1 min mute. If the player continues after the mute, a kick. And if it still continues then, I'd defer to a pro+ and send him/her my logs.
2. What looks like a 3-block penis can plausibly be a platform. I would give the guy the benefit of the doubt and cuboid it out UNLESS his name appears on other phallic builds around the world. If it's that case, a penis-h ban is given.
3. I would check the blocks around the swas as well as those of the swas, since a floating swas might actually be a legitimate build that was carved out into a swas. I would do this for non-floating swastikas as well.
4. A lot of grief is just non-WoM guests trying to get around. I would freeze the player, inform him of the griefing rules, and ask him not to do it again. I'd do a /info check to see how long he's been playing on the server. Chances are that his total hours will be less than 0.5 hours, but if it's more, I would keep an eye on him.
5a. No warning because it's not directed.
5b. 1 min mute because it's locally directed.
5c. 1 min mute because it's directed.
6. Ban with reason: Offensive build-h (FU). Appeal at www.team9000.net.
7. Kick with reason: Language. Don't use the n-word please.
Where I come from, the n-word among African-American youth conveys a different meaning, so I feel a warning is more appropriate than an outright ban. This only applies to the -ga ending and not the -ger ending.
8. /where to verify that the player is in Fun. If he is, I won't do anything since Fun is an almost-anything-goes kind of world. At least if you're a guest-rank.
9. Consult with other mods online about the name. If no other mods online, I'd give it the benefit of the doubt. The name is just not offensive enough for me.
10. Depends on server activity and frequency. If it's quiet or busy with tons of griefers on, I wouldn't do anything unless the player keeps up with the caps. If it gets spammy, 1 min mute. If the player continues after the mute, a kick. And if it still continues then, I'd defer to a pro+ and send him/her my logs.
P.S. My answers are not official procedure. The moderation guide on the T9K Wiki seems to be intentionally broad to allow mods some flexibility in their judgement.
It's only a ban when they make the full word. Because for all we know, that could have been someone making "FUCHIA" and then got disconnected. Unlikely, but...yeah.
