Ruby

Ask an Admin, v2.

Ruby, I am currently running a RP here, and from a couple weeks ago, I find some of my players getting banned. Core players, at that. They were the mood setter for my juvenile RP, and the ban fest on 20 Apr was a huge blow to me.

When I asked the involved players about why they are banned, they said they were just talking about stuff in the status bar.
At first I thought, OK maybe they are problem boys, or maybe they troll the mods too hard. 24 hr of no post should be OK.
But no, 1 of the player got perma-banned, and I need to drop 1 subplot from my RP and scramble to course-correct.

And then today I saw what my player posted in status bar first-hand, and how seemingly arbitrary the banhammer falls.
So I don't know if the admins has some beef with certain players or something, but I don't see why asking about legitimate concerns such as sudden thread deletion (on purpose or otherwise) considered an offense worthy of ban?

I like RPG. They have by far the best layout, and segregation for different writing level is a definitive win for RPG.
But the way this site is run, as some other people has stated before me, I don't feel safe continuing to write here.

@Celsius

We don't care if people talk about things in the status bar but there are exceptions. Don't talk about bans because the vast majority want to RP and enjoy the site without having to witness someone litigate a ban in public or try to drag site staff into public conflict.

If you want to talk specific bans feel free to PM me. More than happy to discuss them there.

The thread...people asked and they got an answer. In the status bar. If they want to rip into me for that decision that shouldn't happen in the status bar. But to ask a question and get an answer? That happened.

Ask an Admin, v2.

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So you don't ban me the one time to prove a point, but you banned me several days ago when I criticized the moderators? An admin's purpose is to serve us, not the other way around. If I want to question a ban, I should be allowed to. If I want to criticize PW because I want to enjoy it but can't, I should be allowed to. I shouldn't have to write all this on a fucking alt so I don't have to worry about getting the ban hammer on my original account.

If you don't want me to criticize the moderators in this thread, I'll gladly take it back to the status bar. And if you ban me, I'm sure others will do so in my place.

@somnolence

If you want to discuss bans do it in PMs.

Honestly I can't find anything productive to engage with here. Maybe the address bans bit? Again you can: in PMs with Mahz, or Hank, or myself. That just isn't true that you can't.

Ask an Admin, v2.

Ruby,

I don't find RPG a safe place. It's almost dictatorial in the way that members of the Guild are not allowed to have an opinion that in anyway criticizes the moderators. Moderators are ruining the fun of the place, and the only people it is not ruining the fun for are on your good side.

@somnolence

You just had an opinion that criticized the moderators.

Not what the purpose of this thread is for but I don't see any bans coming at you for this post, so...

Ask an Admin, v2.

One of the coolest moments I ever had on the Guild was when I got a chance to chat with Contra Fates. She even kinda knew who I was, or at least was polite enough to lie about it. All I did was RP, I didn't like the blood sport of Spam and the OOC sections of the forum. There wasn't really a safe place for such members to just go up and chat with one of the Admins if the Admin was available.

I'd like for this thread to be such a place.

This will have similar rules to the Ask a Mod thread. For a refresher of those rules:

• Talk to me, don't address anyone else. At best I will delete the violating posts. At worst you will earn an automatic 24 hour site ban.
• Don't shitpost, don't try to turn it into a meme-fest. At best I will delete the violating posts. At worst you will earn an automatic 24 hour site ban.
• Don't openly criticize specific users. Don't even veiled/generally criticize specific users. Wanna do that, PM me.
• Rules still apply, most specifically don't openly discuss bans, past or present. You can ask about them in PMs if you like.

Unlike last time you can ask me pretty much anything appropriate for a public discussion. Naturally this isn't just me; Mahz or Hank may drop in and provide some answers themselves.

So have at it. I don't expect a huge amount of posts here, so I'll try to keep on top of this thread and answer in a timely manner.

Heyo everyone!

Heyo! How's it going, everyone?

I'm not particularly new to roleplaying, but I haven't done it seriously in quite a long time because of life obligations and just trying out different hobbies. I'm back into it more than ever, looking to explore creative ideas with people around here, and I'm super excited about it. I'm open to pretty much anything right now, curious to see what stories I might end up following. You'll probably find me in the Casual Roleplay section at first, trying to not rush into things too much.

More about me, if you're curious: I'm a 23 year old male from Canada, raised in a French family, but I'm obviously bilingual. I work full-time (yup, even through this, essential worker), which limits a little bit my roleplaying time, but not that much. Still get lots of free time outside of work, so I'll definitely be around. Although I don't want to restrict myself to them, my favorite genres are Fantasy, Slice of Life, and Magic/Supernatural. If you want to know more or you're just looking to chat, feel free to say hi!

I'll see y'all around in the rp sections!

@Eldarion

Welcome to the Guild.

Thread deletion request.

Done.

Wanna be a site mod? Look here.

Cutting off interest here. Thanks!