Our 'Rules' + Moderator Defaults

[GrandOldTeam]

Blues,

We're busier than ever;



This has prompted us, over in our plush mod central - to discuss our moderating stance for the season ahead.

The crux of the discussion is - can we moderate GrandOldTeam a little more leniently? Have we as a moderating setup become a bit miserable? (don't answer that...).

Anyway - it would be good to have some feedback on the below.

• What should the moderating warning system be?

As in, how should the moderators of your Everton forum, moderate.

We last revised our community guidelines in 2008 - I think they're still applicable, but I think we could improve on how we ask and prompt the community to follow the guidelines.

Currently, if a moderator sees a post that goes against our guidelines - they hit 'warn' and have a predetermined setup like so;



These allocate warning points - as below;

Warning System
30 Points = Suspended for 2 Days.
60 points = Suspended For 7 Days.
80 points = Suspended For 14 Days.
100 points = Permanently Banned.

Inappropriate Language: 10 points
General Behaviour Warning: 20 points
Off Topic: 20 points
Minor Spamming: 20 points
Posting Abusive/Offensive Material: 60 points
Spammed Advertisements: 100 points
10 and 20 point infractions expire after 30 days, the rest after 45 days.

The lower value warnings can be issued as a warning (0 points) at the discretion of the staff member.

You will be automatically notified via private message if you receive a warning - meaning the points wont mount up without you realising.

So...
Can our system be better?

Is it easily understood?

Is it fair?

How do we keep GrandOldTeam 'sound' and civil, but don't go to far and lose the fun.

Above all - If you could setup the moderating structure for GOT, what would it be?

I know it's difficult blues, but serious suggestions/feedback please...

 

[GrandOldTeam]

Nah, you'll be disappointed. Takes two for some popcorn.

William is just a little upset at this;

https://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/...-in-america-thread.85394/page-49#post-4597247

Hence the;

Nope. I just wished you had used a statistical graph that wasn't easily debunked.

Other than that, I posted that hoping you'd see that and consider it rather than just throwing it to the side. Wasn't personal. Never was, never will be.

 

[Goat]

No idea. Someone took the old rep system which was took offline as it was no good (security risk) and gave it to a developer. See here;

https://xenforo.com/community/threads/reputation-system-like-vbulletin.95742/#post-945698

This is him;

https://xenforo.com/community/members/alfa1.63/

I think it was 1,500 or 2,000 he quoted.

I can understand why we dont have rep now.

Hes been "looking" for "investment" for over a year, talk of hackers involved with the old project, SWERVE.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

I can understand why we dont have rep now.

Hes been "looking" for "investment" for over a year, talk of hackers involved with the old project, SWERVE.

Yeah said this a few times when we had to bin it. It had a sound developer, he gave it to a firm in Vietnam who made it rogue, they got expelled (along with the plugin) from the forum software. I can enable it any second, but it would be a bit risky.

I was going to trial it for a month, to help evaluate whether it was worth the investment for the developer to assist with self moderation but it's a lot of money...

 

[Goat]

Yeah said this a few times when we had to bin it. It had a sound developer, he gave it to a firm in Vietnam who made it rogue, they got expelled (along with the plugin) from the forum software. I can enable it any second, but it would be a bit risky.

I was going to trial it for a month, to help evaluate whether it was worth the investment for the developer to assist with self moderation but it's a lot of money...

And theres no other forum software as good as Xenforo I take it?

 

[GrandOldTeam]

And theres no other forum software as good as Xenforo I take it?

Nah, only comparative in my opinion is this;

https://invisionpower.com/

Would cost thousands to move GOT now - not just licensing but we have tons of plugins and bespoke stuff.

 

[lukakool]

Bill.... You're not a mod lololllllololol

 

[Goat]

Nah, only comparative in my opinion is this;

https://invisionpower.com/

Would cost thousands to move GOT now - not just licensing but we have tons of plugins and bespoke stuff.

You paint a bleak outlook, thanks for that, @chicoazul promised me rep, the Tyson fury looking trumpet.

 

[GrandOldTeam]

You paint a bleak outlook, thanks for that, @chicoazul promised me rep, the Tyson fury looking trumpet.

I think someone will drop one into here one day;

https://xenforo.com/community/resources/

No doubt a few days after we pay a developer to make it for us...

 

[Goat]

I like this 1 https://xenforo.com/community/resources/vaultwiki.1959/

@bizzaro

 

[lukakool]

Can't wait til I'm a mod next week xxxx

 

[Goat]

I think someone will drop one into here one day;

https://xenforo.com/community/resources/

No doubt a few days after we pay a developer to make it for us...

https://xenforo.com/community/resources/flat-smilies-for-xenforo.5212/

PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE

 

[GrandOldTeam]

I like this 1 https://xenforo.com/community/resources/vaultwiki.1959/

@bizzaro

This, phwoar;

https://xenforo.com/community/resources/bookmark.3970/

 

[GrandOldTeam]

https://xenforo.com/community/resources/flat-smilies-for-xenforo.5212/

PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE

I don't get the hate for the current smilies. Took me ages they did...

 

[ilikecheese]

This, phwoar;

https://xenforo.com/community/resources/bookmark.3970/

@chicoazul likes this

 

[Goat]

I don't get the hate for the current smilies. Took me ages they did...

Look at them tho, so beautiful.