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...

 

[chicoazul]

It's okay mate, I took it on the chin and did not use one of those "multi" things.

Good on you mate. Not being perma banned and having to sneak back on to use a multi. Low that.

 

[chicoazul]

The moderators will deal with Mutineers in short order.

I have no fear of that.

Some should.

Speak of the devil....

 

[Sapie88]

Good on you mate. Not being perma banned and having to sneak back on to use a multi. Low that.

Imagine being a multiple banned poster and having the audacity to brag about it.

Baffling.

 

[chicoazul]

Imagine being a multiple banned poster and having the audacity to brag about it.

Baffling.

Defo. But imagine you was onto your FOURTH username after being banned before.

It's an exclusive club of weirdoes, including Gary_Lineker_85/86, Everblue86 and, well, Damo.

@bizzaro is that tory Welsh weird that everyone still refers to him by his banned name.

 

[Sapie88]

Defo. But imagine you was onto your FOURTH username after being banned before.

It's an exclusive club of weirdoes, including Gary_Lineker_85/86, Everblue86 and, well, Damo.

@bizzaro is that tory Welsh weird that everyone still refers to him by his banned name.

@Del
@bluemangroup

Great posters. One chance.

Sorely missed.

 

[Yorkie]

@Del
@bluemangroup

Great posters. One chance.

Sorely missed.

Bluemangroup endorsed rape didn't he?

 

[Sapie88]

Bluemangroup endorsed rape didn't he?

No.

Never. It was a personal jibe with chico.

 

[tommye]

Bluemangroup endorsed rape didn't he?

More sexual assault than full on rape I think....

 

[Kurt.]

lads

 

[Bungle]

Ive pin pointed this page as the page where I feel it all started to go a bit downhill.

https://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/our-rules-moderator-defaults.89370/page-15#post-4618532

Unsavoury really

 

[tommye]

lads

Yakki dar Blodwyn

 

[Goat]

Ive pin pointed this page as the page where I feel it all started to go a bit downhill.

https://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/our-rules-moderator-defaults.89370/page-15#post-4618532

Unsavoury really

Paging @chicoazul

 

[tommye]

 

[bizzaro]

Think it's about time you piped down.

We have the best football forum by a country mile and an amazing community which offers much help to others both online and in private.

Yet you spend most of your recent time complaining about people voluntarily doing something you are not prepared to do yourself just because things aren't the way you remember them or want them to be.

Your constructive comments are noted but we can do without the rest.

Sensible poster is Esk.

Regardless of any inuendo to the contrary posted by the indigent on this page.

Helps make GOT the fantastic place it is.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

Can I just request that people stick to the topic rather than people. As Dan says in the OP, this is about the warning system not about which mods you like/dislike. I'm not sure that's constructive as we operate very much as a unit.