
doesn't really seem to help here.
@Platyna:
I'm not questioning the rules. I am merely saying that what Inkweaver is suggesting doesn't seem to help in our case.
Huh?Katze wrote:We have the rules made by Platyna and she says: These are your rules, end of discussion. :roll:
doesn't really seem to help here.
But he is right. Your have showed blatantly that you ban people just because they said something you, GMs, doesn't like.@Platyna:
I'm not questioning the rules. I am merely saying that what Inkweaver is suggesting doesn't seem to help in our case.
You missed my point. The GM guideline should (if i understood what Doulos meant) be made for players aswell (and obviously i'm not a GM, am i?Platyna wrote:If you need a guide, you are not supposed to be a GM at all.
Anyway, while GMs are humans, with their pride and personnality, they WILL do mistakes (else please hire botsMe wrote:It's time to write the rules book, IMO.
I mean, a locked article in the wiki or a thread in the "court house" where the community member can find :
- All rules, explained, detailed, on what is tolerated and what is not. Else you will always have issues with players who misunderstood, circumvented or drifted rules.
- Your global policy on global problems : abuses, lag, scammers, hackers, etc...
- The sanctions (type, duration) associated to each rule, to avoid GMs power abuses.
It would also be great if this "book" could be written with the help of the whole community, an occasion for players to get involved in this awsome project. Maybe creating polls?
well...I love to have unity, but I'd prefere to use the term "some of us" in this case.Platyna wrote: But he is right. Your have showed blatantly that you ban people just because they said something you, GMs, doesn't like.
Regards.
to clarifyThe Brao wrote:You missed my point. The GM guideline should (if i understood what Doulos meant) be made for players aswell (and obviously i'm not a GM, am i?Platyna wrote:If you need a guide, you are not supposed to be a GM at all.). I see no games where each rules is stated with only one sentence of five words.
I wrote this in another thread (before i knew the GM guidelines had been created):Anyway, while GMs are humans, with their pride and personnality, they WILL do mistakes (else please hire botsMe wrote:It's time to write the rules book, IMO.
I mean, a locked article in the wiki or a thread in the "court house" where the community member can find :
- All rules, explained, detailed, on what is tolerated and what is not. Else you will always have issues with players who misunderstood, circumvented or drifted rules.
- Your global policy on global problems : abuses, lag, scammers, hackers, etc...
- The sanctions (type, duration) associated to each rule, to avoid GMs power abuses.
It would also be great if this "book" could be written with the help of the whole community, an occasion for players to get involved in this awsome project. Maybe creating polls?). When players are complaining about GMs, firing some of them is a short-term solution. No need to revolutionize the old system, just enhance it.
**** Objective and consistent bans are but one benefit of a Guideline/Code of Conduct/etc.Bjørn wrote:I agree we need to work out the guidelines for punishments, with which you are free to help out. See http://wiki.themanaworld.org/index.php/GM_Guidelines
Other than that, there is no need to discuss this ban, which doesn't look objective to me.
According to the Guideline (as it stands) the punishment for abuse to another player is "...". (joke -- spammers, take a chill pill, please!)Current GM Guideline wrote: 1. Do not abuse other players (insults, swearing, and the like directed to a particular person or persons)
Punishment: ...