I don't envy your job but flaming has been random and rampant lately.  Even outside of the language blocker.  It's not the whole community, but it just feels like a more hostile place lately.   I put a poll up when I started noticing this.  I wish more people would have responded to make it mean more.

Not calling for a totalitarian state, but a lot of us love moderation in gc and love the ban hammer.  Don't let haters get you down, Luna.  In your job, everyone will never be happy.  Just take it a step at a time and remember structure and codification are a moderator's greatest ally.  I hope you don'tn find that condescending because it's not meant to be.

-Jane Darkmagic

Ps sorry for typos, i have broken arm

This is the sort of thing that should get reported to me if I'm not there to see it as it's happening. No one should say something like that to you or anyone, as it is obviously crossing the line. 

Luna

Player-created chat rooms (in the upcoming chat system) will do exactly what you describe. Someone can make a private room (the "lets debate loudly about politics while cursing" room, for example), invite whoever they want and it will not be actively moderated by any GMs. Then they can set their own standards of behavior and add/remove players as they see fit. The only participants in the room will be there voluntarily and will, by their presence, agree that "yes, I want to be in the lets debate loudly about politics while cursing room." 

Only "official" channels (Global Chat) will be GM moderated, same as is now. And formal complaints about harassment, etc., that happen in player-created rooms would function the same as it would now if someone was sending you harassment via in-game mail.

As I said, no one will be more happy than me when the day comes where I can say "take it to private chat." 

Luna

Im sorry, we want a family friendly atmosphere in which to; send our armies and kill various animals, wage war, kill undead, try to stop a beating heart and claim land 

We want a clean environment, so our diplo's may easily find the loot they search for and for the wives that desperate, lonely and possibly suicidal farmer needs 

 Actually, perhaps it would have been best if this thread had not been opened. I really don't understand the need for it to have been placed in a public thread.  An effective forum moderator lays the down the rules of conduct at the beginning of the game and then implements them dealing with each case on it s own merits, in a fair and resonable way, and carries on ensuring that the standards of dev/management team are maintained without any fuss.

 

There is no need to open a thread using "robust" terms at this stage of the game. It simply creates an issue where one is not needed. I think it should be closed. I would rather spend my time enjoying the game.

 

I think a number of people appreciated the clarification.  I didn't need it, but it might be helpful for those who like to test limits to have them be even more abundantly clear.  Hopefully will save GM Luna some time spent arguing over chat bans.  Which means she can plan more fun stuff!

That would entirely depend on context. 

Simple rule: don't be a jerk and you are probably gonna be ok.

Luna