Current Staff

[Askthepizzaguy]

Greetings all! Current staff are:

Admins:
Thingyman, Makaze, Ampharos

Head Moderators:
dyachei, Newcomb

Moderators:
t om, Voxxicus, Lissa, roro__b, Ephemeral, Dawoodle, staypositivefriend, Hally

Discord Moderators:
Arapocalypse, DaveDob, Logic, Panini, nutella, Fatmo

Game Managers:
Lead: Mantichora
Setup Reviewers: Apoc, dyachei, mhsmith0
Queue Managers: Aquilla, LordQuas, dyachei, Logic
Event Helpers: Animal Midwife, Hally

Thread Summary

[Askthepizzaguy]

No one will have sections anymore, so you'll be seeing all of us everywhere.

@lute @Scoobs

Welcome Lute, welcome Scoobs!

[Apoc]

It would be like Zack or Visorslash temp banning a porn spammer

They'd be too busy clicking the links iyam

[Askthepizzaguy]

Announcement about our policy regarding the expectation of privacy while being moderated.

In short: Why infraction points are not discussed publicly, why we keep as much of that in private as possible, and why changing this policy would be extremely unwise.

http://www.mafiauniverse.com/forums/...eing-moderated

[Apoc]

@Makaze @Askthepizzaguy

Theory: The report button is too small and most people don't know it's even there

[Visorslash]

It would be like Zack or Visorslash temp banning a porn spammer

They'd be too busy clicking the links iyam

who told you

agreed with apoc, make the report button say report, makes it much easier

[Askthepizzaguy]

I love that idea.

[lute]

@Makaze @Askthepizzaguy

Theory: The report button is too small and most people don't know it's even there

Especially on darker themes like Nightfall and Midnight. The thing's near invisible.

[Tom]

No one will have sections anymore, so you'll be seeing all of us everywhere.

@lute @Scoobs

Welcome Lute, welcome Scoobs!

peers

Welcome, peers

[Nego]

Welcome to the team, Lute and Scoobs! Both solid picks if you ask me.

I also second Visorslash's idea to make the report button say report.

[Makaze]

@Makaze @Askthepizzaguy

Theory: The report button is too small and most people don't know it's even there

It would be like Zack or Visorslash temp banning a porn spammer

They'd be too busy clicking the links iyam

who told you

agreed with apoc, make the report button say report, makes it much easier

I love that idea.

Done.

[Visorslash]

nl goat

[Zack]

It would be like Zack or Visorslash temp banning a porn spammer

They'd be too busy clicking the links iyam

tru

[Phighter]

Won't be good enough until mods get the balls to modkill.

[lute]

Won't be good enough until mods get the balls to modkill.

Modkilling is, generally speaking, a poor choice. Games are balanced meticulously around a certain amount of players and an anticipated amount of kills per game cycle. Extra kills throws the balance off, as evidenced in the recent Ace Attorney game. Town was suddenly thrown into MyLo because a player was (deservedly) modkilled. This is unfair to the players who likely would have stood a chance had they been given an extra lynch to work with. While in some cases (that one, for example) modkilling is preferable to the alternative, it should never be considered a go-to immediate response to solving every problem.

If you think it is necessary, or perhaps some other action needs to be taken, even just a warning, that's what the report button is for. By consistently bringing egregious posts to the attention of the mods we can more effectively and efficiently deal with problems that arise, hopefully before they reach a level where a modkill is necessary.

[Phighter]

I just think, to put it bluntly, people will stop being $%#!ty and toxic if they realize they have completely ruined a game.

Hoping forced sub outs become more common as well.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Modkills given by forum moderators as opposed to game hosts would have to be for something that causes a long ban from the site that we can't wait until the game is over to enforce. Examples: An instance of cheating caused an immediate removal from all play.

I think what we can do is recommend modkills to the game host for egregious personal attacks, and they can sub out the player or modkill the spot, while forum moderators add points to the slot or give final warnings or bans.

I think modkills should be left to the game hosts as much as possible, though I'm not completely settled on the idea and would love to discuss this more with the community.

There are concrete advantages to leaving modkills up to game hosts, but there's more we could do, like recommending it in the first place, once their behavior has gotten out of hand and it's clear they won't stop.

I think we should work from that approach and see if we can't improve on that point.

The alternative has some pitfalls- modkills can't be reversed, there may be provocation involved, we might not have seen all the context, it can cause a game to go to LYLO suddenly and unexpectedly in the middle of a round, it can end the game outright, it can affect the lynch outcome. Let's say I'm up for a lynch, am town, want town to win, and don't care about my methods. What if I deliberately try to get modkilled?

That's very much against the spirit of play and can ruin the hard work and enjoyment of others in the game. What if the game host / forum mods are given the option to delay modkill or removal until after the lynch is resolved? Might be good. But then we run into a lot of other grey areas. When do we opt for one over the other.

It's tough. If we modkill every slot that misbehaves, you might as well end the game and try again some other day with a different group of people entirely. We have to draw a line somewhere. A person was modkilled and given a forum ban recently mid-game, so there is clearly a threshold.

The question is, do we lower it, and what negative effects would there be, would they outweigh any positives?

I am leaning that it is better to infract and give final warnings to accounts, give them a chance to stop the behavior, and most especially, catch it earlier and get involved earlier. A lot of my recent activity is meant to bring about this end result, more mods, more eyes and ears in games reporting stuff, and faster response time on the back end.

If we do all that, this won't be a problem.

If we do all that and it doesn't work, then I'd be open to swiftly modkilling people who cross too many lines, going over the head of the game host.

But for several very good reasons, that's not an option I would explore first.

Disagree, agree? Comments?

[Adrian]

Congrats, lute and Scoobs! The eternally warring Zelda 2.0 scum buds are reunited.

[California Oranges]

congrats

[Narrator]

@Askthepizzaguy, @Tom, @Cory, @Beck, @Stork, @Sooh, @Nego, @lute, and @Scoobs (Moderators)
@Thingyman, @Makaze, @NotACop (admins)
And the database people (orange) do not have staff access, just swanky orange robes. They help with the database.


Zack and Visorslash' names are not showing up in green. Whom should I contact about game balance/reviews?

[Cuthalion]

@Askthepizzaguy, @Tom, @Cory, @Beck, @Stork, @Sooh, @Nego, @lute, and @Scoobs (Moderators)
@Thingyman, @Makaze, @NotACop (admins)
And the database people (orange) do not have staff access, just swanky orange robes. They help with the database.


Zack and Visorslash' names are not showing up in green. Whom should I contact about game balance/reviews?

PM the mod you know best/is most likely to respond first/tag them/pm them on discord

[Thingyman]

@Askthepizzaguy, @Tom, @Cory, @Beck, @Stork, @Sooh, @Nego, @lute, and @Scoobs (Moderators)
@Thingyman, @Makaze, @NotACop (admins)
And the database people (orange) do not have staff access, just swanky orange robes. They help with the database.


Zack and Visorslash' names are not showing up in green. Whom should I contact about game balance/reviews?

PM the mod you know best/is most likely to respond first/tag them/pm them on discord

This. While we're working out possible replacements, just contact respected hosts and get their views.

[Cory]

I can review setups for balance in the meantime if people are looking for guidance

[Apoc]

Who owns Narrator?

wtf, it's been forever since that game ran

[Makaze]

Who owns Narrator?

wtf, it's been forever since that game ran

lulz owns it.

[CrimsonFox]

I can review setups for balance in the meantime if people are looking for guidance

I don't mind helping people with their games, balance, and setups and even flavor/formats.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Greetings all-

Just a couple announcements- in addition to MarkoRaj and mhsmith0 having joined the team a while ago, (welcome gais) there will be a changing of the guard. To ensure the security and continuing stability, the Republic will be reorganized into the First Galactic Empire, for a safe and secure society! everything will continue on as usual, just with someone else at the helm.

I have been cast aside due to a vote of no confidence keeping an eye on this particular neck of the woods since the beginning of the site, and I find that my time and energy levels are both too limited to continue as the totalitarian strongman bent on cruel oppression that you all crave as leader senior keeper of the peace, the wise old leader of the Jedi council, as it were.

When 900 reported posts you read, look as good, you will not!

But I have a new apprentice, one far younger and more powerful full confidence in our next leader of the Moderator team, Lute♫, who was conceived by the Force will do an outstanding job, and is the chosen one she has been keeping an eye on things for me for the past three months, and will bring the Force back into balance needed no training wheels whatsoever.

Good luck Lute. May the Force be with you.

I will still be around in more of an advisory role, but questions of policy, precedent, the rulebook, and any other pressing matter should be dealt with via PMing the more active moderator(s), or using force lightning the report button for rulebreaks. Questions addressed to me via PM may be delayed.

One further reminder from me and the moderator team: You get best results when you report violations of the rulebook and code of conduct when you see them, not days or weeks later, and remember, it does no one any favors to avoid reporting people. Then, when moderators do get involved, it's too late to simply mediate, infractions get handed out and bans happen. Report early and often. It's how we nip things in the bud before games get derailed and people leave the site because it's not fun.

And one further further reminder: We typically handle coaching, moderator actions, infractions, etc, privately. Just because you see nothing publicly that doesn't mean nothing has happened. Look instead at whether situations improve. If they don't, continue reporting it. Someone who has a history of bad behavior and has been coached many times may end up one day being banned. That's probably the only time you'll know about it. Until then, someone's exact level of infraction, how they were coached, etc, is a private matter. They can make it public if they want to, but it's their privacy, not ours.

Moderator Instruction: Believe in the Moderator Team that believes in you!

-Pizzaguy, signing off!

[Renata]

Does this mean you'll play every once in a while?

[Champ]

Thank you, I'm grateful for the job.

[Nego]

Thank you for everything Pizza!

I've known for a long time now that lute will get far in life. Congrats on the promotion, my new overlord. Want me to bring you your slippers?

[Zork]

the empty pizza box pic was a nice touch

also appreciated the creative Star Wars writing

would read again

thanks for volunteering

Hi Lute

[Zack]

Does this mean you'll play every once in a while?

ATPG sweating nervously

[Askthepizzaguy]

If I see something that resembles the core of mafia games, meaning mostly vanilla, kind of balanced, with the right mix of people and game rules, perhaps. It's just difficult when you get so picky and choosy and old and cranky like me.

[Visorslash]

gg pizza

[Champ]

If I see something that resembles the core of mafia games, meaning mostly vanilla, kind of balanced, with the right mix of people and game rules, perhaps. It's just difficult when you get so picky and choosy and old and cranky like me.

is this you?

[Zack]

If I see something that resembles the core of mafia games, meaning mostly vanilla, kind of balanced, with the right mix of people and game rules, perhaps. It's just difficult when you get so picky and choosy and old and cranky like me.

done playing then i see

[SpankGangsta]

Gg pizza

[Empoof]

[Renata]

If I see something that resembles the core of mafia games, meaning mostly vanilla, kind of balanced, with the right mix of people and game rules, perhaps. It's just difficult when you get so picky and choosy and old and cranky like me.

done playing then i see

Zack's in the game, auto out.

[Zork]

mostly vanilla, kind of balanced, with the right mix of people and game rules, perhaps

welp

[Zork]

If I see something that resembles the core of mafia games, meaning mostly vanilla, kind of balanced, with the right mix of people and game rules, perhaps. It's just difficult when you get so picky and choosy and old and cranky like me.

done playing then i see

precious

9.7/10

[bopolis]

If I see something that resembles the core of mafia games, meaning mostly vanilla, kind of balanced, with the right mix of people and game rules, perhaps. It's just difficult when you get so picky and choosy and old and cranky like me.

what if there are ITA fighter drones?

[GeneralHankerchief]

If I see something that resembles the core of mafia games, meaning mostly vanilla, kind of balanced, with the right mix of people and game rules, perhaps. It's just difficult when you get so picky and choosy and old and cranky like me.

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

[MarkoRaj]

If I see something that resembles the core of mafia games, meaning mostly vanilla, kind of balanced, with the right mix of people and game rules, perhaps. It's just difficult when you get so picky and choosy and old and cranky like me.

Lol glgl

[Askthepizzaguy]

If I see something that resembles the core of mafia games, meaning mostly vanilla, kind of balanced, with the right mix of people and game rules, perhaps. It's just difficult when you get so picky and choosy and old and cranky like me.

hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

That moment when I became GH.

At first I was like

But then I was like

[Askthepizzaguy]

If I see something that resembles the core of mafia games, meaning mostly vanilla, kind of balanced, with the right mix of people and game rules, perhaps. It's just difficult when you get so picky and choosy and old and cranky like me.

what if there are ITA fighter drones?

As long as they end up nuking an entire faction due to host incompetence, I'll sit there with popcorn and nom.

[Ocean Men]

If I see something that resembles the core of mafia games, meaning mostly vanilla, kind of balanced, with the right mix of people and game rules, perhaps. It's just difficult when you get so picky and choosy and old and cranky like me.

what if there are ITA fighter drones?

As long as they end up nuking an entire faction due to host incompetence, I'll sit there with popcorn and nom.

Nuclear pizza yummy

[npstr]

RIP ATPG.

[mhsmith0]

If I see something that resembles the core of mafia games, meaning mostly vanilla, kind of balanced, with the right mix of people and game rules, perhaps. It's just difficult when you get so picky and choosy and old and cranky like me.

what if there are ITA fighter drones?

As long as they end up nuking an entire faction due to host incompetence, I'll sit there with popcorn and nom.

I mean in fairness, villagers could have shot the drones but decided not to, which is a choice they intentionally made with sub-optimal consequences.

[Moonious]

Good run pizza. Thanks for your modding, and gl with what comes next.

Your pizza thread will be remembered.