One sided modding

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[Bhoamar Landfall]

For the mods out there.

Would you mod a scenerio that you were not called into as it happened?

Would you mod a scenerio with only half the information?

[Heaven Demina]

no & no


i do not like to police rp and even less while it is actually occuring. i make a big effort to only step in if one of the involved parties asks me too, however never say never, there is always some exception to every rule,  and the ONLY exception for me, on point one, would be if something was occuring that was severely detrimental to the reputation of the sim or community, i cannot think of an example right now but then i would have no issue involving myself....
we all work to hard to let some idiot come along and flush our reputations down the toilet on a ill thought out rp or whim.

[Anarch]

For the mods out there.

Would you mod a scenerio that you were not called into as it happened?

That would not be moderating but policing RP. Although I do recall an example of a gay couple openly RPing sex near the docks where visitors landed and a big amount of complaints from visitors and sim members alike on the whole occurance. In some cases people expect the moderators of their sim to act as "police" ... it seems.

Would you mod a scenerio with only half the information?

Perhaps. Dunno.

It's hard to give "yes/no" answers on questions like these where so many different dimensions and aspects and details can come into play.

[Bara Mayako]

How do you know that you only have half the information? 

[Aphris Myoo]

How do you know that you only have half the information? 

By hearing only one side. And not the opponent. I always want hear both stories. And they are often opposite in explanation, so you have to seek for the flaws in peoples stories.

[Bara Mayako]

1.  sometimes there are more than two sides to listen to.
2.  hearing only one side is not necessarily the same as having only half the information.   But if the OP meant to ask would you mod based on having only heard one side of a story, I would agree that no is the appropriate answer.

[Bhoamar Landfall]

Poorly worded it seems. I wrote this quickly when I was pissed.

Modding after the fact as in 3 days old. The other person looking for a shoulde to cry on after the outcome was not to his liking.

Only half the story or facts. Presenting only the facts that are of a positive nature to his position. ie, saying that he could find no one to help him due to the restrictive nature of a sim rules, when in fact he could get no help as he burned his bridge when he fudges ic rp to get help and was found out whe they went to rescue.


NOt sure if that is any clearer. If not I will just gibe it up. LOL

[JF Kanto]

Should never ever step into a ruling of another mod.  If you want to start a fight that can tear a sim apart that would be a good way to do it.  Once a mod makes a ruling that should be it, end of story.  If the other player goes off to another mod to try to get it reversed that player ought to get banned.  The only exception to this is the sim owner.  If in their opinion the ruling was incorrect then they would have the right to reverse the decision, but that should be used sparingly or the sim owner will quickly find themselves without any moderators.

[ramond lax]

Usually I find the hardest thing in any real Moderation is keeping both parties from flying off the handle.  I believe many people see it as an insult to have to call upon a Mod, and that makes it hard for all three parties, the two needing Moderation, and the mod themselves.

I always ask both parties for copies of their logs, and I review each to make sure they are more or less the same, that way I know one side isn't trying to keep anything from me.  then i listen to both parties.. when i have heard both sides, I will often present a compromise so that they can continue with the story.  Funny enough the more fair the offering, the more likely it ends up with both parties being upset at the compromise.

[Isabella Bergiere]

Should never ever step into a ruling of another mod.  If you want to start a fight that can tear a sim apart that would be a good way to do it.  Once a mod makes a ruling that should be it, end of story.  If the other player goes off to another mod to try to get it reversed that player ought to get banned.  The only exception to this is the sim owner.  If in their opinion the ruling was incorrect then they would have the right to reverse the decision, but that should be used sparingly or the sim owner will quickly find themselves without any moderators.

^^^     This 100%


also lol @ Lax -   thats a classic lawyer line isn't it..    'the verdict must be fair as both sides were unhappy'.

[Sayrax wiefel]

Never make mods your friends.....

Hire outside moderators...

Hire from Sayrax Moderating company

[Delaynie Barbosa]

Never make mods your friends.....

Hire outside moderators...

Hire from Sayrax Moderating company

Actually this is not a bad idea.  There is a group, Moderators at Large, with a couple people who will travel to your sim to mod. It's GE though, maybe need one for BTB sims? Also GE uses "offsim moderators," but I tend to see the same names on those boards, so impartial reliability may not be so impartial or reliable. 

Another option is to use the moderator from a different sim group. For example, in Canjellne, if there was a raid on the fort, the panther group moderator would come to moderate.