[Q] Ominous Loom by Mod who was an active participant

[Trump Almighty]

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What does this have to do with the thread topic? This shtick of yours is getting real old - and real spammy.

I’ve browsed the Moderation thread before, and one of the rules is that a Mod who is not an active participant on someone’s thread, cannot make rulings on another nation’s post. Necroghastia has posted multiple times on the Furries thread. I’m wondering if that rule applies to Ominous Looms- which the post above appears to be.

[Katganistan]

Generally speaking, making a ruling would ideally be made by someone who had not participated, unless it's something that needs immediate attention -- posting something truly egregious. And no, not "Mountain Dew is swill, Coke forever!" egregious, but "OH MY GOD MY EYES MY EYES I NEED BRAIN BLEACH" egregious.

"Let's get this back on track" isn't really a ruling per se, so it would not be a conflict of interest. If the behavior that they're reminding about continues into rule-breaking and making a ruling territory, some other mod would deal with it.

[The Overmind]

Generally speaking, making a ruling would ideally be made by someone who had not participated, unless it's something that needs immediate attention -- posting something truly egregious. And no, not "Mountain Dew is swill, Coke forever!" egregious, but "OH MY GOD MY EYES MY EYES I NEED BRAIN BLEACH" egregious.

"Let's get this back on track" isn't really a ruling per se, so it would not be a conflict of interest. If the behavior that they're reminding about continues into rule-breaking and making a ruling territory, some other mod would deal with it.

This is only in reference to this particular case, right? My first instinct is to ask if there are instances where even a reminder constitutes a conflict of interest, but maybe that veers into "ruling on a hypothetical" territory. So, instead, I'm going to ask, just in general, is this only an exception in this case because the loom was not particularly about something the two of them were discussing as players?

[Katganistan]

Generally speaking, making a ruling would ideally be made by someone who had not participated, unless it's something that needs immediate attention -- posting something truly egregious. And no, not "Mountain Dew is swill, Coke forever!" egregious, but "OH MY GOD MY EYES MY EYES I NEED BRAIN BLEACH" egregious.

"Let's get this back on track" isn't really a ruling per se, so it would not be a conflict of interest. If the behavior that they're reminding about continues into rule-breaking and making a ruling territory, some other mod would deal with it.

This is only in reference to this particular case, right? My first instinct is to ask if there are instances where even a reminder constitutes a conflict of interest, but maybe that veers into "ruling on a hypothetical" territory. So, instead, I'm going to ask, just in general, is this only an exception in this case because the loom was not particularly about something the two of them were discussing as players?

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Can a Moderator act as a Moderator in a thread that they are in?
Yes and no. A Mod will not rule on a person they are in a forum/game conflict with (such as an RP conflict or a debate in General) unless the action is one where speed is needed (Such as posting graphic images). However, if a Moderator sees other posters breaking the rules, they are free to act as they see fit. Mods can also perform ‘bookkeeping’ tasks such as editing posts to repair bad code or splitting threads.

[The Overmind]

This is only in reference to this particular case, right? My first instinct is to ask if there are instances where even a reminder constitutes a conflict of interest, but maybe that veers into "ruling on a hypothetical" territory. So, instead, I'm going to ask, just in general, is this only an exception in this case because the loom was not particularly about something the two of them were discussing as players?

viewtopic.php?p=16394949#p16394949

Can a Moderator act as a Moderator in a thread that they are in?
Yes and no. A Mod will not rule on a person they are in a forum/game conflict with (such as an RP conflict or a debate in General) unless the action is one where speed is needed (Such as posting graphic images). However, if a Moderator sees other posters breaking the rules, they are free to act as they see fit. Mods can also perform ‘bookkeeping’ tasks such as editing posts to repair bad code or splitting threads.

That is precisely what I'm asking for clarity on. This is a gray zone in the rules.

[Sedgistan]

This one got discussed overnight by the team, who felt it would have been better for Necroghastia to avoid the use of red text in that post, which she acknowledged. Players participating in a debate are allowed to try to direct a thread back to the topic, but the red text gave it the appearance of a mod ruling.