Are mods corrupt/biased?

[Ultor Corporation]

*Note to Moderators* I consulted the rules and did not find anything against criticizing moderation decisions or discussing former NS members. If this post violates rules I respectfully request an explanation of what I did wrong.

I have recently started to believe that the mods are acting in a corrupt or biased manner. The job of the mods is to fairly enforce the rules and while they do enforce the rules they act in a biased manner that is confusing and unfair to the players.

The mods seem to abuse their power to punish nations they dislike for whatever reason by issuing overly harsh punishments while turning a blind eye to other offenses. Mods and admins should respect the community and its members as it is us who make the site what it is.

This is evident in the banning of 1000 Cats. He should not have had his nation deleted for what he said; at most it should have had a warning. That was clearly a case of him being deleted because he wasn’t liked by the mod team, even though he is a popular member of the forums. In fact he was made DOS not for his repeating his original offence but for speaking out against the mods decision. 1000 Cats at the very least should not have been made DOS as he did not commit any “similar offences” to what his nation was deleted for on his new account. This is yet another example of moderator bias against a member.

He is not the only one though. I have heard of other members that suffered unfair treatment and overly-harsh sentences even though I am too new to have known them personally.

So what do you think NSG? Are the mods justified in their decisions or am I right about any of this? I would also like to hear the moderators opinion on this issue as well.

[Novaya Tselinoyarsk]

You're late to the "revolution", friend.

We've already decided the moderators are our benevolent supreme overlords.

[Cannot think of a name]

They're human beings and volunteers, so they are as susceptible to any foible that any other person doing a job they're not being paid for are, but it's not some corrupt cabal.

[Ultor Corporation]

You're late to the "revolution", friend.

We've already decided the moderators are our benevolent supreme overlords.

That "revolution" was just some joke thing. This is meant to be serious and I'm not calling for any sort of revolt of protest. It's just a discussion.

[Juristonia]

Didn't we have this exact same thread days before we even had the "revolution" thread already?

[Greed and Death]

Make me a mod and I will show you corrupt.

[The United Soviet Socialist Republic]

Hell no. The mods do a good job and are very professional.

[Cannot think of a name]

Didn't we have this exact same thread days before we even had the "revolution" thread already?

We have the exact same thread every time someone flames out.

[Great Nepal]

No, and whats this month? Bash the Mod Month?
As for Cats, if I recall correctly - he was apparently warned not to promote Zoophilia but continued.

[Ostroeuropa]

Can we have another revolution just to be safe?

[Forsher]

*Note to Moderators* I consulted the rules and did not find anything against criticizing moderation decisions or discussing former NS members. If this post violates rules I respectfully request an explanation of what I did wrong.

I have recently started to believe that the mods are acting in a corrupt or biased manner. The job of the mods is to fairly enforce the rules and while they do enforce the rules they act in a biased manner that is confusing and unfair to the players.

The mods seem to abuse their power to punish nations they dislike for whatever reason by issuing overly harsh punishments while turning a blind eye to other offenses. Mods and admins should respect the community and its members as it is us who make the site what it is.

This is evident in the banning of 1000 Cats. He should not have had his nation deleted for what he said; at most it should have had a warning. That was clearly a case of him being deleted because he wasn’t liked by the mod team, even though he is a popular member of the forums. In fact he was made DOS not for his repeating his original offence but for speaking out against the mods decision. 1000 Cats at the very least should not have been made DOS as he did not commit any “similar offences” to what his nation was deleted for on his new account. This is yet another example of moderator bias against a member.

He is not the only one though. I have heard of other members that suffered unfair treatment and overly-harsh sentences even though I am too new to have known them personally.

So what do you think NSG? Are the mods justified in their decisions or am I right about any of this? I would also like to hear the moderators opinion on this issue as well.

I believe 1000 Cats was banned for repeating the same thing despite being told not to, he thinks otherwise. The original nation was lost due to his own foolishness, although given that he had been getting away with it for a number of months bad luck may be appropriate.

As to the mods, if they aren't banning you, they're okay. Unless your a certain poster who will not be listed in which case they're always bad.

[Jerusalem and Damascus]

*Note to Moderators* I consulted the rules and did not find anything against criticizing moderation decisions or discussing former NS members. If this post violates rules I respectfully request an explanation of what I did wrong.

I have recently started to believe that the mods are acting in a corrupt or biased manner. The job of the mods is to fairly enforce the rules and while they do enforce the rules they act in a biased manner that is confusing and unfair to the players.

The mods seem to abuse their power to punish nations they dislike for whatever reason by issuing overly harsh punishments while turning a blind eye to other offenses. Mods and admins should respect the community and its members as it is us who make the site what it is.

This is evident in the banning of 1000 Cats. He should not have had his nation deleted for what he said; at most it should have had a warning. That was clearly a case of him being deleted because he wasn’t liked by the mod team, even though he is a popular member of the forums. In fact he was made DOS not for his repeating his original offence but for speaking out against the mods decision. 1000 Cats at the very least should not have been made DOS as he did not commit any “similar offences” to what his nation was deleted for on his new account. This is yet another example of moderator bias against a member.

He is not the only one though. I have heard of other members that suffered unfair treatment and overly-harsh sentences even though I am too new to have known them personally.

So what do you think NSG? Are the mods justified in their decisions or am I right about any of this? I would also like to hear the moderators opinion on this issue as well.

The mods are different people with different beliefs and different likes. Stop acting as if they're some sneering aristocracy so who all hate specific individuals together.

[Novaya Tselinoyarsk]

You're late to the "revolution", friend.

We've already decided the moderators are our benevolent supreme overlords.

That "revolution" was just some joke thing. This is meant to be serious and I'm not calling for any sort of revolt of protest. It's just a discussion.

And the latter part of my post is completely serious.

[NERVUN]

He was DOS'ed for disregarding an Administrator's instructions, repeatedly.

That's pretty much the end of it.

[Ultor Corporation]

No, and whats this month? Bash the Mod Month?
As for Cats, if I recall correctly - he was apparently warned not to promote Zoophilia but continued.

He was told he couldn't have a region that said "zoophilia" as the title. He was never told he couldn't talk about it on the forums.

[Novaya Tselinoyarsk]

He was DOS'ed for disregarding an Administrator's instructions, repeatedly.

That's pretty much the end of it.

I didn't even realize he was banned.

/payingattention

[Greed and Death]

Seeing your low post count and recent join date I suspect you are 1000 cats.
Is it really worth using a proxy just to come here and complain about getting da boot.

[Meowfoundland]

Good grief. Not again.

[NERVUN]

Can we have another revolution just to be safe?

Well, we all wanna change the world.

You know.

[Ultor Corporation]

Seeing your low post count and recent join date I suspect you are 1000 cats.
Is it really worth using a proxy just to come here and complain about getting da boot.

No, I'm not. Other members can confirm that.

[Novaya Tselinoyarsk]

Seeing your low post count and recent join date I suspect you are 1000 cats.
Is it really worth using a proxy just to come here and complain about getting da boot.

No, I'm not. Other members can confirm that.

How do we know it's not other accounts of yours?

[Forsher]

Seeing your low post count and recent join date I suspect you are 1000 cats.
Is it really worth using a proxy just to come here and complain about getting da boot.

There might be something in that but given Cats was deleted three-ish days ago I think not.

Most people who end up DoS do so because they get carried away. FST is the classic example.

[Stalliongrad and Far-Eastern Territories]

In order for the mods to be corrupt, they'd have to be able to, you know, get something for the work they do.

[OMGeverynameistaken]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrkwgTBrW78

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This is evident in the banning of 1000 Cats. He should not have had his nation deleted for what he said; at most it should have had a warning. That was clearly a case of him being deleted because he wasn’t liked by the mod team

I asked for 1000 Cats to be deleted, so you should be complaining about corrupt admins, not mods. The mods just did what I requested. Anyway, the relevant thread is here.