Hello guys and girls.
I am writing this suggestion thread as a suggestion for the staff team in general and i would be very grateful if you keep on reading on to find out why.
As most of you know I have been on meep for quite a long time, and during this time I have found that staff are varied in personalities and "strictness" but with this amazing variety of people in the staff team, also comes a huge disadvantage and here is why. Staff have different standards and this is really not okay as it creates an un-balanced and unfair system for everyone to work around. Some staff are strict, and follow the rules as if they are the law. Other staff are much more relaxed and don't mind as much and will give you a second or third chance and there is a really bad problem with this. I'm going to be focusing on moderation in-game mostly but it also happens in forums. And before everyone tells me there is a "guide" for staff, its not good enough.
About a year ago i remember a person saying a server name in global, and they weren't banned just warned and then my friend said a server name in local about a few hours later and she was banned for a day all because a different staff member was on duty this creates huge unfairness and shouldn't be allowed just because it depends which staff are online, Yes, this was a year ago but i even see it happening recently.
It isn't just in-game moderation this happens say if a staff member is reviewing one application, and another staff for a different one, those staff members have their own opinions and will accept/deny the application not on the terms of a structured system which checks boxes but on their own personal belief of what it takes. I am not complaining about staff, i am just pointing out the elephant in the room and what most people have been thinking for a long time.
If we change the way staff handle these punishments so it is all equal it will also make the server a-lot less confusing for people. For example: "Oh! well, i only got a 5 minute ban for swearing with Mary (I didn't want to mention any staff names) so i am sure it will only be a 10 minute ban next time with john" and then that player gets banned for half a day.
A way of letting me, and other people know this is actually going to happen is you could display next to all the rules how long the punishment would be for each. Trust lies thin in meep so this is how things should be done by the book, instead of willy-nilly lengths of times for random people. Like every person, they deserve a trial for their punishment but of course we can't give every person a trial each time they are banned so instead we should add a way which will show how long bans are for different offences and staff should follow this. Also this is to do with applications being bias (You can message me on discord if you want to take up that argument too.)
My source, from a previous staff member states that staff aren't given sets of times for different bans, and its more on the bases of what you think is best. This is outrageous and a completely corrupt way to run things. There should be a set of rules and sets of ban lengths. I understand that each situation can be different but if someone goes against the rules then they should receive the right amount of ban length, so if multiple people do the same thing they will all receive the same punishment and it will be fair.
It is messy. We do need some opinion from staff members, but it can't be overruled by that opinion. It is ridiculous in the way staff run things, helpers and mods and smods e.c.t all have a duty to do what is best but how do we know their morals are the correct ones? how do we know they are serving out the right ban lengths for different people? Its based on what they think.We have these staff to look after the server and moderate us but we can't give them a full opinion on the situation. It has to be fair and at the moment i don't see it. A staff member might of had a bad day so they decide to take it out on the person they are banning. I'm not saying that always happens but i have to assume the worst to get across all my points.
It will stop bias decisions in general. I think we all are at-least friends with one of the staff members and how are we to know they aren't just giving us the maximum time of a ban because they hate us? or in a different case the minimal amount of time because they like us? I know this is what makes staff friendly and it gives staff a personal touch otherwise we could just install robots (thats a joke, sorry) but it is still unfair.
I say it's time to make a change in the way staff moderate the server, instead of having a set of rules which staff base their own judgement on there should be a re written way staff look after the server, a book which says a ban is a certain length (For example: Swearing 3rd offence = 1 day ban). I'm also not saying they cant have any control over the situation but staff should punish all 2nd offence alt abusing the same (another example). Al too make the server a fair place. If this system doesn't change then it is a terrible way to run a server and i see no point in staying.
And a second to last note, i am not shouting at the server but i know if i don't come forcefully with this suggestion staff will not even consider accepting it.
STAFF DO NOT DENY THE TRUTH Basically for people who can't be bothered to read all of that, I am saying we should have a new moderation system. We should have staff ban people fairly.
