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The 2017 protocol is the exact same as the protocol today - I don't think it ever changed since 2015/2016 when I joined. The only difference is, admins back then stuck their neck out for regulars and would be susceptible to punishment if they were wrong. We discouraged this behaviour starting last year when clarifying posts were made at the admin level. However, I don't think it's improper to discuss adding some wiggle room for admins. I'll add it to our agenda to discuss which you can followup on in a few weeks by pinging me or DMing me directly. As for that server crash issue, our technical team was recently busy with focusing entirely on the new forums, and with that out of the way I've asked for it to be prioritized as I'm sure having the population cut in half every 2-3 hours isn't very productive. So yes, lots of elbow grease being put in. As for the screenshot, the only thing I can suggest is to talk to whichever admin that was in private first, and if you're unable to resolve it, make an admin complaint. Thanks again for your candid feedback! Again, you're more than welcome to hold me/us accountable by pinging in this thread or in DMs for followup.

My personal response, not on behalf of the Board: When we talk about admins needing to see something in order to deal with it, the intent behind it is so that they are 100% sure (no less) that the person who broke the rule deserves to be punished. If player experience is being impacted that much, then perhaps there is leeway for us to discuss relaxing that policy or find other ways of being 100% sure besides just seeing the situation. Logs aren't enough though. On our server, there are many more ways to be "justified" in killing someone such as various ways of T baiting or performing traitorous acts. I've conveyed this to the TTT managers and they're looking to address the "grey area". Once this is addressed, we can move forward with determining whether we can be more "lenient" with enforcing the rules (that is, increasing the number of situations we can be 100% certain a rule was broken). Punishments are entirely up to the admin. We have a strict policy of warn OR kick before a ban. In the worst case, this means a player is given one chance to straighten up before they're permed if they mess up again. It's entirely up to the admin to determine how severe they think punishments are given. Situations are extremely case-by-case so unfortunately I can't speak more about it in this post. We've tried using karma as a preventative method to prevent RDMers from dealing significant amounts of damage if they're joining just to RDM, but unfortunately there's no good way to prevent people from RDMing if they're regulars besides having admins on. Probably the best preventative method is to have more admins, so if you're interested feel free to apply (: . Yes, I agree with this. Having events regularly would be helpful. On Jailbreak, we are discussing having 3 events per week minimum to encourage player-to-player and player-to-admin interaction. I imagine TTT would benefit from this as well. @Trazz @Gentoo You're welcome to suggest other ways of increasing community interaction! The "lack of motivation" you feel is likely because admins are adhering to the "if you're not 100% sure, don't act" policy. In reality, there's many admins (including myself last year) who challenged this policy, but it's for the best that we punish players for things we're 100% certain they deserved punishment for. We can implement other ways of becoming 100% certain (more logs, demos?) which will increase the likelihood of an admin being able to act. I imagine this will alleviate this concern. Regarding not knowing how admins really are: at the end of the day, this is a gaming community. It isn't exactly our place to demand extremely thorough background checks, employment history, etc. that a normal company would perform. We have safeguards in place to prevent admin abuse from happening such as a trial admin period (Junior Administrator), logs, and a clear hierarchy of managers who overlook staff they're managing. We also time promotions so that no one can climb the ranks quickly so that there is a better chance we catch any attitude problems. The admins you mentioned that were involved in the Discord riot were given disciplinary action, and Dominic and Zayne's behaviour which led to them being permed largely occurred after they resigned. The screenshot you provided is out of context, so it's hard to tell whether he was being sarcastic. I imagine you guys were being friendly and that's how he jokingly talks to people he considers his friends. Maybe you should let him know you don't appreciate him acting like that towards you? Of course, I'm not trying to put blame on you, but when an admin adds you on his friends list and goes to another game some banter isn't unexpected. I've mentioned it to the TTT managers a few times already, and I tasked @Greggy Gjust now with following up with the managers to investigate a fix. I think your opinions were valid, but we need your (and the community's) help in brainstorming solutions to them. Identifying problems is good, now let's work towards solutions (: . Rest assured, we're aware of many of these problems already and it's refreshing to hear someone genuinely speak up and share their thoughts. Thanks for your constructive criticism! Hope you'll be able to feel significant changes soon with the direction and vision we're moving towards.

Congratulations!

Thank you for your detailed constructive criticism; I'll read over it and provide a response sometime today.

Dominic and Zayne were permanently banned from SG by unanimous vote for general unwanted behaviour, including poaching admins, advertising, and attempting to incite drama over accusing us of stealing. Constructive criticism is fine, baseless slander is not. We have 0 tolerance for that kind of behaviour here. Below are further details regarding the above. Take a look at the below admins at another unnamed community's new TTT server - what do you see in common? Several SG admins were contacted and asked to be admin at another community to help Dominic and Zayne launch a competing server. Note that their admin roster is entirely SG admins. Furthermore, both Dominic and Zayne decided to hop onto our TTT server this morning and advertise. Dominic's attempt to start drama is below. TL;DR: he accused us of screwing over people by having subscriptions (automatic donations). Interestingly, Dominic actually supported recurring payments as a BD. Prior to this permanent ban, Zayne was demoted from the Veteran rank for recurring attitude issues and impersonation of an admin while in the rank. He was expected to uphold a level of professionalism needed as both a former higher-up and Veteran, but failed to do so on multiple occasions. Copy-paste from an IA thread: Good luck with your new endeavour, but don't bring SG into it.

@vinyl you making videos this time?

I have plans for that subforum

Besides awards, what's missing that qualifies this as a bare-minimum functioning forum? Just wondering, not trying to start an argument or anything. @ElementalCan you DM me a screenshot (full-page) of what the forums look like for you? I'm a little confused when you say things are too big while also saying there's a lot of wasted space.

While the recognition rank rework is still being discussed, the Board came to an agreement that LGs should no longer have admin privileges anywhere on our platforms, including the forums and the servers. The reasoning behind this change is quoted below: If an LG or anyone in a recognition rank would like to receive admin powers again, they will be asked to make a standard admin application so that their activity and other factors can be checked. Thanks for your understanding; if any LG has concerns over this, you're more than welcome to share your thoughts via PM to anyone on the Board.

This still applies here though... the logic behind my quoted post hasn't changed. If you're in a deathgame you should be aware it will start at any second.

Are you viewing the forums on your phone or desktop?

The winners have been announced over at Gamebanana. Congratulations to the mappers who won!

This is not that complicated... A "first shot" is when someone takes an intentional shot at someone else as part of the LR to try to inflict damage. When a T says as part of their LR rules "give me first shot", that does not mean the CT gets to shoot the T in the body and inflict damage. By doing this, the CT has taken the first shot as part of the LR. Please don't over-complicate a very simple system. You've shot them first. You took the first shot of the LR. Hello???

Was fun managing Jailbreak and Minecraft with you! GL with IRL stuff (:

Congrats

The deadline for posting submissions has now ended! @Infinityward will be representing SG and submitting scorings on SG's behalf. Thanks to those who participated!

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Press Release fantastic to make appearance in Admins vs. Members event (Steam-Gamers, Worldwide -- June 27, 2020) fantastic today announced his fabled return to the Steam-Gamers Jailbreak server. As former manager of the server, fantastic's stunning prowess around the gamemode coupled with his intense map knowledge makes him a force to be reckoned with. Word has it that he is in the middle of an online exam but will be taking a break to join the admins in dominating the regulars. ###

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THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO SEE! Great stuff @Dreamz @ManiacJak @Damon KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! @Poke LET'S GO BRO

Keep in mind, the Discord move is still fresh and we're actively taking feedback and making adjustments. This poll may not be representative of what opinions may be once things settle down.

LET'S GO @gween @Trazz CONGRATULATIONS! KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK

Hello everyone, Please enjoy while you read this exciting thread . Today we'd like to announce Staff and Member of the Month awards for May. We've had an incredible playerbase who dedicated themselves to discussions and suggestions throughout the past month, and an extremely dedicated team of staff who've supported us in existing and new endeavors. A huge round of applause for those who've enjoyed our community and continue to do so while making SG a better place for everyone (:. That being said, let's launch into these month's awards. Let's start with Member of the Month! This person has been incredibly helpful to our CAs and ATs by filing countless bug reports and chiming in on suggestions. Along with making player complaints and being a fun person to have on the servers, this individual has proven to be a key part of our community. The team expressed their excitement in seeing their passion for the community and the effort they have been putting in, and we'd like to recognize their contributions to SG! Please join me in congratulating @gween for being Member of the Month for May! Next up is our Staff of the Month! This person has spent months dedicating themselves to the success of our community. Working both in front and behind the scenes, this individual has proven himself to be a key contributor in discussions and gracefully handling multiple tasks and servers at once. They've gone above and beyond in their duties to ensure every server is doing well in the community. On top of their promotion to Internal Affairs, their helpfulness and dedication deserves recognition for the month of May. And so, the higher-up team would like to recognize their effort with the Staff of the Month award! Please join me in congratulating @Trazz for being Staff of the Month for May! Thank you everyone for continuing to make this place the fun community it is, and we're excited to see what efforts are shown in June. Once again, congratulations @gween and @Trazz !

We won't be entertaining name changes for situations like this. It's a waste of time for the Board.

Fruits for when I want something sweet, popcorn for when I want something salty (: