Most definitely, I'm a doctor of environmental sciences in RL and to have someone speak to me as if I have a developmental problem is insulting to say the least.
People seem to have misunderstood what I am saying. I am not talking about the rules and I am not talking about the forum mods. I am talking about open criticism of game management. For example the way in which players are treated. I have dealt with IG admins before who have treated me like a 12 year old, with patronizing comments and sarcasm . Regardless of my age I should be treated in the same manner as any customer. TW is a business and should be treated as such as far as I'm concerned.
Again, not about mods or breaching of rules but in game management.
No, I'm not talking about volunteers, in reference to EA Games again, they have volunteers running their forums but game designers, server owners, etc. are usually making a profit meaning they are running a business. I'm not having a go at the moderators but I am having a go at the people who appoint the moderators.
Note that they do distingush between mod and admin/manager. If you read the rest of that section you will notice it never says you can not criticize the administration of the site:The Moderators (mods) of the forum are volunteers recruited by the Admin and Community Manager. They come in Three Forms:
[/spoil]If you have a problem with the moderation of any subforum or the forum in general, please do not create a topic about it. Contact a moderator with your problem and we will either explain the reasons or do our best to solve the problem should one exist. Creating Topics only serves to increase public unrest and will not solve any problems.
If you wish to create a topic regarding moderation, please contact the relevant Mod first.
The mods have a very tough job: it can be hard to keep the balance between a clean forum and a fun forum on a daily basis, and they also receive a lot of negative comments and abuse regularly. We would ask that you remain patient with all moderators and that you would be helpful and polite when talking to them; this will make their job that much easier, and in turn make the forum a more pleasant place.
Please note that most moderators still play TW! They have as much a right to post in the capacity of a player as any other user on the forums: No mod will ever mod the worlds that they play, and thus there is no element of Bias involved. Remember that they are volunteers, and are players just like you. This means that outside their realm as a moderator, they are to be treated as you would treat any other player (see Manners section at the top). This is not an excuse to give out about a mod’s moderation, however, which is in no way related to their gameplay!
There is nothing that says you can not complain about them.
Do not open complaint topics in the forum.
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