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Jarrad said:
But we have voices? I feel like when I go slightly off topic that I'll be punished for something so insignificant... Help when did tbt turn in to a concentration camp?
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You do have voices, you can talk about anything that is forum appropriate but if you want to talk about something off topic, it's better to create a new thread for it so it doesn't hijack the original topic (most of the time they do, that's why we are so strict on it). I understand why you may be upset about it but rules are rules.

Also the most you get for being off topic is a warning unless it continues to happen after the warning. Warnings are just to let you know you aren't following rules and you have a chance to correct your actions so you don't get an infraction.
 
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Kaiaa said:
You do have voices, you can talk about anything that is forum appropriate but if you want to talk about something off topic, it's better to create a new thread for it so it doesn't hijack the original topic (most of the time they do, that's why we are so strict on it). I understand why you may be upset about it but rules are rules.

Also the most you get for being off topic is a warning unless it continues to happen after the warning. Warnings are just to let you know you aren't following rules and you have a chance to correct your actions so you don't get an infraction.
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Okay! One last question, would this be considered bad-talking/insulting/causing offence "I made sure that I was contributing to the thread by giving consistent content specifically related to the topic! :S"?
 
Jarrad said:
Okay! One last question, would this be considered bad-talking/insulting/causing offence "I made sure that I was contributing to the thread by giving consistent content specifically related to the topic! :S"?
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Well that all really depends. Different moderators see different things as being back-talking/insulting/causing offense. One moderator could find something offending while the other may not. Moderators are only human after all. If all one got was a warning for a post, then they wouldn't have to worry about anything. It's just a warning and they aren't in danger of being banned or suspended or left out of anything. The best thing to do would to be drop it issue before it turns into an infraction.
 
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Kaiaa said:
Well that all really depends. Different moderators see different things as being back-talking/insulting/causing offense. One moderator could find something offending while the other may not. Moderators are only human after all. If all one got was a warning for a post, then they wouldn't have to worry about anything. It's just a warning and they aren't in danger of being banned or suspended or left out of anything.
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Well considering I got an infraction over that, then I think I will worry. Sure, every moderator has different standards of offence, but what I said to him was in no way offensive. I've been unfairly issued with an infraction over absolutely nothing, thus rendering me to conspire that this is an abuse of power. (Sorry to mention it here, but I sent a report regarding the infraction and I haven't received any feedback.)
 
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Jarrad said:
Well considering I got an infraction over that, then I think I will worry. Sure, every moderator has different standards of offence, but what I said to him was in no way offensive. I've been unfairly issued with an infraction over absolutely nothing, thus rendering me to conspire that this is an abuse of power. (Sorry to mention it here, but I sent a report regarding the infraction and I haven't received any feedback.)
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You are right. You were unfairly issued an infraction but it wasn't abuse of power, it was a legit mistake. Your infraction had been overturned and is now a warning, so don't worry about it anymore! :)
 
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Kaiaa said:
You are right. You were unfairly issued an infraction but it wasn't abuse of power, it was a legit mistake. Your infraction had been overturned and is now a warning, so don't worry about it anymore! :)
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Thank you <3 Mod of the year right 'ere! (You)
 
Kaiaa said:
You are right. You were unfairly issued an infraction but it wasn't abuse of power, it was a legit mistake. Your infraction had been overturned and is now a warning, so don't worry about it anymore! :)
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I'd just like to point out the the warning was never an infraction. As Kaiaa mentioned, warnings are simply just a convenient way to PM a user to let them know that what they're doing isn't cool. They look very similar in PM which is why you may have been confused.
 
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Either way it's something you shouldn't actually be worried about. Just cease doing whatever it was you were warned for.
 
Why is it when I try to change my avatar by upload that it says "Your submission could not be uploaded because the token has expired. Please click the back button on your browser to go back to the page you were on." or something like that? I'm trying to use a Mario and Luigi: Dream Team avatar but it won't upload. D:
 
What's the easiest way to see if a thread you want to make is already up? Is the best way just to search it up?
 
Jas0n said:
I'd just like to point out the the warning was never an infraction. As Kaiaa mentioned, warnings are simply just a convenient way to PM a user to let them know that what they're doing isn't cool. They look very similar in PM which is why you may have been confused.
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Interesting. What determines whether or not a moderator or administrator issues a warning to a user before going straight for an infraction or not? My first and only offense resulted in an direct infraction with no "warning PM".
 
Reizo-Trepe said:
Interesting. What determines whether or not a moderator or administrator issues a warning to a user before going straight for an infraction or not? My first and only offense resulted in an direct infraction with no "warning PM".
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It was a Warning actually. It still falls under the Infraction system, but you'll notice on your profile that it's yellow, not red.
 
Reizo-Trepe said:
Interesting. What determines whether or not a moderator or administrator issues a warning to a user before going straight for an infraction or not? My first and only offense resulted in an direct infraction with no "warning PM".
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Sometimes it's an honest mistake that the moderator makes. It's just a one-click difference between a warning and infraction. The main difference between a warning and an infraction is more for the moderators to know how many times a user has been warned or how serious of an issue a user is. If somebody is infracted instead of warned by mistake, it's usually posted in the staff forums so you won't be mistakenly seen as a warning user by the other moderators.
 
OK, I see now. I wasn't aware warnings were part of the infraction system itself, it started to sound like warning were just simple PMs. I'm just tired of going to my settings and seeing it glaring at me.

Are the infraction PMs automated?
 
Reizo-Trepe said:
OK, I see now. I wasn't aware warnings were part of the infraction system itself, it started to sound like warning were just simple PMs. I'm just tired of going to my settings and seeing it glaring at me.

Are the infraction PMs automated?
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Yup.
 
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