tbt needs to create an established system

[Esphas]

Sure @ the first thing (though I think suggestions should be explained why they're shot down rather than just a "hell no") but who's starting a flame war?
Being blunt in your response isn't the same as someone trying to start something. If I made Tina feel ****ty then my bad, but I'm mainly just confused as to why the situation was handled how it was.

exactly. it should be safe to post your suggestions, and to state your opinion and not get it shot down as soon as its sent. however as it stands, this is not the case

 

[Belle of Pripyat]

The one thing that really bothers me is that today I learned that certain things are "generally up to moderator discretion in the moment." I don't like that each moderator handles problems the way that they seem fit. Say two members both break the same rule and a different mod handles each problem. One member gets a warning and the other gets an infraction. How is that fair? Shouldn't both people get the same punishment?

 

[Esphas]

The one thing that really bothers me is that today I learned that certain things are "generally up to moderator discretion in the moment." I don't like that each moderator handles problems the way that they seem fit. Say two members both break the same rule and a different mod handles each problem. One member gets a warning and the other gets an infraction. How is that fair? Shouldn't both people get the same punishment?

exactly. its unjust and nothing short of corrupt. they need to decide infractions and warnings as a collective, as to avoid favoritism and of the like, and let the people know whats going on so they arent left in the dark. if they dont, it just leads to more problems. there are no advantages, and everyone loses out

 

[Belle of Pripyat]

I haven't gotten any warnings or infractions (yet), but I hope if I'm ever in trouble, I get one of the nicer mods handling my issue. I'm in trouble if it's someone who doesn't like my posts... Unfortunately, I'm not friends with any of them.

 

[ZetaFunction]

I haven't gotten any warnings or infractions (yet), but I hope if I'm ever in trouble, I get one of the nicer mods handling my issue. I'm in trouble if it's someone who doesn't like my posts... Unfortunately, I'm not friends with any of them.

I don't like the fact that you have to be best friends with the mods to be exempt from harsh punishments.
It honestly makes no sense...

 

[seliph]

I don't like the fact that you have to be best friends with the mods to be exempt from harsh punishments.
It honestly makes no sense...

I'm glad more people realize that this is totally a thing

 

[AnimalCrossingPerson]

I think the mods are overworked, though I do find it frustrating how many threads get closed unnecessarily by Tina. No offence, but unless a thread is spam there's really no reason to close it. Beats someone having to open another one to say something relevant.

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inb4 this thread gets closed

 

[Esphas]

I think the mods are overworked, though I do find it frustrating how many threads get closed unnecessarily by Tina. No offence, but unless a thread is spam there's really no reason to close it. Beats someone having to open another one to say something relevant.

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inb4 this thread gets closed

its extremely frustrating and baffling to say the least when a thread is locked when its contents are relevant to the topic, and because of it the suggestion is left behind because a mod doesnt like whats being posted. its not harming anyone, and in fact id go as far as to say locking the thread hurts the site and hurts more people than it helps, especially when a discussion is wholly civil

 

[PeeBraiin]

I think the mods are overworked, though I do find it frustrating how many threads get closed unnecessarily by Tina. No offence, but unless a thread is spam there's really no reason to close it. Beats someone having to open another one to say something relevant.

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inb4 this thread gets closed

I think there needs to be a bit mre consistency within the mods, like set up a rule with a time limit like 6 months or something of the like (just an example)
And just guidelines for them to follow that they all agree with so we don't suddely get a bunch of random things going on.

 

[seliph]

its extremely frustrating and baffling to say the least when a thread is locked when its contents are relevant to the topic, and because of it the suggestion is left behind because a mod doesnt like whats being posted. its not harming anyone, and in fact id go as far as to say locking the thread hurts the site and hurts more people than it helps, especially when a discussion is wholly civil

It's the worst when a thread's locked for (what looks like) no reason and there isn't a post explaining why the thread was locked. Sure drama and flame wars are easy to see but sometimes it seems like literally nothing happened, and whatever it is isn't going to stop if people don't know what locked the thread in the first place.

 

[That Zephyr Guy]

It's particularly frustrating when the thread gets locked and when a bunch of questions rise up about it - we're told that we don't know all the details but all the details remain unshared.

 

[AnimalCrossingPerson]

I think there needs to be a bit mre consistency within the mods, like set up a rule with a time limit like 6 months or something of the like (just an example)
And just guidelines for them to follow that they all agree with so we don't suddely get a bunch of random things going on.

Seems odd to even have the option of bumping old threads if it's such a big deal, lol. Just going to openly say I bumped this old thread: http://www.belltreeforums.com/showt...Service-(PM-me-if-you-want-to-use-this)/page2

 

[Nightmares]

The one thing that really bothers me is that today I learned that certain things are "generally up to moderator discretion in the moment." I don't like that each moderator handles problems the way that they seem fit. Say two members both break the same rule and a different mod handles each problem. One member gets a warning and the other gets an infraction. How is that fair? Shouldn't both people get the same punishment?

I got a warning for saying something that I, and many other people, have said 100 times....unfair imo

 

[ZetaFunction]

It's the worst when a thread's locked for (what looks like) no reason and there isn't a post explaining why the thread was locked. Sure drama and flame wars are easy to see but sometimes it seems like literally nothing happened, and whatever it is isn't going to stop if people don't know what locked the thread in the first place.

This so much.
There's a ton of people on here who are new who don't read the rules and FAQ sections before posting and contributing a lot, which is why there's always people asking millions of questions in the Bell Tree HQ; yet the mods expect everyone to know the rules inside and out, including the ones that do/don't exist?

Just look at Re-Tail. When I first joined, no one was allowed to buy/sell for TBT bells there. And yet... I'd occasionally see it, and everyone said it was allowed. So I'd always buy/sell for TBT bells there (since I was poor in IGB), and it was so confusing because... it said that it wasn't allowed, yet it was?... I just think it's a lack of cohesion on the mods part for not having rules set in stone so people aren't confused.

 

[Belle of Pripyat]

On one of the other forums I visit, threads are automatically locked after so many months. I wonder if that could be an option here?

 

[seliph]

This so much.
There's a ton of people on here who are new who don't read the rules and FAQ sections before posting and contributing a lot, which is why there's always people asking millions of questions in the Bell Tree HQ; yet the mods expect everyone to know the rules inside and out, including the ones that do/don't exist?

Just look at Re-Tail. When I first joined, no one was allowed to buy/sell for TBT bells there. And yet... I'd occasionally see it, and everyone said it was allowed. So I'd always buy/sell for TBT bells there (since I was poor in IGB), and it was so confusing because... it said that it wasn't allowed, yet it was?... I just think it's a lack of cohesion on the mods part for not having rules set in stone so people aren't confused.

Exactly that too! From what I know you can ask for TBT in Re-Tail if you're also accepting IGB. But I'm also seeing that thread in the TBT Marketplace auctioning off villagers and I'm like shouldn't that be in the Villager Trading Plaza? Should I report it? Who knows I don't anymore

 

[AnimalCrossingPerson]

This so much.
There's a ton of people on here who are new who don't read the rules and FAQ sections before posting and contributing a lot, which is why there's always people asking millions of questions in the Bell Tree HQ; yet the mods expect everyone to know the rules inside and out, including the ones that do/don't exist?

Just look at Re-Tail. When I first joined, no one was allowed to buy/sell for TBT bells there. And yet... I'd occasionally see it, and everyone said it was allowed. So I'd always buy/sell for TBT bells there (since I was poor in IGB), and it was so confusing because... it said that it wasn't allowed, yet it was?... I just think it's a lack of cohesion on the mods part for not having rules set in stone so people aren't confused.

There's a lot of rules the community has formed that are communicated through mind waves like trading forum Bells for in-game Bells being on the TBT forum.

I love it when threads go a bit crazy like this.

 

[Esphas]

On one of the other forums I visit, threads are automatically locked after so many months. I wonder if that could be an option here?

great idea! too bad due to a moderators distaste for where the idea spurred from (which was their mistake/false information), they wont allow that discussion to be continued

 

[Hermione Granger]

I noticed that lately mods just close threads without any explanation. I don't expect them to fully explain why they close things, but some times the threads they close don't seem like they're bad at all? I understand the obvious spam threads, but I've seen some threads get shut down for no reason. Of course, no explanation generates many questions which aren't always answered.

As for the whole "this is an AC forum!!" argument, yeah, you are right, the purpose of this site is Animal Crossing. But it's more than that; it's about the way things are handled apart from the ~AC~ theme.

 

[seliph]

I love it when threads go a bit crazy like this.

The great thing is is it hasn't even gone crazy, we're actually all agreeing with each other it's kind of beautiful lmao