[nirvAnA]

I am quite an idealist, always believing people can change for the better and was really reluctant to ever ban someone from the forums. This morning however, i sadly had to make my first ban after giving the said person repeated warnings.

The site gets a good deal of hits nowadays and as our community grows if it isn't moderated to a acceptable standard and admin warnings aren't respected:

1) New visitors will be turned off thinking this site isnt well moderated therefore not well run.
2) Sponsors (i am in talks with two at the moment) want a positive professional environment to be associated with so we have to maintain a certain standard and if the talks go through you can look forward to some well sponsored tournaments coming soon.

We need a transparent and fair set of rules, to make it easier for moderators (Mezza, Jazcie, skybreaker, sheepy, kelly, Torniquet, phoenix) to maintain an acceptable standard on the fourms.

UPDATE:
Infractions have been too lenient and now there is an updated system in place to deal with alot of the unconstructive QQing, silly new threads and return of the trolls.


What does it all mean?

Warnings: These are exactly what they are called as they dont give you any infraction points but warn you that you have made a infraction and will receive points only if you make the same mistake again. So dont feel too bad but please dont make the same mistake.

Infractions: Basically any of the offenses gives you points depending on its seriousness. Infractions points expire after 30 days after they are given and you will have a clean slate after that.

Auto-Ban: If you reach a certain number of infraction points before they clear, you will be temp banned for a certain time period.

5 Infraction points = 3 day site ban which will automatically be lifted after that period
7 Infraction points = 7 day site ban which will automatically be lifted after that period

If you commit a very big offense, you will be permernantly banned from the site, and if you still persist and make new accounts with similar behaviours, you will be IP banned and unable to even view the site.

Keeping the streets of sc2sea clean.

-the sc2sea mod team

Old Infraction System

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Basically how this works is you are given infractions (warnings + points) for breaking these rules and your post is deleted/edited.

In the past i just used to delete/edit the posts without giving infractions, and instead PMing members individually to behave themselves, hoping they could change for the best. Silly me.

So making a thread titled "IMBA STUPID GAME" instead of "PvT Blue Flame harrass help" gives u 1 infraction point which expires after 10 days.

8 points added up gives you a 3 day site ban.
12 points added up gives you a 7 day site ban.
Points expire 30 days after they are given

Users with a long history of infraction points will be looked at and banned.

Additionally, at anytime moderators can dish out 3day / 7 day temp bans and permanent site bans.

I feel these rules are quite lenient. Maybe i should also make a "flaming kelly unconstructively" infraction.
Based on feedback and how this turns out, i might make adjustments to improve the system.

Chatbox Issue

Finally, i have been given alot of feedback and also myself noticed that chatbox has become a troll fest over the last 1-2 months. As a result i actually made it smaller for a day or 2 and if things continue at this rate i might remove the chatbox entirely. However, i changed it back because i felt the chat box was one of the distinctive features of the site and it used to be a fun place to hang out.

In the past i would just leave my browswer on the whole day at work and every once in a while pop back in to see what was going in, chatting frequently with regulars like phoenix/mezza/jaczie/torniquet/tze,potthead,zeion,glade,xeen who now all seem to avoid using it.

I want to bring this warm feeling of using the chatbox back to people who have told me how much they used to enjoy it and so after reviewing the chatbox logs i have personally pmed some individuals and if they continue to troll, they will be banned from the chatbox, as simple that.

BSG Smurfing Issue

We want to make the BSGs an enjoyable experience for lower league players who can still have fun playing in a competitive tournament.
However, every now and then some sad douche who can't win tournaments at his own level (be it the GPD or CO) derives fun in smurfing in the BSG and taking easy wins at the expense of BSG players. We want to encourage BSG players to become better and more competitive but this ruins the fun so we will be very strict from this moment on.

From this point foward the following behaviour will result in an instant irreversible permenant site ban:
1) Registration with multiple accounts for the same tourney.
All accounts get perm banned, and your characterid.code will be blacklisted.

2) Anyone above BSG level of play caught smurfing, with a skill standard clearly above a BSG players level.
This includes using a friends account or having a higher then BSG level on NA and playing on SEA with your BSG account.

The end.

Laying down the law and making sc2sea a better place one step at a time!

love,
Nirvana

Quick Comments

Frogmite:

not an easy task to do