OFF-TOPIC POST:
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If someone is causing trouble, please report the post to a mod or to me.
Do not derail topics.
We're not checking every thread. Here's the way it works, because apparently people don't know:
1. We log on and browse some topics. Though we do not browse all topics all the time, we browse some of them. Then, we look at posts in which repeat offenders have been posting (anyone who may have been reported, anyone recently coming back form a ban, and anyone being 'watched', which is anyone who has warnings to their name).
2. We see our private messages.
3. If there's a private message that's reporting some inappropriate activity, we look into it.
4. If a thread needs to be moved or locked, usually Bloodreign or Ralph will take care of that.
5. If a person is acting up, I usually end up taking care of that, since I've got the big banhammer.
6. I try really hard to reason with that person. If that person does not comply, they get a warning. The first warning can be private or public. The second warning is usually public. After this, they get a ban for a short amount of time (like a week). Then they are treated like a repeat offender and next time I log on, I specifically look for responses those people are putting up, as in Step 1.
7. If I receive a PM about a repeat offender, then I personally go look at the offending post. Being a repeat offender, that means they already should be watching what they're saying. Either that or they don't give a fuck. If they don't give a fuck, then I time them out for even longer, but still give them a way back after a month or so. If after a month or so they come back and their behavior hasn't changed, then the first time I get a PM about them, or the first time I browse the threads and I see anything but ANGELIC behavior out of them, they're outta here.
8. (really rare but has happened): I'm a pretty public guy. My AIM name, my Facebook handle, and my Youtube account are still active. Banned people can still repent after a while... but if when they contact me they act like assholes, then they're really not scoring any points. Insulting me, insulting the community, and 'cursing' the community to internet-die ("Your community aleady sick and will consume itself because of its own fanatism, overwhelming nostalgia and stupidity. There will be only 5-6 "yes-man" on the forum", that kind of crap ) isn't gonna convince me to unban them.
Sorry for the long post but long story short: If someone is acting up, TELL THE MODS.
Don't assume we're looking at every thread all the time. We may not get to an offending post for a week, or even later than that.
Send PM's. Don't just tell me. Let Bloodreign or Ralph know. Send us all PM's. Then maybe the problem will be taken care of a little faster.
I don't like banning people, and I assume people here have thick enough skin to handle some criticism so I don't expect PM's just 'cuz someone said something you disagreed with. But if they are violating the rules in the Rules Thread, let us know.
And now, back to the regular "Mirror of Fate 3DS (Discussion Thread)" already in progress.
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I've only gotten to the point in which Alucard has to take care of that lion-headed monstrosity thing, so I don't know much of what happens afterwards... but I find myself having more and more difficulties continuing to play, mainly because of sheer boredom.
I feel that, as a fan, I have to trudge through it though, just to see the game 'til its end and give it a fair assessment. I just wish it was more exciting to play.