Keepin' It Clean!

[Captain Quirk -I|G-]

Recently on our servers, I've been noticing a lot of inappropriate behavior (dod and tf2). Almost every time I log on to a server I see names, words, mic spamming, sprays and relative things that should not be on our servers. I would like to ask that people from our clan, no matter their rank, be on the lookout for this stuff. If you see it going on please intervene. They are many reasons it should be stopped.

- First, it is a bad influence on younger players in-game, who may pick up words or phrases.
- It is disrespectful to those who enjoy a clean game.
- It interrupts gameplay.
- It also (gasp) causes people to leave the server and lower eGO rank
- And finally, parents may stop letting their kids play games online if they hear it. (I know mine would.)

My way of tackling these people is:
- Ask them to please stop
- If they continue, explain the disrespectfulness of it
- If they persist tell tell them that eGO has no problem removing them from our servers.
- If STILL continued, report to an admin, or if you an are an admin, they will be punished accordingly.

If you are only rank e, like me, don't let that slow you down, the e means you are learning to be a responsible admin, and this is a pretty good way to show that.

I rest my case with a thanks to all the people who are doing this and an encouragement to do so if you don't.

~Quirk

 

[ramatheson]

Good post. The same has infected us over at the COD4 division a bit on vent. While everyone likes to have fun, being loud and laughing a ton has to stop after a short bit.

 

[Captain Quirk -I|G-]

I agree, rama, humor is great and all but we shouldnt get carried away.

 

[ramatheson]

Exactly.

 

[Baron Rojo]

If the problem persist On the server they must be banned.

now in vent there are alot of rooms , if you go in a room and hear something you dont like LEAVE THE ROOM AND JOIN ANOTHER ONE.

There is really no need to try and stop people from Laughfin and Having a fun time in vent , if they enjoy it let them be.

 

[Thatguy]

U:

 

[WhiteSoxFan5622]

great post. This should help some people who do not know what to do in the event of an immature player.

 

[ramatheson]

If the problem persist On the server they must be banned.

now in vent there are alot of rooms , if you go in a room and hear something you dont like LEAVE THE ROOM AND JOIN ANOTHER ONE.

There is really no need to try and stop people from Laughfin and Having a fun time in vent , if they enjoy it let them be.

Yes, spam and laughing and having a good time are two different things. The group laughing together is part of the appeal and bonding that goes on in vent.

However, if someone asks, "Hey quiet a minute please so I can hear," and you continue the noise, that's a different story.

 

[=(eG)=Sushi]

Yea same here if my parents heard that i would be forced to stop playing DOD

 

[Baron Rojo]

If the problem persist On the server they must be banned.

now in vent there are alot of rooms , if you go in a room and hear something you dont like LEAVE THE ROOM AND JOIN ANOTHER ONE.

There is really no need to try and stop people from Laughfin and Having a fun time in vent , if they enjoy it let them be.

Done.

 

[Cordl3ssPen]

Ram, if someone is bothering you in a room in vent, and you don't want to leave the room because you have friends in there, then you have all the reason to mute said person. Just because people are laughing and having fun and you don't like it and you don't want to leave the room, doesn't mean that they should have to stop.

 

[Captain Quirk -I|G-]

Also on vent subject, im not against laughter and a good time i mean inappropriate behavior, like swearing crude jokes and etc.

 

[Celes]

Some people have a crude sense of humor and if you have an issue with what they have to say.. you can just leave the channel and talk to other people... its as simple as that

I think people with a weird sense of humor are not trying to harm others they are just trying to have a good time with others like them

also if someone insults you on vent why not let them know they have crossed the line in a private message and work it out in a mature way.

 

[bubba92103]

The only thing is that I tend to get scolded as an e for "admining" when I warn players of language or etc. So I only warn people when no one else calls it. But I've been playing a ton on the servers and I think it needs to stop. I'll be sure to warn abusers of the rules.

One quick question what sprays are inappropriate? I've seen some that I'm not sure what to call. For example a pin-up poster style pic of a woman from the 60's is that inappropriate?

 

[AWPerator]

The only thing is that I tend to get scolded as an e for "admining" when I warn players of language or etc. So I only warn people when no one else calls it. But I've been playing a ton on the servers and I think it needs to stop. I'll be sure to warn abusers of the rules.

One quick question what sprays are inappropriate? I've seen some that I'm not sure what to call. For example a pin-up poster style pic of a woman from the 60's is that inappropriate?

The general rule is if you can't find it on daytime television, its not allowed. Just use common sense on this one.

 

[The IRS]

The only thing is that I tend to get scolded as an e for "admining" when I warn players of language or etc. So I only warn people when no one else calls it. But I've been playing a ton on the servers and I think it needs to stop. I'll be sure to warn abusers of the rules.

One quick question what sprays are inappropriate? I've seen some that I'm not sure what to call. For example a pin-up poster style pic of a woman from the 60's is that inappropriate?

Also, the only time you sould ask peolpe to watch their language is when an admin is not on the server with you. If the admin doesnt do anything about it.
Do team chat. And put an @ symbol at the begining of your message, and only the admins can see it. Its handy.

If they dnt do anything about it. Then talk to a DL or council member about him/her not doing his/her job.

 

[Dreadmaker]

There is a hierarchy :

if there is an eGO or above in the server, they preside. They can deal with language or other stuff... afterall, they have the power to ban, wheras eGs do not.

if there are no eGOs, then the power falls to the eGs.

If you find yourself as one of only a few e's in one of our servers (rare) then you should do as the original poster said, and tell them they can't do that on our servers. Theoretically, they don't know the clan hierarchy because they are pubs. Thus, by calling them out, you give them the illusion that you have power. This may or may not be a good thing, but prevention is always better than having to kick/ban someone, and if they think you are an admin, they might calm down.

A suggestion for ALL e's : get an eG or an eGO in your friends list (if you don't already). If you find a server that doesn't have an admin on it, give them a ring. Even if they can't be there, they can inform other admins of the problem and get it taken care of.

 

[Sonec]

If you find yourself as one of only a few e's in one of our servers (rare) then you should do as the original poster said, and tell them they can't do that on our servers. Theoretically, they don't know the clan hierarchy because they are pubs. Thus, by calling them out, you give them the illusion that you have power. This may or may not be a good thing, but prevention is always better than having to kick/ban someone, and if they think you are an admin, they might calm down.

I have unintentionally done this before. I usually try to keep peace on the servers and most will listen simply because I have a tag in my name, even though I am a lowly "e".

Some, however, are not so easy. There are people who like going around servers stirring up trouble, I've witnessed it firsthand. And as Dreadmaker said, we can contact admins who are willing to help us and take care of these people.

 

[Captain Quirk -I|G-]

The bad thing about this is we actually have to have e's step in, im not in anyway against them doing so but often admins arent paying attention, simply don't care, or there arent any admins around and thats why I made the post. We need people who are interested in being a positive influence on pubs as well as fellow members.

And continuing my original post, I am also not in anyway encouraging e's like myself to go overboard and try and run an eG or eGO's admin for them. If you see something going on that isn't being dealt with or their is no admin in your team and its over the mic or teamchat or a spray in your spawn, you need to deal with it. Follow the steps, and dont be rude to an admin who you want to punish the person, if they see you doing this, they aren't gonna be too fond of you. You aren't totally powerless, getting admin assistance is like being in a game show and using your phone-a-friend option. Admins are here to help. Clean servers are one small step for eGO but a giant leap for online. ( lol i totally rephrased a totally cliche qoute!)

 

[Fubar]

Aye, I've noticed a lot of Hostility on Orange X lately.