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Clarifying the Terms of Service on 4.3 Vigilante Moderating


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Added a clarification to the Terms of Service Clause 4.3 Vigilante Moderating

 

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4.3 Vigilante Modding
Vigilante Modding is not allowed. Vigilante Modding is harassing, attacking, or otherwise antagonizing members you believe are acting inappropriately and/or you believe have violated the ToS. The proper procedure in such cases is to report what you know to the Admod team so proper action can be taken with all the information at hand. Please refrain from engaging in direct confrontation, or attempting to take forum justice into your own hands. If you must disagree, do so calmly and with dignity, no matter how outrageous the provocation. To know how to report a post, a member or a PM, see the Thread How to report a post, a PM or a member.

If you suspect that a post or a user is bending the rules of the forum then PM a moderator or an admin. Do not feed trolls, and do not flame other users no matter how badly you may think they deserve it.

A note with respect to the Admod Team:

Admods, as individuals, are protected by this rule. This does not mean criticism of the team or its actions is disallowed, just that those criticisms should be directed to the team as a whole, and should not make reference to individuals. We both allow, and encourage, constructive criticism. If you feel the need to address the actions of a specific member of the team, this is not a matter for the open board. Either address that team member directly, or contact an administrator. Such communications should be dealt with using the site's PM system, or if the situation is severe enough to warrant it, the report system.

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4.3 Vigilante Modding

Vigilante Modding is not allowed. Vigilante Modding is harassing, attacking, or otherwise antagonizing members you believe are acting inappropriately and/or you believe have violated the ToS. The proper procedure in such cases is to report what you know to the Admod team, so proper action can be taken with all the information at hand. Please refrain from engaging in direct confrontation or attempting to take forum justice into your own hands. If you must disagree, do so calmly and with dignity, no matter how outrageous the provocation. To know how to report a post, a member or a PM, see the Thread How to report a post, a PM or a member.

If you suspect that a post or a user is bending the rules of the forum, then PM a moderator or an admin. Do not feed trolls, and do not flame other users no matter how badly you may think they deserve it.

 

A note regarding Admods and other staff teams:


Admods, as individuals, are protected by this rule. Constructive criticism regarding how AVEN is run is fine, but antagonism towards individual Admods (and/or staff on other teams: Declass, Project Team, Training Team, Board of Directors, etc.) is not. 

 

As an example, harassment and targeting an individual Admod isn't acceptable. Instead, constructive criticism should be directed to the Admod team as a whole and should not make reference to individuals.

 

If you feel the need to address the actions of a specific member of the team, this is not a matter for the open board. Options include politely and respectfully sending a PM to that team member or an administrator, or if the situation is severe enough to warrant it, the report system.

 

Admods are bound by a privacy/breaching policy and may not be able to answer any question(s) about specific incidents (and/or members) until declassed.

 

Disrespectful, antagonizing posts, memes, and/or PMs to a staff member(s), false public forum and PM accusations, and/or false reporting against an Admod aren't acceptable and may be dealt with by the Admod team.

 

 

The team stresses this is not a new Policy, but only a clarification of the existing Policy and the Terms of Service

 

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