Yes, I know this is not a democracy. And yes, I know all the GMs have been in the Planeshift community for a long time (as have I). But personally I can\'t for the life of me see anything wrong with the guild name \"MTNDEWBUZZ\". I\'m sure if you drink enough MTNDEW you will get a buzz, a sugar and caffeine buzz that is, but it?s far from being even a vague reference to illegal drugs.
The admins that Lackatee are referring to are not employees, they are volunteers. And from personal experience they are doing a fantastic and invaluable job. A more dedicated group of people would be hard to find. All that being said, I think that only a very few of them have any experience being on the other side of the ability to ban players.
And that brings me to the topic of my post. Do the GMs have a decent set of guidelines?
If so I am not sure if even the most common instances of GMdom could be covered. For example, if I would like to, why can?t I be rude (not obscene, just rude) when someone asks me a question. I?m a large stone man with two swords. According to my bio I am an orphan. I may be role playing or I may just be a jerk. My point is that just because PS is free, it does not mean ?players? should not be dealt with as professionally as possible. In order to do so GMs need well defined guidelines and procedures. There also needs to be a well \"publicized\" recourse to being banned.
The GMs in Planeshift currently have ultimate power and ? , well you all know where that can end up.
P.S. I am interested in hearing what others think about this subject. This post is not
offensive or sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, unlawful, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive language, offensive imagery or content
so please do not close this post ? if I am really off base it will die quick enough of loneliness.
Thanks.
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