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ft_directory) wrote1999-06-11 08:38 am
ft_directory) wrote1999-06-11 08:38 am
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HMD
Hi, and welcome to FH's gamewide How's My Driving meme.
Based on feedback in the Open Forums and the need to balance conversation and player comfort, we've made some changes to the setup and established a few more rules to help keep discussion productive.
Here's how it works:
Participation is completely voluntary.
Players who would like critique should ping in with your character journals (it's up to you whether you use one for each character, or just ping in once and list all the applicable characters). You can:
Other players will reply with constructive criticism, either logged-in or anonymously depending on what's been requested and their own comfort level.
Rules and Moderation
First, please know that while anon commenting is on, so is IP logging. The admins, who are the only ones who'll be able to see IP addresses, won't be participating in the meme ourselves, or using it frivolously to check up on who is saying what about who, or passing that info on to players. You can still give constructive criticism without worrying that it might be dismissed due to the source or cause personal friction, but we'll have a better ability to help keep things under control.
We also don't want to stifle discussion with too many rules, but in order to balance that with the comfort of our players, we do need some, and here they are:
If the admin team sees comments that appear to clash with the rules above, we'll freeze or screen the comment and ask the commenter to re-post without the problematic content.
Aside from those situations, the admins are only going to step in to ask that a thread be toned down if someone asks us to, or if we see blatant game-rules / LJ TOS breaking. However, if we see a situation where we suspect there might be a problem developing, what we will do is contact the original poster of the thread or sub-thread and ask if they'd like us to step in, or if they're doing OK on their own.
We understand that in the past, people weren't sure if coming to us would be overstepping, or didn't realize it was an option. It's not overstepping; it is an option. It's the best option. Please grab an admin if something being said is making you uncomfortable. Even if you're not directly involved in the thread or even participating in the meme, we can contact the OP to see if they'd like our help or not. You can use the OOC thread, grab one of us on IM, or send an e-mail to administration@fandomhigh.net.
Finally, for those participating, please remember that no matter how fast comments can fly if there's a disagreement, you're not obligated to reply. If you're uncomfortable with a question or a statement made in a comment, you can stop right there. You can ask the admins to intervene, or not address the comment at all.
You can also reply telling the poster that you're uncomfortable with something they said and would rather not pursue it, would like to take it to e-mail, or any other variation you prefer.
Or, to sum it up in the immortal words of some dudes from San Dimas, the main rule here is "Be excellent to each other." That's it, though if you have any questions, the floor is open in the OOC thread too.
Based on feedback in the Open Forums and the need to balance conversation and player comfort, we've made some changes to the setup and established a few more rules to help keep discussion productive.
Here's how it works:
Participation is completely voluntary.
Players who would like critique should ping in with your character journals (it's up to you whether you use one for each character, or just ping in once and list all the applicable characters). You can:
- Specify whether you're open to anon replies, or would only like replies from logged-in players
- Note specific areas/subjects you'd like crit on or would rather not discuss
- Ping in just to link to an HMD post in a personal journal where you control the settings (if you would like the admins to freeze that thread on the meme afterwards, just ping us in the OOC thread to let us know)
- Ping in to let people know that you'd rather receive crit via e-mail or PM (same as above, if you'd like the thread frozen afterwards, just let us know)
Other players will reply with constructive criticism, either logged-in or anonymously depending on what's been requested and their own comfort level.
Rules and Moderation
First, please know that while anon commenting is on, so is IP logging. The admins, who are the only ones who'll be able to see IP addresses, won't be participating in the meme ourselves, or using it frivolously to check up on who is saying what about who, or passing that info on to players. You can still give constructive criticism without worrying that it might be dismissed due to the source or cause personal friction, but we'll have a better ability to help keep things under control.
We also don't want to stifle discussion with too many rules, but in order to balance that with the comfort of our players, we do need some, and here they are:
- Taking players to task on the meme for their choices about how to receive crit (anon, public, e-mail, frozen threads, not participating at all) is out of bounds.
- Taking players to task on the meme for not replying to comments (or not replying quickly enough) is likewise off-limits. No player is required to be around all the time or be comfortable enough to engage in a dialogue about every critique they receive.
- Discussing the characters of players who haven't pinged into the meme is also out of bounds.
- Bringing up personal information found on the non-game journal of a player is off-limits as well. If there's something about someone's personal life that concerns you for game reasons, the HMD meme is not the place to say it; either contact the player privately about it, or if you feel it's appropriate, contact the admin team, but it doesn't belong on the meme.
If the admin team sees comments that appear to clash with the rules above, we'll freeze or screen the comment and ask the commenter to re-post without the problematic content.
Aside from those situations, the admins are only going to step in to ask that a thread be toned down if someone asks us to, or if we see blatant game-rules / LJ TOS breaking. However, if we see a situation where we suspect there might be a problem developing, what we will do is contact the original poster of the thread or sub-thread and ask if they'd like us to step in, or if they're doing OK on their own.
We understand that in the past, people weren't sure if coming to us would be overstepping, or didn't realize it was an option. It's not overstepping; it is an option. It's the best option. Please grab an admin if something being said is making you uncomfortable. Even if you're not directly involved in the thread or even participating in the meme, we can contact the OP to see if they'd like our help or not. You can use the OOC thread, grab one of us on IM, or send an e-mail to administration@fandomhigh.net.
Finally, for those participating, please remember that no matter how fast comments can fly if there's a disagreement, you're not obligated to reply. If you're uncomfortable with a question or a statement made in a comment, you can stop right there. You can ask the admins to intervene, or not address the comment at all.
You can also reply telling the poster that you're uncomfortable with something they said and would rather not pursue it, would like to take it to e-mail, or any other variation you prefer.
Or, to sum it up in the immortal words of some dudes from San Dimas, the main rule here is "Be excellent to each other." That's it, though if you have any questions, the floor is open in the OOC thread too.