About a month ago, maybe longer, something happened where a leader on a site (not an admin or moderator, just a leader of a group) tried to manipulate me and my character. They reported me to the admins when I deleted my post and blew up with rage. The admins spoke to me, and it took a week for them to conclude that I was innocent of the crimes I was being accused of (well, not innocent, but they forgave me for deleting the post, explained the rules, and moved on) and moved onto the more serious matter of this leader abusing her power. It has been a month since then. She is still a leader, and still a very active poster on the site. While I, being the paranoid being that I was, actually went offline for a couple weeks in order to calm down and stop freaking out over the situation being afraid that I would be banned for being temperamental and paranoid, she went on along her way. The situation does seem a little complex, so I'm wondering how long it takes to resolve these kinds of problems. So: When someone breaks a rule, how long does it take to resolve the problem? How long does it take to accept an application? If a new plot twist/idea that hasn't been covered in the rules comes up, how long does it take to decide if it fits into the setting and either accept it or ask for changes?
Uhm.... a few days? I dunno, who actually remembers broken rules for that long? If it was something as small as deleting a post you shouldn't have, they should get over that kind of fast, shouldn't they? I'd focus more on a grievous misuse of power, and that should be resolved immediately by telling someone to cut it the hell out already. What do you mean by leader on the site? As for the app. question... a few hours at most? I've never really left an application sit for longer than a few hours, myself. I think once I let one sit for a day because I was too busy to deny it, but yeah. Same goes for the new plot/twist. Admins should read it over, discuss it, and get back to you within at least a few hours of their being online.
Yeah no issue should take longer than a couple of days to be sorted out especially if the Administrators are active and posting frequently. On applications most of ours come through PM to the respective Administrators and they get handled within a few hours or the same day never much longer than that unless something unexpected comes up to keep someone offline.
They run a group, like the leader of a guild. They are in charge of that guild, and plot events and the like for it. They have a forum specific for it that they have moderator powers in. How long for serious misuses to resolve?
When someone breaks a rule, how long does it take to resolve the problem? That depends on what the rule broken is to be honest. If it's a TOS rule broken, the member is PM'd with a reminder of the rules and asked not to do it again in a very nice manner of course. If it's god-modding, the same rule applies that they are informed that the person felt that they were. Normally any rule infractions can be settled within a matter of minutes although some may take a little more discussion if there was some confusion on anyone's part. But it still shouldn't take more than that to settle. How long does it take to accept an application? Again, this depends on the applicant and application in question. If it's a WIP, the app is looked over once it is completed which the member can inform staff of by PM or cbox so it can be looked over and normally it is accepted right away if everything is in order. The same goes for Incomplete applications that have been posted and are noted to need a little more description of history or better description of powers. Once they're fixed, they are usually accepted that same day. Basically, even though we have a two staff approval system, applications never end up waiting for more than maybe an hour before being accepted. If a new plot twist/idea that hasn't been covered in the rules comes up, how long does it take to decide if it fits into the setting and either accept it or ask for changes? This could take a couple of days depending on the suggested plot twist. If it fits the setting and at the same time doesn't, it will be discussed between the member and staff to see if it can be reworded to fit. If it's something that fits, but not at the current time, it will still be placed in the sub-plot area with a notation that it will be implemented in the very near future. The reason it takes longer to complete could be due to time restraints on either staff or the member as we are in different time zones, but we do strive to resolve everything within a reasonable time frame.
When someone breaks a rule, how long does it take to resolve the problem? Probably as long as it takes for all the staff to give their opinions, to discuss, to agree upon a measure and to enforce it. On some sites, where staff speak every day, it might take 1-3 days. On other sites, or when some staff is on holidays (especially the head administrator) it might take longer. So yes, it depends from a site to another, on number of staff and rules. How long does it take to accept an application? It depends from a site to another. On mine, 24 hours to hear from the staff. If this means approval or a PM with required changes, this is it. But there was a site where I had to wait 3 weeks, as the main administrator and one of the moderators were in exams. If a new plot twist/idea that hasn't been covered in the rules comes up, how long does it take to decide if it fits into the setting and either accept it or ask for changes? This might take longer. Again, as long as it takes for all the staff to give their opinions, to discuss, to agree upon something, then consult the other potentially involved writers. Sometimes a poll might be necessary too. Sometimes, the idea is retained but the time for effectively implement it will come in a few months (it has happened on our site), simply because then (after x, y, z happen first) the plot twist becomes meaningful.
I think if it's been a month the staff did this: Oh.. well leader might have broken some rules but look how active she is... and well, we told player he was good to go and not in trouble.. let's just let it go and see if it works itself out, because you know, leader is still posting and other player isn't and we might not want to get rid of leader if they are active... Maybe the problem won't repeat itself and it will resolve and maybe it wasn't that big of a deal. Your options: 1. If you're still bothered (obv you are) pull aside the admin and ask what the resolution was and how you can expect leader to treat you in the future. Decide if you're happy with the response. 2. Leave Either way, understand that likely after a month, they don't plan to do anything more. And for all you know, they talked to leader in private and gave her a warning about the behavior and not to repeat it. As I'm thinking about, that could also have happened. /deadbrain today.
