Hi everyone,
The last few weeks, I've been working on the AC, but due to time constraints and other things I haven't made a lot of progress. We still have a lot of problems with hackers, and we can't provide coverage in all the timezones with the current admins alone, especially during the night / early morning timezones. So, we started looking into alternative solutions, and we've decided to restructure the mod level (level 3). Before, the mod level was more of trial period to become admin and was a bit useless. So, we decided to make the mod level a permanent level, focused on catching hackers, in order to provide more coverage around all timezones. The current mod level will be limited, they won't have the same access to information as admins have, in order to make it more focused around hackers, and so more people are eligible to take that position. This is what will change to the mod level:
- Mods will now be able to ban people (after a short trial period). However, the banning will be limited only to hackers, admins will still be responsible for all other forms of rulebreaking. Mods will need to collect proof (video, screenshot, ...) before making a ban. They won't be taking the ban appeals, level 5s or admins will act as a 'judge' there and decide the ban appeal.
- Mods will be more of a level between admins and VIPs, they will have their own chat and forum board, to discuss about things. This is so we can keep the responsibilities of admins and mods separated, without having to worry about sharing info with people who don't have access to it.
- Mods will work in time periods of 3 months, meaning they'll be reselected every 3 months. This is mainly to prevent inactivity, so we always have an active team of mods. This doesn't mean you can't become admin anymore, mods who keep proving themselves will have a chance of being promoted. Also, it doesn't mean that once you lose it, you can never become a mod again. If you're inactive for a period and lose it, but are active again the next period, you can be selected again.
With these changes, we hope that we'll be able to ban hackers a lot quicker and make the game more enjoyable for everyone. Now, if you're interested in becoming a mod, we will open applications tomorrow in a separate topic and you'll be able to apply there. You'll have a week to apply, after that admins will have the chance to suggest people and level 5s will make the final decision. If you have any questions, remarks or suggestions regarding this, let us know here.
