[[red]Ashe | Sin Side]

I'm not sure giving a -1 based on nitpicking in the past is entirely fair since 1. we honestly could do a better job of clearly explaining ghosting evidence on the forums and 2. after I explained things, Ashe stopped nitpicking about ghosting evidence.  If anything, this shows that she is trainable (which is a good thing).

Next, what Nuru said was very interesting and brings about the question "If a donor chooses to use their powers, should they apply those powers to everyone in the lobby equally?".  I think the correct answer to this question is yes.  Giving multiple warnings to friends/regulars instead of gagging them when gags have been given out to other random players isn't techincally against the rules as they are written (since donors are never required to use their commands), but is a valid reason to scrutinize this staff application.  Staff members have to be impartial and apply the rules equally.

Ashe: if you are concerned about how your friends/regulars will perceive you if you use your commands on them, you should make it abundantly clear to everyone that getting punished for breaking the rules is not a personal attack on them, but rather cause and effect.  If you break the rules (cause), then you are punished in some way (effect).  This has served me well.

Just wanted say that I appreciate all the advice, answers, and explainations from you and the other staff I've talk to privately. No other community has done this for me when it comes to any communication (I remember being muted on a mc server for something small and the staff wouldn't even hear me out. ) So it's really enlightening to have that guidance.

I did bring up the fairness matter directly with Nuru but I'll put it here too.
I'm unsure of how I am to show for how I handle my friends and regulars getting out of control. They rarely cause problems, and when they do, they typically listen to warnings. Staff aren't on to see these interactions usually, but I wish that it showed more  :-/ I have some decent clips of chat getting wild, like two days ago when I had to gag neehaa for holding his mic while laughing for so long. Most that happens is me asking a few regulars to back off their mics, not to yell, etc.