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I’m at work so I will not be able to fully respond but here’s the short version: my staffing style is not defying all guidelines and doing my own thing, it is simply just me playing relaxed and deescalating situations instead of warning instantly to create a fun environment. I follow the guidelines for all of my warns and will warn anyone who is rule breaking BUT I do give people breaks, kids that leave their mic I’ll simply ask them to shut it off, but I do so in a way that doesn’t make me sound like I’m ordering them. On the flip side i will never give people a chance/verbal warning for slurs or any of the more serious issues. The ONLY exception I’ve given to this is guiding conversation away from topics like Epstein which in itself is talk about a subject according to the guidelines is not to be discussed under any means. But instead of immediately jumping to warning every single player involved in the conversation I simply explain that this is not a subject we discuss in general and persuade the server onto different topics which works leagues better for keeping the peace.

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I’m at work so I will not be able to fully respond but here’s the short version: my staffing style is not defying all guidelines and doing my own thing, it is simply just me playing relaxed and deescalating situations instead of warning instantly to create a fun environment. I follow the guidelines for all of my warns and will warn anyone who is rule breaking BUT I do give people breaks, kids that leave their mic I’ll simply ask them to shut it off, but I do so in a way that doesn’t make me sound like I’m ordering them. On the flip side i will never give people a chance/verbal warning for slurs or any of the more serious issues. The ONLY exception I’ve given to this is guiding conversation away from topics like Epstein which in itself is talk about a subject according to the guidelines is not to be discussed under any means. But instead of immediately jumping to warning every single player involved in the conversation I simply explain that this is not a subject we discuss in general and persuade the server onto different topics which works leagues better for keeping the peace.

Using this style of communication and deescalation I have found a wayyyyyy more positive response when I enforce rules because the vast majority of regulars know I don’t excessively warn and therefore respect my requests about subject changes etc