[Hal]

Sent this in staff discord but was suggested to also put this here, even though these threads imo aren't accomplishing much of anything:


Staff needs to be responsible and mindful of their staff privileges and that they must set an example for members and newcomers. But, we also must understand that THIS IS A GAME. A game we all love, value, and respect but a game nonetheless. Meaning, we're still here to have fun. Tightening your grip on staff power use in regards to a mutually accepted joke between a staff member and member (or guest or other fellow staff) is only gonna make people fight against it more. To clarify, creating such a stringent box that a staff member must operate in will result, for a good amount of personality types, in resistance to that unwavering standard. There must be fluidity for people here, because (I speak for myself and I feel confident in saying a lot of people) we come on here to have fun. Therefore, having to constantly walk on eggshells with our position can (and confidently say will) create an environment of stress, self-doubt over every action taken, and most likely an influx of false abuse reports. I'm not naïve about human behavior, I understand that if some people are given an inch they will take a mile. So, that means we must reevaluate the way we investigate abuse reports concerning those situations, as well as a reevaluation of the punishments given and their severity if found guilty.