With the new mod panel now being activated, i thought i would make a blog addressing some of the issues regarding new moderation and various comments i might have made in the past. Like i have said previously, i want to be as transparent as possible and ensure that i provide you with full honesty with regards to the decisions that i have made and will be making.
1. How did i become a Mod/Why was Aquamarine not appointed?
I have been on this website for a hot minute, and never have I actually "left" the site. I'm not sure why people are saying i've been gone for years... that's not true. I haven't played games for a while because they stopped being fun once multis took over. I've always been here passively, even if i don't contribute as much as i did before. I made a blog stating what i felt needs to be done to get this website back on its feet again, and i assume rando agreed. We then communicated, and he asked if myself and Aqua would be willing to moderate. We both have a love for the site, so we both accepted. Since that point, numerous people have contacted rando and even left him "threats" (his own words) if he were to appoint Johnny as a mod. He therefore took the decision not to. I had no input in this, and I believe 2 mods would be better than one, as that ensures each report would be looked at from 2 perspectives.
In response to Bryan's post where he exposed the inappropriate messages he had received from #ilysuiteheart, i did retaliate and make a comment that devalued Bryan's own experience, and for that, i do wholeheartedly apologise. I do not and will not ever sympathise with predators, and i did publicly condemn ilysuiteheart's ban, and openly stated that his behaviour was freaky and unacceptable. My comment was insensitive to the situation and lacked insight. Furthermore, my friends list is literally compiled of skeletons... people i used to play games with when i was younger. This should not be a reflection of my view or values as i have not updated it or paid any attention to it in years, except from adding rando as a friend when he added me. I have since removed RobertGuajardo after being made aware of his previous actions. I want to assure Tengaged that ANY acts of pedophila/inappropriate behaviour towards minors will be treated with extreme seriousness and quick action will be taken.
3. Consequences of "No Moderation"
I know a lot of people haven't taken a liking to me being appointed as a Mod, and that's understandable. A lot of people don't have any idea who i am lol, I'm not involved in any T-alliances or chats, but honestly... i think that's a good thing. I'm impartial. I have no allegiances or hardcore friendships with anyone here (which is a shame because i did used to 😭) and so my ability to moderate wont be clouded by ulterior motives/bribery from friends like previous mod teams were. The consequence of no moderation is exactly what we have seen over the last few months: games not filling because no one wants to go up against cheaters and multis, predators left to run wild, homophobes and racists chatting their bullshit over the blogs page... it's honestly kinda upsetting. This site used used to be fun and competitive, and we didn't have to worry about all of that crap because there were moderators around to police it. This website is in dire need of moderation: not strict moderation where people get banned for trivial drama, but moderation of some of the vulgar crap that people like #kyoot and #Wakiza used to splurge on the blogs page, and moderation of inappropriate behaviour like that we've seen from people like #ilysuiteheart.
So please... chill. I'm not looking to go on a banning spree and start intervening with your lives and friendship groups 😂 I'm just gonna attempt to keep a bit of peace and restore a bit of order. I know some of you might feel as if i have some strange vendetta against you from a frooks we played 5 years ago, and some people want to drudge up immature comments i made on this site when i was 16... we've grown since then. Many of us are adults and (i hope) have matured from the whiney teens we were 5-6 years ago haha. The only issues that i will administer a ban for are the issues stated in this blog here: https://tengaged.com/blog/LeXXXy/9348236/mod-new-moderation-rules-important-information
Let me also restate that any prior breaking of the rules mentioned in the blog above will not be banned for, as that would be unfair, seeing as the site has been un-moderated for so long.
4. Extending the Council
I suggested maybe holding an election to extend certain privileges to some users, that might want to help me with the job... if that is something people would like? It's completely up to you guys. You guys have the power and so if you want better representation and someone respectable that the community trusts to help me with more complex reports, i am totally down for that as well. If that's not something you'd like, that's cool too. Just let me know! I want you guys to have as much say as possible.
5. Features of the new Mod Panel
Let me make this point perfectly clear: our main priority right now is dealing with bigotry and pedophila. Randomize is currently in the process of making an automated system that punishes cheaters/multi users. The mod panel allows me to see duplicate IPs and how many IPs (different users) are accessing any one account. I've checked, and some of the people hating on me the most have at least 7 different people using their account 😂 makes you wonder why they're so against moderation :/... In terms of reporting, the new mod panel logs reports from the "Report" button found on profiles and blogs, so please use that :)!
Final Remarks:
Look, I know i'm not the perfect candidate. I've said some stupid ass shit and made questionable decisions in my 10-year stint in this place, but who hasn't? I'm gonna give it my best shot, all i'm asking for is a chance 🤞🏻Hopefully we can work together to try and make some positive changes to this site, and attempt to restore a lot of the fun that has been sucked out of it as a consequence of no/poor moderation in the past.
- L
(i'm fucking kidding LOL please don't jump me again 😅)
EDIT: as a sidenote, i have recommended to rando that we appoint another mod ( koolness234, cheapcheep?). There's a lot on here we need to tackle and that can only be done by a TEAM, not by myself solely, although i am going to try my hardest to in the meantime.
Hey Tengaged! As many of you are now aware, randomize has asked myself and Aquamarine to help moderate the website after a long spell of controversies and inappropriate behaviour that has plagued the community for quite a while. I am writing this blog to inform you all of the new rules that will be taking effect this weekend once rando activates the mod panel and installs a few small updates. The point of this blog is to inform you all now, so that everyone is aware and has time to become accustomed to the new rules before they take effect this weekend.
Let me just preface by saying that myself and Aqua will not be taking a hardline, militant stance on moderation, unlike some previous moderators who seemed to want to ban anyone that breathed. Our goal is to simply monitor the community and ensure no one is engaging in any obscenely offensive/inappropriate behaviour or language. As a community, we thrive when there are as many active users as possible, playing games, blogging and competing fairly amongst each other, and so our aim is to ban as few people as possible. This means that Aqua and I will not be banning people willy-nilly because someone is upset that they got voted out of a frookies game, or because someone has been told to go fuck themself. The filter function is your friend and so please utilise it when you come across another user that you are not fond of.
That being said, there are specific circumstances where Aqua and I will have to intervene and issue warnings/bans where appropriate, in order to protect the safety of other users and ensure we foster a tolerant community, devoid of racism, homophobia and other forms of bigotry. These circumstances and their accompanying punishments for a FIRST-TIME offence are detailed below. Repeat offences will result in extended bans, eventually leading to a permanent ban for unremitting offenders.
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1. Racist, Homophobic and Obscenely Offensive Language:
Any user found using racist, homophobic, transphobic and other obscenely offensive language on the Tengaged platform will receive a 3-day ban without warning. These slurs include the terms n*gger, f*g/f*ggot, tr*nny, etc. Any users posting these words, even with the respective letters starred out (*), will receive an immediate ban (I have used the starred-out terms here for clarity on what is/isn’t allowed). Obscenely offensive language is classified as any of the above, along with death threats or telling another user to kill themself. This is a brief outline of what is considered unacceptable. Each report will be looked at on a case-by-case basis and if we deem obscenely offensive language, slurs or threats to have been used that aren’t covered in this list, we will administer a ban accordingly.
Prior Offences:
Tengaged has not been moderated for a prolonged period of time, and so we will not
be accepting reports of inappropriate slurs that have been used passively on the blogs
page/games over the last few months. Those users that have already been banned have
been done so by randomize himself, not myself or Aqua. Any use of the language
aforementioned once the mod panel goes live this weekend will result in a ban. We
want to be as relaxed as possible, so please don’t feel like you can’t use profanity or
get into a fight. You certainly can. This website wouldn’t be what it is without the
drama. All we are saying is that obvious hate speech/bigotry will not be tolerated.
2. Pedophilia/Inappropriate Behaviour Towards Minors:
Attempting to groom, ask for sexually explicit pictures of, or attempting to engage in any sexually inappropriate behaviour/dialogue with a minor (i.e., a user who is under the age of 18) will result in a permanent ban without warning. These reports will be taken extremely seriously. If you are unsure of a user’s age, ask them. If you do not ask a user’s age before attempting to make an inappropriate pass on them and it comes to light that they are in fact a minor, we will treat this as a lack of responsibility and self-awareness and will administer a ban accordingly.
3. Posting Pornography:
Any user found to be posting pornographic material anywhere on the Tengaged platform will receive a permanent ban without warning. This includes images, GIFs and links to external sites that contain pornographic material.
4. Multis:
We are in contact with randomize and hope to soon have a system for easier detection of multis. Our first priority right now is dealing with the bigotry and pedophilia. However, we will shortly move on to banning users who have been incessantly using multis to cheat over the last few months. This includes users sharing the passwords to their accounts and having other people play on their account for them (I suggest you stop now). So, take this as a very stark warning: we see you, we know who you are, and your time will soon come.
EDIT: As Tengaged has been mod-free for a while and an increased number of users have been cheating/using multis, we will communicate with randomize about giving users the opportunity to purge their multis and keep their one main account.
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5. Reporting:
When sending in a report, make sure you detail the exact rule the person you’re accusing is breaking, i.e., any of the above rules we have mentioned, accompanied by sufficient evidence. This evidence should be in the form of a screenshot, and should depict the entire webpage along with the address bar. Reporting can be done by either mailing myself or Aquamarine. We are unsure as of yet whether the new mod panel rando is designing will log reports made by using the “Report” button on profiles/blogs – we shall inform you in due course. If you are a white level and need to report an issue, please e-mail your report to tengagedmoderation@ yahoo.com
Any reports that are found to be falsified (i.e., inspect elemented/forged screenshots) will result in the false accuser receiving a ban equal to the offence which they reported. Again, may I reiterate, please do not send in reports over trivial issues that can be solved by either filtering the user(s) you’re accusing, or growing a thicker skin. May I also remind you that the mod panel will not be active until this weekend, so please do not report anything yet. Randomize will blog to inform us on the weekend when the update has been installed.
6. .es/.br Ambassador:
As some members of the site are from .es/.br, and English might not be their first language, we think it would be a good idea to appoint an ambassador for foreign users who might struggle with the reporting process. This ambassador should preferably be someone who can speak English, Spanish and Portuguese fluently, and someone who would be willing to compile reports from foreign users, translate them into English and forward them to myself or Aqua. This would ensure we can deal with their requests in a timely manner. Feel free to display your interest in the comments or tag any recommendations you might have.
7. Tengaged Council:
In order to provide complete transparency to the Tengaged public on the banning process and the specific reasons for why certain users are being banned, we have created the Tengaged Council group – https://tengaged.com/group/10076-tengaged-council
Feel free to join! We will aim to post explanations for each ban we administer in this group, to ensure we are keeping you guys in the know and to hopefully deter any user who is considering acting in an inappropriate manner. In time, we hope to extend mod privileges and add more people to the council.
8. Special Games, Updates and New Features:
Once the website is being sufficiently moderated and we have dealt with some of the inappropriate behaviour/cheating to a successful degree, we hope to host special community-wide events/games that we can all get involved with, which will hopefully add some more excitement and breathe new life into Tengaged. Rando has also shared interest in possibly developing new games in the future. This can all be achieved once we have the site back on its feet again.
I think that just about covers it! Again, let me reiterate that we are planning on being as relaxed and lenient as we possibly can. We want to work collaboratively with you all to ensure the site is an enjoyable, safe and tolerant platform to play on once again.
Furthermore, this is a new moderation team. Neither I nor Aqua have held this position before, so please give us a chance :)! I know that some users will be hesitant to do so due to the questionable motives/decisions of previous moderation teams, but as I said, this is a fresh take, and so I hope we can earn your trust and respect through listening to your concerns, dealing with your reports as quickly as possible and taking action where appropriate in order to restore a bit of peace and order to the website that we love.
Feel free to comment any questions you might have and me and Aqua will try our best to clarify any of your queries!
Honestly think it would breathe new life into Group Games, which were once really exciting.
I remember back in 2009/2010 people used to be OBSESSED with Jubbzy's group games, as he had the ability to reward T$, and also grant other group game hosts the right to gift T$ as prizes for their own games.
Rachel is gonna go from least trending to actually winning the whole season
I don't often get these weird intuitive feelings but when i do i am never fucking wrong
