Actually, the team server was the alliance server, and what is now the alliance server used to be the User Moderated server. They switched everything around not long after EE was created.

1a was the alliance server, now the team server
1b was the tourney server I believe
EC was the Earth council server, formerly known as the User Moderated, now known as the Alliance server
Don't remember the code for the limited server. 1c?

4a

@ mrford :

Great things are done when men and mountains meet, this is not done by jostling in the street.

Thank you for taking the time to explain to me on what's wrong with the Team server, I do appreciate it. You have been playing along time and are very experienced, which is invaluable. I just wished you would be more optimistic and not give up on so easily. Celphi & I love the game a lot and it's sad to see it die like this, we need people like yourself to revive the game back to its former glory. You have the experience and we have the energy, can we learn to get along and work with each other?

is there kool aid involved?

You refering to the smoking kind or the drinking kind? Either way I have both ;)

mostly the cyanide kind.

I can make that :)

i get the feeling that you were born after jonestown... and therefore you do not get it

Yeah, but can you make H-C≡N or just some weak as C≡N ?

Weak. I'm more into traditional medicines; I prefer natural extraction methods from plants. I am into ayurveda and shamanistic practices; unfortunately after studying them it gave me a good understanding on the art of poisoning :(

"on the art of poisoning"

im pretty sure it's a science.

kool aid design, on the other hand... now that's an art.

winter windshield washer fluid just throw in some fruit fragrance and call it kool-aid they won't know until after they drank it ;)

Yes b'y ;-)

you dumbasses really talking about how to poision people on a board no doubt monitored by the feds after the last batfluff crazy player?

You think he will be taking a trip to Arizona?

god damn losers lol

didn't you start the kool-aid talk :P

can you read?

Fordy, I spent a fluff ton of time when they first asked me to mod here trying to fix things. I was very very active for a long while. But life catches up with you, and I realized it didn't matter what I did or didn't do, so now I don't spend nearly as much time here as I used to.

you dont have to justify yourself to me. it isnt your fault you decided to stop modding effectively, it is the admins for not replacing you.

replace with whom?

If TEAM is to be saved (in my opinion) there's some obvious things that have to happen:

Discussion Phase:
In a single thread, all available players discuss possible rules which address the current problems of the TEAM server. Some players can offer solutions while others can point out the weaknesses of those solutions. The main idea is to develop a strong set of base rules. Just as there are laws, each rule should state the violation and the punishment. The purpose of this phase is to brainstorm possible rules.

Creation of Rule Phase:
In a separate thread (a Rules Thread), a moderator should collect all the rules in which have passed the scrutiny test of the Discussion Phase and itemize each one with their consequence. Unless a rule from the Rules Thread is violated, no action would be taken. In situations which occur which are not addressed in the Rules Thread, those problems are then recycled through the Discussion Phase as before. If they pass the scrutiny of the discussion phase, then that new rule is then amended to the Rules Thread. The purpose of this phase is to itemize each rule with *clarity* and their consequence for violating it.

Moderator requirements:
A moderator should be available at least once every 24hrs. The moderator should enforce the rules regardless of the violator's status. The moderator should be able to moderate the discussions in the Discussion Phase and update accordingly the Rules Thread as new situations occur. *The moderator may not play on the same server in which they moderate*.

These are some of the basics. To me, there shouldn't be any difficulty of moderating when all you have to do is enforce and adapt to the rules made by the community.

* - added

Right now you have a bunch of rules which don't represent the current player base-- only one person truly knows what they mean-- and you have to go to court to get them enforced (randomly enforced).

if you mod server you can't play on that server.

What does that have to do with anything he said?

Let the big boys talk marshal. Your useless commentary isn't really needed.

as i see he is willing to mod this server.

if he would mod then he couldn't play on this server.

where did he say that?

Is this real life?

celphi: To me, there shouldn't be any difficulty of moderating

Before this gets out of hand--

[ To me ] should be read as [ In my opinion ]. I'm not interested in moderating TEAM. My suggestion is a basic but detailed approach on how we could make the server better.

Just marshal being marshal.

how about we big brother a new mod everyone votes someone they don't' want playing on the server who is then forced to mod unbiased, whoever has most votes is the new mod and end of set if that said person did the mod job right they would be allowed to play again for 2 sets with impunity against voting, and then we would vote a new mod for next set.

The hardest part is finding a moderator willing to accept those responsibilities.

A possible approach is to make a list of all the interested candidates in taking the position & then make a poll. Highest # of votes wins- with a new election quarterly or biannually. That will help ensure the moderator keeps PR good with their community.

If for some reason the moderator goes MIA for more than 7+ days or more, the 2nd highest # of votes would take over.

*note: I was still revising my post when Dark posted his suggestion.

I think tellarion has done a good job being a moderator here and on Express. Things are going pretty well on Express, but this server is pretty difficult to moderate, and there are a lot of assholes. ElvsRUs has volunteered to be a moderator. He's always around on irc and he's a good guy, so why not let him have a go as main Team moderator for while and see how that goes.

ⓧ elvesrus

i was born in eighty six, eight years after. i know perfectly well who the jim jones and the peoples temple murdered in that fluffhole south american fluff-ry.

i also know perfectly well that those who forget history are destined to repeat it. this argument oft leaves me accused of racisism or banned for racism.

Discussion Phase:
In a single thread, all available players discuss possible rules which address the current problems of the TEAM server. Some players can offer solutions while others can point out the weaknesses of those solutions. The main idea is to develop a strong set of base rules. Just as there are laws, each rule should state the violation and the punishment. The purpose of this phase is to brainstorm possible rules.

The first rule I want to see is when you get suicided on and die you come back alive after 24 hours with twice the stuff you started with> Lets try that for awhile and see what happens>

still whoever will be modding this server can't play on this server and i doubt many (if any at all) of current players will be willing to stop playing to moderate this godforsaken server.

whomever.

subject/verb agreement is a basic tenet of the language.

so is caps lock? my phone aint got that arrow in its quiver, so that dog don't hunt, son.

why do you keep saying things that dont matter?

elves has volunteered. let him have it.

Elves is active and actually cares about the server. That puts him miles ahead of anyone else.

lol uncle james then the netters would have their friends suicide on them multiple times a set easily doubling up everytime :P

elves snd tella hold hands for mod 2015 !!

weedylar found a new actual clan name; always the same tag and website, however.

and if de1i returns, i think he knows the pass and admin pass. wishful thinking, however :(

If mrford was my big brother, I would moderate Team Server with him :)

elves or anybody else can moderate this server if he wants and admins are willing to grant him modhood.

i don't give a fluff who moderates this server.

already been part of the moderator team once. no thanks.

There's no denying Elves would be an active moderator., which we desperately need. My only concern is that his loyalty to his friends would taint his decisions. At least Ford treats everyone equally fluffty regardless of who you are. It's a shame he's not interested, because I believe he would be hands down the better choice.

awwwww celphi, you are guanna make me cry!