Question

Why are mods being jerks? They are banning people for role playing (nothing out of the OS CoC), they are banning for saying noob, mocking, saying LMAO, etc. Whats their problem?

Answer 1

Where are you doing this?

Answer 2

Maybe you're in the wrong subject.

Answer 3

You should do it in a chat or something.

Answer 4

This IS a study site..maybe you should take it outside of OS.

Answer 5

Well mods are here to help us not ban us. They are just simply doing there job and there might be a reason for the ban.

MODS DONT BAN FOR NO REASON. :D

Answer 6

No ._. I want to know whats going on. I keep getting banned and warning for stupid things.

Answer 7

Maybe you did something wrong @Captain_America_Army did you think about that?

Answer 8

mods are nice if you nice to them

Answer 9

I fully agree. I have had an account BANNED,(which was later lifted), because I asked someone to help me.

Answer 10

thats

Answer 11

a

Answer 12

Here read our code of conduct.

Finally, if you do make a mistake, please be respectful to the moderators.

Moderators are the users whose names are in purple. If you go outside the code of conduct, one of them will likely contact you. If they do, listen to what they have to say and be polite.
If you are issued a temporary suspension because of a Code of Conduct violation, just wait until your suspension is expired. Go read a book, throw a football, unwind, and come back when the suspension is over.
If you create new accounts to bypass a suspension, you will be permanently banned from the site. No questions asked.
If you are permanently banned, or you feel you did not deserve a suspension that you were issued, feel free to email abuse@openstudy.com to discuss your suspension with one of the OpenStudy team members.

Answer 13

@jagr2713 =.= this is what my suspension said "you were suspended for Role Playing this is a type of spam please refer to the CoC.

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powerhunger mod

Answer 15

there is one mod who looks through messages that you may not remember saying a while back

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Yep you cannot spam its against our CoC

Answer 17

and he/she will ban you for it

Answer 18

@jagr2713 BUT role playing isn't spamming

Answer 19

Don't spam! Common forms of spam include:

Posting a question multiple times within a short period of time.
Posting a question that is off topic for a particular group (i.e. posting a physics question in the Mathematics group).
Posting a reply that is not relevant to the topic of discussion within that question.
Posting questions that are not, in fact, questions (for example, starting a question in the Mathematics group to wish someone "Happy Birthday").
Sending the same chat message repeatedly.
Filing false abuse reports on a user repeatedly.

Answer 20

I have gotten COUNTLESS warnings, all for no reason. I said the word "mod" and I got a warning, saying that I should keep what mods do out of chats, when I was talking about MINECRAFT

Answer 21

major part of openstudy is to study and learn but there is also a part of openstudy where you can socialize and make friends, roleplaying helps strengthen those friendships and make new ones

Answer 22

^

Answer 23

@jagr2713 ._. those are all for posts like this one but the only one for chat is "sending the same chat message repeatedly" and its not repeatedly

Answer 24

REOLEPALY IS FUN AND HELPS US XD

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they are all annoying

Answer 26

well in the Coc i just sent it says and i quote
"Posting a question multiple times within a short period of time."

Answer 27

MAybe to you but others like it ._. we get banned for stupid reason like that, and the CoC doesn't even enforce the reason.

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ROLEPLAYING IS NOT SAYING THE SAME THING MULTIPLE TIMES

Answer 29

^

Answer 30

Well rules are rules you agreed to it remember

Besides the pledge, we also have some specific guidelines on what not to do, outlined below. Failure to follow the guidelines may lead to your suspension or banning from the site. If you see any violations, please report them by using a report abuse link.

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http://openstudy.com/terms-and-conditions

Answer 32

the guidelines say nothing about roleplaying

Answer 33

@jagr2713 Yes rules are rules BUT IT DOESNT EVEN SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT!!!

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^

Answer 35

Oh hi there @just_one_last_goodbye

Answer 36

Did you know that you can't evade suspensions?

Answer 37

the reporting system is flawed as well, i've gotten community suspensions from a person who has a grudge on me for an unknown reason

Answer 38

If you feel you did not deserve a suspension that you were issued, feel free to email abuse@openstudy.com to discuss your suspension with one of the OpenStudy team members.
@Captain_America_Army

Answer 39

If you can find a part of the CURRENT CoC that specifically outlaws RolePlaying, I will leave OS forever. THAT is how confident I am.

Answer 40

@jagr2713 she's talking about roleplaying in the chats not posting a question multiple times as a way of roleplaying

Answer 41

@jagr2713 they dont reply on that email at all

Answer 42

@Zyi6 Also remember they don't have to have a written reason to outlaw it. The admins words are law. And the CoC is a minor thing. You agreed the the Terms and Conditions when you signed up.

Answer 43

Same thing Spamming in questions or chat will result in the same thing

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Oh sorry I didn't read that @TheSmartOne let me log off so i dont get in deeper trouble keep the convo up guys DONT LET THESE PEOPLE WIN!!! they have no support or reason

Answer 45

lol

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@AlexandervonHumboldt2 YES the same thing happened to me it just a bunch of humbo jumbo

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.

Answer 48

PEACE IM OUT

Answer 49

If you feel you did not deserve a suspension that you were issued, feel free to email abuse@openstudy.com to discuss your suspension with one of the OpenStudy team members. @Captain_America_Army

If there is any other question you might want to ask, feel free but if not please close this and lets go help people. :D

Answer 50

If what the admins say is law, can someone explain why 2 MODS have said role playing is fine, while others havn't?

Answer 51

but @jagr2713 it isn't spam it's just people replying to others in their fantasies in unoccupied chats

Answer 52

Moderators have their own standards of what is allowed and what isn't. Some are against one thing more strongly than others.

Answer 53

tkhunny is against almost everything

Answer 54

yeah i did reciaved an undeserved sus from him

Answer 55

Who is right?

A mod, or another mod. If what they say is law, then there is NO LAW.

If one law contradicts another, then we cannot have an effective system.

Answer 56

Riddle me that.

Answer 57

Keep in mind that OpenStudy is an open, transparent system where everyone can see all your posts, chats, comments, questions and answers. So OpenStudy documents your greatness and your helpfulness. If on the other hand you do not follow our code or post inappropriate content that is creepy, rude, or violates your school's Honor Code, it is also openly viewable. We care about you. So our advice is to be nice and honest.

Answer 58

most likely i'll get suspended for saying these things against him/her XD

Answer 59

Moderators and admins. There is a difference between them.

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^

Answer 61

they all look purple to me

Answer 62

Admins have the ban button. Moderators don't. So since you don't know who is who. Be careful.

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lol @TheSmartOne

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what about the suspension button or are those the same thing?

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They could be here right now

Answer 66

No suspension is with the mods

Answer 67

Ban means a suspension for forever. Suspension is a timed thing.

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http://openstudy.com/code-of-conduct <---go review the rules and note how many you break

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like i said, some mods are suspension crazy

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Well they are doing there jobs to keep this site perfect :D @hysusonic

Answer 71

All the moderators are nice, until you break the rules.

Answer 72

Then feel free to call mods jerks if they have suspended you for no reason WHICH im sure the have NOT

Answer 73

If so, why do i get banned EVERY OTHER WEEK?!?!?!??! This account has had 7 BANS ON IT. ALL of which were later lifted. If people are against role playing, then just say so. I do not need to be banned just because I might have given a direct answer, or said an inappropriate word. That is what WARNINGS are for. The ban button is overused, and that should be addressed, and SOON.

Answer 74

But go review first make sure to take note

Answer 75

@Zyi6 then thats a sign that you need to stop what you're doing :D

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nkidrah we can click on link we are not didiots.
dont post it here takes too much place

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every time i get suspended, i go and read the rules and look for which one i broke but usually they are community suspensions from people reporting me for no good reason

Answer 78

LOL some people dont know what the CoC looks like

Answer 79

And im sure they werent gonna click that link :P

Answer 80

@Zyi6 What you have experienced is the suspension. Bans are rarely used. (Thank goodness)

Answer 81

there is always HIDDEN rules..

MWAHAHAH

Answer 82

No there are no hidden rules

Answer 83

No, i have gotten the message that said i was banned.

Answer 84

If you were banned you wouldnt be here

Answer 85

with that logic @jagr2713 ,i'll be banned for not knowing those hidden rules

Answer 86

lol it was a joke lol

Answer 87

The admins all discuss to each other before they ban. And if they do, they might give you a second chance, and tell you to make a new account.

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lol i know XD

Answer 89

The bans were lifted by the admins
because I got emails from them.

Answer 90

Yeah atleast they let you back in out of generosity right? so they arent jerks now are they? :)

Answer 91

And there is a huge difference between BANS and SUSPENSIONS.

They rarely give out BANS.
SUSPENSIONS are given out daily.

And they only give suspensions if you keep breaking the rule regardless of all the warnings you were given.

Answer 92

Well everyone is diffrent :)

Answer 93

If you were given a SUSPENSION then thats not a big deal, just DONT do it again but if you were BANNED then that means you need to take a while and see what you did wrong and fix it.

Answer 94

There is no point of this convo

Answer 95

What one mod may see to be bad the other one might see that as nothing

Answer 96

You think that the CoC has all the rules. BUT when you signed up, you agreed to the Terms and Conditions. ( http://www.openstudy.com/terms-and-conditions )

And in the TaC, it says that you also have to follow the CoC.