Post by TG-GriefAura || TG-Summoner on Sept 19, 2015 20:24:39 GMT
Mentor System
A new mentor system to aid novice or troubled RPers has been accepted onto the forums! This is a voluntary system in which staff members with more than three years of RP experience will counsel members to avoid suspension. Any RPer who is perceived to be at risk of suspension or ban from RP on the forums in the near future due to their actions either IC or OOC will be contacted privately by one of the staff mentors to discuss ways they might improve RPing.
Because it is a voluntary system, members contacted by staff can choose not to participate in the mentor system. This will, however, result in an increased risk in the future of either suspension or ban.
Cooperating and becoming a subject of the mentor system will mean that you accept your assigned staff member as a mentor. They will talk with you in private; no one will know what you discuss, or how the problem is solved, so long as you are able to improve in your RP and the problem does not persist. However, that is not to say that we will allow members to be victimized. If you feel that your mentor is being unfair in his counsel, or is even going so far as to be described as abusing his powers as a staff member, you can discreetly contact other staff members in private. Make sure you keep a record of your discussions with your mentor so that this can be easily reviewed. When you discuss this with other staff members, contact three or more so that this does not become a game of 'picking favorites,' and so that the matter can be settled in a manner that is both fair, and to your satisfaction.
Finally, the mentor system has been put in place to improve the quality of RPing by users and staff alike. By being kind and respectful on both ends- staff and users alike- this system can help our newer, less experienced members not only to fix their mistakes and prevent the need to suspend or ban them, but also to one day become RP veterans of the highest quality!