Board Thread:General Discussion v2.0/@comment-4614364-20151122005017

In my three weeks of being a chat mod, I've noticed some disruptive behavior in chat. However, there aren't any rules addressing said behavior, thus allowing users to continue disrupting chat So I figured, why not have a thread where we can discuss and propose new rules to keep chat running smoothly? I mean, it worked out pretty well before.

With that being said, here are two rules I'd like to have implemented;


 * A rule against minimodding: Minimodding (or backseat moderating) is usually defined as a non-moderating user attempting to take on the role of a mod by telling users how to behave. A few days ago, a relatively new user accidentally roleplayed, and when I attempted to tell them not to moderate, several users ganged up on the user in a very inconsiderate fashion, worsening the situation and making it difficult for me to resolve the conflict. I believe that a rule against minimodding will minimize the occurence of such events


 * A rule against excessive usage of emotes: I've noticed many users spamming lines of emotes in chat, particularly users who have just discovered them. I'm aware that we have a spamming rule in place, but it doesn't appear to cover emotes.

And those are my rules, what do you guys think? Suggestions? Feel free to propose your own rules as well, provided they aren't already in the rules list (which you can find here) 