Private Topics Discussion (Now with Mish Mash)

[quadz08]

Conduct in Private Topics will be held to the same standard as other MS topics. If asked, the moderator of a private topic MUST give access to the topic to listmods and discussion moderators.

Can you explain why a discussion mod or a listmod would want to force me to give them access to a private topic? If I'm using it for a scum topic/mason/ect you can understand why I'd be reluctant to grant access to those topics to anyone beyond the players necessary. (Especially given that some listmods actually do play.)

If I have to allow a site mod to look at private topics whenever they want, what's the advantage of switching from quicktopics? I still have complete control over who has access there.

If someone complains about rulebreaking is the only reason I foresee that we'd ask for access. The report functionality can't be implemented in PTs without giving someone access to every single PT, meaning they could never play mafia.

[quadz08]

Not necessarily. Both Large Theme and Micro queues require that you have a completed setup before /in'ing due to short queue times.

[quadz08]

Is there really a big thing about 'mod manipulation'?

I genuinely have never considered that mods might manipulate the game to choose who is scum...

Either way, I'll continue to use random.org for my role assignments, and if people don't like it, then don't sign up...

I personally find it highly unlikely there's a lot of mod manipulation, but before the newbie queue mod was randomizing setups for the mods in question, certain setups were getting played often / not-often enough that it was statistically significant.

[quadz08]

Most of my concern on that front is if admins/list mods are also players.

Admins are red names (Kison, Mith, Flay).

Any admin who decides they want to play in a game will have their full PT access removed while they are playing.

[quadz08]

cabd is correct