Hello Minetimers, Lately, I've seen a lot of players whining about how the staff members are "abusing their permissions." In this thread I will explain what abusing permissions actually means. Usually when a staff member punishes someone for profanity, disrespect, whatever it is, it's for a reason. We don't punish players just because we want to. I've seen many players lash out at me simply for warning them for profanity, then they start accusing me of abusing my staff permissions, which is absolutely stupid over just a warning, and have been told that it is illegal to warn someone! Abusing staff permissions A lot of people obviously are unknown to what abusing actually means (especially the factions community) and just jump straight to the fact that we are abusing our commands. For those who obviously have no clue of what it means, I'll explain and show you what abusing staff permissions is actually like below. In this situation, I am abusing my staff abilities. Minecraftrulesftw: selling protection IV armour for 25k each set! Staff member: Minecraftrules101, if you continue selling protection 4 armour I'll ban you Minecraftrulesftw: WHAT!?! HOW IS THAT BAD? Staff member: You were warned, now you will be banned. Minecraftrulesftw: WHAT!?! Sir what did I d--- In this next situation, I am NOT abusing my abilities. Minecraftrulesftw: OMG I DIED!!!!! YOU ****ING SUCK AT THIS GAME WT F !!!11!11 Staff Member's actions: /warn Minecraftrules101 profanity Minecraftrulesftw: OMG IJOEL YOU 9 YEAR OLD ABUSING LITTLE *****! YOU'RE GOING OFFLINE!!11! Staff member's actions: /ban Minecraftrulesftw ddos threats / disrespect towards staff The staff member punishing the player in this situation did absolutely nothing wrong. A lot of you guys come straight to the fact that this here is abusing a staff members abilities. I hope this message gets across to the players who think everything that a staff member does is abuse their commands, because really, we don't. If you have any questions or concerns about this thread, feel free to message me here.
I hate how people whine about staff members abusing. They're just doing their job and if you don't apreciate that then go elsewhere. Joel, I appreciate your work, and all the staff members are doing great.
It's so annoying to see people (and don't get me wrong, especially donators) whine about staff abusing. It's pathetic and completely uncalled for.
To all the players complaining that being muted or whatnot was abuse: Abuse is when I /kill you all, disband your factions and sell all your bases and items. Tempmuting or banning players for actual offenses such as profanity, inappropriate chat, threats or bullying/disrespect is not abuse. If players try to start disturbances on the server over such things, they themselves may be subject to punishment also.
Thanks for pointing this out. Many staff members are not getting appreciated for what they do for the server, but instead they get insulted for the good deeds they do for the server. Good job iJoel for making this a global announcement for the whole server. I hope this gets across to the players on Minetime.
Great for pointing that out to all the people on factions that don't know what "abusing powers" means... To everyone that argues to the Staff members it will not solve your problems.. All the staff members do the right things. Not the wrong things.
Players that complain about such staff abuse need to cut it out. Although not ALL staff members are completely active on Minetime, I can assure you that when they are on the server, they contribute by making their time valuable. Quality > quantity.
Thanks for posting this Joel! (Your work is very appreciated at Minetime). This is pin-worthy in a suitable section if you ask me.
most of the people do it to annoy you. they say you are abusing so when you mute them it looks like you are
Well it's like people disliking a teacher at school because the teacher is just trying to get them to behave to keep order. I think people just don't like being told what to do is all.
Not sure if you do already, but if a staff member punishes a player, do they take a screenshot of them doing it so that if they argue the ban/mute you have proof against them? This would be good for checking that staff aren't abusing their privileges.