So i know that everyone always says that if a user is having an issue the ways to cotacting the admin is the warn function and the secondary is to pm the admin. But what about when the admins you know arnt on and no admin is jumping in for assistance. Do you guys think it would be a good idea if after a user votes if there is no admin in the room it would be a good function for “regular” users to be able to /msg admin and say i need help? What do you think?

It's funny actually, I was debating recently whether to post something similar to this myself.

Unless you know an admin, it's difficult to tell if one is available or not. Then again you might know the names of two, they might both not be online but there could be others you are unaware of. Either way, you never know.

It would be nice if there was some command that you could type to let you know if there are any and/or how many admins are online. It wouldn't be necessary to put their names of course because a) they may wish to remain anonymous and b) there might be quite a few admins online, so generating all their names would take up a bit of space.

I wonder what actually happens at the moment if you did PM the username "Admin"? Especially seeing as "Admin" gets automatically changed to "Moron" (that still makes me laugh )

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One would hope they're not pming a Moron, then!

Lol, they may well be!

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When a user tries to message an admin that way nothing happens...

Awww...I don't know of any moron admins.

haha, yeah...i need to know is there a direct email i can contact rob on like [removed email] or something else?

If there's this feature. There would be abusers.

I'm sure the trolls would especially love to PM the admins and know if they're online and how many of them are online, so they can have a better idea when to violate the rules and when to not.

honesty i think the warning button and boot vote are good enough to alert the admins, and also a good way for all to see if one is abusing the vote.

If the admins are there, they might come to your rescue, sooner or later. If they're not online, well, just ignore the player/s if they were rude, or join other rooms. I understand it can be very irritating sometimes. But you have a choice, you don't have to tolerate their nonsense and no one forces you to.

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There is always going to be abusers on the game, my main concern is getting in touch with an admin, if that requires a user to a) be a regular player b) have sent in a vote to boot recently c)have good stats that is fine, there are so many different ways to prevent the function from being abused, even just by having it for players that have never been kicked or voted for...i think it would help greatly...honestly we dont need an admin count we just need the option to private message an admin that is on if you dont know any/ or in the case non are responding to warns because there are times admins are on and they are not known or responding to a warn violation.

I have many a time voted and thought there has been nothing happening by an admin, so have called on in, often to be told the matter had been 'dealt with'. And I know when an admin has accidentally cautioned me, the caution has been in private. It seems to me then, that THAT could be a very real reason we perceive that admins are not taking any action, or notice of our votes. Perhaps the problem HAS been dealt with...we just don't KNOW it has.

That depends on whether they can see what is written there. Either way we wouldn't know unless we do get a PM back.

Lol, neither do I, but re-reading what I said yesterday, I didn't mean it quite like that What I mean is if they PM a "Moron" it could well be an "Admin" in disguise

Yes, great points there, especially with the cautions from admins being in private, we wouldn't know if rule violations have been addressed, except for when the person gets the boot or we get a friendly Thank You message from the admin :)

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This is a tricky subject, as ICHI, said, a command or button would likely be abused by griefers or have admins incessantly pestered by children asking "are you really an admin?". I'd be for said functionality, but it'd probably need a lot of thought put into it, so abuse and curiosity calls be reduced to a minimum.

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Aaaah but HOW do you know NOTHING happens?

Admin might be having a beer break!

Yes, a beer break in De Crypt!

(Oh no, not De Crypt again! :P)

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Rob's seen better days....

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Zombies can't survive the permafrost. Fact.

You broke de crypt's first rule -- you don't talk about de crypt

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Why not? What's de matter?

I am actually curious as to what some of the members on this forum that are admins on isketch think about this, if you could please post your thoughts or if you want to remain private to the public you could pm me your thoughts and I could post it... so yeah.

Lol, scrounging for admin names from De Crypt, Arris?

Teehee, some admins are on here and have made themselves publicly known. Maybe they'll provide a few laughs Or at least I hope they will

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haha, I actually know most of the isketch admins that are on this site.

Come on! Fight club reference? GAAAAAAAAH

I'll be in the cellar if anybody needs me.

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Careful 2.0, I think that's where Tyler Durden holds his underground isketch matches. Kind of like cock fighting, but even more brutal.

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Zombies can't survive the permafrost. Fact.

2.0, you should know better...stay on topic, you too happy. I guess im the acting mod while your away!

Hahahaha, jk!

Have you taken acting lessons?

Havent you been training me? ahaha jk!