Point 1 - Appealable things* the locking of threads
* the banning of members
* the deletion of account by admin
* the removal of special titles / positions
* general treatement of members by a moderator or admin or appeals committee member
* Appeal Decisions (only by mods and admin - general members don't get to gripe
) --- I’ll explain this later
Point 2 - Non Appealable things* Creation of positions upon the board - ie. Moderator, Admin, etc positions
* Creation or deletion of boards
* Creation of Special Titles
Point 3 - The Process when dealing a mod decision related to a threada - go to the mod who’s decision has upset you and discuss it with them
b - if you do not get a result there, go to one of the other mods of the board
c - if that doesn’t work, go to an appeals person
d - they discuss it, then let the moderators and admin know (via moving an “announcement” type thread into Valinor) of their decision
e - the moderator accepts this decision and we put it in place - or they appeal it themselves.
f - if it is accepted, the admin (if the mod is unable to do it themselves) will put into action the decision of the appeals board.
Point 4 - The Process when dealing with the decision of an admina - go the the admin who’s decision has upset you and discuss it with them
b - if that doesn’t work, go to another admin
c - if that doesn’t work, go to the appeals person
d - they discuss it and send it on to the admins
e - we accept it or we don’t
f - if it is accepted, the admin will put into action the decision of the appeals board.
Point 5 - The Process when dealing with mis-treatement by a mod or admina - discuss with the admin that is bugging you
b - if you don’t feel comfotable doing that, or it got you no-where, take it to another moderator / admin that you are comfortable with
c - if you still have no results - take it to the appeals people
d - they discuss and decide, and let the admin / mod team know about it
e - the mod in question will accept it or they wont.
f - if it is accepted, the admin (if the mod is unable to do it themselves) will put into action the decision of the appeals board.
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