TMC Player Reviews: HogwartsMOO

(The following review comment is the opinion of the comment's author [Nimue] and in no way represents the opinions of this website or its staff).

The HogwartsMOO administration regrets that this player had such a
soured experience, but would like to offer a few comments on the
matter:

The game has been around for quite a bit of time and in that time,
procedures for contacting the wizzen have been established. The player
in question wanted nothing to do with these accepted procedures, which
all players, regardless of tenure on the game, are expected to follow.
The claim that the administration is unavailable is therefore
inaccurate, as we respond promptly to all requests made in the proper
venues.

In addition to this, the player wanted private consultation regarding
a potential character concept which is not common practice on the
game. Players are expected to go through the character application
process at which point the guides and admin will make comments about
which parts of the application need to be revised to fit with the
theme of the game.

As for the player being banned without notice, due to some very
aggressively rude behavior, the administrators decided that it would
be in the best interest of the other players that this new player not
be invited back. We do not enjoy employing this practice, but in the
interest of game harmony and the interest in keeping our guides from
being harassed, we chose this option as the best.

If the player would like to discuss the issue further, he is welcome
to send an email to the administrator email listed on the game's
listing and we will respond as soon as possible in more detail.

(The following review comment is the opinion of the comment's author [Stephan] and in no way represents the opinions of this website or its staff).

I was not rude. I neither verbally assaulted the staff, nor did I 
harass the players. I was not asked to leave, nor at any point 
informed of an offense taken on that part of any one present. My 
behavior was sound, the behavior of your staff, however, was not. I 
stand by my comments and behavior. While I understand that any 
individual allowed access to such an environment is there by 
suffrage, that does not excuse a lack of civility on the part of your
staff. 

You have some gall to call my behavior rude, much less aggressively 
so. Any requests made on my part to contact staff, were in attempt to 
prevent wasting both my time and the staffs, where said procedure 
would obviously do both. 

In reference to your availability, I expect any staff on such an 
environment who is supposed to be on duty or handling player 
interactions, to be visible to those players. I find it disrespectful 
to the players when staff is intentionally marking themselves as 
unavailable at all times. My actions were polite, and any requests I 
made were done first by requesting a consultation publicly, with an 
intent to address the issue privately. 

As to whether you 'enjoy' banning people without notice. I will again
remark that it was indeed without notice. There was no behavior that 
I employed that was specifically banned on your site, nor did you 
request that I cease and desist any such behavior. So as far as I can 
tell your behavior was either out of some inborn malice, or from pure
laziness in regards to human interaction. Neither of these traits do 
I find particularly endearing, or even remotely respectable.

I suggest, if you found my behavior unendurable, that you post a 
remark in your opening messages. Perhaps to make sure everyone 
understands you can address it as such: 'Any argument, or even 
disapproval of policies current, prior, or as yet unimplemented, will
be met with immediate site banning. If you have any redress on this, 
please leave now. Failure to leave before making such objections 
known, either publicly or privately among staff, will be handled by 
immediate site banning. You will not be warned, nor will the issue be
discussed now, or later. Thank you, and your cooperation is neither 
needed nor wanted.' Such a message would, I believe, get across both 
the behavior and intent that I perceived your staff to hold. 

(The following review comment is the opinion of the comment's author [Another Player] and in no way represents the opinions of this website or its staff).

I played on HogwartsMOO for years, and while I was not present for what
happened with this player I don't find it hard to believe.

HogwartsMOO used to be a fun place full of quality RP, but that isn't
the case anymore. The administration were always invisible and
unapproachable by the time I left, and this account only confirms that
this is still the case.

If anyone is looking for a laid-back, fun Hogwarts game, this isn't it.