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<H1><IMG SRC="logo.gif" NAME="graphics1" ALIGN=LEFT HSPACE=10 WIDTH=144 HEIGHT=144 BORDER=0><FONT COLOR="#800000">New
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Player Hint Guide: MODERATORS (MODS)</FONT></H1>
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<P>From time to time you will see a comment in <B><FONT COLOR="#198533">GREEN</FONT></B>
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text; this is a comment from a Game Moderator, or "Mod."</P>
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<P>Moderators are players chosen by the game developers to act as
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mediators, enforce the game rules, and generally keep the game
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running smoothly for everyone. Mods are chosen on the basis of their
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maturity, both physically (most are parents and some are
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grandparents!) and mentally, and their ability to arbitrate and
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enforce fairly and without favoritism. (Contrary to rumors you may
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have heard, Mods are not paid to moderate, nor do they receive any
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benefits whatsoever; they are all volunteers who just enjoy the
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game).</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top: 0.17in; page-break-after: avoid"><FONT FACE="Albany, sans-serif"><FONT SIZE=4>WHAT
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MODS DO</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P>Mostly, Mods just try to play the game and have a good time.
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Generally, however, Mods are busy answering player questions,
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resolving disputes and enforcing the chat rules. Moderators have the
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authority to send a player to Prison Isle or MUTE a player (take away
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their ability to chat with, or receive chat from, other players)
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depending upon the infraction. Mods may also ban players whose
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behavior is particularly offensive. These are all judgment calls that
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Mods make, and, like umpires in a baseball game, arguing is not
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permitted. (If you have read the game rules and follow them as you
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agreed to when you joined, however, you should never find yourself in
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this situation.)</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top: 0.17in; page-break-after: avoid"><FONT FACE="Albany, sans-serif"><FONT SIZE=4>WHAT
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MODS DON'T DO</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P>Moderators are only game facilitators. They are not libraries,
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banks or horse farms. Very few, if any, mods will give you the
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answers to game riddles, although some may give you further clues if
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they are not busy with questions from other players. Moderators
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<I>cannot </I>give you money or horses, nor can they send you to any
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place in the game apart from Prison.</P>
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<P>Another thing Mods DON'T do is value horses for sale. Please do
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not ask the moderators how much a horse is worth; they have no more
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idea than you do and no time to research this point. A horse is worth
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what others will pay—nothing more or less.</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top: 0.17in; page-break-after: avoid"><FONT FACE="Albany, sans-serif"><FONT SIZE=4>DEALING
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WITH MODS</FONT></FONT></P>
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<P>If you a want a mod to contact you for some reason, just PM
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(private message) one. In that message, clearly state your problem.
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Then, wait. Most of the time, Mods cannot get back to you immediately
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because they are dealing with other players; you will have to wait
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your turn. PMing "Are you there?" repeatedly is rude.</P>
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<P>If a mod mutes you for a violation of the rules, DO NOT threaten
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them in any way. Use the mute time to get your quests done, travel or
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bank or eat or care for your horses, and then go on about your
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business. Arguing only results in your being muted for even longer
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periods of time.</P>
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<P>If a mod gives you an answer you don't want to hear, please don't
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immediately run and ask the same question of another mod. Mods do
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chat amongst themselves...</P>
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<P>New mods generally find that once they become a moderator, they
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are now prime targets for buddy-collectors. Most mods do not accept
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buddies, and many only keep a few of the buddies they had before they
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became mods. They do this so as not to appear to have favorites, and
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not because they don't like you. Our moderators take their duties
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very seriously.</P>
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<P>Remember that mods are players too; they are not required to
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answer your questions or help you in any way; that they do, when they
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can, shows their commitment to the game and in everyone's enjoyment
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of it.</P>
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