Dear all,
I sincerely apologize for this post taking up precedence in the Suggestions Board despite it not being a suggestion, but allow me to voice out a primary concern of mine.
At 01:32, +8 GMT, I have sent an email to Spiral Knights Support regarding the misbehavior of several posters in the Suggestions Board.
Due to forum regulations, I am not allowed to reveal the posters' names in order to protect their privacy, and I strongly implore all readers of this post to maintain that sense of privacy and not reveal any names. This email is legitimate, and the decision made is irreversible.
If you are aware that you are one of the parties involved in gross violation of Forum Regulations, please be warned that disciplinary action (including but not limited to warnings from the Support Staff, temporal or permanent suspension) may be taken against you, although I am not in a position to state the exact details involved.
Ergo, misbehavior will not be condoned in this forum.
Please understand that as a genuine poster and member of this forum who wishes to see progress in Spiral Knights contributing to the overall enjoyment of the game, I do not wish for such misbehavior to degenerate the very nature of the Suggestions Board, designed to accomodate ideas contributing to a legitimate, overall improvement in gameplay satisfaction.
That being said, allow me to clarify a prime issue of contention - the board here exemplifies freedom of speech. That being said, your ideas will be subject to criticism from other posters in order to reflect the general impression of your idea among the community, and hence a representation of how legitimate your idea is.
Please understand that the Suggestions Board is not a personal blog space - it is highly recommended that you post well thought-out ideas, or if necessary clarify that you are still in the midst of brainstorming. Replies should be targetting the applicability of the suggestion to the gameplay as a whole in its current state unless otherwise specified.
However, to the offenders involved, I will not reveal your forum usernames, but you have been warned - such behavior will not be condoned, and actions will be taken against you for the greater good of the forum community.
As for the other posters reading this, I humbly thank you for the time taken to scroll through this long post, and I implore you to maintain a conducive environment for progress in this Suggestions Board by adhering to the rules and regulations of the Forum.
Yours sincerely,
Kentard
P.S. You are not allowed to turn this thread into a flame war via personal attacks against other players, even if you suspect them to be an offender.
This is a warning that I will take action against any instances of repetitive misbehavior in this forum, therefore consider this my one and only warning.
I know you have good intentions, Kentard, and I find it nice that you're doing this, but wouldn't this be considered "backseat moderating?" I can't recall if that's against the rules here, though, so it might be okay.