Walter Scott - Staff Report

[MysteryGamer]

1 hour ago, Fieryphonix said:

+Support

Should not be taking your own sits.

 

[Rookieblue]

After reviewing this staff report I have elected to accept the report. At issue here is whether a staff member is allowed to take a sit they're directly involved with and issue punishments. There has been some confusion in the past on what constitutes being "directly involved" in a sit, however being the victim of an ARDM clearly falls under the "directly involved" category.

According to staff handbook rule #5:

• Do not deal with sits involving yourself or your friends to avoid potential bias issue. In these instances you are required to have an uninvolved staff member take the sit, or file a player report.

Here, the staff handbook clearly lays out the expectations on handling sits that you are directly involved in. As shown in the evidence provided, the staff member could've easily requested another online staff member to handle the issue in the staff chat, made a report themselves, or filed a player report later.

However, there are circumstances where a staff member may be required to take action against someone who wrongs them, such as if the player called the staff member a slur, engaging in mass RDM, or other major misconduct along those lines. In these circumstances a staff member could take action, and, while a violation of rule #5, would likely have their actions upheld. However, in this specific case, this exception would not apply.

Based on the violation of the staff handbook, Senior Moderator Walter Scott has been issued a staff strike.