Feedback Goonstation Admin Team

[LeahTheTech]

Copying announcement from discord for the forum people and because this change was partially motivated by the feedback expressed in this post:

We've had a vote and updated our internal admin guidelines (https://wiki.ss13.co/Admin_Guidelines) based on recent feedback from the community. The section on sharing information related to player-admin interactions (bans, warnings, notes etc.) has been changed to this:

"Staff are discouraged from revealing or discussing information relating to any player's punishments, notes or official admin communications UNLESS it is to correct misconceptions around why a certain admin action was taken."

Previously we have had a policy of almost never speaking publicly about why someone was banned in order to avoid shaming them. This unfortunately relies entirely on community trust which can be too easily undermined by the banned player or others lying or misrepresenting what happened. This can, in turn, lead to widespread misconceptions and misunderstandings around how the rules are enforced and what things might get you banned or warned for.
This policy change allows us to share some of this information when we find it necessary and relevant to do so. We will not share any personal private information or information that could otherwise compromise player safety. By default, bans, warnings, and notes will still be private.