Lately, I've been on a tear, hammering people left and right, and I'm not the only one. Despite rumors to the contrary, we Mods are in communication with each other and fairly consistent in our responses. We do this because we "check" each other. If one of us makes a mistake, the others are there to correct it. If one of us needs help with something, the others are there to lend a hand. We work as a team, and we let each other know what is going on with the site.. As a result, it is inadvisable to try playing us off against one another.

With that said, I would like to remind our users of some common-sense techniques for staying out of trouble. We Mods prefer to let our community police itself, but some individuals have been lacking in common-sense, recently. Here, then, is a cheat-sheet to avoiding The Hammer™.

  1. Be civil. (Treating others with respect avoids a lot of problems.)
  2. Pay attention. (If a Mod is telling someone not to do something, you probably shouldn't do it, either.)
  3. Don't antagonize the Mod. (You're going to get a better response if you're not being a total jerk.)
  4. Don't keep making the same mistake. (Breaking the same rule/s over and over will result in increasingly severe penalties.)
  5. Avoid bothering the Mods outside of SteamGifts. (We are volunteers. When we leave the site, we want to "get away from it all." We do not want to be stalked and harassed in our private lives. By all means, if the site is "on fire," shoot us a message to let us know. If it is not an emergency, however, then be assured we will deal with it when we return.)
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Just adding to the hammer gifs.

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Thanks for the work you do.
I know from experience how ...frustrating (for lack of a better word) it can sometimes be when people don't follow simple rules.

Wait...I mean...Hammer time

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rocket-powered banhammer <3

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LOL!

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Sorry I don't know what happened between mods and users lately
But I hope you're not "angry" or anything at us
Because.. I still love you <3

Moderators are people, they make mistakes too sometimes

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Can I bump this?

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Probably too late to ask the question :P

6 years ago
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Oops. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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You should first ask if anyone knows if there is anyone here that can tell you if you can ask the question.

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Anyone can tell me, can't they? The question is, do they have any authority to do so/does their answer carry any legitimate weight?

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You need to ask several times and pick the worst option from the middle as a compromise, that's how democracy works.

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1000% statistics!

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Yes, you have permission to bump this.

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Thanks for all your hard work

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What did I miss (again)? It always feels like all the drama happens something off-screen, for me it looks like at some point some active folks from here are suddenly leaving without a trace (while remaining active on Steam itself) or getting banned (sometimes permanent). I appreciate support stuff work, but it's just weird

6 years ago
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Mods and support were doing a difficult and frustrating job for free 6 months ago, and mods and support are still doing a difficult and frustrating job for free now.

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<3

was thinking that free time is the new money. when i read Gaffi asking if he could bump this, thought that he had already paid that bump, and was tempted to answer "yes, man, sure you can".

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Those individuals who are no longer with us have failed to adhere to four (or even all) of the "tips" in the OP.

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Well, I thought it's not that bad as...
checks your steam wall
What the hell is that?
google this word
What the HELL?
I'm so confused now. I thought those tips in the OP are common sense and no one would do this, so many souls lost for such dumb reasons

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There's a gray cloud around these forums will be always below staff. They may never understand that or you may never care enough.
It became with a inside group(s) thing, reached giveaways, forums, then went to staff. It wasn't that bad. Later, they decided to censor lots of users due their opinions with subjective reasons (the list of forbidden opinions has been increased lately), the gray cloud just increased and here we are. Check the beggining of this thread to understand how it was written at the beggining. That's how it has became a support problem.
So, the active folks had to decide: like it or lump it... but staff contributed just a bit with that. Mainly happened because the first part (before reach staff). edit: added parentheses

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Much love for the support team. Sad to see this is still an issue

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They bother you in real life? that must really suck!

6 years ago
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Check my Steam wall for the latest tantrum.

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What a nice young fellow.

6 years ago
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Oh they have a "Hide and report this comment" button now, I sure hope tons of people wont press that. :)

6 years ago
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Really? I hadn't noticed. Maybe I should test it to see if it works. D

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please stay safe while we, the Ancient Soldiers of Khalaq, fight the harsh dangerous battle hammering that button!

...Gloria, gloria, o vincitore!

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lol that guy xD

i suppose you already know, but just in case, you can block them and they won't be able to post in your profile or any steam content you publish.

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I'm not in a hurry.

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You need to hide and report the comments first before blocking, since that hides them without reporting.

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WTH was all that about? o.O
I srsly don't understand why people risk their hard-built (in some cases, anyway) levels and destroy their future on this site.

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Human behavior is not always rational.

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Oh, I don't disbelieve that :) Glad you got it settled, though!

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Avoid bothering the Mods outside of SteamGifts.

Use the block function of steam and stop banning everyone for stupid reasons -.-

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