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Mock Trial Wrap-Up
First of all, we want to say thank you to our participants for making Dangan Roleplay’s first mock trial an overall success! We hope everyone’s excited for round 2, because I know we are, but first we’re going to talk about some things that came up in the Mock Trial that need to be addressed.
[Conduct]
We had hoped that we wouldn’t have to address issues like this, but while observing the Mock Trial there were some troubling instances of sensitive subject matter being made light of. We, the moderators of Dangan Roleplay, have a zero tolerance policy for inappropriate conduct. There was no policy in place during the Mock Trial, and because it was a one-off event everyone who comes into Round 2 will be given a clean slate. The first time that inappropriate behavior is reported to or observed by the moderator team, the thread in question will be frozen and a warning issued to the player or players in breach of conduct. If the behavior persists, the player will be notified of their removal from the game and their character will be mod-controlled into a “punishment” by Headmaster Monobear. Players who are booted from the round for conduct reasons will not be allowed to reserve or apply to any future rounds or Mock Trials for Dangan Roleplay. We don’t expect this to be an OOC problem, so don’t make it one. Don’t harass each other and, while we can’t police your own plurks or blogs or whatever, keep mod plurks a friendly and trigger-free space.
Now, what do we mean by inappropriate conduct? Given the murder-happy nature of the source material, we’re obviously not completely against sensitive topics being discussed between characters. As long as the subject is handled with maturity, and properly warned for if necessary, characters can discuss whatever they want. However, inappropriate jokes about sensitive subject matter will not be tolerated. We don’t care how IC it would be. We don’t care how edgy you or your character are. Before you hit send, think to yourself “is it possible that someone in the playerbase has experienced what I’m about to make a joke about?” and if the answer is yes, don’t make a joke about it. This includes (but is not limited to) subjects like rape, incest, pedophilia, abortion/miscarriage, or abuse (emotional/physical/verbal, child, animal, elder, spousal, ANY KIND OF ABUSE). If you want to make a comment that starts with “but what about _____,” assume that whatever it is you’re asking permission for is off-limits as well.
Our first concern is the comfort of our playerbase, and while we encourage players to work out disputes amongst themselves, we also want our players to come to us if they’re having problems with another player’s IC or OOC conduct. All of this information about conduct will also be added to the FAQ before the beginning of round 2.
[Trial Minigames]
When this suggestion was brought up way back in the feedback post, we were incredibly eager to give it a try. Putting at least “Hangman’s Gambit” as a mod-run mechanic was something we wanted desperately to work in because it seemed like an interesting way to get characters out of a trial rut and make the game feel more Dangan Ronpa.
Unfortunately, we couldn’t find a way to incorporate trial minigames into a roleplay environment. There are many factors that went into this assessment, trial speed and trying to preserve the organic decision-making process being among them.
[Consistency]
Try to keep your motivations consistent with what you’ve plotted with the mods! Not everyone is going to have an altruistic motivation for murder and that is perfectly acceptable (and encouraged, given how much of the game is based around despair); if you’ve plotted out one thing with the mods and those involved in a case with you, please try to adhere to it as much as possible during the trial itself. Trials can be hectic at best, but that’s why we encourage you to take the time to plot out as much as possible beforehand so that you have your story straight on the stand.
Anyone is free to comment and discuss on the points outlined in this post; however, mock trial participants who are planning to app into round 2 must leave a comment on this post so that we know that you read it. Your round 2 reserve will not be processed if you don’t do this.
Reserves for round 2 will be opening May 3, 2014, and applications will open a week later on May 10, 2014. More details on this will come out next week. A RESERVE FOR THE MOCK TRIAL DOES NOT EQUAL A RESERVE FOR ROUND 2. Bye, have a good week!
-The Dangan Roleplay mods
[Conduct]
We had hoped that we wouldn’t have to address issues like this, but while observing the Mock Trial there were some troubling instances of sensitive subject matter being made light of. We, the moderators of Dangan Roleplay, have a zero tolerance policy for inappropriate conduct. There was no policy in place during the Mock Trial, and because it was a one-off event everyone who comes into Round 2 will be given a clean slate. The first time that inappropriate behavior is reported to or observed by the moderator team, the thread in question will be frozen and a warning issued to the player or players in breach of conduct. If the behavior persists, the player will be notified of their removal from the game and their character will be mod-controlled into a “punishment” by Headmaster Monobear. Players who are booted from the round for conduct reasons will not be allowed to reserve or apply to any future rounds or Mock Trials for Dangan Roleplay. We don’t expect this to be an OOC problem, so don’t make it one. Don’t harass each other and, while we can’t police your own plurks or blogs or whatever, keep mod plurks a friendly and trigger-free space.
Now, what do we mean by inappropriate conduct? Given the murder-happy nature of the source material, we’re obviously not completely against sensitive topics being discussed between characters. As long as the subject is handled with maturity, and properly warned for if necessary, characters can discuss whatever they want. However, inappropriate jokes about sensitive subject matter will not be tolerated. We don’t care how IC it would be. We don’t care how edgy you or your character are. Before you hit send, think to yourself “is it possible that someone in the playerbase has experienced what I’m about to make a joke about?” and if the answer is yes, don’t make a joke about it. This includes (but is not limited to) subjects like rape, incest, pedophilia, abortion/miscarriage, or abuse (emotional/physical/verbal, child, animal, elder, spousal, ANY KIND OF ABUSE). If you want to make a comment that starts with “but what about _____,” assume that whatever it is you’re asking permission for is off-limits as well.
Our first concern is the comfort of our playerbase, and while we encourage players to work out disputes amongst themselves, we also want our players to come to us if they’re having problems with another player’s IC or OOC conduct. All of this information about conduct will also be added to the FAQ before the beginning of round 2.
[Trial Minigames]
When this suggestion was brought up way back in the feedback post, we were incredibly eager to give it a try. Putting at least “Hangman’s Gambit” as a mod-run mechanic was something we wanted desperately to work in because it seemed like an interesting way to get characters out of a trial rut and make the game feel more Dangan Ronpa.
Unfortunately, we couldn’t find a way to incorporate trial minigames into a roleplay environment. There are many factors that went into this assessment, trial speed and trying to preserve the organic decision-making process being among them.
[Consistency]
Try to keep your motivations consistent with what you’ve plotted with the mods! Not everyone is going to have an altruistic motivation for murder and that is perfectly acceptable (and encouraged, given how much of the game is based around despair); if you’ve plotted out one thing with the mods and those involved in a case with you, please try to adhere to it as much as possible during the trial itself. Trials can be hectic at best, but that’s why we encourage you to take the time to plot out as much as possible beforehand so that you have your story straight on the stand.
Anyone is free to comment and discuss on the points outlined in this post; however, mock trial participants who are planning to app into round 2 must leave a comment on this post so that we know that you read it. Your round 2 reserve will not be processed if you don’t do this.
Reserves for round 2 will be opening May 3, 2014, and applications will open a week later on May 10, 2014. More details on this will come out next week. A RESERVE FOR THE MOCK TRIAL DOES NOT EQUAL A RESERVE FOR ROUND 2. Bye, have a good week!
-The Dangan Roleplay mods
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