Some users just don't care or give a damn.
In the online skinning world that very much was the case, mostly years ago now. It was a constant battle to keep on top of it all when many said "if it's online it's free to use" and "what ya gonna do...arrest us over some crappy graphics on the Net?".
Times have changed....the Skinning world has grown up a bit...it's about 25 years old now, as are gaming mods [probably 30+]. I remember messing with graphics in Dos games .... natural progression from messing with OS graphics and interfaces.
Some miscreants won't accept being 'managed', but most can be re-educated to at least toe the line.
Being a 'Moderator' isn't easy, and it's mostly thankless.
I do like that Frogboy's Avatar says 'Moderator' ....but then he's braver than I am...
Excellent points Jafo. It my hope we can at least steer some people in the right direction to respect other workshop users and not steal and pirate thier original work.
For those who don't care about rules and respect we can simply show them the door if they continue in bad faith to violate the rules and guidelines.
Most users are respectful and will abide by the rules and guidelines but there is always that one in every 50-100 user's that isn't and that's the one user workshop doesn't need.
Another point I would like to bring up are the possible banned users who stole and pirate other's original ship designs and civ/factions and upload them to modding websites like Nexus and ModsDB to circumvent thier bans by asking other users to download and email them other users ship design and faction files. Those that try this are in for a rude awakening because mods websites rules and TOS are based on DMCA and US copyright laws and infringement and it's strictly enforced upon being reported. Infriging user can be sued in court for piracy and fraud if I'm not mistaken. Correct me if I'm wrong.
I so agree being a moderator is indeed a very thankless Job. At the same time Volunteer Moderators are not God so we never ever let the authority we have go to our heads and act like tyrants who have to have the last word.
