Hi please remember that this is a PG/PG-13 wiki for a series of childrens’ books, so NSFW/suggestive content should not be discussed here. Any violations of this guideline will result in a warn or block, thanks!

There will be no July OT Post, the one posted earlier was a mistake on our behalf. For more info on the temporary discontinuation of the OT Posts, see here.

Hello RRW,

Due to a recent incident, I’ve decided to make an informative post about mini-modding to prevent any misinformation.

What is mini-modding?

Mini-modding is when a regular user tries to take on the role of a mod by making attempts at handing out punishments that only mods are qualified to hand out. A person who is mini-modding may tell other users that their post will be deleted (due to a violation of a guideline), tell a user that they will be blocked/banned, etc.

How do I make sure I’m not mini-modding?

A common misconception around mini-modding is that reminding another user of the rules is mini-modding. Any user may kindly remind another user of the guidelines. If you see a post that violates a guideline, please do not hesitate to explain to the original poster what the issue is. Then, if the situation requires it, you report the post to us, the mods, who have the authority to take care of the issue more thoroughly.

Why is mini-modding not allowed?

Mini-modding is against the guidelines because it gets in the way of actual mods doing their job. If every user started taking on the position of a mod without the proper tools to do so, it would be chaos. Mini-modding also creates a toxic atmosphere, especially for new users who may not fully understand the guidelines yet.

If you read this entire post, I commend you (it turned out to be more lengthy than I planned). If not, that’s okay, just ask any questions you have in a reply.

Thanks,

Kai

Hello RRW,

※ I have included a TL;DR at the end.

On the behalf of the Riordan Wiki staff, I would like to share a sort of “experiment” that we are putting in place starting in July.

As we all know, the Off-Topic (OT) Post is one of the most active threads on this wiki, as it has been for years. However, this brings its share of issues as well. With how rapidly this wiki has been growing, issues are starting to arise in the OT Post every week, and the mods restlessly warn and lock the post to avoid drama. However, the issues just won’t die down.

After thorough discussion among the staff, we have decided to remove the OT Post altogether for one month, the month of July. We are mainly doing this so that we can measure how this severe change would effect the discussions as a whole. Our main concern is that users would then begin to post more off-topic content in the general feed, but the scale of this consequence is unknown, so we are going to test the waters by putting this experiment in place.

Please continue your off topic discussions on other wikis, privately, or across talk pages if you must.

Thank you,

The RRW Team

TL;DR - The OT Post is very chaotic. Although the mods have done everything they can to stop the drama and constant fights, they just keep happening. We’ve decided to remove the OT Post for a month starting in July to see the effect on the community.

Hello. Any questions or concerns for mods go here.

Hello everyone! We have decided to do an anonymous feedback form about the wiki, the guidelines, and moderator performance. Please do not abuse this form.

The only people who will have the complete responses will be myself, SayuriDarling, and user RoyallyBella. The moderators will not get all the feedback for their individual parts until it is shifted through to make sure no non-constructive feedback is showed to them.

UPDATE: HELLO EVERYONE. Actually I'm going to redo this feedback post bc for the "how could they improve" part is just telling people to be more active which... is not want I want, LMAO. I want actually concrete information, so I'm gonna redo it. Some people have already submitted some GREAT feedback in other areas so I'm going to keep that.

I'll have a new link up later! To those who already filled it out thanks!

Thank you.

After numerous warnings and failure to follow the warnings from the mod team, we’ve decided to write a post addressing the issue. In the off-topic post specifically, there have been incidents of users talking and even joking about triggering topics. It should go without saying that this kind of behavior should not happen again. Please don’t joke or talk about this kind of stuff. Posts pertaining to these topics will be deleted by the mods without warning and if this continues (on the off-topic post specifically), the post will be locked until further notice.

This is a final warning to stop.

If you want to rant about serious topics, please take it somewhere else because a) we are not professionals nor are we equipped to handle this and b) it is seriously triggering for some individuals. Bear in mind that this is a children’s wiki. Kids reading what you post and therefore it is both your [the users] and our [the mods] job to ensure it remains child friendly.

Thank you.

can you guys please stop complaining about being too strict? no ones is holding you hostage saying you need to be here and check daily. 😭 if you hate it here then leave it’s a very simple solution. i’m not even trying to be mean but honestly the mod team is tired of fighting about this.

We are not holding you hostage. You don’t have to stay. Those who don’t mind following the rules, thank you.