This week we, the moderators of tengaged.com, will be taking over the Stars Coupon event! We will update this blog and release a full list of details for the takeover event later tonight so keep an eye out!
It has come to our attention that some users may unintentionally be on day 200+ of their 7 day blacklisting or 30+ day ban.
If you are one of these users, please contact us here or at tengagedmoderation@gmail.com so that we can remove these bans or blacklists and you can get back to enjoying all of the features that Tengaged has to offer.
Over the past few months, the temporary moderator account ( T_ModTEMP) and the moderators have not had the ability to IP check other users. This was due to the fact that randomize had not given the ability to people as IPs are confidential information and he must fully trust the moderator to have these powers.
Tonight, there were a lot of bans handed out. We were backed up and multiple IP checks were done (some will likely still be happening based off reports, and general suspicions we have.) and bans were given out due to sharing IPs. Any sort of IP sharing is not allowed on Tengaged and will always result in a ban. With the IP checking tool back around, it will be very hard to cheat the system and get away with such things so we highly suggest that nobody tries to cheat or share their accounts.
Also, please make sure your passwords are secure and are changed often. :)
As you have previously heard, we were unable to access this Moderation account so T_modTEMP was created until we gained access.
There are now 2 moderators that are different from the previous user of this account and one of us was running that temporary account. It has been 120+ days since we have been able to access this account, so please be patient as we sort through the hundreds of mails we currently have.
If you have an immediate issue, please contact us here and we will answer as soon as we possibly can.
Thank you for your patience during this process, we appreciate it and hope to work together with all of you to make this site as enjoyable as possible for all!
I am pleased to announce that a range of reforms and changes are coming to Tengaged. There are three main topics of interest that I will address in this blog.
Firstly, I’d like to congratulate and welcome Johneh to the staff as our new Games Coordinator (taking over a vacant position once held by Jubbzy). He will be active in helping set up events, special events, etc. He will also be helping Randomize gather suggestions and feedback on how to improve the site. Kindly direct any suggestions to him; I am sure he will blog soon with what is the best way to do so and expand on what some of his ideas are.
Please note: He will not be moderating in the conventional manner. Do not pester him with reports or complaints over bans. Tengaged_Moderation (hi) will be handling all matters related to bans and the like. He will be happy to assist the site with games and suggestions.
Secondly, after reading mails and hearing about previous moderating over the past few months, it has come to my attention that many standards have fallen to the wayside. As follows, I will be working to undo some of the damage and to improve moderation as a whole. There will most likely be some subtle tweaks to the rules in the coming weeks. You can check our profile for any updates that may come. If you have suggestions for new rules or for current rules to be altered, let us know.
Current changes that will be put into effective immediately following this blog:
You are allowed to blog mails and exchanges with us. I feel that being open and transparent is a step in the right direction. However, you can still be punished for faking/fabricating mails from us. But in general, feel free to post if you feel it warranted. *Note: If you feel there is an issue on our end, kindly try and sort it out with us before running to the blogs page. We are willing to listen to complaints and will try to explain our side/rectify the situation.*
The former ask.fm account linked with Tengaged_Moderation is no longer affiliated with us.
More subtle tweaks will be coming soon, but we wanted to hear some feedback before jumping all the way out into the water.
Finally, if you or someone you know was permanently banned, told your next ban would be permanent, or feel that some punishments you received over the past several months (up to a year) were unfair or unwarranted, please reach out to us here or via email at moderation@tengaged.com. I will be opening an official appeal process and will be willing to listen to your side of the story. I am not promising that every account will be unbanned or that threats of you being permanently banned will be overturned, but I think that many of them will.
Thank you for reading it all if you did. I hope you all have an excellent week and am looking forward to, along with Johneh, helping bring Tengaged back up to former standards.
EDIT: Please note that our replies to reports and mails will probably be slower than usual over the coming days. I'm expecting a lot of questions/appeals and will have to try and handle them all one at a time. Thank you for your patience!
SECOND EDIT: Please note that we are being very diligent with any unbannings. 99% of all Porn bans will be upheld. The only bans being overturned are from ban punishments that were escalated without much warning or for punishments that were definitely unfair and excessive. Any unbanned users are not back at 'square one'. Their ban record stays with them and they have been told that if they abuse the rules they will be quickly returned to perm'd status.
