Need outside opinions - Server administration

Owned|Myself · **Need outside opinions - Server administration -** 03-04-2010, 08:25 PM

So I own a CS:S zombiemod server.

Today I got a PM from a guy on my Steam Friends list who asked if I would unban him should he be votebanned, I said no (which the reason I think is obvious).

Anyway, I went in the server, with an alter ego, and checked in on what was going on. Due to his own stupidity he revealed I was in the server so I changed my name back and started to talk with the 8-9 players that were on.

Needless to say the majority of the talkers had bad things to say about him.

So I started a custom vote "Should Lawlzz be banned?"

6/9 players said yes. What was I supposed to do? Ignore the vote?

I banned him for just 5 minutes.

So obviously he raged, I tried to tell him it was only 5 minutes but he didn't care. So in a childish fit this ensued:

There was more talk but it was just me saying "It's my server, I can administrate it how I want"

Then he was on about how admin abuse was good etc. In Zombiemod, Admin abuse is NEVER good. I like to keep a fair environment. I banned him permanently after a slew of derogatory terms which I had had enough of.

So, my question, did I do the right thing? I've known him for a while now this, it's made me doubt myself. This community has some really good admins, and good players to boot, so I figured this would be the place to ask.

Chris · 03-04-2010, 11:00 PM

Be straight, fair and do whatever you think is best for the players on the server. Getting offended by morons is a part of life, don't get all emotional when that happens, just make them shut up in a 'professional' manner (you don't have to be all 'Mr. Serious' however). In the end, guys like that deserved a reserved slot ... IN HELL.

fusiionstorm · 03-08-2010, 08:27 AM

tbh if that guy was giving you grief about how YOU should run YOUR server then yea you did the rite thing, you were fair, he asked for you to vote on his ban and you did so what could you do about it you did what he asked and he got a result that he didn't like, you should just ignore ppl like this because they aren't worth your time or attention i find.

MikeyM · 03-08-2010, 02:07 PM

You did the right thing, don't worry