Since a few of you brought up mod bias and holding the mods accountable, I had AI do exactly that.
It went through every arena moderator action for the last year (Oct 2025 to now) and matched each mute against the chat that was logged around it. 787 actions total, a bit under 500 warnings and about 300 mutes, across 6 mods.
What it was looking for:
- Mutes with nothing in the chat that broke the rules
- A mod muting someone they were personally fighting or arguing with
- One mod singling out the same player over and over without cause
What it found:
- The mutes it could check, about 2 out of 3 (the rest had no chat saved with them), lined up with someone breaking the rules: cussing, personal insults, politics/religion, or "cheating" accusations on 200.
- No case of a mod muting someone they were fighting.
- The players who get muted a lot get muted by every mod, not just one. That's the player, not a mod with a grudge.
- About 50 mutes were for criticizing the mods on 200. That is a standing rule and always has been: complaining about mods in the arena is an automatic mute. If you have a problem with a mod, email me. Don't argue it on 200.
So no, I did not find mod abuse. What I found is a small group of players who keep doing the same things and keep getting muted for it.
And yes, AI as a reviewer like this is a lot more likely than AI as the moderator.
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