Staff

On XMM, Staff refers to the group of people who run the game by handling the following capacities: Administration, Applications, Player Management, and Plots.

At any time while on the game, you can type 'staff' to get a listing of the current staff members and their connection status.

Administration Staff

XMM's Administration Staff are the hidden faces responsible for keeping the game running physically. They handle building, coding, advertising, information documentation, and the server, among other general maintenance things.

Application Staff

Application Staff work with guests on the =Guest channel and review applications. They are the gatekeepers into the game, and are the official voices to guests and potential new players. They are very aware of theme and atmosphere, and have an overall idea of how the various factions work. You can learn more about the application process by logging onto the game and viewing the file 'help apply.'

Player Management Staff

The Player Management group has several tasks: chief among them to help players by answering questions, offering advice, assisting them integrating, and in general being available. They help create and maintain a friendly atmosphere on channel and other public places. If you have a question, this is your first stop!

In addition, Player Management helps deal with inter-player conflicts and intervensions. As a rule, the game staff prefer to have a hands-off approach to player relationships. However, occasionally situations occur where issues are not resolvable between players. If at anytime there is an issue that is hampering role play and you are not able to come to mutual agreement, please contact a member of Player Management.

Game staff will determine the level of intervention necessary, unless mediation is directly requested. If that step, which we consider a last recourse for the inter-player relationship, is required, both sides of the conflict will be asked to list their grievances and submit them to the group before a meeting is called with both parties and a PM Staffer to act as mediator.

Plot Staff

Plot Staff is are the people to bounce plot ideas off of! They work with players to get their ideas from conception to an approvable plot structure, they help generate plots, and have the authority to approve a plot. This staff group has the largest influence on theme and atmosphere, and they are also in charge of keeping plot threads from being dropped, game-wide, and within the factions.