Thread: Community Team and Moderator Introductions

Welcome to the Official LOTRO Forums! We're glad you're here. We'd like to take a moment and introduce ourselves. Those of you who have been around for a while already know the Turbine Community Team, but you we'd like to introduce you to some additional names you'll see roaming the forums.

As part of our transition to a global service, we’ve added a moderation team to assist the Community Team in keeping the high standards the LOTRO Community has come to expect. In addition to our current English speaking staff we've added native French and German speaking moderators to our team. You’ll be able to easily identify them by the White Tree and Seven Stars avatar, and the Guard of the Citadel title.

Before they introduce themselves, here are some things you should know about them.

What’s the difference between the new moderators and the existing Community Team?
Moderators are tasked with upholding the Community Guidelines. While their primary focus is to address issues in their native language, they may also address or escalate issues in English where they see a need.

They can address reported posts, flag posts they feel are marginal for review by the community team, and perform other moderation duties such as moving, closing or deleting threads as the need arises.

Unlike the Community Team, they cannot answer questions related to the game, bugs, releases, customer service, the LOTRO Store, or other issues not directly related to the Community Guidelines. They may, however, translate answers given by the Community team into French of German to assist players having similar issues. They'll also have a lot of work helping me with my French and German grammar.

Can a moderator issue infractions?
Moderators can issue warnings and infractions.

What if I disagree with a moderator’s decision?
If you feel a moderator’s actions were inappropriate or unjustified you may contact a member of the Community Team, via private message, to discuss it.

• Sapience – Community Manager, The Lord of the Rings Online
• Celestrata – Community Specialist

Now that you know what they can do, I'm very pleased to present our native-speaking moderation team! Please welcome them to our forums, and check out their bio's below!

Salutations!
Je suis Isdring. Originaire de la région Parisienne, mais voyageur par excellence. Quand je ne suis pas en train de modérer ou de jouer des jeux vidéo, je suis père d’une petite fille, traducteur de textes en tous genres, bénévole (sur trois continents jusqu'à présent), et musicien (oui, je sais : un mélange d’un peu de tout et n’importe quoi !). Je suis un grand amateur de Bédés en tous genres, de musique de tout style, et de jeux vidéo. Sur les forums de LOTRO, je suis le francophone de service, et je suis la pour faciliter et améliorer votre expérience. Rendez-vous dans les forums!

Greetings !
I am Isdring. I hail from the Paris area, but I am a traveler “par excellence” . When I am not moderating or playing video games, I am the father of a little girl, a translator of all kinds of texts, volunteer (on three continents, up to date), and a musician (yup, I know: a mix of all sorts of stuff!). I am a fan of all sorts of comics, of all styles of music, and of video games. On the LOTRO forums, I am your go-to French speaker, here to improve and facilitate your experience. See you in the forums!

Guten Tag! Mein Name ist Ornaith und: Ich bin ein Berliner. Wenn ich gerade keine Computerspiele spiele oder moderiere, vertreibe ich mir wohl die meiste Zeit mit Büchern (die Dinger mit den Seiten drin), Platten (da war doch mal was) und Filmen (auch schon mal ohne 3D oder gar Farbe). Old-school und Spaß dabei. Bei HdRO bin ich Euer Ansprechpartner, wenn es um das deutschsprachige Forum geht und stets gern zu Diensten.
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Guten Tag! My name is Ornaith and: Ich bin ein Jelly Donut ... err, Berliner. When I'm not playing or moderating computer games, I'll most likely be spending most of my time on books (those things with the pages), records (sounds vaguely familiar) and movies (sometimes even without 3D or even color). Old-school and loving it. Here at LOTRO, I'm your guy when it comes to the German forums and always at your service.

Hi, I am Hadoril. I'm from Stuttgart, Germany. I am a full time student in university. When I'm not playing or moderating computer games, I enjoy playin basketball and travelling. I'm here to help you with any questions or concerns that are forum related, especially in German. See ya around!


Hi, Ich bins Hadoril. Ich komme aus Stuttgart. Ich studiere derzeit vollzeit auf einer Universität. Wenn ich nicht gerade Computer Spiele moderiere oder spiele, geniesse ich meine Zeit mit dem reisen und spiele auch sehr gern Basketball. Ich bin hier um euch mit Problemen und Fragen, die im forum auftreten, auf Deutsch weiter zu helfen! Bis bald!

I'll give you some trivia on our new moderation team. Berephon was involved in crafting their very appropriate names. Anyone care to take a guess at what they all mean?


Here's a list to get you started:

These you've met,
Ornaith
Isdring
Hadoril

These you haven't met..
Tirithest
Hasbodad
Sidlamel

Hello and welcome to the forums, moderators! Glad to have the Guards of the Citadel here at our side!

Also also very happy to welcome our new European players as well! =^_^= It's all so exciting to have everyone board in one big, giant community! I can't wait to meet you all! (Gosh, so many exclamation marks in this post! Oh no, there's another one!)

And I can't wait to see everyone crack some of our new moderator's names. They are quite fun.

Ornaith = Sneezy
Isdring = Sleepy
Hadoril = Dopey
Tirithest = Grumpy
Hasbodad = Happy
Sidlamel = Bashful

lff Doc, healing traited pl0x

Originally Posted by Neen_Eldar

Ornaith = Sneezy
Isdring = Sleepy
Hadoril = Dopey
Tirithest = Grumpy
Hasbodad = Happy
Sidlamel = Bashful

lff Doc, healing traited pl0x

rofl!! I'm no sindarin elf or nuthin, but if that's true, then ich bin ein Jelly Donut! (that one's for you, sneezy) /wink

EDIT: PS. when are those new bluenames gonna actually, ya know, be blue? Also, will the posts show up on the dev tracker like the community teams' posts do (most of the time)?

Wilkommen, bienvenus, welcome.... to all our new Turbinites. Have fun! (Whenever you can. )

Ornaith = A spear above
Isdring = Hammer of Lore (?)
Hadoril = ???
Tirithest = Watch citadels (?)
Hasbodad = ???
Sidlamel = Peace speech

Whatever your names means, happy to see you here!

Originally Posted by ScrappyTheGreat

rofl!! I'm no sindarin elf or nuthin, but if that's true, then ich bin ein Jelly Donut! (that one's for you, sneezy) /wink

EDIT: PS. when are those new bluenames gonna actually, ya know, be blue? Also, will the posts show up on the dev tracker like the community teams' posts do (most of the time)?

Maybe they aren't meant to be blue names because they aren't Devs/CMs and thus cannot answer specific game-related questions/bugs/account stuff. They're definitely mods in the forums already (since about Update 3 you can see forum mods at the bottom of the thread lists).

Either way, welcome new mods, good luck to you, hope you serve well and wisely. And have fun translating everything :P

Originally Posted by Sapience

I'll give you some trivia on our new moderation team. Berephon was involved in crafting their very appropriate names. Anyone care to take a guess at what they all mean?


Here's a list to get you started:

These you've met,
Ornaith
Isdring
Hadoril

These you haven't met..
Tirithest
Hasbodad
Sidlamel

Going on the presumption that the names are in Sindarin or Quenya here are my suggestions:

Ornaith - oakspear (literally 'tree point')
Isdring - lore hammer
Hadoril -spearwoman
Tirithest - steadfast guard/stalwart vigilance
Hasbobad - prohibition against fighting
Sidlamel - voice of peace

Originally Posted by AlphaMan

Maybe they aren't meant to be blue names because they aren't Devs/CMs and thus cannot answer specific game-related questions/bugs/account stuff. They're definitely mods in the forums already (since about Update 3 you can see forum mods at the bottom of the thread lists).

Either way, welcome new mods, good luck to you, hope you serve well and wisely. And have fun translating everything :P

Just curious since Sapience's OP said that they'd have actual blue names. Either way, I agree... welcome, new mods, and good luck!

Originally Posted by Sapience

Welcome to the Official LOTRO Forums! We're glad you're here. We'd like to take a moment and introduce ourselves. Those of you who have been around for a while already know the Turbine Community Team, but you we'd like to introduce you to some additional blue names you'll see roaming the forums.
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You’ll be able to easily identify them by their blue names, their White Tree and Seven Stars avatar, and the Guard of the Citadel title.

Originally Posted by Neen_Eldar

Ornaith = Sneezy
Isdring = Sleepy
Hadoril = Dopey
Tirithest = Grumpy
Hasbodad = Happy
Sidlamel = Bashful

lff Doc, healing traited pl0x

Considering I know what they all really mean, that probably got a bigger laugh than you expected!

Originally Posted by ScrappyTheGreat

rofl!! I'm no sindarin elf or nuthin, but if that's true, then ich bin ein Jelly Donut! (that one's for you, sneezy) /wink

EDIT: PS. when are those new bluenames gonna actually, ya know, be blue? Also, will the posts show up on the dev tracker like the community teams' posts do (most of the time)?

Because the moderation team's primary focus is moderation and not answering questions or posting information, they won't show up in the tracker. They will also not be blue, for much the same reasons.

Originally Posted by Sapience

They will also not be blue, for much the same reasons.

Then you'll want to edit your original post because it says we can recognise them by their blue names.

You’ll be able to easily identify them by their blue names, their White Tree and Seven Stars avatar, and the Guard of the Citadel title.

Ooo oo ooo!!!

I vote for PINK names!!!

Originally Posted by Sapience

Because the moderation team's primary focus is moderation and not answering questions or posting information, they won't show up in the tracker. They will also not be blue, for much the same reasons.

A ha! I can read between the lines :3

Do I get a special Orange name for being smart?

A few REALLY good guesses so far.

Originally Posted by Drogo1

Ooo oo ooo!!!

I vote for PINK names!!!

You know, this was my suggestion but I was voted down.

Originally Posted by AlphaMan

A ha! I can read between the lines :3

Do I get a special Orange name for being smart?

If you get a cool Orange one for being smart, then I get a cool yellow one for being observant

When can we hear from the other new moderators? I'm excited to hear from all the new people!

Welcome indeed to the new moderators! Been to Germany AND France, but no speaky lingo. Landrovalins salute you!

Greetings be to one and all.

Pull up a chair by the fire. Sit back. Relax. Get comfortable. Have a drink (or two). Share some stories if you like. Enjoy your time with us.

Welcome to our home...

I am *way* jealous of their titles. I want a lore-related title! :-0

Anyways, welcome guys! Cool avatars! I always loved the film's rendition of the White Tree.

If not blue... maybe they should have like, orange names or something? The people in the tech forums get green, CMs get blue... translators need a color too! Maybe a goldish-orange...

Originally Posted by Ornaith

Guten Tag! Mein Name ist Ornaith und: Ich bin ein Berliner.

...na denne kann ja nüscht schiefgehn, wa - Gruss aus Schöneberg

Originally Posted by AlphaMan

Do I get a special Orange name for being smart?

Originally Posted by ScrappyTheGreat

If you get a cool Orange one for being smart, then I get a cool yellow one for being observant

Actually, you can have a blue name if you want - we all can, just go up to that color square thingy and change the links to blue, or purple or green....... ta da


And of course Welcome to the new mods

These new mods are Sapience's new workforce and there names are as follows:

Isdring = Deej Warrick
Ornaith = Iddle Warrick
Hadoril = Wicket Warrick
Tirithest = Teebo
Hasbodad = Chukha-Trok
Sidlamel = Lumat

With Sapience being Chief Chirpa and Clestrata being Princess Kneesaa.
We all know ewoks are the cousins of hobbitisses

BTW, with these new mods maybe some of my kin with be banned in a different language lol.

Originally Posted by WaTeR-aBuSeR

BTW, with these new mods maybe some of my kin with be banned in a different language lol.

If they're fluent enough in the appropriate language to post something bannable in it, sure.

Ich bin ein chocolate donut.

Welcome!

I suspect there is an underlying theme, and the literal guesses are too... literal.

Originally Posted by Sapience

You know, this was my suggestion but I was voted down.

You should come to where I'm admin, the moderators (or actually the moderatoress) are ine pink.

Actually, I always think it's a good idea to have the mods be easily distincted from other people. In some other place where the team was large and somehow diluted, mods were using a special color in their posts so that they were automatically spotted.

Sinon, un petit coucou particulier à Isdring, qui va avoir la lourde tâche de canaliser les hordes de francais qui ont commencé à se déverser sur ces forums.
Heureusement, on est encore à peu près confinés dans nos sections...

Otherwise, a little special hello to Isdring, who'll have the huge task to contain the masses of French who already started to invade this place.
Hopefully, we stay in our language-specific sections... for the moment

And as for the team's names, I resign. My elvish is almost inexistant...

Regards,
Skro

Hail and welcome, friends!

Salutations et bienvenue, les amis!

Hallo und willkommen, Freunde!

Dang, being born in Germany from a German Mother and a French Father, and speaking French, German and English fluently, I should apply at Turbine... can you work from home (France)?

Hello,

and welcome to the new mods !
Good luck and enjoy

Unlike the Community Team, they cannot answer questions related to the game, bugs, releases, customer service, the LOTRO Store, or other issues not directly related to the Community Guidelines. They may, however, translate answers given by the Community team into French of German to assist players having similar issues. They'll also have a lot of work helping me with my French and German grammar.

About their task, it would be even better if Turbine allow them to really act as a link between the community and the Devs.
Moderators are needed on a forum, but a privileged interlocutor is even more needed !
Allow them more authority to speak in Turbine's name, it won't be helping if the only answer they can give is "I can't answer that, I don't know, I'm not allowed to discuss that" ...

Communication is essential, so improve it with this opportunity.

Are the English-speaking moderators all Ameircan now as several of us from the UK have noticed that the names of charcaters that are humerous are being changed, causing much annoyance.

Although we share a common language US and British cultures are different and heavy-handed US-centric moderation can upset players.

Originally Posted by Isdring

Salutations!
Je suis Isdring. Originaire de la région Parisienne, mais voyageur par excellence. Quand je ne suis pas en train de modérer ou de jouer des jeux vidéo, je suis père d’une petite fille, traducteur de textes en tous genres, bénévole (sur trois continents jusqu'à présent), et musicien (oui, je sais : un mélange d’un peu de tout et n’importe quoi !). Je suis un grand amateur de Bédés en tous genres, de musique de tout style, et de jeux vidéo. Sur les forums de LOTRO, je suis le francophone de service, et je suis la pour faciliter et améliorer votre expérience. Rendez-vous dans les forums!

Greetings !
I am Isdring. I hail from the Paris area, but I am a traveler “par excellence” . When I am not moderating or playing video games, I am the father of a little girl, a translator of all kinds of texts, volunteer (on three continents, up to date), and a musician (yup, I know: a mix of all sorts of stuff!). I am a fan of all sorts of comics, of all styles of music, and of video games. On the LOTRO forums, I am your go-to French speaker, here to improve and facilitate your experience. See you in the forums!

Bienvenue .

Isdring = Knowledge-hammer
Ornaith = "A point above"
Hadoril = Thrower (??)
Tirithest = Watcher
Hasbodad = Slash-blocker (Attack stopper?)
Sidlamel = Peace-speaker (Peace-tongue)

Fun names for moderators.

Will you be adding any European community team members or will Europe always be stuck playing the telephone game via lower status interlocutors?

Welcome new friends. Thank you for joining this great adventure.


*hugs and cookies*

Originally Posted by Sweetfoot

Hello,

and welcome to the new mods !
Good luck and enjoy

About their task, it would be even better if Turbine allow them to really act as a link between the community and the Devs.
Moderators are needed on a forum, but a privileged interlocutor is even more needed !
Allow them more authority to speak in Turbine's name, it won't be helping if the only answer they can give is "I can't answer that, I don't know, I'm not allowed to discuss that" ...

Communication is essential, so improve it with this opportunity.

That's what Sapience/Celestra are here for. (I think Celestra's a CM too?)

Hello new Mods . I wish us all a really good time here together. Welcome!

Und nochmal ein extra Willkommen an die deutschen Mods, endlich keine google Übersetzungen mehr *juhuuu*.

I wonder... How many trolls do you have to kill in order to level up your Forum deeds?

Originally Posted by Amagaim

I wonder... How many trolls do you have to kill in order to level up your Forum deeds?

Darn it, I've been doing it wrong! I thought the forum deeds were increased by witty repartee.

I'd better leave Birdie in my sig; wadens are the best troll-killers! ...Here troll, here troll...

Welcome to all of the new moderators and community team members!

[Please keep in mind that thread derailment IS one of the forum deeds for the waden forum; you are welcome to play along with our favorite sport. Bring cookys. We'll make the lemonade.]