@glowstick829 there are enough active moderators. If you'd still like to be added I suggest you talk to one of the super mods (red sword) of the board.

@alex_kaboom there is a super mod on that game so same advice to you, please contact them.

@Lightfoot please enable mail verification on your account.

@Ceidian added.

@TRLittleToaster added on Bradleh Daw Gaim for the other two please contact the current mod on their linked social media accounts.

@Aquas added.

@HuiDi if I understood correctly this is the wrong topic to post this. Please contact the game moderator if there are suspicions regarding a run/runner on the leaderboard.

@Someone done.

@glowstick829 #2 you can't request mod for other people.

@Mingura666 looks like this has been resolved.

@agent_ex_y_z added.

@jaystew please enable mail verification for your account.

@skawttie added.

@Hako done.

@afoolmoonnight added.

@Sex added.

@ThanksDude added.

@Aeihu added but the series will stay without a moderator due to a change in how we handle series moderation.

@Trevor.cranberry looks like your request has been fulfilled.

@Gameboy9917 added.

@slowgames_master please try to contact @Mr.Tortellini and if there's no reply within a week contact us again.

@Cool_Gaming22 added.

@AlexisDR looks like your request is solved.

@umbraaa added.

@SHINIGAMI_N1NJA added.

@GhostOgreTV please contact @Cyberdemon531 on the topic of Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution Added for the other board.

@TheUndeadFFX please enable mail verification for your account.

@Ecdycis added.

@Habes19 you will need to enable mail verification for your account. Also could you try to reach @Slickfull again?

@ThanksDude added.

@A-Frame added.

@mxnkeh_ it is correct that @Cyberdemon531 is active again. Please try to contact them regarding your request.

@apostolis1 given the recent release and popularity of that game it's probably at the back of the verification queue. In that case please be more patient with the moderation team.

@Squifishy added.

@vinroy7 added.

@Milozaki looks like you got in contact with the super mod.

@Otterstone_Gamer upgraded to super.

@Hydrargyros added.

@Khloë could you privately link some of the communication attempts?

@GrandpaGhost please try to contact @Papicarlos via sr.c DM. If there is no reply within a week contact us again.

@BuiBui please enable mail verification on your account and add at least two social media where you can contacted as well.

@Alien added.

@MsTruffles added.

@Kiivo please enable mail verification on your account.

@ultimatehadcore please attempt to contact the moderators off-site.

@Glofuss added but please add another social media account.

@mal3nz you'll need a pending run and mail verification to be added.

@itsryan212 please contact @NillerBoi who has been online just a few days ago.

@Todayka you will have to enable mail verification on your account. Also have you attempted to contact the current mod on one of the linked social media accounts?

@adrianus added.

@ArcaniaCQ added.

@Aztill added.

@EastCoastVandal please enable mail verification on your account.

@Shac0le please try to contact them on one of their linked social media channels.

@andresfgp13 added.

@CD_84 handled.

@Scipione1 so you have already contacted @bogdan_mkd off-site?

@k4FF33P0TT added. If you could be so kind to tell @TheDuriel to contact support@speedrun.com to recover their account that would be great.

@Lab-Rat please enable mail verification on your account.

@scorpionblaze added.

@KaiWasTaken done.

@Kastor2468 added.

@Raitou please enable mail verification.

@Shiinyu could you explain your two posts a bit more?

@Prrismatic that will have to be added by the game moderators.

That's going to be a "No".

Yes, I got that but what is the base game and is it on the site? Since the request was to tag it as a ROM Hack we can assign a base game to be linked.

@Shiinyu is the game on the site?

@ShadowSM this can be done by the game moderators.

This is the Alien Swarm: Reactive Drop leaderboard changelog documenting all changes on the board. Below this message you will find the table of contents which links to each change sorted by date.

• Rules
• Added missing campaigns.

This is the Alien Swarm leaderboard changelog documenting all changes on the board. Below this message you will find the table of contents which links to each change sorted by date.

• Rules
• Fixed a few phrases and removed duplicate symbols.

Hey,

a bit late with the reply but could you explain what benefit/drawback that would have over the current solo categories?

In general modifications would rarely have a place on game leaderboards as they're much more common on category extension boards and given the lack of activity it wouldn't make a lot of sense to add something like that currently.

@Otterstone_Gamer due to the game not being a native one that comes with Windows and a request by the series mods it was removed.

Hello,

first and foremost I would like to apologize for neither involving the Lion King community more in the decision regarding the new moderators @Akiteru and @Carter44 as well as not announcing it properly. I am a more recent addition to the site team and it is extremely hectic at times. Working on several topics at once probably did no good as far as these missed opportunities go. For this I sincerely apologize.

I have read every post so far and would like to address some of the concerns and questions which have surfaced over this.

[quote=PlayingWithDick]Can someone explain the reasoning with the new mods being added and how we came to the decision of Carter and Akiteru?[/quote] This question essentially has several reasons. One being as was stated in the topic that moderators should have a run up on the leaderboard. This is true for @Carter44 but that is not the only reason. The other was the recommendation I received from @AlfredoSalza when asking for it. The other recommendation I received was @Stormy which I considered but ultimately looked more biased due to being more involved with @Insomnimatic. So as the "counterpart" with @EIGHT I wanted a neutral option, with good experience not only with the community but also leaderboard moderation and @Akiteru (even though there currently is no run on the leaderboard) fulfilled these requirements. If I had picked @EIGHT to moderate alongside @Insomnimatic (or worse if I had completely overthrown the current mod team) this situation would be far worse in my eyes. And I have a feeling everyone will agree with me that even though this was improperly handled it is at least logical to have come to these decisions.

With regards to how active the community is it may have been better to have a prolonged discussion on Discord or this forum. But this can still happen as far as I am concerned. Even with both moderators being added it doesn't mean you can dispute this decision or come up with a better solution. If you feel mistreated by the new moderators or there are changes you don't agree with I am more than willing to help.

[quote=Insomnimatic]I'm honestly not sure of the reason behind the decisions. I was contacted but not really given a reason.[/quote] As you read already this was due to the report against your moderation habits. In hindsight I left the matter of dealing with it to @AlfredoSalza essentially due to the series moderation and a chat between us may have cleared up some of these issues but ultimately the decision of adding more moderators would be the same. For active games it's more than good practice to have mutliple active mods. It means less stress for a single individual who may be working all week. Then there's experience and I don't necessarily mean this with regards to the game but in general. The decision to stream verification publically is an odd decision to me. After reading some posts regarding this in this topic I see that both help- and harmful sides were at some point a concern for runners. For you and a few runners it may have seemed like no big deal but for others it put them in a position they didn't want to be in. And not every person is brave enough like @cajink87 to essentially stand up to the single moderator of the game. To be clear this is not to say it was a decision you made with harmful intend but rather out of inexperience in my eyes which is just human. And due to the feedback from this topic if runners give their consent you can continue to verify and help with their runs. It is not a bad practice in itself just the side effect of doing something without having asked for permission first.

[quote=Bronkel]"myself and the full mod came to the conclusion that carter and akiteru would be the best fit for it." "we concluded" I would have loved to contribute something in the decision process. I think others would have liked too. There is no "class representative" or did I just miss that till now? I'm part of this community (an very active one) but not a part of the "we"? That's very interesting to hear and confusing.[/quote] To be clear here the decision was made by me. Not without feedback of course but the power so-to-speak lies with me in this case. And as stated initially I am sorry about not involving the community properly in this process. I have made this decision while considering what would be best for all parties involved without hearing one. I will take this as a lesson to improve upon and as written earlier I am open to any concerns or future reports regarding this decision.

[quote=Stormy]You can’t have friends who run the game as a moderator? Just because you’re friends with a runner, doesn’t mean you’re automatically going to have a bias and not treat their runs the same as everyone else’s. That’s just bad moderation. And there hasn’t been any of that.[/quote] This is a highly complex topic but I have to disagree here not only due to my own past experiences but also with communities beyond speedrunning in general. Friends will always have a certain bias towards each other until proof heavily outweighs this bias. I left out the part about cheating intentially by the way since that case is closed as far as I am concerned. Having friends who are moderators of a game you run or the other way around will raise at least some eyebrows. And if a pattern can be identified (such as high priority on stream/verification, giving their words more weight in discusions) it creates more problems. And these things may not even happen with a strict intention behind it. It is perfectly normal to agree with someone you trust more than a total stranger. Also due to my experiences you could argue I am indeed biased as well and you would be correct. But my bias is (at least I am attempting to go about this as objectively as I can) disconnected from this community. I did have conversations with @EIGHT but also with @AlfredoSalza and took their feedback and concerns into account over this topic. It may have helped to hear more community members and there is a chance this could've shifted my decision but the core problem of having more moderators for an active community likely would still be solved in a similar fashion.

[quote=Bronkel]"Game moderators are generally provided 21 days to handle a run submission. If the game moderators have logged into the site recently, please do not ask site staff prior to this. It is not a requirement for moderators to verify all runs every time they visit the site, we understand people have lives."

That's also a thing why I think Insomnimatics really shouldn't be blamed on the "let piling up" subject as it is stated. Yes, short waiting time for verification is a nice thing but if you submit a run you get this "2-3 weeks" note every time. That as an addition.[/quote] This is one of the primary reasons why I decided to keep Insomnimatics aside from the fact that I believe there was no harmful intent involved at any points in the decision with regard to this leaderboard. And as a matter of fact from my own personal experience I know how hard it is to ask for help. That's why I completely agree there should be no blame put on Insomnimatic regarding this.

For my closing words (not as in closing this topic but my post) I would again say I am sorry for this sudden change without further notice. This was not my intent in resolving the report. As for the new moderators @Akiteru and @Carter44 I hope both of you will do good by the community and primarily help @Insomnimatic not only with verification but also your experience with the game and speedrunning in general. To the Lion King community I would like to express that I hope that past issues can be put where they belong. In the past. We are all doing this as a hobby to enjoy and have fun. That should always be at the center. Noone should feel out of place. And groups should thrive to be welcoming to everyone and not stick to themselves. I think TLK is in a good place already but there's always some room for improvement.

Be excellent to each other and I hope you can at least understand me a little more and my reasoning in regards to the decision.

@RubberDuckyAssassin there is no game like that on sr.c ? If you want to have it added then you'll have to do it via: https://www.speedrun.com/requestgame

@PikAsriel tagged Pokémon Battle Chess WEB. Could you clarify the next point again?

@regalvas I don't see any public tweets under your Twitter account towards @bjw but I'll continue to look into it.

@procyonlotorlotor we require moderators to have the mail verification feature enabled. Please post once you have it enabled for your profile. Also if you have another point of contact that would be good to add as well.

@Granolant done.

@Oreo321 added.

@OmaiR_IrfaN added.

@AnthonyRealities please attempt to contact the current mod via one of their other social media accounts.

@mynameisAndy did you try to contact the initial super mod @buffalax ? This looks like a simple oversight to me or a mistake. Would still be good to have confirmation though.

@Z4T0X every single moderator on that board was active today and your run got verified. If you have issues with how the board is being managed please try to contact the moderation team first. There is a community Discord and also the forums here to voice your opinion about possible categories and rules that are missing/need fixing.

@Symm added.

@tapioca added.

@AsterXBL could you contact me via Discord about this?

@beerfullofbelly we require moderators to have the mail verification feature enabled. Please post once you have it enabled for your profile.

@umbraaa added.

@Timewasterz it looks like this has been dealt with by the community already. You can always contact the community moderation team if you notice something similar. If they feel like the case is too complicated they can always escalate it to site staff.

@Rinbu added.

@Squifishy this is currently being looked into. I'm expecting a result soon.

@MisterDodi I see that you have been upgraded to super already so I assume this request has been fulfilled.

@Mekarazium done.

@SpikyLlama added.

@Hydrus that is technically not possible. Only one game can be the link. Would it be better to have 1 or 2 as the primary link there?

@Bob-chicken that server seems to be for different games? Cou you explain the reasoning for this?

@Jolielegal done.

@KrisFern added.

@Ak. added.

@ultimatehadcore added.

@ikanajin added.

@regalvas bjw was active yesterday. If you can't reach them on the site please use one of their other points of contact (last tweet was 15 hours ago).

Will add the other campaigns as soon as possible.

EDIT: This would include the following: Operation Cleansweep (3 maps) Tears For Tarnor, Ch. 1: Insertion (3maps) Paranoia (5 maps) Area 9800 (4 maps) Tilarus-5 (9 maps) and Since Bonus Missions is just a map collection not strictly a campaign.

EDIT 2: Finally got around to adding everything. Jacob's Rest won't be added not only since it exists already with the Alien Swarm leaderboard but also due to the heavy changes to the campaign which removed the majority of skips.

This is the Amnesia: Rebirth leaderboard changelog documenting all changes on the board. Below this message you will find the table of contents which links to each change sorted by date.

• Categories
• Any% category introduced.

#25 November 2020

• Moderation Team
• Trigger joins the team.

• Categories
• No Major Glitches introduced.

#03 October 2022

• Moderation Team
• Cakeri joins the team.

@GhillieGuide my bad missed the super part on your first post. I went ahead and remove the current super too since that account was last seen last year.

@Randomno upgraded to super on all games except for Cube Escape: Paradox and The White Door. If you need more assistance let me know.

@Output added.

@Tonhoy if the requirements from page 1 are fulfilled you can request it again, yes.

@HobbesTHero considering that series has gone on hiatus in late 2013 there's not enough associated workload to require dedicated series moderation.

@TRLittleToaster added.

@linkbird added.

@Squifishy this request may take a little. We'll get back to you as soon as possible.

@dha added.

@Azantix yes, added you as a mod.

@Bob-chicken it would be preferable if you talked this over with @bogdan_mkd since there is still activity on that account. If there is no reply on the site try the other points of contact.