User:Sirdog/Dinkleberg's GMod

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Dinkleberg's GMod is an online gaming community that primarily hosts Garry's Mod servers. There are currently 3 servers, 1 for each provided gamemode: Trouble in Terrorist Town, Prop Hunt, and Murder.

Sirdog/Dinkleberg's GMod
Dinkleberg logo.png
General Information
Established2016[1][a]
OwnerDinkleberg (2016-Present)[2]
Registered Members4,694[3] (as of July 20, 2023)
Joining ProcessParticipation
WebsiteWebsite
Social Media
DiscordDiscord


 

Policies[edit | edit source]


Finances[edit | edit source]

The community uses the proprietary software "Prometheus" found on the Garry's Mod store for collecting donations.[4][5]

Purchasable items are separated by gamemode. There are presently 4 categories: Trouble in Terrorist Town, Murder, Prop Hunt, and Death Run.[6] Each category allows the customer to purchase PointShop[b] points, Premium[c] points, and/or the in-game rank of "Donor" (which includes PointShop and Premium points). The rank of Donor grants access to the commands gag, mute,[d] and kick in-game.[7] The use of these commands are subject to guidelines set-forth by the management team in-charge of each gamemode, with players capable of reporting violations to a dedicated forum board.[8][9]

The total income received, or how it is appropriated, is not disclosed. Matters relating to issues from donating are handled by Dinkleberg directly.[4]

Purchasable Benefit Price

(USD)

  • "Donor" rank
  • 250,000 PointShop points
  • 500 Premium points
 $15
1000 Premium points $5
250,000 PointShop points $5
10,000 Premium points $15

History[edit | edit source]

Chronology[edit | edit source]

Items pre-2018 may not properly reflect the day events actually happened due to a migration to a new forum software that occurred in 2017.
January 1, 2017
quiche commando announced that the migration of the forums from Enjin[e] was complete.[10]
January 6
quiche commando announces that a mobile frontend for the website is available.[11]
January 10
quiche commando announces various improvements to the website, such as enabling HTTPS/SSL, DDoS protection, among other items.[12]
January 13
Taako the Wizard (aka Crow) steps down as co-owner to PropHunt.[13]
February 12
RussEfarmer announces that they are leaving PropHunt, citing that an unnamed person caused the gamemode to turn into a "shattered mess with no community left". The message ended off with them indicating they would switch to playing the TTT server.[14]
February 23
Scoovie announces that staff member Ash is demoted to trial moderator for violating protocol, insubordination, and acting in a manner that demonstrated a lack of respect for staff and players.[15]
February 25
DaKody announces the termination of Ted and Lycan from staff. The former allegedly continued to encourage and partake in harassing behavior after a prior demotion for the same offense. The latter allegedly leaked conversations from staff-only communications after a prior warning for harassing behavior.[16]
April 8
Scoovie announces that bigoted language in the realm of racism, sexism, antisemitism, islamophobia, and transphobia was prohibited on all servers. This was allegedly in response to the rules recently being rewritten to permit it "within reason", which was characterized as "meaning nothing to those who wished to abuse it."[17]
April 23
DaKody announces that the permanent bans issued to Russ, Crow, and "Bantz" were related to harassment and trolling behavior after numerous other corrective actions. They clarified that the bans were not for "having an opinion", and advised members to not be afraid of discipline for that reason.[18]
June 18
Christian announces that the TTT servers are down due to a "Massive DDOS" attack with the expected recovery time of "within a few hours".[19]
June 30
Dinkleberg announces the release of a DarkRP server.[20]
August 9
Dinkleberg announces that an exploit which permitted non-authorized users to ban players was corrected, and calls for as many staff members as possible to assist in the effort of unbanning wrongfully banned players.[21]
August 16
DaKody announces the creation of an "On Call" Discord role where staff members can volunteer to be pinged by members to respond to in-game calls for assistance. They emphasize staffing is not an obligation and that staff members should not feel "bad or pressur[ed]" if they do not want it.[22]
August 22
Dinkleberg announces the release of a vanilla TTT server.[23]
September 22
Dinkleberg announces various items regarding how they are going to distribute their time. In order, they plan to address the TTT server lagging, replace the vanilla TTT server with a replica of the other and name it "Dinkleberg's TTT 2", and then focus on bug fixes for the PropHunt server. They also made a commitment to be more active on the forums and distribute their time more evenly.[24]
October 20
Dinkleberg announces a variety of rule changes to the TTT server, stating the inspiration was due to a large number of appeals being for the same offenses and "regular, returning players" getting banned for "slight offenses". This led to a 3-page forum discussion as members expressed opposition and concern to some of the changes.[25]
December 9, 2018
Dinkleberg announces that due to the resignation of the last PropHunt admin that moderators will be required to respond to all staff applications to assist them in making an informed decision on which 2 staff members should replace them. They also publicly comment on a recent administrator application by Kasumi/Tori, providing rationale for why it it was denied at the time. A 4-page forum discussion followed as members and staff asked questions and clarifications.[26]
June 21, 2019
matt_st3 makes an announcement addressing several topics: inappropriate use of staff commands, inappropriate use of staff discretion on rule enforcement, and addressment that the staff hierarchy does not mean that "[what] the highest rank online says goes in every situation". They further mentioned that the staff guidelines and docments relating to promotion, demotion, and training will be rewritten and reviewed - among other items.[27]
September 8
queef commando announces the release of a new system for voting on items in the community, being a committee based system. This was stated to be a middle ground between allowing all staff members to vote, which allegedly caused issues in the past, and only permitting administrators to vote, which was the system at the time. A 2 page discussion ensued as various members expressed skepticism that the system would address the issues alleged.[28]
February 23, 2020
Nicol Bolas announces their recent promotion to administrator and mentions various items they've observed and/or wish to work on. In order: an observation that Dinkleberg, upper staff, and players have a disconnect; looking for new traitor and detective items for TTT; an observation that Dinkleberg has been observably quiet.[29]
July 14
Nicol Bolas announces that they take full responsibility issues and mistakes originating from TTT staff, and that they have recently been made aware of 2 staff members causing issues which they "deemed unbefitting of how TTT staff members should act." Decline to disclose the details of alleged offenses, Noire was demote to the rank of test moderator and issued a strike. Jack was issued a strike but was not demoted.[30]
July 18
dong announces their promotion to TTT administrator, and comments that they are saddened to see Matt and Avi leaving.[31]
March 16, 2021
bryanbrr announces their promotion to TTT administrator.[32] On the same day Battons also announces their promotion to TTT administrator, and notably points out that they were a user announced to be banned for toxicity in 2019.[33]


Footnotes[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Derived from the oldest message available on the Discord server.
  2. ↑ A popular Garry's Mod addon that allows players to accumulate server-specific currency ("points") based on playtime and in-game actions. Points can then be spent on things which server owners configure. Traditionally these include player models, increased chances for desirable roles in a gamemode, etc.
  3. ↑ A special variation of "points". Usually obtained via donating real-world money and can be used to purchase more exotic customization or in-game benefits.
  4. ↑ A "gag" disables use of voice chat for the player. A "mute" disables use of text chat for the player.
  5. ↑ A website builder that ended operation in April of 2023.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Gelasticyackles (30 December 2016). DinkleGMod1.png. #general [Dinkleberg's GMod]. Retrieved 2023-10-07. canca
  2. ↑ "Profile of Dinkleberg >:(". Dinkleberg's GMod. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  3. ↑ "Board Statistics". Dinkleberg's GMod. Archived from the original on 20 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Donation System". Dinkleberg's GMOD. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  5. ↑ "Prometheus". GMOD Store. 9 December 2014. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  6. ↑ "Donation System - Select Server". Dinkleberg's GMod. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  7. ↑ "Donation System - Dinkleberg's TTT". Dinkleberg's GMod. Archived from the original on 7 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  8. ↑ "[TTT] Donor Command Guidelines & Rules". Dinkleberg's GMod. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  9. ↑ "Donor/Staff Abuse Reports". Dinkleberg's GMod. Archived from the original on 8 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-07.
  10. ↑ quiche commando (6 January 2023). "Mobile Forums". Dinkleberg's GMod. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  11. ↑ quiche commando (6 January 2023). "Mobile Forums". Dinkleberg's GMod. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  12. ↑ quiche commando (10 January 2023). "Continued Website Improvements". Dinkleberg's GMod. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  13. ↑ Crow (13 January 2023). "Resignation ;^)". Dinkleberg's GMod. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  14. ↑ RussEfarmer (12 February 2017). "Gg". Dinkleberg's GMod. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  15. ↑ Scoovie (23 February 2017). "Ash's Demotion". Dinkleberg's GMod. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  16. ↑ DaKody (25 February 2017). "Ted and Lycan". Dinkleberg's GMod. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  17. ↑ Scoovie (8 April 2017). "Racism Rule Change". Dinkleberg's GMod. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  18. ↑ DaKody (23 April 2017). "Crow and Russ and stuff". Dinkleberg's GMod. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  19. ↑ Christian (18 June 2017). "TTT Downtime". Dinkleberg's GMod. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  20. ↑ Dinkleberg (30 June 2017). "Dinkleberg's DarkRP". Dinkleberg's GMod. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  21. ↑ Dinkleberg (9 August 2017). "Regarding gban exploit 8/9/17". Dinkleberg's GMod. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  22. ↑ DaKody (16 August 2017). ""On Call" Staff". Dinkleberg's GMod. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  23. ↑ Dinkleberg (22 August 2017). "Vanilla TTT Opened". Dinkleberg's GMod. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  24. ↑ Dinkleberg (22 September 2017). "Here's what I'm doing (9/22/17)". Dinkleberg's GMod. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  25. ↑ Dinkleberg (20 October 2017). "Slight Amendments to Rules [TTT & PH]". Dinkleberg's GMod. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  26. ↑ Dinkleberg (9 December 2018). "Address to PH Staff". Dinkleberg's GMod. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  27. ↑ matt_st3 (9 December 2018). "Reminder". Dinkleberg's GMod. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  28. ↑ queef commando (8 September 2019). "[TTT] Committee Voting System". Dinkleberg's GMod. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  29. ↑ Nicol Bolas (23 February 2020). "New Beginnings, and Other Bad Titles for an Admin Introduction". Dinkleberg's GMod. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  30. ↑ Nicol Bolas (14 July 2020). "[TTT] Staff Inconsistency and Future Plans". Dinkleberg's GMod. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  31. ↑ dong (18 July 2020). "[TTT] Staff Inconsistency and Future Plans". Dinkleberg's GMod. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  32. ↑ dong (16 March 2021). "Bryanbrr a New Admin". Dinkleberg's GMod. Retrieved 2023-10-12.
  33. ↑ Battons (16 March 2021). "It all comes full circle". Dinkleberg's GMod. Retrieved 2023-10-12.


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