HowToBeAGM: Difference between revisions

* Be active

* When you punish someone, have evidence and be fair

* Don't give weapons, armor, potions, money or any other items to players with no fair reason. Tell them to play the game; you may give some advice but don't spoil the fun by giving away all the secrets. They must find stuff out themselves

* Don't do favors to specific players or treat other ones badly (unless necessary as part of your GM duties)

* When you think you must do something serious, like a permanent ban on an account/player, contact the other GMs and discuss it

* Respect the others GMs and expect the same respect from them. Demand respect from players

* Inspect players, punish annoying ones, reward the good ones ('''EDIT from steve: what does inspect players mean? how do u define annoying? surely rewarding players kinda goes against the above points (i.e. dont give them stuff)...its a bit too subjective... maybe remove this line''')

You will notice that the word "fair" is used many times above and not without good reason, it's the most important quality of a GM.

All the above statements are proof that you love the game and you want to do anything possible to help it grow. If this is you then you deserve to be a GM.

It is important to note however, that there are different levels of GM and to be a really high level GM, all other existing GMs must vote or agree to add you on the team. So, if you wish to move up the GM rankings, earn their trust!