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Mod Team & Philosophy

Mod Team​

DirThenera

enigmalea

FoxInBoots

inquisimer

Plisuu

Mod Philosophy​

Arlathan eXchange is a The Hanged Man event which means that it is, in general, governed by The Hanged Man's values and code of conduct.

What is The Hanged Man?​

The Hanged Man is an unofficial collective of Dragon Age fans who try to make a positive difference in the fandom community by giving fans a place to chat, share and create content, and interact. Our current focus is on transformative fandom and fanworks, but as (hopefully) more people join us, we'd love to branch out.

You can read more about The Hanged Man on our website. Since it does impact how we approach this event and our moderation decisions, please feel free to read our Code of Conduct.

Our Goals as Mods​

In addition to the Code of Conduct linked above, for this event, our goal as moderators is to try ensure two things:

  1. Creators are matched to someone who they've indicated they'd like to create for, and (hopefully) enjoy creating for that individual.

  2. Everyone who is eligible receives a gift they could reasonably be expected to enjoy. At minimum, their gift should not violate their do not wants, feature a character or ship from their requests, and attempt to hit on some of their likes (if provided).

We realize this is not 100% foolproof. Sometimes matches are not perfect or the process of creating ends up more difficult than expected. Sometimes creators miss the mark for their recipient.

Ultimately, even if things are not perfect - if the creation period ends up stressful or your gift isn't exactly what you expected, we hope that in the end, you still had fun and want to join us for our next event!

Communication & Participant Privacy​

We are, in general, an extremely privacy conscious moderation team. We will never share participant contact information without explicit permission. We also do not believe in “naming and shaming” and therefore, will not share the details of any moderation action taken against a participant.

However, we will strive to be as transparent as possible with our communications.