). How about some more?
1. Change the way grievances are displayed. Only justified grievances (those verified by mods) should be displayed (possibly show number of pending charges as well next to it). Cuts back on the effect of frivolous charges and shows the "verified" site opinion of the person but requires mods to keep up to date.
2. Have a single "meeting" between players instead of counting both grievance charges and counters flying about (for the same game). Currently both need to be checked separately, this would reduce mod workload since both charges would be in the same place. Say a player files a charge against another and the opponent has a chance to respond/counterattack (but doesn't need to), the second player can't file a separate counter grievance since the existing one covers it. They just respond to the charge and make their own in it if necessary. (Both people would have a pending charge listed for them until the issue is resolved.) Mods determine the outcome.
3. Moderator's ruling would favor 1 player or the other, or be neutral due to accuser withdrawing charges or rules not being clear. If the accusers' charge is found to be incorrect, the accuser gets a real grievance against them instead and the other players' pending charge is removed. In this way you had better be sure that what happened is an actual offense (ie. ask the forum, rules state it, etc.).
4. To allow the above to occur, clear rules must be available on what a grievance charge can be filed over. I've seen some really silly charges on people. Such as whether deadbeating a single turn is an offense (not to me), or teamwork in team games.
Edit: Hehe, just noticed that the system doesn't cover what happens if both people are doing something wrong. Guess it should allow a punishment for both players if necessary.
