What actions can Moderators take to Moderate?

Though we very much prefer people resolve their differences between themselves, there comes a point sometimes where a person is so disruptive to the community that a Moderator needs to step in to resolve the situation. Usually, a brief whisper or private mail is more than enough and is the first step moderators are encourage to take. If a forum topic or discussion is in danger of becoming destructive to the community, a moderator may lock the topic or ask that the discussion be shelved. Locked topics will be discussed by the Moderator group and either reopened or remain locked, with the reasons for our decision posted as the last response. If a specific player proves to be a problem on a recurring basis and no other avenues have resolved the issue, we do reserve the right to lock a person from the site and ask them to leave the chat channel (or kick them from the channel, if necessary). None of the moderators want to exercise this ability, but we will do so in extreme circumstances if we feel it best for the community as a whole.