My opinion of spellsofmagic: it's not very good. It's very disorganized, a lot of the spells are very fluffy, and it's hard to sort out the good spells from the bad (and from what I've seen, they're mostly bad). Plus, it's not that credible: I've seen the website claim that each spell is tested before being published and that the spells are very old, even ancient. I have a very hard time believing that either is true. Also, almost all of the incantations are very sloppy. The formatting is terrible on most pages. It's a very unmonitored, unregulated mess. Thumbs down. And regarding the chat: the rules themselves are reasonable*, but the way they're enforced is entirely ridiculous. If people put just one toe out of line, they get "gagged" without question. I understand the concern about spammers, but people get gagged for going off-topic or asking too many questions? What the heck??? And then no one is allowed to show even the least bit of discontent about a moderator's decision, even if it was unfair. If you ask me, there should be warning systems in place, and a moderator's word should not be completely final without outside evaluation. I've been a moderator in plenty of chats online, and the idea that one moderator's decision is final, with just the one moderator judging the situation, and no way to appeal the decision, is completely ridiculous. I would never run a chat that way. If I were on the staff, frankly, I'd be embarrassed for the way chat moderation is handled. For example, on my other chats, moderators are required to send in a transcript to the admins whenever a situation calls for banning someone from the chat. Without any sort of system of checks and balances, many moderators abuse their power, I think. Not to mention, any discussion that could possibly be deemed "undesirable" is kept all very hush-hush and taboo. It's as if the chat room is run by a freaking oppressive totalitarian government! "Shhh, don't say that here, you'll get banned!" And then a person has to make a whole other account to get back onto the chat?? There should definitely be an appeal system. Okay, I think that's about it. That's pretty much all my complaints. I'd like to see something done about what I see as some very flawed systems, or at least receive some explanation for them.