put password on server.
register on forums - and in the email which says 'it can take a few hours to process you application, meanwhile, here are the server rules'
the majority of the problem is not ass-hattery, but ignorance. education is a fine thing, but there is no reward for being educated, only punishments for ignorance. give the angels a slush fund, when new players ask them things, get the angels to ask them rules in return for the information they require, and then hand over small amounts of cash. 50k is a lot when your in a starflea