' Wrote:In the Bs| message dump and other threads, Order indie characters have reported about pirates and smugglers etc. <-- Ok ... let em report. But they are still not members of Black Squadron ... thus they do not have the protection of Black Squadron's rules. Black Squadron rules of conduct apply to its membership. And that rule ... 4.8 ... here I'll quote it below for you. Also note that what is said in a factions message dump is not a published standing rule. Not everyone gets that deep into message dumps ... there's not enough time in the day to read everything. We can only go by what's in the faction's official status page.
And as an Admiral in Bs| I have personally told these loyal indies that they should follow Bs| rules in Omicron 100 and destroy smugglers and the such. Nothing wrong in having indies follow the faction rules, is there? <-- Be careful ... I've seen sanctions by Admins for SA and LSF giving that type of authority to their indies. It caused all kinds of PVP whoring in New York and has taken SA a long time to rid themselves of the indie problem. Black Squadron is responsible for doing their job. Just like SA is responsible for theirs. Now ... you can hire mercs if you like. ;) Take note also ... if an indie violates rules established by the server admins and/or Black Squadron ... and the leadership does not correct them ... well ... read the rule below.
And on a side note, I find it amazing how devoted the Order indies are to Bs|, I really respect them and enjoy their being there despite they're not in Bs|, it's a very nice touch to have, and I really like how some people stay in 100 and guard it, much respect to you guys. <-- Thank you ... I appreciate that ... oh yes ... I also have an Order character. And yes ... this character is in Omicron Minor and 100 pretty much all the time.
Pay close attention to this rule folks ... again ... note the underlined.
Quote:4.8 Sanctions for violating faction rules, including out-of-RP behaviour, may be applied to the whole faction as well as a certain player. This may happen if a large part of the faction is violating the rules specified, and if the leader(s) of the faction endorse the violations committed by players, ignore the warnings and do not attempt to improve the situation, or violate rules themselves. Sanctions for a faction include credit/equipment fine and placing inside the prison system for all characters or part of characters belonging to a faction.
