My thoughts concerning factions/Indies and other such stuff.

[Angelfire]

I do not spend enough time gaming to be an expert at Disco affairs... I do however enjoy the mod and community immensely and simply desire to add value in some way. Please bare that in mind when you read this.

I read the Puck/Praetyre/Nevermore debate with keen interest and had some thoughts of my own...

Indies are cool... My Angelfire character is a freelancer and I had One Eyed Eddie for a while so my thoughts will not be biased in this regard.

BUT I do feel that established player factions should have a 'governing' authority over NPC factions and by default any indies who choose to join those factions. This would force new players to keep their RP in check with the majority of other players in any factions concerned.

When I created the Angelfire saga, it was the typical new player creating himself as the hero of his story but within the established boudaries of the factions involved in the story.

I am a big fan of progress.. I firmly believe that tradition is the enemy of progress... but progress with disregard for eatablished authority is regression. It is simply not worth the cost! To oppose governing authority blatantly is to stimulate synergystic reprisal... people tend to default to the 'sheep' setting when the 'group' speaks out. You end up unecessarily forcing potential friends to make a choice about their alignments... it's really a foolish way to do things! It's one of those battles that only has failure as an outcome.. even if you 'win'.

Unselie's sentiments concerning the majority rule are a bit drastic though... History teaches us that totalitarianism in any form breeds revolutionaries... I prefer to call them reactionaries though as they are the result of an equal or opposite action. Unfortunately, reactionaries who get their own way tend to make extremely insecure leaders in the end... It's best to let a system deal with strong individuals as opposed to 'taking them on' or intimidating them.. it makes things personal which is never a good thing!

SO... what are you rambling on about Angelfire?

Here's my suggestion: (Actually, it's how I thought stuff always worked..hahaha).

The community/Admins approves a Faction.
Admins make it official.
Official Factions are responsible for their ZOI and keep an eye on Indies who join the NPC faction.
Indies are careful to communicate with the 'governing' factions and their authority structures.

If Indies wish to deviate from governing faction modus operandi, they should respectfully communicate their deires to the faction leadership (as one would do in real life..) and let the chips fall where they may.

If the response is out of line with Disco policy or unethical, it should be directly reported to an Admin... This is why forum communication is so important! You can never take back your words when it's in black and white!

As for the 'we don't need mod police' sentiments, it is only those who break the rules that despise law keepers... Those who uphold the law celebrate it's guardians and by default become one!

...just some thoughts.

If you have a response or disagree, please do so respectfully so that we can learn something from your comments. If you don't know what respectful means, google it.. it gets you very far in life! heh heh.

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The Chronicles of Angelfire