My thoughts concerning factions/Indies and other such stuff.

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The question that was never asked in the debate was = IS it the case then that factions have the right to override server rules? You see the implications of that....Factions and Indies have issues, but the way i see a lot of this debate is this is a server rule issue and a server control issue.

That is the point.

I am not for one instant saying the indies should be running the server, but neither should the factions

AMEN!

I believe factions such as the RM, while having exemplary Role play, have over-reached the power allowed a faction, but can get away with it because of the mountainous "grey areas" that exist now in Disco's rule system. And indies now have so much vague versions of the rules to learn to fit in that is it any wonder new people just show up and say "huh??!"

That's the primary reason for continuing to "argue" this--and "arguing" isn't helping the server either. The confusion hurts play and factions aren't eliminating the confusion for the most part--just profiting from it by filling the power vacuum.

The entire server rule and power structure needs to be re-written and reassessed in my opinion

Exactly. Only two things will solve this:

1) An outright official "admin decree".
or
2) A player referendum submitted to the admins who then approve or disapprove it.

What we all share in common is we do want structure--just not imposed by a group of players onto another.

Good post Laowai.

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