Staff Feedback Thread

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Administrators and moderators use the powers given to them to do their duty to simply take shots at people they don't like, and defend it with false claims of benevolence. A little bit of lying isn't all that much, right?

If you have anything to submit with this, please do.

Of course, since it was someone critical of you in the past, you were happy to sanction away, using your server administration to control server roleplay, and when challenged to your face about the shoddy rule upkeep, you remained silent, having realized that having administration powers means that only someone else with administration powers can do something about you.

I understand you have issues with your particular sanction, but personally, I don't know/care to know who has a particular character in a violation report except to the extent that player has been previously sanctioned. Of course, if you'll have a look at the vast majority of IDs, they specify in what instances engagement is allowed in addition to those provided in the rules primarily as a method of informing players what they can expect when encountering a specific ID. The Researcher ID has no engagement lines and specifically removes a rule-provided engagement scenario by barring bounties. You then point to instances of rule-allowed engagement, which is fair.

The rules also provide definitions for "allies," which you'll find in 2.9. Of the four circumstances listed, which are based on the ID, none appear to apply, particularly as the Researcher ID has no listed allies. If you have information as to why this should apply under 2.9, by all means send it to me so we can revisit if needed.

New players that immediately cause problems are normally Slavic, and of course, most people would think "Oh, it's just those Russians again. Probably can't even speak English." But two harassment sanctions, each based off one word, against two long-standing Slavic players? Don't you think your intentions are starting to show through a bit?

I'm not sure why a new Slavic player would immediately cause problems. In any event, multiple OORP faction messages to poke at folks isn't something that should be encouraged. As I said previously, I don't know or really care to know who has a particular character in a violation report. I do expect "veteran" players to know better, and I think other players should expect the same. Whether a player decides to quit in response to a sanction or warning isn't something we can control, and speaking for myself, I am always available to discuss sanctions/additional information should someone want to. We're not perfect.

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