Rule Inconsistencies?

[Zelot]

When we are talking about non-factional ID's, such as Merc, Trader, Pirate, Military, or Smuggler, I don't think it was anyones intention that we ignore the tag. With non-faction ID's the Tag becomes an indication of the leanings of the character. A smuggler ID with a Junkers tag is taken to be a Junker transport by me. Same with a Hogosha Tagged Smuggler. A Corsair tagged pirate ID'ed ship will be shot down just as quickly as one with a Corsair ID. A Samura Tagged, Trader ID'ed ship gets a free pass through Kusari by me, while a Trader with no-tag or a foreign tag does not. We should not ignore Tags, we need to look at the in the context of the ID.



Also, if the admins felt a sanction was in order, I trust them to make that decision, I am sure they felt it was necessary by the rules.



And NO WHERE in the rules does it say to ignore the tag, it actually tag and ID must match as closely as possible. These ID's and tag's can be matched up in RP, so a ship with that combination of Tag and ID would be OORP to dock at Crete.

6.2 Out of Roleplay (OORP):
In-game tag seen before the name must match the ID as closely as possible. It is not allowed to have the tag not match ID category. For example, it is prohibited to have 'Police' tag and 'Pirate' ID.

Equipment used must match tag and ID as closely as possible. For example, it is not allowed for Corsairs to use Outcast ships and guns.

Also, If I may make a suggestion about where to do missions while working to fix, or get a tag. It is not so smart to go to Manhattan, or Crete, or Malta, or NL, or NT, or such to work on it. It is much smarter, and will lead to many fewer issues if people working on rep use the outlying bases to do their rep work. Go to Battleship Fez, or Cali, or Hamburg, or Cambridge, or Hokkaido to do them. When you go to a house's Capital, you get a lot more attention then when you do it in an out of the way place.

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