Rules around Cloak and Rp Clarification

[Stewgar]

I've read through the strings of posts as well. Once upon a time, Discovery was on the path to have a rule written about every specific case. Over the past year or so I've seen efforts to reduce this so that the rules have a more general, blanketed basis. There are advantages for having specific rules for situations as they come as well as having a small set of rules that blanket entire areas. This is why it is important that the community holds staff members to higher regard than normal players as they rule on certain cases as they come.

In this case, Kai sums it up the best. The line of what is acceptable and what is not acceptable is ever evolving so a warning, rather than a sanction, was placed. I don't view the players that did this as trying to be toxic or cancerous (we all know those players who would do this). I believe Kai and the staff that saw this as well and placed a warning rather than the sanction. A line was crossed, the community now knows without penalty

For this specific base, I can sympathize with the base that in role play is hidden. I'm sure some bases are hidden in roleplay for balance of a faction or for the roleplay itself. I've been in situations where I've undocked from a base that is supposedly hidden in roleplay only to find a squad of enemies sitting right outside of it. There is a reason they are hidden - let them be hidden. Too many people here think they are the main character. With extraordinary roleplay, sure. Otherwise, you're only a part of a bigger universe.

So to answer your question, the best thing to do is ask staff members. Eventually you'll build a list of staff members that you can trust. Sometimes the best answer you can receive is "I don't know, let me consult with other admins/devs/moderators to see what they think". And be prepared to alter your plan - there is always room for compromise.

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