Again Mitigate the impact on the players. I no longer care for the PoB itself. But mitigation of the impact on the players has a nice ring to it.
Furthermore, disclosing requests is a nice touch.
You can always talk to the players - like some admins bother to do - and explain or at least try to see a broader picture and offer solutions if said players are unable to see them.
But you can always say "Nah, just decline".
There were unmentioned requirements or rules I was unaware of. Like me, there are other players in the community.
Quote:"Please conjure, from thin air, a fully upgraded Core 4 base in the Newcastle system"
>> If you conjure out of thin air the disappearance of Omega 48 and appearance in its place of Omega 47 and Omega 49; I think talking to a player or adding more details to PoB rules would be a nice touch. Not to mention a Core 4 relocated elsewhere. Players can always RP how the PoB came to be.