Rules : Why you get more of them...

[Lt.Cmdr.Olsav]

Blodo's got it. As someone that took about a 10 month break from disco, and mind you i took the hiatus after more people came and rules were expanded etc, to come in now there are more laws one must memorize than in bloody real life.

Look by making our laws curb the excesses of few rather than the movement of the majority, we fall into a trap whereby every time someone comes and does something outrageous there is a proposal to ban whatever they did, and the punishments themselves are getting quite harsh. There used to be alot more warnings and fewer bannings.

And while the community may demand a law or demand more rights, it is up to the leaders of the server to be a sober second thought. Even should 90% of us want a law, the admins need to be able to look objectively and say, hey, while everyone might want it, in the long term is this the best solution, is this the best option for the server.

The atmosphere that should a rule be broken the heavens must break open and the breaker drowned in a righteous deluge of forum lawyers shouting from the tree tops that there is a necessity for a ban, or we must increase penalties or laws, or something of that nature, is ridiculous, and leads to the alienation of new players. Also it leads to an atmosphere on the server that, damn, since i don't want to be slapped with one of many sanctions i must screenie all portions of my game, since the dude I'm fighting with or talking too is mellow or is fine, but every tom dick and harry on the server is going to jump on any infraction minor or not of the rules.

We have to put the majority ahead of the minority when it comes to infractions, just because a few 12yr olds abuse a portion of the game, doesnt mean that everyone also must A) propose new rule B)waste time arguing about said rule C)getting upset by outcome and flaming D)have it made law and sets precedent for next time two shmucks screw up we all have to suffer.

Also to reiterate, admins, you arent beholden to the server population, benevolent dictatorship correct? If a proposed law looks unjust, then it is no law and must be stopped.

I say we need to cool our heels and stop the atmosphere of constant rule reporting, rule lawyering, and rule proposing, hell the BHG are a pittance of their former selves, and for what some idiots go screwing around. Justice should be tailored to the individual rather than the masses.

However, the admins are not the only ones responsible, we as players should step back and take a breather and don't let a couple deaths from a pvp-whore getting us rule happy, its a game, just because someone ruined your fun, don't let everyone else's be ruined too.

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RAHF.Lt.Karol.Olsav
fmr Lord Solar Admiral of the Helghast, fmr.RAHF-Olsav-[Cpt], fmr. {Helghast}(LSA-vhf)~Olsav, fmr.{Helghast}(LSA)~Olsav, aboard HCS. Kesselring