Use of Faction Right 5 should be eased

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First: The FR5-system is fine as it is.

The problem I think you refering to, is the no-real-consequences stuff.

This, in turn, is a problem between RP standpoints and lolwutery.

It's a problem of the rename-command.

On one hand, you can rename your character by ooRP reasons (see ship buying for example) and inRP reasons (you get caught but you managed to escape).

On the other hand, you can rename your character in a bad way ("They contacted me on forum, I fear consequences, let's rename and ignore RP", "I metagame and I see they don't like me").

So what you want, is a solution, the other person has no chance to do a good rename reason (as mentioned, he managed to escape e.g.), this would of course affect the lolwuts, but not the good players.

Now let's view this from another point of view:

You caught someone with contraband, he is a lolwut and ignores all your RP reasons to stop/not dock and he does ooRP docking (let's say at an allied base). You know, if you do forum paperwork, he would maybe simply rename, according to above.

So you fill a sanction report. The admins () will put him on a list (or what ever) to see if he would continue his behaviour. The admins are to busy to tell you. You feel ignored because there is no result in the sanction board. You want to harm the player, not the character.

Note: These are only possible point of views.

So now to your examples:

Regarding the BH-Zoner thread:

You've done, what you should do inRP. He got time to response, what he didn't. So a FR5 is fine.
He cannot dock with his character at your base.

Regarding the contraband example:

The smuggler will be killed by you, he dropped his stuff or he managed to escape. In all cases, you've to inform your superiors, because you as little officer, can't control the entire NPC faction.

What you maybe do, and what then results in either a FR5 or the above mentioned rename reasons.

What you could need prevent this, would be a temporary* docking denied command, also a temporary FR5 (docking denied + repchange) is possible.
But people tend to do failures, if you misinterpreted paragraph or simply missed a thread, you're the bad player.

*) does only count for an amount of time and rolls back after it.

But don't forget the lolwutery on your side.

So meh.
The FR5-system is fine as it is.

PS:

If the RFP considers a report of an officer valid to add the offender to the criminal database, it should also be enough for a non permanent FR5.

Just for the record: I consider almost evertime a report as valid inRP. But if you want to have a quicker result, you should join.:P
And it is a don't-enter-Rheinland-or-you-get-shoot-warning. If noone enforces it, I can't do anything. Make another report which shows him inside rheinland and I'm glad to fill a FR5.

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