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 Post subject: Re: All banned people
PostPosted: Tue Nov 20, 2018 5:01 pm 
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I mean Adroan probably shouldn't be allowed to play.

Grep's totally harmless though.


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 Post subject: Re: All banned people
PostPosted: Thu Nov 22, 2018 1:55 am 
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Baldric wrote:
I mean Adroan probably shouldn't be allowed to play.

Grep's totally harmless though.


Grrr is a weird dude. But he was a cool personality to have in SK across many characters.
I’m an advocate for removing all bans. I’d like to see a lot of these Thuban’s Fury Bans be lifted.
But I think a question that needs to be asked is “do these banned players even want to come back?”
Most of them feel like they were wrongly accused and conspired against. I believe that some have taken their ban as a blessing. They were forced away from an, in their eyes, abusive immstaff and they’d only want to come back if there was some alternate leadership.

I think Algorab has done a great job as RM and can’t think of any punishments that have been sent out that we’re extreme or unjust. That being said, I think many have a bitter taste in their mouth.

But for those banned players that want to come back, I agree that someone has to make the first step. And I think it would be a really big man move if the immstaff were the ones to do it.

Here’s to hoping. :drunk:


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 Post subject: Re: All banned people
PostPosted: Thu Nov 22, 2018 1:45 pm 
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Trosis wrote:
I think Algorab has done a great job as RM and can’t think of any punishments that have been sent out that we’re extreme or unjust. That being said, I think many have a bitter taste in their mouth.

But for those banned players that want to come back, I agree that someone has to make the first step. And I think it would be a really big man move if the immstaff were the ones to do it.


Fully agreed.

I also think the rule manager position should NOT be anonymous. Transparency is key here and could restore a lot of faith in the system.


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 Post subject: Re: All banned people
PostPosted: Thu Nov 22, 2018 3:06 pm 
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saxifragaceae wrote:
Trosis wrote:
I think Algorab has done a great job as RM and can’t think of any punishments that have been sent out that we’re extreme or unjust. That being said, I think many have a bitter taste in their mouth.

But for those banned players that want to come back, I agree that someone has to make the first step. And I think it would be a really big man move if the immstaff were the ones to do it.


Fully agreed.

I also think the rule manager position should NOT be anonymous. Transparency is key here and could restore a lot of faith in the system.


I don’t think RM had been hidden for quite a while. Thuban was open about being RM for a long time and the Algorab announced openly that he had the position nearly as soon as he took on the role. I’m unsure what you are getting at with that..?


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 Post subject: Re: All banned people
PostPosted: Thu Nov 22, 2018 8:14 pm 
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I mean the identity of the IMM as far as their previous forum handle and characters played.


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 Post subject: Re: All banned people
PostPosted: Thu Nov 22, 2018 9:55 pm 
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saxifragaceae wrote:
I mean the identity of the IMM as far as their previous forum handle and characters played.


Ah... I believe that is a bit different then. I would like to see that transparency as well, just for imms in general. But I could also see argument against “business vs personal lives.”
One would hope that a reputation or mind-set as a player would not translate through to immortality. But that isn’t always the case.

I did learn at one point that if an imms mortal is outed and known among the pbase to be an imms current mortal, the character has to be deleted s so they do have restrictions and need for secrecy, it seems.


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 Post subject: Re: All banned people
PostPosted: Sun Nov 25, 2018 9:32 am 
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While I won't speak to any one specific ban, most of those bans aren't going to ever be removed, so any kind of blanket amnesty just isn't going to happen.

I completely agree with some of the sentiments shown, smaller punishments are usually better. Punishments that fit the crime are best. However, most of the players currently on that list of bans were punished previously, and instead of accepting that punishment and changing their behavior, they instead chose to escalate that improper behavior, as well as actively encouraging other people to do the same. Taking it a step further, some of the people on that ban list specifically took actions they knew would get them banned on purpose. Habitual line-stepping for a decade culminating in all but asking to be banned doesn't exactly make anyone jump at providing another chance. There is literally nothing to suggest the same behaviors wouldn't immediately re-occur.

Most of the players that left due to the abuse and harassment committed by those players won't ever return either, so instead of lamenting that a group of skilled players couldn't keep it together enough not to be banned, perhaps we should instead remember the people who aren't banned, but still aren't around to speak for themselves.

That's not to say that some people on that list aren't "worse" than others, but I can't argue for a second against the idea that every single person on that list has shown themselves to be more interested in doing what they enjoy at any given moment, regardless of its impact on others or requests and rules to the contrary, than being part of a collaborative game.


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 Post subject: Re: All banned people
PostPosted: Sun Nov 25, 2018 1:24 pm 
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saxifragaceae wrote:
I mean the identity of the IMM as far as their previous forum handle and characters played.


I thought everyone knew that Algorab = Lyara?


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 Post subject: Re: All banned people
PostPosted: Sun Nov 25, 2018 4:49 pm 
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Tragonis wrote:
saxifragaceae wrote:
I mean the identity of the IMM as far as their previous forum handle and characters played.


I thought everyone knew that Algorab = Lyara?


Impossible. I'm Lyara.


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 Post subject: Re: All banned people
PostPosted: Mon Nov 26, 2018 6:50 am 
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You wish.


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