(10-02-2012, 05:57)bvcxzmn Wrote: (10-02-2012, 05:02)iDieForEXP Wrote: Cheesy: Being Cheesy describes doing things that other players find cheap, inferior, or in bad form. Including but not limited to grammar (both on forums and in game), blatant disregard for attempted roleplay, or using bugs in the game to your advantage.
My first thought when I saw this is you were specifically referring to Cheesyaloha!
To tell the truth, I was. xD
(10-02-2012, 11:26)Cell Wrote: Quote:2) No Griefing
2.1) Replace Any Removed Blocks
2.2) Exceptions
When I read this, I cant help but think of 2.2. This was a huge problem on the server, the moderators and admins calling shots for rules that didn't exist, in this case, being Unwritten rules. This was terrible. One being, no matter what you did, you couldn't avoid it. You could read the rules forwards and backwards, and not have anything to help you against an unwritten rule. Because.... its unwritten.
You cant moderate off of a topic such as that iDie. The reason being, everyone has a different definition of what is common sense, and what isn't. An example of this? Solitude. Although i'm happy that some of them are gone, there was really no actual rule for them to be banned by. It was a decision made by the staff, that Solitude could do nothing about. They couldn't read up on the rule, they couldn't of known to avoid that type of situation.
It is a touchy subject, but I would consider what happened to Solitude more of a Staff Intervention than a violation of an unwritten rule. If this suggested Code of Conduct was followed, then when someone violates an unwritten rule it would be just that, violating a rule. A rule violation would be much less of a strike against you than cheating, which is what happens when someone informs the violator that they have broken a rule, yet they continue to do so.
But I do see your point, it IS hard to effectively moderate a large group of people based on common sense, especially when some people have a lot, and others very little. My guess is that has to involve a lot of patience, and calmly informing players when they step out of line. My primary concern with though, is the feigning of ignorance by someone who just wants to get away with something. If they do it and someone tells them not to afterward, doing it again would be cheating, but preventing them from doing this act in the first place is something that a staff member just isn't able to control. Like I said before, in order for this server to work, the players have to step up some and be the better man. If you get into an argument with someone who will, never, ever, see your side, state your case on the forums and leave for awhile. Don't let it degenerate into a 47 page long thread where it goes back and forth between you and the other person just saying the same things over again, worded differently. The same thing can apply to the game, if someone kills you, there's no need to flame them in OOC. This is a game. You can get all of that stuff back. I realize that it took real life hours to get it, but until they come back, learn some PvP tactics, get better equipment. Don't let them kill you over and over and then flame them endlessly. This also goes for the killer. If you kill someone, don't gloat in OOC. You got their stuff. Go on your merry way.
The people of the community need to take the rules more seriously, and respect other players more often. I know that I have repeatedly done this, and it led to nothing. The only surefire way to improve the community is to be the one that initiates the change.
