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[BULLDOGNK]

I've seen this done before: Why don't we mod in a big billboard sitting outside of Manhattan with the forum URL and a list of the rules. That way it's impossible to miss.

Yes you have seen that on void, and it looks totally rubbish,

Cayliths Idea is the best one

cheers

[Doom]

Hell i would even go so far and make new hard point so that i can mount rules on my ship..(so they don't get lost when my ship is destroyed)...

[I_m_rdy]

We could also make it that an Admin who is online test someone's knowledge of the rules and this all of a sudden ("answer or get sanctioned!":D).

This would make me carry the rules always around and reading them everytime I do a long and boring flight (e.g. trading).

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[alance]

A set of rules in every new ship is a good way to put the rules in their face. That way, they cannot say they didn't know where they were. I'd even go so far as to up the punishments if they get the rules but refuse to read them. Ignorance is no excuse.

Passwording the server will turn many people off. We have a full server these days and i'd hate to see that go away because a password is needed. The admins are more present than ever and try to deal with these guys in game as much as possible.

Keep reporting these rule breakers and when we sanction them...they'll make their way to the forums pretty damn quick!

Cay

Passwording, in my opinion, is exactly the ticket needed if you want to reduce the noise in the signal. Seems to me the folks that would get discouraged/annoyed/impatient with having to go to the forums for a password are those same people who would not respect the RP nature of this server.

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"To gain a hundred victories in a hundred battles is not the highest excellence;
to subjugate the enemy's army without doing battle is the highest of excellence."

[bluntpencil2001]

To be honest, I wouldn't have originally come here if there was a password lock...

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[Smiley_]

I would have to say that the best way to settle this problem is to have everyone in the community do their part in keeping an eye out for violaters. The admins, as skilled as they are, are only a few people.

Caylith is right, we report the rule breakers to the admins, rather than waiting for an admin to sort it out on their own. I am sure that they would appreciate any help given.

[will ritson]

Lets just say me and Mr.3ppozz ran into them in our xenos fighters.(we kepted killing them as they kept reneging must of got about 10 kills of all 3 of them:P)

Mr.3ppozz got 6 SS i think he said.

Billy

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I have nearly left the sever but any free time ill come back and play. also ill try to post every few days and read the forums.

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[SF]-SFGB-KING'S_LYNN~Liberty Gun Boat }Kiggles is keeping them warm
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Billy-the-Kid~Taiian Bomber (don't like it read my bio its got a RP reason)

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Red_Beard[TBH]~That would be telling } Under the control of the elders
Blue_Beard[TBH]~That would be telling
[NLH]Green-Grass~find out for your self

PA|-The-Kid }Frozens keeping them warm some how


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[Dopamino]

i'd rather have a password and have fewer people on the server than have as many rule-breaking noobies as we do now. just add to the server description "server password is found in the rules section of the discovery community, at www.url.com/rules"

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I mostly lurk around Media Center these days.

[Equinox]

Lets just make it so the rules are not so tucked away out of site, a link to the rules at the top of the forum in biggish writing should do the trick.

I dont no what the message says in game but it could be something like,


To keep your chars you MUST register on our forum [link] there you will find the rules, you MUST read them before logging back in agane.

Ya no something like that?

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[uspatriotsf]

All very good ideas, except the password. I think that would turn alot of people off. Something does however have to be done. We are getting a very large flux of new players lately and the majority of them do not know the rules and a minority of them have no desire of learning them. I for one do not feel as if the latter are an asset to the community, but rather a liabilty to it.

I think the best option is to place an entire copy of the rules in each new hold and maybe somehow make it unremovable so that you cant just sell it right off the bat. Otherswise lets face it a lot of people are just going to discount it and remove it. Also I still strongly advocate that the rules be made much more visible on the forums themselves. Give them no excuses to have not seen them.

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