OSI's outlook on Zoners is most certainly in line with what Aeternus described. I could launch into a full explanation of our view, but a lot of my point of view was represented in the beginning parts of the OP, Zoners (we think) should be decidedly decentralized in nature.
Of course, Lou, thank you at least for further explaining the Omicroner's stance that OSI is an unaffiliated organization. That's better than the one line we got before. It does, however, assure me further of the fact that we need to split the Zoners visibly, because what one group thinks is completely different from the other. OSI recognizes Omicroner roleplay but disagrees with it, Omicroners don't even think OSI are Zoners, and TAZ is somewhere in the middle. In order to co-exist, I think we need to find our own "rooms", essentially. Sleeping in the same bed isn't working for as diverse as we are.
I certainly would be even more in favor of four total IDs - three Zoner-tied but still Faction-specific IDs with the Zoner ID left to its generic norm. I think that would alienate us too far from where we want to be in terms of Zoner roleplay, though. OSI and TAZ, at least from what I observe, seem to share the same mentality when it comes to how to act as a Zoner. The difference lies in how each faction functions, and that difference in functional action extends to the Omicroners as well.
It's a tough cookie, though. Many of us are displeased with how things are now, but many others of us are adverse to forfeit some responsibility in order to make for change. I'm not going to claim my answer is the right one, just another step on the path.
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Addendum for n00bl3t: I daresay my assessment of the TAZ was premature. Given that at the time we'd been discussing it for a couple days and Yaoquizque was the only one to offer sentiments from the TAZ which went uncontradicted until yesterday, I assumed his comments represented the greater part of his faction. As I came to know later, that was not the case.
[6/30/2011 10:39:36 PM] Tristan - TAZ Representative: Oh and the reason that there are no TAZ viewpoints is that well, frankly I dont have issue with much of what is in the proposal. All I care about is if it would work for all of us and not just TAZ.
You need not play coy, however. You know exactly what I'm talking about in regards to infighting. You asked me to show respect toward your faction in the things I say on the forum - and I have with this thread been positively delightful - but I'd most certainly like to ask the same of you. This thread is not about airing our grievances about each other's players, it's about discussing and possibly eventually finding a solution to the ID issue that none of us thought about since we're so mired in the issues. As you've been so polite to remind me, we have feedbackthreads for this.
