==================== RULE:
Faction Right 1. Official player factions have authority over players of the same NPC affiliation, as long as RP justification is provided. This authority applies in forums and in-game, and applies to player faction diplomacy, and strategic and tactical direction, however, exercise of that authority, on the forums and in game, is restricted to official faction members with the rank of the official faction leader and second in command(s) of the faction. The authority may be exercised through the use of in-game in-RP orders, which, if not obeyed, can result in in-game in-RP consequences (arrest, court martial, and even "lethal" force in extreme circumstances). Official player factions cannot, under any cicrumstances, require another player to follow non-canon RP if that player doesn't want to. In case of IDs with multiple official factions, this right can only be used if the faction leader of each make a unified decision to exercise it. ==================== QUESTION:
The plan is to establish a treaty between [RM] and IMG| where neither side shoots each other in Omega-7.
Are [RM] and IMG| then allowed to order their respective indies not to engage one another based on that treaty (to be ratified via comms forum rp)?
If say the order is disobeyed and no in-rp consequences change the indie's conduct, are the factions allowed to then FR3 that player?
On a separate note, does a communication channel proclamation count as in-rp orders, or do all such situations have to occur in-game?
Related to this, say IMG communicates evidence of an RM indie engaging their ship. Is [RM] allowed to punish the indie with in-rp consequences (and FR3) based on the evidence of that communication? Or do they have to actually witness the "transgression" in-game?
==================== ADMIN/MOD ANSWER:Indies are not required to follow consequences of RP conducted by an OF of the same ID/affiliation. So, no, you cannot command them to not do anything their ID currently allows them to. As a result, you are unlikely going to be approved to FR3 indies for following their ID lines.
