Encrypted Messages

[Thor]

I have been pondering whether or not I should actually post on this but its finally gotten the better of me. Please note that this is a bit of constructive critisism and not meant to be personal or argumentative. (Man I sound like a @#*% lawyer) A disturbing trend has appeared in the RP message dumps. The practice of "encoding" all the posts and transmissions in a public message dump, in my opinion, is going to kill the spirit of RP in this forum and in the game in general.

By encrypting everything it is no different then PM'ing the info. I see no point against encrypting something that needs wide dissemination through your clan and is confidential, but to post everything in this manner makes me wonder why post it at all. If all the battle reports and all the regular comm traffic is to be encrypted, why even bother. Plus you have to remember that you and your clan are not the only ones that enjoy reading your messages. The Helgast are perfectly welcome to peruse our (the SA) comm traffic as there is nothing in there that would be a detriment to our operations and only adds to the flavor and "spice" of our Discovery universe.

Another point is that for better or worse, this community is self regulating. I personally feel that if you deserve to be flamed then light that match and torch away. The right or wrong will be decided when the flames are put out. This practice and the people on this server are what seperates this server from all the rest. We take care of our own. But if you start encrypting everything, no longer is anyone responsible for anything they post. They can say whatever or do whatever they want they want without reguard to anyone else. I feel that this will only further divide us and eventually lead to the death of RP on the server. Why RP when no one else gets to participate. You end up playing with yourself.

So in conclusion I say that the occasional encoded post is fine but for the normal traffic there is no point. Thank you for your consideration.

Respectfully,
Thor

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