Castiel Wrote:Freelancers will be able to vote on issues just like everyone else. They simply won't have representation in the RPC Council and thus won't be able to vote when the council decides whether or not to take an issue to the public. Giving them representation would be extremely difficult due to the fact that freelancers are just that. Their styles are radically different from person to person and some of them don't join guilds in order to avoid having to deal with rules. Thus, any representative for them wouldn't be able to do much to handle griefing or anything drama related when it comes to freelancers.
Maybe we should instead put a section in the rules that tells Freelancers the fact on general items they can vote or voice opinion but won't be involved in the Council on policy making.
Castiel Wrote:That being said, freelancers are still held to the same standards. If they cause issues on these forums, they'll be dealt with accordingly just like anyone else. If the griefing is in game, the best that can be done is simply giving a public notification of the griefer so everyone can just /blist him/her.
This is where I think the problem could delvelop. We have a no gridfing policy on the forum and if the way to handle freelancer problems is to let people post complaints about them and not people in guilds its rather biased. That's why I think their should be a person or body of persons where such complaints can be PMed and the RPC notified. If you allow people to just post thread "This guy is a jerk everyone /blacklist them" you are inviting drama.
Castiel Wrote:In regards to the rosters, I don't think those would be a good idea. It seems like a good idea but it also can turn into a numbers war. That is, certain guilds may feel threatened when other guilds have significantly higher active rosters. This could slowly transform into political rivalries and create tensions. A guild may try to suck up some of the members of a larger guild and cause serious problems between the groups. The smaller RP groups may also feel insignificant compared to the larger ones and struggle to get new members as a result. Thus, roster lists could prove more problematic than they're worth.
After reading all of your input I can agree rosters wouldn't be a way to handle this.
I think I'm looking more for than a section is a clear policy on:
1) Rules clear to Freelancers on that they are required to follow rules and will be held responsible for their actions just like people in the guilds
2) A way to report Freelancers who break rules to the RPC that is clear, private and doesn't bring the issue onto the RPC forum inviting drama.
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