Originally posted by adenflintTo many banned players: Players getting banned all the time, for no fault of their own the management, need to get a ruddy life.
to many banned players players getting banned all the time for no fault of their own the management need to get a ruddy life
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Originally posted by KewpieIt would appear that the process used to ban people has failed.
Who were you last time around?
Is there any point banning them apart from the benefit to the site that it gets another registered user added to the list, very impressive for site statistics, very poor for the game.
A new system is required which satisfies both.
Edit: Eureka!!!, I have the answer.
Verified and unverified.
All non sub scum and banned players get moved into unverified, a no man's land if you will.
All subscribers get moved into verified and stay there until proven to be an unsavoury member.
If a player is identified as being eligible for banning he/she can decide to keep his old name or elect another before being moved into unverified.
It shouldn't be too hard to work out the rules for promotion to verified.
Two player tables and something else to work towards.
Edit 1: Added "she" above so as not to be sexist.
Edit2: Three player tables would be better and that would really start bringing the cash in.
Originally posted by WoodgieOn the net perpetual existence is guaranteed, no-one can kill you dead. For some, this is unfortunate. Their personality does not allow for them to 'move on', and so they keep on returning to the same places, much like unhappy spirits in the old stories.
It would appear that the process used to ban people has failed.
Is there any point banning them apart from the benefit to the site that it gets another registered user added to the list, very impressive for site statistics, very poor for the game.
A new system is required which satisfies both.
Our ancestors would cross themselves when they felt the breath of death touch upon them. We make some snide remark, or mutter a complaint to the effect that the banned have no right to come a haunting the forum....
But they doooo... (hollow laughter)
Originally posted by YorobotI can fully appreciate why a banned player would want to return, it is a fun game and a good site.
On the net perpetual existence is guaranteed, no-one can kill you dead. For some, this is unfortunate. Their personality does not allow for them to 'move on', and so they keep on returning to the same places, much like unhappy spirits in the old stories.
Our ancestors would cross themselves when they felt the breath of death touch upon them. We make some ...[text shortened]... e banned have no right to come a haunting the forum....
But they doooo... (hollow laughter)
A lot of people get a lot of things from RHP et al, with respect to my first edit above, in a domain where engine users can exist without fear of being banned, it would leave it to the individual player to decide if their opponent was a cheater.
For the serious players, promotion is only achieved once they have proved themselves to be worthy.
As in life, a good player has to fight through the scum and cheaters to get to the top, but it makes the trip much more rewarding.
Originally posted by WoodgieYour third edit will allow for a fourth table?
I can fully appreciate why a banned player would want to return, it is a fun game and a good site.
A lot of people get a lot of things from RHP et al, with respect to my first edit above, in a domain where engine users can exist without fear of being banned, it would leave it to the individual player to decide if their opponent was a cheater.
For the s ...[text shortened]... ight through the scum and cheaters to get to the top, but it makes the trip much more rewarding.
I think it would be very hard for RHP to remain commercially interesting AND introduce some kind of classsystem. The net, again, is democratic to the core, and its users are very spoiled. Gameknot or RHP, you-can-be-king or you-can-be-peasant-until-some-true-blood-type-deems-you-worthy.