Sun Aug 10, 2003 10:48 pm
Question for Elite admin/moderator
I was looking through the Elite server rules and came upon the Server_Deputy job description. I came across this "hypothetical situation" example:
I'm just curious how well trained the Deputy pilots are. If a server is very busy, and there are several players being scanned at Manhattan, it's quite possible that someone who was in the area (and, in fact, the real violator) can depart from the game while the deputy is scanning someone (and thus, their departure is missed). For whatever reason, another player does not submit to a scan (e.g. already en route out of system on innocent trade run). Will this person be considered guilty and subsequently banned when they were in fact completely innocent? I'm only asking because my character was once threatened to be "guilty" for not being at Manhattan for a scan. I didn't have a spectacular ship (Patriot, I think), and was en route to Rochester (Manhattan gets pretty violent after you blow up an NPC transport, hehe). For not being at Manhattan, I was presumed guilty until proven innocent. The process of elimination idea seems quite flawed. I hope you're deputies are either very well trained to avoid banning innocents, or you switch to requiring actual tangible proof of transgressions, not just "process of elimination."
There is a sudden rash of PKing at the Manhattan Docking Ring. Instant switch
to Deputy Ship reveals conversation of a Cloaked ship Dock Camping. Immediate
check of Chat list shows seven players in NY. Deputy may request that players
voluntarily submit to a Scan to clear their good name. Any players who refuse
or depart are suspects. If all but one player submits & is cleared, it's proof.
I'm just curious how well trained the Deputy pilots are. If a server is very busy, and there are several players being scanned at Manhattan, it's quite possible that someone who was in the area (and, in fact, the real violator) can depart from the game while the deputy is scanning someone (and thus, their departure is missed). For whatever reason, another player does not submit to a scan (e.g. already en route out of system on innocent trade run). Will this person be considered guilty and subsequently banned when they were in fact completely innocent? I'm only asking because my character was once threatened to be "guilty" for not being at Manhattan for a scan. I didn't have a spectacular ship (Patriot, I think), and was en route to Rochester (Manhattan gets pretty violent after you blow up an NPC transport, hehe). For not being at Manhattan, I was presumed guilty until proven innocent. The process of elimination idea seems quite flawed. I hope you're deputies are either very well trained to avoid banning innocents, or you switch to requiring actual tangible proof of transgressions, not just "process of elimination."