Ok. The UA appears to be going down the tube. In order for the UA to be successful, you are going to have to adopt the generally accepted beliefs of the Freelancer Community. In addition, you will have to give others a say prior to making any rules at all. Your rules may be preliminary or proposed rules, but they discourage others from participating and give the UA a pre-existing reputation. People will not enter a Union where the rules have already been set by one person, especially when they are controversial.
If cheating is allowed, then don't make a rule about it at all. It is better to say nothing, then to say it is allowed.
The UA appears to be developing into a dictatorship. This will not work in a UA. It needs to be a democracy. I know you are setting up voting, but the appearance of a dictatorship will ruin it. You can not claim yourself the sole leader of the UA either. You may have set it up, but the leadership is composed of all the clan leaders. There isn’t any practical need for a sovereign president, just a moderator that can set up meetings and voting sessions.
Your punishment lists are not necessary at this point. Do not overestimate the utility of cruelty. Unnecessary mention of punishments will not win over more followers. The basic idea: To remain in power, a leader must avoid the hatred of his followers. You first need to win loyalty of the followers, before you can begin to punish them with banning or anything else.
Some ideas for success.
1---Start with a clean slate. No rules.
2---Do not mention punishments or give the impression of an Iron Fist type of leadership.
3---Allow everyone to participate in rule making.
4---Make everyone feel they are an important part of something important.
5---Create Departments that perform necessary functions.
Regulator
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Edited by - Regulator on 05-08-2003 18:48:23
Mon Aug 04, 2003 6:04 pm 
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