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TriadCity Message of the Day
2004-07-22
Game Wardens are a new class of volunteer
administrators who assist players and keep the game
world running smoothly. Many many thanks in advance
to those who choose to volunteer.
TriadCity's Game Wardens have simple responsibilities.
They help newbies, and, when absolutely
necessary, they intervene to curb abusive or obnoxious
behavior.
We're very fortunate to have had very little of the
latter. Could be 'cause we don't have many
players! But we think it's more likely the whole scope
and tenor of the TC environment, which tends to discourage
the hyper-immature. Knock wood.
So you can mostly think of Game Wardens as live helpers for
newbies. A noble calling indeed.
TC Game Wardens have one special power, and one only, which
they can use to discipline unruly or disruptive players when
all else fails. They're able to impose a block on the
use of particular commands by offending individuals. Here's
an example. We once had a newbie who had the clever idea of
using the Follow command to attach himself to higher-level
players like a parasite, involving himself uninvited in
whatever activity the more experienced character was up to.
Pretty freakin' irritating. In a case like this, a Game
Warden can impose a ban on the Follow command for that offending
character. The ban remains permanently in place until removed by that
or another Game Warden.
In return for their service, Game Wardens receive a couple of
minor perks.
First, they don't get hungry or thirsty. They still get
tired, but they don't need to maintain themselves if they're
not doing anything active. They also are able to remain
logged-in indefinitely; that is, they're not timed out like
other players.
Second, they're awarded a very small spiff simply for being
online. We do mean small. Right now it's just 1 dinar and 2 exp
per connected minute. They have to be active to receive the
spiff. After five minutes of inactivity, it stops. When they
resume typing commands, the spiff continues. This is really
just a small thank you for investing time in helping newbies.
A small cadre of volunteers will be made
Game Wardens. If you're interested, please post a note to
the
General BBS.
Please be level 12 or higher, and note that
there's a preference for folks who've shown a long-term
committment to helping newbies. You alpha veterans know
who you are.
If this sounds interesting to you, please do volunteer!
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