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Quick and simple one.
As much as I understand the intent of the "Be Nice" guideline, I feel like it could be better expressed as "Be OOC Considerate and Courteous".
There's nothing nice about beating another character to death, even if it is for very good reason.
Doesn't mean we cannot be considerate and courteous to other players out of character.
IC and OOC actions are separate.
I agree on this.
The rule "Be Nice" is player-to-player behavior, not character-to-character behavior, and making that distinction clear is extremely important. Our characters can be despicable people, but we should not be.
Rolled: Solveigh Arnimayne, "Anna Locksley"
Shelved: Maethiel Tyireale'ala, Lalaith Durothil
Current: Ynge Redbeard, ???
This is always going to be a balence
On the one hand, we should be kind, courtious, considerate ect of our fellow players.
On the other we're playing characters, and IC actions have IC consequences.
The balence is being able to play your character, and implement the above whilst also doing your best to make sure other people have fun.
And here's the kicker.
It won't always work.
Sometimes you'll do your absolute darn bloomin' best to try and make sure the other people are having fun, you'll work to be as considerate and courtious as you can, but you just can't do so whilst maintaining your character. Sometimes the other person is unreasonable. Sometimes you misjudge the situation. Sometimes you make a bad call. It happens.
But if you work to that balence. to try and play your character whilst, occasionaly bending aspects of it, and seeing things from other peoples perspective - if you can work to try and be especially courtieous and well meaning and kind to those who oppose you ICly, then things tend to work out more often than not.
Just do your best and be kind.
There is no unclarity.
Rule 4: Be Nice
Cybering is NOT PERMITTED on this server. There is a vast age range that plays on Arelith, for this reason, restrict any conduct you may be involved in to a "PG-13" level of interaction. Unwarranted rudeness, potentially offensive role play, inappropriate sexual references, foul language, harassment, killing non-hostile NPCs without DM supervision, and poor gamesmanship (including wanton destruction, griefing of any kind, exploiting known or unknown bugs, transferring items between your characters, logging to avoid consequences, etc) are prohibited. To conserve server resources for all, ownership of game property is limited to one shop, one quarter / guildhouse (a quarter that contains other quarters) and any number of temporary shops (marked as such) per PLAYER (not character, CD key, login name, etc. Player. Real, flesh and blood player).
You can read that, I assume, and it's pretty easy to glean that it applies to player conduct. Yes, some aspects of it apply to how those players should play their characters, but it doesn't say you can't play a mean character, only that you're not allowed to engage in R-rated roleplay.
I think this thread is about a non-issue.
