R99 Behavioral Issues [GMs]

[Verin]

[This post is for the GMs and is specifically regarding R99]

There is way too much harassment of all sorts being left unaddressed. The behavioral issues on R99 are unbelievable and need to be addressed proactively.

The development of P99 was a group effort and a lot of people, including volunteers, put a lot of time into its creation. With its creation and the evolution of its player base, the need for mature and vigilant oversight is crucial.

For a while I've had different ideas about why the server (R99) is the way it is, but I'm beginning to see that the problem is many of the players themselves, and perhaps this has worn down the management to a point of notable neglect. (I certainly do not envy your positions because of the amount of garbage you have to deal with on a daily basis.)

But if you do not have the time or will to control R99, shut it down or recruit more (fresh) GMs who are mature and off-hand a skin-snapping whip and main hand a big ass Banhammer. Otherwise, the server will continue to become more and more filthy.

Being a GM is a unique and heavy responsibility, and neglecting this issue any longer--whether or not it is intentional--would be a grave mistake and unfortunate for the server. If you really begin to address this issue, I believe you may see a tremendous rise in interest from new / returning players. More importantly, cracking down on this issue will make your jobs easier as people will begin to put muzzles on themselves and act like adults. There are a lot of people on the server who enjoy harassing people, and I would hate to see this continue.

I'd recently already decided to stop playing but was talked out of it, but I'm seriously reconsidering that decision, and I'm beginning to regret spending so much time helping prepare P99 for launch.

I expect a certain amount of immaturity in video game environments, but very few people who play P99 / R99 are not adults. If this immaturity crosses certain boundaries, GMs need to PM people in game. Warn them. Suspend them. If this continues or the harassment is serious enough, ban them.

Players who enjoy being pricks via /ooc or PMs (especially PMs), or in other ways that violate the PnP will stoutly oppose this thread. Ignore them. They're the ones who need to be taken out into the yard and thumped with a rusty, diseased paddle. Or smashed by the Banhammer.