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EchoMan: Reverted edits by Mr. Bones (Talk); changed back to last version by Altotn

2013-09-17T03:28:43Z

Reverted edits by Mr. Bones (Talk); changed back to last version by Altotn

Mr. Bones at 01:50, 17 September 2013

2013-09-17T01:50:34Z

Altotn: Added interwiki links

2010-05-25T20:08:51Z

Added interwiki links

Mattan: Reverted edits by Jos (Talk); changed back to last version by 75941

2009-08-17T20:53:20Z

Reverted edits by Jos (Talk); changed back to last version by 75941

Jos at 09:11, 17 August 2009

2009-08-17T09:11:26Z

75941: added Introduce Yourself section

2008-06-18T15:52:57Z

added Introduce Yourself section

Hallucinatingfarmer at 21:15, 17 October 2006

2006-10-17T21:15:46Z

Steven: /* Keep It Original! */ s/orginal/original/

2006-10-17T20:42:29Z

‎Keep It Original!: s/orginal/original/

64.243.17.70: /* Read The Laws! */

2005-09-19T20:42:29Z

‎Read The Laws!

64.243.17.70 at 15:50, 25 July 2005

2005-07-25T15:50:49Z

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 '''Keep Organized'''
-PD only looks after their friends, members of the staff and former members. If you have an incident occur that is serious, you will be lucky if they take it seriously. I have had incidents where they did nothing and they were confirmed blatant CRBs and serious ones at that. Yet, if you aren't in the good ole boys club, and they get a hard on for you then they'll do everything they can to ruin the game for you. The PD has currently been harassing me for about a month now over some personal issues. Some of them lost characters to some of mine and were in danger losing more to a pirate character of mine. The result was that they decided to take OOC action to prevent the deaths of these characters. They used their positions to protect their own and the characters of former staff members.
+== Introduce Yourself ==
-Development - (ProgD and RD) These people mostly work when they have too. I worked behind the scenes and was able to see what they really did. I used to think they worked hard too, but I realized that it was all a rouse. These people have pages upon pages of backed up development projects in the development forums. Most of these would be posted there and half would be ignored and eventually end up in the back pages of the forums. The other half might get a comment or two from development. This happens sporadically and there might be one or two comments made, it will get backlogged and half a year later some new member will come along and bump the topic. I tried to spur them into getting things done, which was effective at times, some older projects were completed because I kept spurring them into doing them. But most old topics bumped would be ignored like they had been for years. Many of these weren't major projects, plenty of these projects weren't even difficult to implement, they were something that could be added in one to two days. Another thing to note is that they do not treat everyone fairly in the suggestion forums. It is supposed to be a place where people can come to present their ideas for the game and they will be considered fairly. The truth is, if you really want your idea to be approved then become a member of staff. Look at how many accepted/implemented suggestions are by members of staff alone, especially development. The percentage of suggestions made by development staff that has been accepted/implemented is way beyond the percentage of the forum members made up by development staff. There a lot of people who have good suggestions in the suggestion forums, but their suggestions will not be approved because they are not in the club. I've even seen where development members (Greek and Echoman namely) will vote down suggestions, not because they are bad, but because they are too lazy to implement them. Even if they have 90% approval, if they are too lazy to implement it, it will not be accepted.
+Tell people what your name is, or what you would like to be called. Before you tell your name, others will know only your gender and approximate age ("in your twenties"). Telling them your name (and learning their names) will make it much easier to interact. In some places, people can even be hostile to those who don't introduce themselves shortly after spawning or arriving in a new location.
-I can't play under this current staff and for those of you on the lower ends of development (Seko for example), I have no problems with. That goes for most other staff members. My main issues are with the PD (all of which are nothing but crooked bastards, especially Pilot and Bobby Bucman), Echoman and Greek on development. So just because you are on staff don't think this is about you, it's about certain members of staff.  To those of you I played with and who will see my characters die soon, I'm sorry. I enjoyed playing with you and would have liked to continue the role play and building onto our dreams. I can't play anymore with this current staff. It used to be a good game, but they have ruined it in my opinion. Maybe one day I will come back with a new identity when they are gone, if the game hasn't been completely ruined by then. You all wonder why veteran players are leaving? These bastards are a big part of it. Good luck to you all.
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-== Introduce Yourself ==
+PD only looks after their friends, members of the staff and former members. If you have an incident occur that is serious, you will be lucky if they take it seriously. I have had incidents where they did nothing and they were confirmed blatant CRBs and serious ones at that. Yet, if you aren't in the good ole boys club, and they get a hard on for you then they'll do everything they can to ruin the game for you. The PD has currently been harassing me for about a month now over some personal issues. Some of them lost characters to some of mine and were in danger losing more to a pirate character of mine. The result was that they decided to take OOC action to prevent the deaths of these characters. They used their positions to protect their own and the characters of former staff members.
-Tell people what your name is, or what you would like to be called. Before you tell your name, others will know only your gender and approximate age ("in your twenties"). Telling them your name (and learning their names) will make it much easier to interact. In some places, people can even be hostile to those who don't introduce themselves shortly after spawning or arriving in a new location.
+Development - (ProgD and RD) These people mostly work when they have too. I worked behind the scenes and was able to see what they really did. I used to think they worked hard too, but I realized that it was all a rouse. These people have pages upon pages of backed up development projects in the development forums. Most of these would be posted there and half would be ignored and eventually end up in the back pages of the forums. The other half might get a comment or two from development. This happens sporadically and there might be one or two comments made, it will get backlogged and half a year later some new member will come along and bump the topic. I tried to spur them into getting things done, which was effective at times, some older projects were completed because I kept spurring them into doing them. But most old topics bumped would be ignored like they had been for years. Many of these weren't major projects, plenty of these projects weren't even difficult to implement, they were something that could be added in one to two days. Another thing to note is that they do not treat everyone fairly in the suggestion forums. It is supposed to be a place where people can come to present their ideas for the game and they will be considered fairly. The truth is, if you really want your idea to be approved then become a member of staff. Look at how many accepted/implemented suggestions are by members of staff alone, especially development. The percentage of suggestions made by development staff that has been accepted/implemented is way beyond the percentage of the forum members made up by development staff. There a lot of people who have good suggestions in the suggestion forums, but their suggestions will not be approved because they are not in the club. I've even seen where development members (Greek and Echoman namely) will vote down suggestions, not because they are bad, but because they are too lazy to implement them. Even if they have 90% approval, if they are too lazy to implement it, it will not be accepted.
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+I can't play under this current staff and for those of you on the lower ends of development (Seko for example), I have no problems with. That goes for most other staff members. My main issues are with the PD (all of which are nothing but crooked bastards, especially Pilot and Bobby Bucman), Echoman and Greek on development. So just because you are on staff don't think this is about you, it's about certain members of staff.  To those of you I played with and who will see my characters die soon, I'm sorry. I enjoyed playing with you and would have liked to continue the role play and building onto our dreams. I can't play anymore with this current staff. It used to be a good game, but they have ruined it in my opinion. Maybe one day I will come back with a new identity when they are gone, if the game hasn't been completely ruined by then. You all wonder why veteran players are leaving? These bastards are a big part of it. Good luck to you all.
 [[Category:The Basics]]

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		+	== Introduce Yourself ==
		+
		+	Tell people what your name is, or what you would like to be called. Before you tell your name, others will know only your gender and approximate age ("in your twenties"). Telling them your name (and learning their names) will make it much easier to interact. In some places, people can even be hostile to those who don't introduce themselves shortly after spawning or arriving in a new location.
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		+	----
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		+	== Read The Laws! ==
		+
		+	The best rule of thumb for anywhere you spawn is to make sure you read the laws!
		+	If they aren't available (they are usually in note form on the ground) then don't be afraid to ask around.
		+
		+	Reading the laws you can do by clicking on 'objects', which lists all objects on the [[Ground\|ground]] on that location, including notes, and then on the eye-buttons to read the specific notes that you see. Most locations with at least a few people living there will have a note with general rules or laws, but not all locations have laws.
		+
		+	In most (but not all) places, it is not a good idea to knock on buildings, go into buildings, take items off the ground, or hit people.
		+
		+	There are no game rules stating you must follow the laws of your society, but remember, if you choose to be someone who breaks the law, be sure you can get away with it unless you want to face the consequences.
		+
		+	----
		+
		+	== Keep It Original! ==
		+	Another good idea is to make your characters as original as possible. Using outside names of people and organizations is generally frowned upon by serious roleplayers. It shows a lack of imagination, and imagination is what makes Cantr so great. Even if your character does not assume the aspects of the real life person, your character will be taken much less seriously than a character with an original name.
		+
		+	----
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		+	== Out Of Character \ In Character ==
		+
		+	OOC is the tag most use in game to indicate that the "player" uses to convey a message from their point of view rather than the characters. This is generally frowned upon in the game but is still used in certain cases. If you must speak OOC, it's preferred you do so in a whisper.
		+
		+	----
		+
		+	== North is Right! ==
		+
		+	In case you're unaware, the map you see on the location page is tilted 90 degrees clockwise, placing north on the right-hand side of the map, where east would usually be. So, north is right, east is down, south is left, and west is up. Please remember this when mapping a region, or navigating the seas! Without this knowledge, you could easily become lost!
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		+	[[Category:The Basics]]

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−	~~== Introduce Yourself ==~~
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−	Tell people what your name is, or what you would like to be called. Before you tell your name, others will know only your gender and approximate age ("in your twenties"). Telling them your name (and learning their names) will make it much easier to interact. In some places, people can even be hostile to those who don't introduce themselves shortly after spawning or arriving in a new location.
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−	~~== Read The Laws! ==~~
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−	~~The best rule of thumb for anywhere you spawn is to make sure you read the laws!~~
−	~~If they aren't available (they are usually in note form on the ground) then don't be afraid to ask around.~~
−
−	Reading the laws you can do by clicking on 'objects', which lists all objects on the [[Ground\|ground]] on that location, including notes, and then on the eye-buttons to read the specific notes that you see. Most locations with at least a few people living there will have a note with general rules or laws, but not all locations have laws.
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−	~~In most (but not all) places, it is not a good idea to knock on buildings, go into buildings, take~~ ~~items off the ground, or hit people.~~
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−	There are no game rules stating you must follow the laws of your society, but remember, if you choose to be someone who breaks the law, be sure you can get away with it unless you want to face the consequences.
−
−	~~----~~
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−	~~== Keep It Original! ==~~
−	Another good idea is to make your characters as original as possible. Using outside names of people and organizations is generally frowned upon by serious roleplayers. It shows a lack of imagination, and imagination is what makes Cantr so great. Even if your character does not assume the aspects of the real life person, your character will be taken much less seriously than a character with an original name.
−
−	~~----~~
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−	~~== Out Of Character \ In Character ==~~
−
−	OOC is the tag most use in game to indicate that the "player" uses to convey a message from their point of view rather than the characters. This is generally frowned upon in the game but is still used in certain cases. If you must speak OOC, it's preferred you do so in a whisper.
−
−	~~----~~
−
−	~~== North is Right! ==~~
−
−	In case you're unaware, the map you see on the location page is tilted 90 degrees clockwise, placing north on the right-hand side of the map, where east would usually be. So, north is right, east is down, south is left, and west is up. Please remember this when mapping a region, or navigating the seas! Without this knowledge, you could easily become lost!
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−	~~[[Category:The Basics]]~~

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 There are no game rules stating you must follow the laws of your society, but remember, if you choose to be someone who breaks the law, be sure you can get away with it unless you want to face the consequences.
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	In case you're unaware, the map you see on the location page is tilted 90 degrees clockwise, placing north on the right-hand side of the map, where east would usually be. So, north is right, east is down, south is left, and west is up. Please remember this when mapping a region, or navigating the seas! Without this knowledge, you could easily become lost!		In case you're unaware, the map you see on the location page is tilted 90 degrees clockwise, placing north on the right-hand side of the map, where east would usually be. So, north is right, east is down, south is left, and west is up. Please remember this when mapping a region, or navigating the seas! Without this knowledge, you could easily become lost!
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		+	[[Category:The Basics]]

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 == Keep It Original! ==
-Another good idea is to make your characters as original as possible. Using outside names of people and organizations is generally frowned upon by serious roleplayers. It shows a lack of imagination, and imagination is what makes Cantr so great. Even if your character does not assume the aspects of the real life person, your character will be taken much less seriously than a character with an orginal name.
+Another good idea is to make your characters as original as possible. Using outside names of people and organizations is generally frowned upon by serious roleplayers. It shows a lack of imagination, and imagination is what makes Cantr so great. Even if your character does not assume the aspects of the real life person, your character will be taken much less seriously than a character with an original name.
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 Reading the laws you can do by clicking on 'objects', which lists all objects on the [[Ground|ground]] on that location, including notes, and then on the eye-buttons to read the specific notes that you see. Most locations with at least a few people living there will have a note with general rules or laws, but not all locations have laws.
-In most (but not all!) places, it is not a good idea to knock on buildings, go into buildings, take  items off the ground, or hit people.
+In most (but not all) places, it is not a good idea to knock on buildings, go into buildings, take  items off the ground, or hit people.
 There are no game rules stating you must follow the laws of your society, but remember, if you choose to be someone who breaks the law, be sure you can get away with it unless you want to face the consequences.