- the removal of Section 8.1.2
- the removal of Section 8.2.1
- merging Sections 8.3, 8.4 and 8.5 into one section
- the rewriting of Sections 8.6 and 8.6.1
- slight change to the "party sitting" rule
Section 8 currently reads:
8. Inactivation.
Players will be inactivated in the following circumstances:
8.1 They have not logged into their account for 4 days.
8.1.1 They have not logged into their account for at least 3 days (72 hours) and another player from the same nation has requested their early inactivation.
8.1.2 ALL of the following apply: they have not named their party (usually meaning one separate from their username), filled in their party description, voted on any bills or logged in within the last 48 hours.
8.2 They appear to be "party sitting". Players who, over a prolonged period (usually meaning a minimum of 3 IG years/6 RL days) are just logging in but not voting on bills or contributing to debates, will be judged to be essentially not playing the game.
8.2.1 In circumstances where a player with above-minimum Visibility levels has just reactivated but then not logged in for 48 hours, and the next election is due within the next 24 hours (6 in-game months), Moderation will inactivate the player's account if this is requested by another player in the nation.
8.3 They are in breach of the rules but have not made the necessary corrections within 4 days of being requested to do so by Moderation.
8.4 They have fallen foul of the procedures against multi-accounting, as described in section 2.
8.5 They have committed an offence against the rules serious enough to warrant the inactivation of their party.
8.6 After judging it to be in the best interests of gameplay, the Nationmaster has requested the inactivation of a party after a minimum of 2 days (48 hours) of inactivity. When making the communication, the Nationmaster should make clear they are making a Nationmaster request. Moderation reserves the discretion to query or decline the request if there appears to be a strong reason for doing so.
8.6.1 After judging it to be in the best interests of gameplay, the Nationmaster has requested the inactivation of a party, as a matter of last resort, when the player has not been contributing to the role-play of the nation to the extent that is expected by the majority of players in the nation. Respectful dialogue should always be attempted before this point is reached, and Moderation should be consulted during this process.
These situations should be dealt with discreetly and sensitively. For example, there should never be an open vote over whether a player should be asked to leave.
Below is the new Section 8 which we are proposing:
8. Inactivation.
In certain circumstances, Moderation will need to inactivate a player's in-game account. Players will be inactivated in the following circumstances:
8.1 They have not logged into their account for at least four days.
8.2 They have not logged into their account for at least three days and another player in the same nation has requested their inactivation.
8.3 They appear to be "party sitting". "Party sitting" is defined as logging in to an account without voting on bills, for a period of at least six days.
8.4 They have committed an offence against the Game Rules serious enough to warrant their inactivation, such as failing to conform to a nation's Cultural Protocols within four days of being told or the multi-accounting described in Section 2.
8.5 Judging it to be in the best interests of gameplay, the Nationmaster in their nation has requested their inactivation. Moderation reserves the right to query or decline these requests if they feel there is a compelling reason to do so. A Nationmaster may request inactivation in the following circumstances:
8.5.1 They have not logged into their account for at least two days.
8.5.2 As a matter of last resort, when the player has not been contributing to role-play to the extent that is expected by the majority of players in the nation. Understanding and respectful dialogue must be attempted before this point and Moderation should be consulted throughout the process. Such situations should be dealt with sensitively and fairly, for example there should never be a vote on whether an account should be inactivated.
Thanks in advance to all!