apply bans for being dickweeds to new players

[iamgoofball]

we opened basil up to the hub recently, and I've seen nothing but insults thrown at people who come here to play from the hub, and new players in general

"they're shit at the game"
"all they do is grief"

nice fuckin broad ass generalizations dipshit, not everyone from the hub is shit

please start slapping people on the wrist or some shit for sitting in OOC/spamming the forum threads with "hub players are ALL HORRIBLE AT SS13" because we put basil on the hub to attract new players, and we're currently undermining that by letting certain individuals spend every waking hour going off about how shitty new players are and how only old players are good players

tl;dr: punish people for going above and byond the normal acceptable bantz levels for being dicks to new players

[bandit]

Grounds for a temporary OOC vacation, at least. DON'T MAKE ME TURN THIS OOC AROUND.

[ShadowDimentio]

Don't be dicks, you dicks. We were all normies at some point.

[LiamLime]

Without new players, soon, there will be no players to play with. Removing some toxic players is usually necessary, the hard part is realizing that they've become toxic if they were once neat people and only slowly degraded. All in all, in a community the size of TGS, no one person is necessary. Anyone can be removed - and should be if necessary. This applies to everyone: newbies, experienced players, regulars, admins, coders, head admins, head coders and the host. Everyone is replaceable.

I however have no opinion as to whether anyone in particular should be replaced or removed. I'm still amused by Bandit getting admin powers.

[Jazaen]

NSFW:

>Replacing MSO

When it comes to new players, well, everyone was new once. Guiding them to wiki guides is great, but so is IC help. Best way to learn how to play this game is by hands-on learning, and no guide can replace help from another player.
Though, truth to be told, hub DOES cause a regular stream of memers and griffons to arrive. Was age limit disabled at some point, or do they enter server once, then enter month later to griff?

[Pascal123]

Where exactly did you hear this? I wouldn't be surprised if it was on Sybil.
You haven't logged onto Bagil since it's opening to the Hub, Anyways...

I've already suggested we have an easier way for the new players to access the Wiki/Help page, as some do not seem to know the rules. As far as i know. Everyone on Bagil is interested in helping the new players. If you can ask for it, you can get it. I've personally helped multiple players get integrated into the game and RP on Bagil.

But like every other server. There are toxic shitlers that join just to grief. Those players exist, and they do cause problems. That is why some may be insulting them.

[Malkevin]

But if you don't haze the newbs how will you weed out the weak?

[Wyzack]

At the very very least we need to change the MOTD on basil to link the rules and urge people read them, preferably as soon as possible

[ColonicAcid]

Don't be dicks, you dicks. We were all normies at some point.

except like 98% of this playerbase are still normies.................

[oranges]

fucking preach it colonic, these buttbabies wouldn't even know who wtsnacks is

[ColonicAcid]

"BUT HE FORCED A SEX CHANGE ON ME THAT IS TOTALLY LIKE GROSS OMG I CANT BELIEVE THIS I LITERALLY FEEL SICK IN MY MOUTH!"

[Pascal123]

Oh no! not my pixels! Anything but my pixels! Lol.

[Incomptinence]

Be what you wanna be bro.

I once missed the shuttle because I was trying to turn an ex alien queen white.

[Anonmare]

Be what you wanna be bro.

I once missed the shuttle because I was trying to turn an ex alien queen white.

You did the right thing

[Timbrewolf]

I've personally helped multiple players get integrated into the game and RP on Bagil.

"Welcome to /tg/station, here's your complimentary autistic ligger!"

[Pascal123]

Better to have an "Autistic Ligger" show you the ropes than nobody.
Certainly sounds better than a senile thirty year old spewing out unnecessary insults and complaining about how much he hates the game. Doesn't it?

[TechnoAlchemist]

i dont think senile applies to a 30 yr old but ya

[Timbrewolf]

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Honestly I'd go with the nobody.

[Saegrimr]

Honestly I'd go with the nobody.

Are you volunteering to teach the newbies? :^)

[Timbrewolf]

Honestly I'd go with the nobody.

Are you volunteering to teach the newbies? :^)

Sure, I'll start with everyone who wasn't here in 2010-11.

[ColonicAcid]

u got alot of work to do then :^)

including me btw teach me the ways

[oranges]

>People posting snide remarks instead of focusing on the policy in discussion

Not nice

moderators do your job please

[Davidchan]

If someone is harassing, insulting or being a complete dick to someone because they are new/don't know how to do their job, then yeah their dicks who should be given a smack or two. If they ask for help ooc or clearly don't know what their doing, tell them what to do or give them the relevant wiki page.

If new players are being treated the same as all other players, that's all that matters. This isn't a hug box.

[peoplearestrange]

>People posting snide remarks instead of focusing on the policy in discussion
Not nice
moderators do your job please

I'm here with my delete button held high!

Anyway on point: I'm going to be taking a stronger stance, as I have done before, about people spouting hate towards new players in OOC. The point is to learn up new players, get them used to our code and playstyle. Longbow and Wyzack have been pretty good at helping out people from what i've seen, including warning players that its an English speaking server so might struggle if its not their first language.

At the very very least we need to change the MOTD on basil to link the rules and urge people read them, preferably as soon as possible

This might be a good idea. As with a lot of hub joiners, they dont realise that each server has their own ruleset and playstyle or even code (I certainly didnt when I first started playing SS13).

From what I've seen, people who don't RP or break a rule mostly change when given a bwoink. We had some guy yesterday not even vaguely RPing, who was warned and instantly changed to fit in. Was satisfying.

[Screemonster]

This might be a good idea. As with a lot of hub joiners, they dont realise that each server has their own ruleset and playstyle or even code (I certainly didnt when I first started playing SS13).

Seen this a few times. Even IC space law and SoP changes from server to server and a lot of new players can't be bothered trawling through a wiki or forum for each and every server they want to visit to see what the tiny little different details are.
Oh, and people just calling new players shit for learning game mechanics is cancer, like berating people for being slightly slow at making chemicals because they're busy tabbing between the game and the wiki.
And god forbid you try to learn how to do things like hacking without the validhunters descending upon you and screaming at you to GIT GUD ACT LIKE AN ANTAG GET TREATED LIKE ONE and so forth because you made the mistake of unscrewing the door to a bathroom.

[Wyzack]

It is actually pretty fun to teach newbies how to play IC, assuming they actually want to learn

[Screemonster]

It is actually pretty fun to teach newbies how to play IC, assuming they actually want to learn

tbh I consider that part of the job of a head. If you can't teach a new player the basics of a job (wordless non-english-speaking incompetents notwithstanding) then why are you playing a head of staff?

[Super Aggro Crag]

ever since basil was opened up to the hub i've noticed literal whos being absolute fucking garbage on sybil. not sure if this is correlated but im getting real sick of greyshirts and heads decided to spend the entire round fucking with sec and murdering officers when there's nuke ops.

[peoplearestrange]

ever since basil was opened up to the hub i've noticed literal whos being absolute fucking garbage on sybil. not sure if this is correlated but im getting real sick of greyshirts and heads decided to spend the entire round fucking with sec and murdering officers when there's nuke ops.

Then Ahelp it, that shit obviously doesn't stand and can be dealt with. Its what we're here for.