Can we make the server public?

[Sparko]

look guys...The rules will be tailored to fit the ethos of the community and to provide the most fun for its members and its potential members.  If we dont have pubic servers then how do we expect the community to grow? having a public server gets our name out there and promotes us all.

As for the rules these have been discussed with Blunt and the admins and will be posted in the near future, but bounds are needed! and Chaos i can assure you the admins will be 'friendly... when enforcing the rules' even more so with its registered members, the bounds are there to help you not for an  invite for someone to have a go at you, if this happens then let one of the admins know.  

At the end of the day the game can get extremely boring if players run around the back or go where they know they shouldnt really be to gain an advantage.

All in all its common sense gameplay, if your running around in a part of a map that you dont think you should really be then you probably shouldnt be there......

[Chaosphere]

Good, now get em up and let's make this thing public

[kregoron]

The mistakes of the past are not an excuse for our behaviour in the present. But I digress.


All I ask is that the admins be... friendly... when enforcing the rules. Those of you that played a lot of CS before often take it very seriously (and I'm not saying that is a bad thing!), but this doesn't apply to all of us. One can abide by the rules and still relax a little, so take it easy on us n00bs, ey? Don't want to scare publics off or give them the wrong image of what dMw is about...

As sparko said, we will be friendly.

[Doorman]

The mistakes of the past are not an excuse for our behaviour in the present.

True, but they can be the reason for our behaviour in the present.

[Chaosphere]

True, but they can be the reason for our behaviour in the present.

Not that we're going off on a tangent here but...

Not really! That is sorta the same as using the past as an excuse. The past is only a reason for our behaviour now if we let it be. If we, as individuals and as society, change the way we act on something, then whatever has come before can only be a lesson learnt. Accepting the past as a reason for today and tomorrow is just the same as saying let's all give up and act badly because we can't do any better.

[Penfold]

I think we're going round in circles here and there's merit on both sides of this.

All I ask is that the admins be... friendly... when enforcing the rules.  Those of you that played a lot of CS before often take it very  seriously (and I'm not saying that is a bad thing!), but this doesn't  apply to all of us. One can abide by the rules and still relax a little,  so take it easy on us n00bs, ey? Don't want to scare publics off or  give them the wrong image of what dMw is about...

We've been strict, almost draconian, when playing historically as we played to very strict boundaries and it was very black and white in when they were breached.

These new guidelines are a lot more subjective and there are obviously going to occasions where people differ in their view point of acceptability. NO ONE should fly off the handle and start losing their temper or shout at other players for any reason (unless they're publics and being complete planks of course ).

We're a community and we're in this together. It doesn't matter if you're a complete novice or a seasoned Admin, bullying and aggressive behaviour will not be tolerated.

We have had instances in the past where admins have got over zealous and they have been reigned in or demoted. We've had members doing the same and they've been invited to step in line or leave.

Mutual respect is important and vital and we do need to get more publics converted and into the Community as members.

So should anyone from a first timer, old timer, admin, game leader or community admin get abusive when enforcing the rules or feel abused on the server then step up and say so. There'll be enough people on the server to witness exchanges and we don't want to see people abusing their positions. Being an Admin does not give you free reign to be an arse.

As with all gaming streams, the first point of call is the Game Leader (Blunt in this instance) and then, if not satisfied, approach one of the Community Admins, Tealeaf or myself.

The aim is to admin the game in the way we used to do in the TCS  days. Please remember the difference between the old, prescriptive PCS  rules and the newer "we believe you are smarter than that" TCS rules.  PCS told you what line to not run beyond and the rules were different  for every map and highly complex. TCS is simpler and requires commmon  sense.

The TCS rule is: Stick to the objective.

Please admin the server with your common sense and to that TCS  standard. Other dMw standards remain in place (no bunny hopping, civil  language etc, etc).

EVERYONE please take this as a formal reminder of the rules, the way we play and the courtesy and respect we demand to others when playing here.

Thanks.

PS. No shooting Doorman in the back please. He gets a crick in his neck should he need to turn round quickly.

[Doorman]

PS. No shooting Doorman in the back please. He gets a crick in his neck should he need to turn round quickly.

Ah, turning round quickly, those were the days.

[Blunt]

Thanks PEN,
That sums it up nicely, you should get a job in PR or suchlike

The Private server is shortly to go public, so from now on everybody should obey the boundaries rules that you can find HERE

We plan to have a separate private server as an overflow and for weekly get-togethers which will be more relaxed.

Please be a bit patient with us as we have to find the time to organise stuff when the admins are all available at the same time.

Have fun!

[TheDvEight]

Thanks PEN,
That sums it up nicely, you should get a job in PR or suchlike

The Private server is shortly to go public, so from now on everybody should obey the boundaries rules that you can find HERE

We plan to have a separate private server as an overflow and for weekly get-togethers which will be more relaxed.

Please be a bit patient with us as we have to find the time to organise stuff when the admins are all available at the same time.

Have fun!

Blunt, Will the no entry signs be put on maps before the server is made public?.

[Blunt]

Blunt, Will the no entry signs be put on maps before the server is made public?.

Yes Dick, I've introduced the bounds early so that people can get used to it.
Just need a bit more time to organise the signs

[TheDvEight]

Ok Cheers, I did find the rule being in place from tonight (with the games we played) made it more tactical & teamwork based.