Opticraft Community

1. (This is quite an easy and fun one for all of us) I saw a server where if you tried to curse, it had a filter. Honestly though, this shouldn't be implemented in local and staff. Here's a hilarious example:

After dying some dude went off: "YOU MOTHERfishER fish YOU!!!!!!"

So basically, what we have here is fuck=fish.

2. This is quite interesting. On the same server, I saw a console message reading:

TheExampleUsername has just paid 10$ to be unbanned!"

What we basically have here is if a player is permanently banned, they can pay the server 10$ to be unbanned. Ban appeals will stay,, this will not replace it. It's just a freebie you can use for permanent bans, and you get unbanned, no questions asked.

3. Move the "Are you putting in a mod application? Read this!" Out of suggestions and into moderator and city applications page. It's not even a suggestion, and more people would see it before applying if it was there.


That's it. Comments?

Um, Sorry to but you idea down but, I honestly have to say that the $10 would be nice for the server but, If the greifers  pay to be unbann they will most likely Greif more. I think Opticraft should stick to appeals. Well wait for a admin's or Optical's Option.

The appeals are not getting replaced by the 10$, it just gives you a freebie which can't be denied, and if they pay us to be unbanned, they probably won't grief more. And if they do, well too bad. They clearly didn't care.

Quote from: SalsaInABowl on January 10, 2013, 03:43:07 AM
The appeals are not getting replaced by the 10$, it just gives you a freebie which can't be denied, and if they pay us to be unbanned, they probably won't grief more. And if they do, well too bad. They clearly didn't care.

I still think this is a bad idea. Sorry.

Funny that.. Me and RamKitty found a server in which you had to pay $50 to be unbanned, no questions asked.
We were joking around that Opticraft should pick this up =p

I added a third suggestion and gave the second one a bit more clarity.

Quote from: Nhataley on January 10, 2013, 03:47:17 AM

Quote from: SalsaInABowl on January 10, 2013, 03:43:07 AM
The appeals are not getting replaced by the 10$, it just gives you a freebie which can't be denied, and if they pay us to be unbanned, they probably won't grief more. And if they do, well too bad. They clearly didn't care.

I still think this is a bad idea. Sorry.

I think it is a great idea!

All the grief can get rolled back, and it's not the biggest hassle in the world.

Think about it. If we had the most dedicated griefer come on here:

Griefer griefs. Ban.

Pays $10 to be unbanned.

Griefer griefs. Ban.

Pays $10 to be unbanned.

Griefer griefs. Ban.

Pays $10 to be unbanned.


This could be a great opportunity for the server to get some good donation money, and most griefers won't pay $10 just to keep griefing. Only the people who got banned who really wanna start or keep playing on the server will pay. A few will pay just to cause more trouble, but then they just get banned again (and hopefully give more moneyz because everyone loves the moneyz)

1. By adding a filter, we remove swears completely. This would eliminate the need for the "no excessive swearing" rule because swearing would cease to exist. We would have to alter the rules (or just our words), which shouldn't be a big problem. The only thing is: Do we all really wanna filter the server of swears? Is it so out of control that we need to filter it?

2. Eh. Go right ahead. There is no way to lose here. Even if the griefer gets set free, we still got money and can ban him when he screws up again. Lets see if opti will consider this....

3. I think it can go both ways. As the first sentence says in the thread,

Quote from: ViperZeroOne on May 24, 2012, 11:46:57 PM
It's a suggestion to those who are applying for the position of Moderator.  A suggestion to truly consider what it means to be a Moderator before you apply.

The quote shows is it as a suggestion, which it is. But for the same reasons, of being a guide on how to get mod, it could fit well in the mod app sections. I'm undecided xD

Where it is is fine-- we've had nobody harangue us about that topic's location, so, at this point, I wouldn't be too worried about that.

   I like the first one but the second one about players paying to be unbanned absolutly not, most perm bans are xrayers or players that have earned 4+ bans who had their chances.
   For the moderator post, Im pretty sure it says in the first line why it should be in suggestions.

brb, banning people for stupid reasons to make money

Quote from: cschurz on January 10, 2013, 12:05:09 PM
brb, banning people for stupid reasons to make money

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Sorry, anyway I dislike the 2nd idea. I know a few people (of whose names I don't care to mention) who have a lot more than $10 to blow on getting banned.
Anyway, this shows the server in a really bad light. To give a real life equivalent, imagine if Bill Gates murdered someone, then said "sorry!" And payed the police $10 million. Nobody would accept it. Now you want this server to adopt a bribe>ban attitude?

As to the swear filtering. No. Please, just no.