C.O.R.D.
Cordial, Open, and Rational Diplomacy
Summary: Diplomacy is an important and enjoyable part of the meta-game, and should remain so.
Across our many communication channels, an increasing level of toxicity is being seen. I, and I think many others, have no desire to see our proud community reduced to a hate-filled den of insults, accusations and outright lies. Even the worst enemies should work together to see that their conflict does not spill over onto those not involved.
I have assembled a few points that I feel have caused significant problems in the past (for us and other Powers), and will continue to unless we step up and work against them.
I. Private dealings cannot be held as binding upon those who had no knowledge of the discussion, and/or no opportunity to voice dissent.
This, to me, should have been self-evident from the start. We, and I'm sure others, have been held accountable for deals which we had no knowledge of, or only simple assurances from one side of that deal.
Diplomatic deals can only be said to hold weight if they are transparent to all those applicable.
II. No person or group should attempt to speak for those they have not been given consent to speak for.
This has caused significant problems, as people have been held accountable for the private dealing of others. I take an extremely dim view of this, and I'm sure others do. Be clear, and be honest, about who you can actually be said to speak for.
Several examples come to mind from ALD's history. No one person has ever - ever - been agreed to represent all of ALD. The arguments against that were vehement and many. Any deals made under that impression are at best suspect, and at worst completely without merit.
III. Where role-play and game mechanics meet, the mechanics will not budge, so the roleplay must.
There have been some instances where people, groups or Powers have been attacked for doing things the game mechanics require a Power to do, in the name of role-play. This is absurd. You might as well attack a plumber for making water go downhill.
Our diplomatic status.
I represent the EliteLavigny mod team, serving Arissa Lavigny Duval. Who belongs to that team is public knowledge, though there are several inactives. We are a mix of group representatives and independents. We each speak for the rest in official capacities and/or a diplomatic sense, because we are in near-constant discussion with each other. Groups cannot be assumed to follow our lead, because they have their own leadership.
Tatter73 is our diplomatic voice. There was a stage where he was lacking vital information, but that has passed. Though we each have our specialties, I and others may also participate in diplomacy at times due to our myriad personal connections and/or experience.
To note, while certain sensitive information might not be shared, we take a dim view of lying about our activities, in the interests of transparency (we have no "secret channel" to share information with our supporters/community). Questions will be answered honestly or not at all.
I invite other Powers to make their diplomatic status clear to all. Some have individuals who are widely recognized as representing the whole Power. Many do not. Really, all that is required is someone to take information back & forth for discussion; diplomats IRL do not make decisions for those they represent.
Regards, CMDR Endincite.
Cordial, Open, and Rational Diplomacy
Summary: Diplomacy is an important and enjoyable part of the meta-game, and should remain so.
Across our many communication channels, an increasing level of toxicity is being seen. I, and I think many others, have no desire to see our proud community reduced to a hate-filled den of insults, accusations and outright lies. Even the worst enemies should work together to see that their conflict does not spill over onto those not involved.
I have assembled a few points that I feel have caused significant problems in the past (for us and other Powers), and will continue to unless we step up and work against them.
I. Private dealings cannot be held as binding upon those who had no knowledge of the discussion, and/or no opportunity to voice dissent.
This, to me, should have been self-evident from the start. We, and I'm sure others, have been held accountable for deals which we had no knowledge of, or only simple assurances from one side of that deal.
Diplomatic deals can only be said to hold weight if they are transparent to all those applicable.
II. No person or group should attempt to speak for those they have not been given consent to speak for.
This has caused significant problems, as people have been held accountable for the private dealing of others. I take an extremely dim view of this, and I'm sure others do. Be clear, and be honest, about who you can actually be said to speak for.
Several examples come to mind from ALD's history. No one person has ever - ever - been agreed to represent all of ALD. The arguments against that were vehement and many. Any deals made under that impression are at best suspect, and at worst completely without merit.
III. Where role-play and game mechanics meet, the mechanics will not budge, so the roleplay must.
There have been some instances where people, groups or Powers have been attacked for doing things the game mechanics require a Power to do, in the name of role-play. This is absurd. You might as well attack a plumber for making water go downhill.
Our diplomatic status.
I represent the EliteLavigny mod team, serving Arissa Lavigny Duval. Who belongs to that team is public knowledge, though there are several inactives. We are a mix of group representatives and independents. We each speak for the rest in official capacities and/or a diplomatic sense, because we are in near-constant discussion with each other. Groups cannot be assumed to follow our lead, because they have their own leadership.
Tatter73 is our diplomatic voice. There was a stage where he was lacking vital information, but that has passed. Though we each have our specialties, I and others may also participate in diplomacy at times due to our myriad personal connections and/or experience.
To note, while certain sensitive information might not be shared, we take a dim view of lying about our activities, in the interests of transparency (we have no "secret channel" to share information with our supporters/community). Questions will be answered honestly or not at all.
I invite other Powers to make their diplomatic status clear to all. Some have individuals who are widely recognized as representing the whole Power. Many do not. Really, all that is required is someone to take information back & forth for discussion; diplomats IRL do not make decisions for those they represent.
Regards, CMDR Endincite.
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