Rule Suggestion (Forum Rule 2.5)

Exnem · 2026-05-25T01:08:26+0100

Suggestion Topic: Other
Suggestion Description: Forum rule 2.5. Add the following.

Users may not create an Action Request on behalf of another if they had no involvement with the situation in question. Merely witnessing the situation does not necessarily imply involvement and is subject to an administrator's discretion.

Why should this be added?:
- As of right now, a lot of artificial traffic is being generated by uninvolved players who simply just want to act as a vigilante for the community. This isn't always desired by either party of a situation. More often than not, victimless occurrences (sans participants) tend to generate additional action requests that create more work for staff to filter through. Unless the people involved or a staff member want something done with it, nobody else should have a say.

What negatives could this have?:
- None that I can think of. What negatives I thought of, I tried solving in the original suggestion.

Foga · 2026-05-25T01:09:39+0100

the negative is that rule breakers will get away with breaking the rules its important that the rules are upheld. Who cares who is reporting it?

dankor · 2026-05-25T01:09:51+0100

+rep add this now i don't Want another dhar man clone making ars on everyone's behalf

jams · 2026-05-25T01:16:24+0100

Playing devils advocate here - what about the people who won't or can't make ARs but are still upset by the situation? I have raised reports on behalf of other players before who can't speak for themselves.

Granted, I have obviously witnessed these situations.

I think that realistically it does create more time spent for staff, and uninvolved people are more likely to not know the full picture, with some situations being already dealt with for example.

Though, the situation being down to administrative discretion allows for these situations

Exnem · 2026-05-25T02:59:59+0100

jams said:
Playing devils advocate here - what about the people who won't or can't make ARs but are still upset by the situation? I have raised reports on behalf of other players before who can't speak for themselves.

So, I think the solution here would be to create a report and ask a staff member to create one for you, if somehow you don't have the ability to make one yourself. Not wanting to make an AR isn't really an excuse and that's their loss in my opinion.

Another solution could just be to modify the suggestion to add a clause that if you're creating one on behalf of someone else, you'll need the permission of an involved person, who would confirm it by simply replying to the thread in the affirmative.

Edit: I'm a moron, usually those who can't make an AR also can't reply. Honestly the solution here would just be to have a staff member contact the person the creator tagged as the one they're creating the AR on behalf of.

Rule Suggestion (Forum Rule 2.5)

Exnem

Foga

dankor

jams

Exnem

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