Platform and Question Thread - Mikayla for PA

[Mikayla]

Basic Platform:

My platform is pretty simple - I want to help ALFA keep rolling along. I don't have any major changes in mind, I just want to contribute to the ongoing success of the project. I have been having fun with ALFA since my return, so, I think its time to give back again. I am not a tech person, and I don't want to DM, but I did a pretty good job as PA back in the day so when looking to contribute that is where my thoughts turn.

So, as most of you know, I was PA during ALFA's NWN1 (2006-2008) when ALFA had a much larger, more contentious player base. When I became PA, the PA position was largely untrusted and misunderstood by the player base so I took steps to rectify that by opening up the PA decisions to ALFA as a whole. The PA decision thread was started by me some 8 years ago, and is still where the PA decisions get posted. I spent those two years trying to increase transparency into ALFA's Admin decision making processes while administering ALFA's player rules as fairly as possible, both for the sake of the players being called into question, and for the whole of the community - if the community has a fair administration, then it will have more faith in that administration and thus the community is more likely to succeed.

In the past, I also helped write ALFA's charter, ALFA's pillars, and the ALFA player manual. That was all a long time ago though - from 2008 on I was just a player, and from 2009 to 2012, I took a hiatus from the project. So, there is a lot I do not know to be sure. There is quite a bit about ALFA's current policies and systems that I need to learn, so I will attempt to do so.

If you are looking for someone with a new vision, big ideas, and a lot of fire to go change things, I am not that person and I will happily yield to that person if ALFA so chooses. For my part, I think ALFA has matured into a smaller, but much more cohesive community of people who get along, at least well enough for the project to keep doing what it does. And that is, frankly, quite awesome. My goal is simply to help ALFA keep doing what ALFA does.

I am happy to answer questions. Thanks.

Mikayla

[Rumple C]

Will you high five me, for a vote?

[Mikayla]

Not a chance Rump. Sorry. Well, OK, not REALLY sorry, but sorry as in no, I am not going to high-five you. Truth is, the second after I high-fived you, you would lose all respect for me. I know how you are with girls.

[Rumple C]

Sad but true.

On another note, what will your tolerance be for player BS?

[Mikayla]

Rumple:

On another note, what will your tolerance be for player BS?

Sadly I have to respond to your question with another question - what do you mean by player BS? Some player BS is just folks having fun, some player BS is disruptive to the game and/or disrespectful of the DMs, and some player BS is down right cheating. What I can say of my tolerance for these things is this - when tasked with responsibility I am generally pretty level headed, fair and reasonable, though when I had to, I certainly sanctioned people in the past (strikes, taking away illegal items) and even banned people when necessary. If elected, I intend to act with the same level of fairness and transparency balanced with protectiveness of the project that marked my previous terms as PA.

[StephenUmpf]

1) What is your view on server hopping (assuming it is inside the rules) but as an effort to get more DM / RP time?

2) What is your view on the negative HP floor in the face of suicidal actions by PCs?

3) What is your view on this statement "Permadeath does not exist in ALFA for a high level PC not soloing"?

4) What is your view on DM's house or server rules regarding resurrections?

5) What is your view on DM's house or server rules regarding attacking negative unconscious PCs (to kill them)?

I apologize in advance if some of the questions may not have the correct technical terms.

[Mikayla]

1) What is your view on server hopping (assuming it is inside the rules) but as an effort to get more DM / RP time?

I think its fine so long as you comply with the 24-hour wait period.

2) What is your view on the negative HP floor in the face of suicidal actions by PCs?

If a DM witnesses what is obviously suicidal behavior on the part of a PC, the DM is well within their right to kill the PC. As for PCs operating without a DM, I think the floor is fine even for suicidal PCs - eventually they will run out of luck.

3) What is your view on this statement "Permadeath does not exist in ALFA for a high level PC not soloing"?

Unfortunately, it seems to be true. Not exactly the state of affairs I want for ALFA, but it seems to be the reality.

4) What is your view on DM's house or server rules regarding resurrections?

I don't have enough information on this to really know. In general, DMs should be operating within ALFA's charter, rules and standards. If they are not crossing those lines, then the matter is probably within the DM's discretion, HOWEVER, this is really a question for DMA candidates, not the PA candidate - its in the DMA sphere of responsibility to police DM conduct.

5) What is your view on DM's house or server rules regarding attacking negative unconscious PCs (to kill them)?

Again, this falls within the sphere of responsibility of the DMA. In my personal opinion, I think if a DM has a valid reason for doing it, so be it. In general, I trust most ALFA DMs and if the situation calls for such action, that is fine. Example: a PC falls off a 150' cliff. The -6 threshold would initially stop a death, but I think it would be fine for the DM to step in and kill the PC at that point, assuming the PC did not have the hit-points, skill or magic to survive the fall.

[thinkpig]

What are your thoughts on corrupt administration and staff? Given evidence of metagaming or powergaming on behalf of an administrator or staff member, do you think that said member's contributions to ALFA should have a bearing on the way their cheating behavior is handled by PA and admin as a whole?

Would you agree that corrupt admin should be punished more severely and held to a higher standard than or at least an equal standard to other players, regardless of your perceptions of how indispensable said admin is thought to be to the community?

[Mikayla]

thinkpig:

What are your thoughts on corrupt administration and staff? Given evidence of metagaming or powergaming on behalf of an administrator or staff member, do you think that said member's contributions to ALFA should have a bearing on the way their cheating behavior is handled by PA and admin as a whole?

Would you agree that corrupt admin should be punished more severely and held to a higher standard than or at least an equal standard to other players, regardless of your perceptions of how indispensable said admin is thought to be to the community?

I think ALFAns need to be held to a single standard. If someone breaks a rule, they should get the same treatment regardless of whether they are Admin, Staff, or only a player. I do not think Admin should be held to a higher standard with regards to game play, nor do I think they should be allowed lee-way. In their capacity as players, that is exactly what they are - players - and should be treated accordingly - no worse, no better.