http://www.alandfaraway.org/phpBB3/view ... 67&t=49002 <--- used to be like an announcement or sticky, but after some months just got down to a plain Admin post.ALFA's Two Pc policy:
Effective February 1st 2013, Alfa will move to a two PC policy. This policy will be considered "under ongoing review" and is subject to change or removal at any time by the PA. The PA will rule on any issues arising from the policy needing clarified in the future. While every member in good standing can play at least one PC in ALFA at any time, playing a second PC (or Alt) at the same time is a privilege subject to review by the PA and can be removed for a given member based on that member's behavior within the community.
A member's two PCs may not play on the same server or on a server on which that member is engaged as a dm. The rules governing DMing and playing on servers will be applied to the two pc rules where appropriate. Thirty days must pass before a member can play a PC on any sever where a previous PC of the member has played with the following exceptions:
-In rare instances where an active dm is supervising the pc for a dmed event and the DM immediately removes the PC from the server at the conclusion of the event- this requires HDM approval of the server in question. The DM is to note the exception in the player's notes.
-In instances where the original PC is no longer playable (i.e. either dead or permanently retired), with HDM approval of the server in question.
The temporary retirement policy is removed effective with the onset of the two pc policy. Players may play any retired pc in their vault as their alt, understanding that any pc retired prior to the pre-retirement date still needs to clear our exception process. Once a player has two active pcs, no prior pcs, retired either before or after the temp retirement date are eligible to play. This gives every player the option of making their alt either a temp retired pc or a retired pc that clears the exception process, but then effectively closes the door on old pcs and the temporary retirement policy going forward.
Administration will not tolerate abuse of this policy, including but not limited exploits, twinking and muling. Members found to be exploiting or cheating by using two pcs inappropriately in any way should expect serious consequent up to and including removal from the community. ALFA will log and retain records from every server for review that will look for any instances of inappropriate behavior.
I guess the "PA could... rule on issues arising... from this policy" like if they wanted to change 30 days to 1 day or give an exception for shopping, additional non-HDM approvers or whatever. Though I think the PA of the time, Regas, sort of got all Admin "buy in" to some degree, probably HDMs too, not necessarily unanimity but at least a level of support which felt solid enough.
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). And let's say that on this other server, you already have an active PC. Would it be ok to make a quick kessel run and get that little something? I mean, if you just don't interact with players or DMs. You *are* allowed to cross a server you DM on and play on, in order to get to another server, iirc. Is this too allowed then?
