Gang Creation / Deletion FAQs
Posted: June 29th, 2010, 8:08 am
Why isn't my gang being accepted?!
Be patient. Gang acceptance can take anywhere from a day to a few weeks. The more recent your arrival to the server, the longer it will take. It's no bias - we just don't know who you are and we'll need to observe you and your gang.
What do admins look for in a new gang? Why do admins say my gang is bad?
What we expect from gangs...
Follow the Rules
Obviously, gangs need to follow server rules. Banned players aren't going to help the server!
Roleplay
Your gang must be able to roleplay. This is a light RP server, we will never kick prison or ban people for not RPing, but we expect more out of our gangs! You should know how to roleplay and you should be in character or at least keeping IC/OOC discipline at all times. If you recruit a new member, you should be teaching them how to RP because it is YOUR responsibility, not ours.
Activity
SZR is a 24 hour a day server. You have to log in to be a part of it. Unfortunately, leaders will probably need to contribute at least a little every day or every other day or things will fall apart without them. Going on vacation or getting swamped and being unable to log in for a while is OK every few months, but as leader if you can't commit time to SZR it probably won't work out. Your members also need to log on or there is nothing to lead!
Positive attitude towards newbies
Vagos and Ballas are here to help newbies along, but often they're accepted directly into gangs. There's really no problem with this as long as YOU are willing to put in the time to teach them what they need to know. It's OK to hire "dumb muscle," and frankly we need gangs to take a chance on newbies sometimes, but the expectation is you'll at least have them keeping IC/OOC discipline, keeping to server rules, and encouraging them to RP as they spend more time on the server.
We also ask that gangs don't pick on random newbies. Sure, it's easier to go harass some whitename who just joined the server and doesn't know what's going on, but you're hurting the growth of server and being a jerk. The reason inexperienced newbies flock to the first gang to accept them is because they need protection from people who pick on the newcomers.
Contribution to the server
You may have the best dang gang on the planet but if all you do is stand on a roof and talk in /f you're not helping the server at all. Get involved! Invite people over for drinks, start a little conflict with your neighbors, have street races. Do something to interact with people outside of your gang.
Why are the admins threatening to take away my cool gang?
We have the same requirements of existing gangs that we do of gangs in waiting. If your gang falls below our standards, we will not be shy to take it away from you. We expect a lot from our gang leaders and we demand nothing less than continued excellence through your gangs life cycle. Even if there are plenty of open spots, if your gang is not contributing to the server we will let you know you're slipping and if you don't get your quality above par, you may be removed.
Be patient. Gang acceptance can take anywhere from a day to a few weeks. The more recent your arrival to the server, the longer it will take. It's no bias - we just don't know who you are and we'll need to observe you and your gang.
What do admins look for in a new gang? Why do admins say my gang is bad?
What we expect from gangs...
Follow the Rules
Obviously, gangs need to follow server rules. Banned players aren't going to help the server!
Roleplay
Your gang must be able to roleplay. This is a light RP server, we will never kick prison or ban people for not RPing, but we expect more out of our gangs! You should know how to roleplay and you should be in character or at least keeping IC/OOC discipline at all times. If you recruit a new member, you should be teaching them how to RP because it is YOUR responsibility, not ours.
Activity
SZR is a 24 hour a day server. You have to log in to be a part of it. Unfortunately, leaders will probably need to contribute at least a little every day or every other day or things will fall apart without them. Going on vacation or getting swamped and being unable to log in for a while is OK every few months, but as leader if you can't commit time to SZR it probably won't work out. Your members also need to log on or there is nothing to lead!
Positive attitude towards newbies
Vagos and Ballas are here to help newbies along, but often they're accepted directly into gangs. There's really no problem with this as long as YOU are willing to put in the time to teach them what they need to know. It's OK to hire "dumb muscle," and frankly we need gangs to take a chance on newbies sometimes, but the expectation is you'll at least have them keeping IC/OOC discipline, keeping to server rules, and encouraging them to RP as they spend more time on the server.
We also ask that gangs don't pick on random newbies. Sure, it's easier to go harass some whitename who just joined the server and doesn't know what's going on, but you're hurting the growth of server and being a jerk. The reason inexperienced newbies flock to the first gang to accept them is because they need protection from people who pick on the newcomers.
Contribution to the server
You may have the best dang gang on the planet but if all you do is stand on a roof and talk in /f you're not helping the server at all. Get involved! Invite people over for drinks, start a little conflict with your neighbors, have street races. Do something to interact with people outside of your gang.
Why are the admins threatening to take away my cool gang?
We have the same requirements of existing gangs that we do of gangs in waiting. If your gang falls below our standards, we will not be shy to take it away from you. We expect a lot from our gang leaders and we demand nothing less than continued excellence through your gangs life cycle. Even if there are plenty of open spots, if your gang is not contributing to the server we will let you know you're slipping and if you don't get your quality above par, you may be removed.