Unibot III wrote:[violet] wrote:Yep, and we'll need to fix that.
As I see it, we have two options:
- Let recruiters disable that "Move to @@REGION@@" button when they're recruiting for an organization but don't want the recipient to change regions; or
- Create a new category for non-region based recruitment, which doesn't include the button, and which people can choose to block or not.
The first option is simpler, since players can check one box to block all forms of recruitment. The second option is more flexible, which would suit people who are open to region-based recruitment but not something like the UDL, or vice versa.
Right now I'm thinking the first one makes more sense, but this is something we'll observe and refine as we go, with input from the people affected.
But doesn't the first option treat all recruitment the same? I mean, most people I talk to, like to join the UDL, specifically because they don't want to join a different region (that would be unloyal), but they want to help out with the defender cause. Likewise, I might be interested in subscribing to a hypothetical telegrammed-news-network (which I'm envisioning of doing), without leaving my region etc.
Hmmm. Maybe players could create their own TG channels for regional groups, non-regional organizations, and political groups. Other nations would ask to join the channel, the owner of the channel would choose whether or not to let you into the channel, and then he can mass-TG those on the channel. If it turns into spam, channel owners could be punished, and players could leave the channel any time. Perhaps founders and delegates could join their entire region to the channel, so messages are automatically forwarded to all the residents of the region, barring the individual settings of residents, of course.
The only question is, would this be a free service, like it is for Founders and Delegates? Or would all TGs sent through the channel require stamps? Remember, players would voluntarily subscribe to channels, and could leave at any time. What I would like to see is how this could be used to create political parties, secret societies, etc.
My recommendation would be combining those two options: (1) Doesn't have a button to move somewhere, (2) Is a separate category for "organizations" or "activities" or "miscellaneous" or something along these lines. I could see this being used for news media, opinion polling, roleplaying, defending, raiding.. etc. any activity or cause that doesn't fit into the traditional "region recruitment" block.
Why not replace the button with a link to the forums of the organization? Of course this should be limited to forum sites, but at least extraregional organizations would find the same utility regions do.
Also, I agree this new system could use more categories. Opinion polling, news, and all those other usages could be put to good use through this new system.