Just one point.
If someone is in active right now, it has little to no bearing on if they will be back next week. Your change doesn't achieve the stated goal.
Have a 30 day kick policy and easy re-invites if needed.
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Ahh alright. We are just pack rats when it comes to kicking people. Feel kinda bad about kicking someone if there's no explanation
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Most SGs that have a kick policy, at least that I've encountered, do a few things - |
Originally Posted by Shuriken_BladeX
Ahh alright. We are just pack rats when it comes to kicking people. Feel kinda bad about kicking someone if there's no explanation
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- Mention it right away ("Inactive for 30 days = kick, so be sure to log on") and
- email the member when they are kicked.
If they know ahead of time that they could be kicked, it shouldn't be a surprise. If they don't, and you need to clean house, send them an email (or global tell, which IIRC is going to be stored 'til they come back) saying "You were inactive, and we needed to clean house a bit. If you'd like <charactername> back in the SG when you're back, email <name>"
Thanks. I'll have to look into that. Technically I'm not the full leader. I'm not looking after it while the leaders are away.
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In terms of SG management there are lots of different approaches, covering a huge spectrum.
Generally Fusion Force (of which I'm a leader) has the 30 day activity in its main group. We don't necessarily kick if you hit day #31, but you are certainly liable to be kicked if we need to room. Everyone is part of the global channel, and if a character is kicked they are alwasy welcome back into one of the groups.
Generally we send an E-mail to the character if they get booted, but with the E-mail screening I'm not sure thats really worth the effort.
Conversely, I'm also in groups that literally have no kick policy. There are people gone for 2 years or more, and as long as there isn't a need for the spot, they stay there. These tend to be groups that are more themed, or without a global channel
Other groups I know of have a very strict 7 day or so policy, and track prestige earnt or leveles gained in that 7 day window, to meet a target. If you don't meet it, then you get booted. These are the COX equivalent of the WOW raiding guilds, and certainly not the place for a casual player. My wife is in a group like this (I think its 2 weeks for them), and I couldn't/wouldn't adhere to such a strict policy.
I'd advise you to find a way that you are confortable with, and make sure people know what the policy is. Then apply it fairly and evenly.*
*In a couple of groups I am in, we have characters which belong to a player who tragically was taken from us. They will never be removed, and act as an exception to fairly and evenly for obvious reasons.
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@Mr Falkland Islands"A Nation Goes Rogue" Arc# 2369 "Toasters and Pop Tarts" Arc#116617
Please add some way to tell if someones account is inactive. Maybe highlight their name in red. It would be easier to tell if someone is coming back or not.
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