>I had suspected that there were drivers on Hawaii that were deliberately
>crashing and now I've got a replay to show it. In a race at Watkins Glen on
>Tuesday night, someone named "falconiscooll" drove straight at the first
>turn apex, accelerating all the way in, getting to 140 mph before he hit
>somebody (or actually a lot of bodies). I've got the replay to show it. This
>has got to be intentional.
>Isn't there some way to police this kind of screwing around? In non-virtual
>NASCAR, somebody would get shown the door immediately. Can't Papyrus boot
>somebody for this as well as bad language?
Bill, we've got two systems in place to assist with this sort of problem.
First is the ratings system, which allows drivers to prove their merit and
get to higher levels where racing is generally cleaner. Second is series
racing, which allows people to get into races where they know who they're
driving against so groups of people can self-select the type of racing
they'd like to do.
Neither of these systems is perfect, but neither would it be perfect if we
could have a human being watching each race and scolding users who
misbehave (with the added disadvantage that this would cost you guys an arm
and a leg to pay the referees). We're trying to set up a community where
rules can be self enforcing, rather than a system which requires a lot of
intervention on a case by case basis by Papyrus.
On the profanity issue, I believe Ed has been contacting people who have
exhibited excess in language and requesting that they mind their manners,
which will be followed up by a suspension from the service if the behavior
persists. From my limited observations, this seems to have improved the
situation. I'll let Ed clarify or amplify on our policies on profanity.
Charlie Heath
Papyrus Design Group
