Posted by Stellyx Windstone on August 26, 1999 at 00:52:38:
In Reply to: Bone to pick posted by Raythgar on August 25, 1999 at 10:49:21:
Since this isn't about the interview... > In all my days at Thera I have only seen a few courrpt Obviously, this is wrong, but is a special case of 'corruption'. It happens when an Arbiter, for one reason or another, 'snaps'. It falls under the category above of 'flagging people who've broken no laws' and is most often done by a player who is tired of the character. I say that because the arbiter is NEVER forgiven or given a chance to 'make good' after a situation like that, and they are usually screwed as far as the rest of the player population goes also (except maybe Entropy). No argument from me that it's flat-out wrong, though. > Another form of coruption I've seen is when arbiters return You may call that corruption, and that's your right, but it's not -- at least, not as viewed by any of the Immortals of Thera (Arbiter or not) or any of the Arbiters themselves. See, when someone who is a criminal dies, all their equipment is considered Propert of Arbiter Cabal. If a particular Arbiter decides to give back some items, that is their prerogative, but there is nothing anywhere saying that they have to, and if they choose not to, then they certainly aren't considered 'corrupt' by anyone in the Cabal. (Unforgiving and heartless, maybe, but not corrupt.) Is it annoying? Probably. Is it unjust? Many will say so. Is it the way things are mandated? Definitely. If you don't want it happening to you, don't become a criminal.
> arbiters (that maybe due to lack of run in with the law).
> But examples of corruption I've seen are; one memorable
> arbiter decided to flag everyone, and I do mean everyone.
> items they have no need for keeping the prime items for
> themselves, I don't mean the weapons either. (this seems
> to the most common form of coruption I run into) I have
> confronted a few about this and the reply I get is that his
> fellow arbiters would find these items useful.