Hi Everybody,
I recently was on Multiplayer, flying with a friend, minding my own
business, when another pilot asked a general newbie question: "Where
can I find the Nimitz?". In only good intent, I replied: "Look around
the Golden Gate Bridge, you'll find it eventually." The pilot then
proceeded to criticize my short answer(typing long detailed replies
isn't easy when you're trying to land on a carrier), and soon began
insulting me, using foul, profane language, and finally proceeded to
threaten to come to my house and kill me and my family.(I'm 68 and I
even learned some things!) I honestly don't know what his motivation
to say such hurtful things was(maybe he was fed up of not getting the
perfect answer he was looking for), but I realized from this that
multiplayer is in bad need of some sort of general administration.
This is not the first 'negative' encounter that I have had with other
pilots, and I have seen other innocent pilots verbally abused. I have
an idea for how an account system could be rigged for multiplayer:
We could make a mysql database (to store usernames and passwords
securely), then we'd simply implement a php script on all the mp
servers that would check for the submission of a username/password,
and it would scan the database for matches. When it finds a match, it
would allow you to connect to the server. Username/Password could be
implemented into fgrun.
And for command line users it could look something like this:
--username=jack
--password=123abc
We could then only allow one account per IP address(perfectly
possible, the forum software we're using right now has an option for
that!), and when a user acts up, they're account could be suspended
accordingly based on the magnitude of their offense. For moderators, a
group of respected and trusted users could be elected, or a report
system could be rigged, and logs of mp chats could be stored for later
reference.
This is merely my two cents. I'd really like to get some feedback to
see what everybody else thinks about this, especially from the server
maintainers. I've introduced my idea to the forums, and mostly gotten
positive feedback. I have gotten some negative responses concerning
this, but most with weak arguments such as "Just ignore them" or
"They'll go away if you don't respond". I am not so much concerned for
my own sake, but for the sake of that 11 year old boy that flies
online and has yet been exposed to profanity, foul language, sex
content, and threats such as one killing your family. Please, share
your thoughts, this is a very real issue and I'd like to know what you
think!
Check Six,
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