The Rehabilitation of Sir Roberts

[Kart]

SSTG has taken on many new players to train and over all we are very proud of the players who have trained with us. We have even been asked by other guilds to train members of their guild for them. This would include a member leaving one guild to join us and learn, then when ready, leave us to go back and join their original guild.

As a rule we teach our players to play with restraint and respect for others. There have been times when SSTG has taken off the gloves, but our principle effort is to teach new players how to build and succeed in the game.

When ever we bring a player who is not new into our guild, we use great caution. Either the player must demonstrate the ability to help others or must be a player who needs our help in learning how to play in a respectful manner. If it is the latter, we spend serious time getting to know the players motivations for a change. We do not take experienced players in lightly.

Loki and I have known Sir Roberts since he first started playing PG. He has often been an irritant to a lot of players. He has had problems trying to figure out how to fit in almost everywhere he has been. He has made many enemies in the game through his reckless use of voodoo. He has annoyed many people with the number of post he has made in the forum, often seeming to only be posting to get his name in front of people. Over all....he has not made many friends in this game.

However, he has shown a desire to help others. His desire to help others could be motivated by more than one desire. It could be a desire to truly help others, help the game, or it could be to simply make himself seem more important than he is. I personally believe it is a combination of all three. Most importantly, I do believe he wants to see the game grow.

I have had many talks with Sir Roberts concerning joining SSTG and he has satisfied many of my concerns in taking him in. He has promised us not to use voodoo on others unless we approve of the situation. He has promised not to be abusive in his attacks on others unless it is a guild approved action. He has promised to reduce the amount of his forum post and only post when it is something constructive. He has promised to listen to our guild leadership and allow us to train him in a type of behavior which should win him friends instead of enemies. He has even agreed to give up the flag he has been flying for another. Sir Roberts has promised a lot. He has promised somethings that I know will be very difficult for him to follow through with. I am convinced he will do his best to fulfill these promises.

Most of you who know me, know my reputation and that the respect others have for me is what I value most in this game. I am putting this on the line by taking Sir Roberts in. I believe he wants to change the manner in which he plays and I believe our team of leadership can succeed in rehabilitating him into a respected player. I know this will take time and it will take time for those who have a serious dislike for him to trust him. Knowing Sir Roberts, I know he has grown in the game as a player and as a person. We are going to give him the chance to be the person he would like to be. We ask those in the game who would mean Sir Roberts harm to give us a chance and see what we can do with him.

Kart
SSTG Co-leader.

[Lana]

Nice to read this. I personally never looked at SR as irritable, annoying or whatever you said. He is a kid and like all kids, he needs attention. But, in contrast to most of the other kids, he is smart, kind, enthusiastic and highly dedicated to all he means is important. In this case, it's a pirates glory.

I don't think that he needs to be ''rehabilitated''. This is a game and everything in game could happens (but in game, only). Yes, I don't know him for a long time, but in this 2 months I think that I get to know him enough that I can write here.
And what he promised… after episode with Ben Scarlet he already stopped to do things that later he will be sorry… He did many good other things, continuing to help others and I voted him (as many others) as a most valuable helper in PG.
He use voodoo to attack and destroy, so why not? Why have we all a possibility to collect and use it, if this is prohibited? Of, course, many of us don't know or don't have the right card to use in possible situation, but…
And forum talks… Forum (every forum) is a place where every member of society could represent his opinion… and not only about important things. I like game forums, not because of the very important things that I could read there, but because of opposing opinions and hummor...and this one, could be soo sooo boring if Danik or Sir Johny English and some minority of others don't post anymore. SR too!
So… maybe irritable to players of the opposite guilds in game, or maybe irritable of posting about his guide… but he made it, unlike others who blame him to be irritable and annoying.
And he already has a friends, not all members of Avonmora community have to be his friends... but, I agree with his will to change his way of playing.
I really respect you Kart, as an old player and helper. I didn't forget your help in my first or second day in game… but, I don't think that he needs rehabilitation, not in this way, you presented here. Sorry...

[Stan Rogers]

SR aka-Pinball has found what he was looking for in the game and successfully explored life as a Pirate 1st class. I think this was what he was searching for when he came to Aye's for warfare development training. Unfortunately, our guild does not support pirate style play. The lessons he took with him has served him well in his pirate role but, as most come to find out, the role of pirate is somewhat developmentally lacking. I should say WAS developmentally lacking however the Skirmish addition should help tip the pirates role to a more profitable position.

Pinball may now be ready to assume the more structured guild approach and earn even more gc through trade using his varied skill set and be most successful. He should be an asset to any guild that accepts his application.

[Elvis]

Agree with Lana

[Francois le Clerc]

R.I.P Sir John Roberts, yet another warrior has been removed from the moment.
Where are the pirates that are left.Be safe mate may God bless you, may voodoo, wind, sun, gold and ships be in your favor my mate.

CC-----A traders worse enemy.

[Francois le Clerc]

Also what can I say I had been in so much guild I dont know which guild gives me, more knowledge but if ayes booted me I joined roberts in rebel most of em newbs aint gonna know what that was.

I was trained good I say but I dont know what I would be cause mi werent teken in no guild after what stan sey abit mi.

[Diplomatist]

Lana, don't fear. Nobody is forcing Sir Robert's to undertake 'rehabilitation' - it's not a punishment!

He wants to change the style of his play and has requested to join SSTG, as anyone is free to do. Given SSTG's position as a training guild means that a lot of our members are new to the game and are vulnerable, our guild leaders took some precautions to ensure that he didn't bring any baggage that might put a target on our backs.

Everyone in SSTG recognises the contribution that he has made to the game, and he has been welcomed with open arms. Kart certainly didn't mean any disrespect to him in his post!

[Lana]

He should be an asset to any guild that accepts his application.

Exactly!

Everyone in SSTG recognizes the contribution that he has made to the game, and he has been welcomed with open arms. Kart certainly didn't mean any disrespect to him in his post!

I know that Kart didn't mean to disrespect him, I am glad SR is welcomed with open arms. And... I already said to Kart, your guild will have many benefits of his presence.

[Pimpernel]

We'll pump him full of rum and good old fashioned camaraderie. If that's rehabilitation, then sign me up! SR is a fun bloke and I look forward to working along side him. Never did me a disservice nor caused me any harm. We'll get along fine as long as he bathes before attending the balls at my mansion.

[Roileon]

Noble a cause but history says this is impossible. As I know all too well, a person's legacy is set in stone. If you start as a pirate, you will always fall back into piratism. I site myself as an example. A pirate at first. Eventually I tried to retire from pirate life and become a merchant under HELM and other various factions, but eventually, again I became a pirate. Secondly I site DoomIris (or whatever he goes by now,) he was at first a pirate, and despite his Many claims to be a trader or to be peace he always fell back to piratism. The same is true for many others. From more experience in trying to "rehabilitate" pirates I know that really all you're doing is giving them protection long enough for them to repair, and again pirate the seas. I strongly advice against this noble cause.