Crime & Punishment

Oh! and all the posts end in "namaste" which I think (and I may be mistaken) means "I slept with your wife instead of giving her tennis lessons as contracted" or something.

Dear Members of CODE,

I hope this letter finds you in good health and enjoying your experience in New Eden, that aside.

I am a bit confused and I must confess disappointed over my treatment in Uedama. For over a week now, in pursuit of the NoN Dharma, I have made the long and sometimes hazardous journey to Uedama. I have made it a point to use autopilot and I have warped from gate to gate and station to station, taking great care to linger at each point. In fact, once in desperation I simply orbited several stations for extended periods of time, while doing so I went for tea paying absolutely no attention to the screen. I believe that any of this behavior rises to the level of bot aspirant if my understanding of the CODE is correct.

Yet, despite my sincere efforts, I have been offered no GF in local, as is your custom, nor have I been asked to purchase a mining permit or even been given the pleasure of being told “calm down miner” much less seeing the light that would precede my return to the station. I am in fact, feeling a bit cheated by the lackluster performance of “local law enforcement” and this despite the fact that I am aware that CODE agents are in the system...are you having coffee and dough nuts? Why have you forsaken your charge?

Certainly all of my actions, at least when taken together, must constitute at least a minor infraction of the CODE.

I have asked a few people about this apparent lack of interest on behalf of the agents enforcing the CODE and have been told that it is related to the ship I am flying. In accordance with the NoN Dharma I only fly rookie ships with no fit. I told the people that I spoke to that this could not be the case as on multiple occasions I have heard agents state that profit was not a motive for their action, nor was simply griefing other players; rather, their actions were the manifestation of a genuine desire to rid high sec of bot aspirant behavior.

Yet, despite my best efforts, I remain autopiloting, and circling stations in Uedma with nary a blink on my com, or the rewarding BOOM of my hull. What does a person have to do to get ganked these days? I must say that from what I have read James 315 would be most distressed and perhaps even ashamed of your behavior, I hope you take immediate action to remedy your short comings or at least make your actions align with your stated intentions.

I trust now that this sordid state of affairs has been brought to your attention that you will take all needed action to alleviate this dereliction of your stated duty.

Namaste’

Wuzu of the Non Sangha
Passive Resistance is a Revolutionary Act
NoN Dojo

[quote=Nitshe Razvedka]
That said, and in fear that this may evolve into a Buddhist sermon :) which I am personally not qualified to deliver. I will close this thread for now and thank you all (for and against) for the thoughtful dialog and many good chuckles.

Namaste'
Wuzu of Non

As is often the case in matters of space lawyering, either poor reading skills or stubborn ignorance are to blame. The situation discussed here is clearly covered in the New Halaima Code of Conduct and even a short evening of studying this would have negated any of this, may I say, insincere, attempt to confuse the citizens of highsec.

From the Code;

"Q. HA HA I am mining ice right now, you can't stop me!

As Supreme Protector, some may expect me to doggedly enforce the rules at all times against all offenders. This is a misperception of my role. Aside from those who have purchased indulgences, I will bump whomever I choose, whenever I choose. Your mining operations are entirely at my mercy. If I feel like stopping you from mining, I will; if not, I won't."



This specific discussion of bumping has been expanded in later documents by James 315 to cover all New Order activities including ganking of both mining ships, freighters and yes, rookie ships and shuttles.

The Agents in Uedama just haven't got around to you yet. Your turn, like all bot aspirants, will come. It will just be when WE choose, not you.

This...........again........inb4lock

Citizen, you mistake being in control for needing an excuse....

A myth wouldn't have destroyed over 24 trillion ISK of shipping in three years and accelerating (over 1 trillion already this month). A myth wouldn't have blown up over 124,000 ships and pods since 2013. A myth wouldn't require the locking of every thread that mentions it.

No, what you see in the Code is the effect that "A Big Idea" with several hundred believers enforcing it has on a game DEDICATED to the exploding of spaceships. In what you call the "get out clause", James just clearly informs you of your position in the food pyramid. Which is the bottom without any control over our activities. The gazelle doesn't try to mock the lion "Oh, you are just using hunger as an excuse to kill me". The plankton doesn't tell the whale, "Don't eat us because you NEED us!". No, miners, like algae, exist to be consumed in the creation of content.

It should be very clear to everyone by now that the Code is not an excuse for ganking you.

We don't need an excuse....

I'm still mad about the end of can flipping. If they brought it back, I would be back flipping cans immediately.

BUT, I would be flipping cans for the Code.

Bringing all the things you list back won't end CODE. It's gotten too big, spread too far and is indelibly written into highsec life. Those of us who have been Agents for years have committed to it beyond a mere game mechanic. The New Order exists to save highsec. The loss of can flipping and awoxing were symptoms of a mind set we formed to fight. That mindset hasn't gone away even if CCP backtracks on their changes to increase the safety of highsec.

In previous posts, you've correctly identified the increase in ganking as a natural result of the nerfing of other means of highsec aggression. However, it is just a tool. You surely remember that our first tool was just bumping into the miners. That tool still exists yet ganking has long surpassed it as the signature method of Code enforcement. Do not confuse what we DO with what we ARE.

Bringing back the old days won't end CODE. It will certainly increase the amount of content creation, interest and fun in highsec. But the New Order, including CODE. is here to stay.

Now that we control highsec, you surely don't expect us to give it back, do you?

Every time I read a CODE post its either:

"Look at how many windows I've licked today"

or

"blah blah blah James315 says blah blah blah I'm a hapless parrot blah"


I don't think you are oxygen thieves', but as your mum's would say; "special".

<3