When should you become MIA??

**eGoatBoy** · 07-28-2006, 02:10 AM

Hey guys,

Your opinions please:

I've being working to update the roster and bring it back up to date. There are lot's of people on the active duty list that have been silent (no posts, no activity) for a long time, and people on the MIA list for just as long.

I'm about to start moving people off Active Duty to MIA, and MIA off the roster altogether.

What do you guys think is a reasonable period of time before you become MIA, and before you get bumped from the roster.

Moved to MIA from Active after 1 month, 2 months, 3 months??

Moved to off the roster from MIA after 1 month, 2 months, 3 months??

Cheers.

Shafik · 07-28-2006, 08:57 AM

After 2 months, you can try to contact that player. If you get no response, move him to MIA where he will reside for a SHORTER amount of time. Perhaps a second PM or communication stating that he has 3 weeks to respond before being bumped off the roster. None of this is cut in stone. It's not as if he comes back a week later you'll refuse to take him back.

**eGoatBoy** · 07-28-2006, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shafik

After 2 months, you can try to contact that player. If you get no response, move him to MIA where he will reside for a SHORTER amount of time. Perhaps a second PM or communication stating that he has 3 weeks to respons before being bumped off the roster. None of this is cut in stone. It's not as if he comes back a week later you'll refuse to take him back.

Much thanks for the input Shafik...was this timing in use when the Irregs were under different management? (i.e. when many of the 12th were Irregs)?

Cheers.

Thierry · 07-28-2006, 02:36 PM

Missing in action? Dang, could have sworn it said Murdered in action :P

I think one month is a good time to check up on those who havent checked in for that month, if they are unreachable then, put them on the MIA list, 2 weeks after that try again or its off the roster.

Chappie · 07-28-2006, 02:58 PM

I'm more inclined to go with 1 month of complete inactivity for the player to be moved to MIA...then another 2 to 3 weeks to be dropped..

I know that in about 3 weeks my activity will drop quite a bit due to the boys high school soccer season beginning here in Illlinois...I'll still be around, just not as much.

BTW..thanks Goat for taking this on...

Chappie

Shafik · 07-28-2006, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eGoatBoy

Much thanks for the input Shafik...was this timing in use when the Irregs were under different management? (i.e. when many of the 12th were Irregs)?

Cheers.

Not that I know of. I'm not even sure we had a protocol for this sort of thing back then. We were fewer then, and all active.

**WhiskeySix** · 07-28-2006, 04:04 PM

JMO, but I'd say 1 month is a convenient period to refresh the roster... at the end of each month, if someone hasn't been seen or heard from at all, move them to the MIA list with an accompanying "everything ok?" PM... And at the same interval, purge the old MIA list... (so after 2 months of crickets, you're off the roster)

And, like Shafik said, it's not like there are any real reprocussions to it - the roster's main purpose (IMHO) is to help the irregulars know who their brothers are... in practical terms, who to watchout for and squad-up with on the servers!!

**eGoatBoy** · 07-29-2006, 09:06 PM

Opinions appreciated!!

Cheers.

Lorian · 07-30-2006, 04:00 AM

Don't bump me down, I have suddenly re-appeared!

Reinstalled BF2 yesterday, took frickin' forever. Then it kept disconnecting me from servers...

**Wimpinator** · 07-31-2006, 02:33 AM

Lorian for the sake of completeness you may want to check in the "Please Read This" thread here:

http://www.tacticalgamer.com/battlef...ease-read.html

Lorian · 07-31-2006, 04:27 AM

Well my sig identifies me as an irreg, I have the |TG-Irr| tag in-game, and the roster is fine, so I'm good.

07-28-2006, 02:10 AM	#1 (permalink)
eGoatBoy Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Age: 41 Posts: 2,556	When should you become MIA?? Hey guys, Your opinions please: I've being working to update the roster and bring it back up to date. There are lot's of people on the active duty list that have been silent (no posts, no activity) for a long time, and people on the MIA list for just as long. I'm about to start moving people off Active Duty to MIA, and MIA off the roster altogether. What do you guys think is a reasonable period of time before you become MIA, and before you get bumped from the roster. Moved to MIA from Active after 1 month, 2 months, 3 months?? Moved to off the roster from MIA after 1 month, 2 months, 3 months?? Cheers. __________________ \|TG-6th\| eGoatBoy The 6th Devil's Brigade \| TG Must Read \| Timezones "I can't commit to anything anymore..." Belhade

07-28-2006, 08:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
Shafik Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Israel Age: 27 Posts: 1,556	Re: When should you become MIA?? After 2 months, you can try to contact that player. If you get no response, move him to MIA where he will reside for a SHORTER amount of time. Perhaps a second PM or communication stating that he has 3 weeks to respond before being bumped off the roster. None of this is cut in stone. It's not as if he comes back a week later you'll refuse to take him back. __________________ Last edited by Shafik; 07-28-2006 at 03:27 PM.

07-28-2006, 02:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
Thierry Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Netherlands Age: 20 Posts: 870	Re: When should you become MIA?? Missing in action? Dang, could have sworn it said Murdered in action :P I think one month is a good time to check up on those who havent checked in for that month, if they are unreachable then, put them on the MIA list, 2 weeks after that try again or its off the roster. __________________ BF2 Name: Thez(NL) BF2142 Names: Thierry(NL) (Sniper) Dikkiedik(NL) (Assault) Kittekat(NL) (Engineer) Dimi(NL) (Support)

07-28-2006, 02:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
Chappie Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Edwardsville, Illinois Age: 39 Posts: 534	Re: When should you become MIA?? I'm more inclined to go with 1 month of complete inactivity for the player to be moved to MIA...then another 2 to 3 weeks to be dropped.. I know that in about 3 weeks my activity will drop quite a bit due to the boys high school soccer season beginning here in Illlinois...I'll still be around, just not as much. BTW..thanks Goat for taking this on... Chappie __________________ "I am the prettiest african-american, vietnamese..cong..person." -SugarNCamo 3/22/06'

07-28-2006, 04:04 PM	#7 (permalink)
WhiskeySix Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Gillette Stadium, Section 309, Row 12, Seat 24 Age: 33 Posts: 8,523	Re: When should you become MIA?? JMO, but I'd say 1 month is a convenient period to refresh the roster... at the end of each month, if someone hasn't been seen or heard from at all, move them to the MIA list with an accompanying "everything ok?" PM... And at the same interval, purge the old MIA list... (so after 2 months of crickets, you're off the roster) And, like Shafik said, it's not like there are any real reprocussions to it - the roster's main purpose (IMHO) is to help the irregulars know who their brothers are... in practical terms, who to watchout for and squad-up with on the servers!! __________________ *PoE2 Version 2.5 Overview \| Get started with PoE2 (for free!)*

07-29-2006, 09:06 PM	#8 (permalink)
eGoatBoy Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Age: 41 Posts: 2,556	Re: When should you become MIA?? Opinions appreciated!! Cheers. __________________ \|TG-6th\| eGoatBoy The 6th Devil's Brigade \| TG Must Read \| Timezones "I can't commit to anything anymore..." Belhade

07-30-2006, 04:00 AM	#9 (permalink)
Lorian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: United Kingdom Age: 18 Posts: 2,036	Re: When should you become MIA?? Don't bump me down, I have suddenly re-appeared! Reinstalled BF2 yesterday, took frickin' forever. Then it kept disconnecting me from servers... __________________ \|TG-E17th\|Lorian Member since 18th February 2006 Supporting member since 4th August 2006 PGP public key Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Memory: 2x 1GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 RAM Video Card: XFX NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT 256MB Monitor: 17" Dell CRT and 15" generic LCD Sound Card: Creative X-Fi Xtrememusic and Creative Sound Blaster Live! (no Linux X-Fi drivers yet)

07-31-2006, 02:33 AM	#10 (permalink)
Wimpinator Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: United states, TN Age: 36 Posts: 2,988	Re: When should you become MIA?? Lorian for the sake of completeness you may want to check in the "Please Read This" thread here: http://www.tacticalgamer.com/battlef...ease-read.html __________________ \|TG-6th\|Wimpinator BF2 Rules and SOP's\|Teamspeak information\|TG on IRC

07-31-2006, 04:27 AM	#11 (permalink)
Lorian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: United Kingdom Age: 18 Posts: 2,036	Re: When should you become MIA?? Well my sig identifies me as an irreg, I have the \|TG-Irr\| tag in-game, and the roster is fine, so I'm good. __________________ \|TG-E17th\|Lorian Member since 18th February 2006 Supporting member since 4th August 2006 PGP public key Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 Memory: 2x 1GB Corsair XMS2 DDR2-800 RAM Video Card: XFX NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT 256MB Monitor: 17" Dell CRT and 15" generic LCD Sound Card: Creative X-Fi Xtrememusic and Creative Sound Blaster Live! (no Linux X-Fi drivers yet)

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