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My question is about the legaility of scripts (I actually dont know if thats the right word, but everyone uses it to describe the probable power behind NS Bunny), specifically a script that would automatically move a nation through a pre-selected selection of regions, where we already have permission to post, depositing a single post on the regional board before moving on.
It would probably need to have some kind of single-cycle function, so that it wouldnt keep going and going and going and going (sorry)
Curious as to why Im asking? Well it was an option I thought up, to quicken/ease the posting of NetworkRadio announcements, rather than having the individual reporters doing them.

If it is recruitment messages, I can tell you that it wll gain you many more enemies than friends, so you would not want to do it anywhen. Also, I have had one mod tell me that posting messages on the boards of user regions was legal, and one that it was illegal, so I'm not sure that it is even legal by hand.

But yes, the bunny script, and the ones that Vanquez (or rather his puppet Joser) and Kosmo Kramerica use for spamming my puppets' inboxes are legal. In fact Salusa said several months back that scripts are legal, as long as they do not break preexisting rules.

For a scriot such as this (as it will be actually posting in the regional boards) you will need permission of the Delegate/Founder from each region. If you do not post but simply move through, the rule is not to be a pain.

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Ok good, we already have permission to post manually, so there shouldn't be a problem if we ask to send the bot through instead.
And we try not to be a pin anyway, so we will still try here aswell naturally.

Heh, now we just need to find someone to write the thing for us!

For a scriot such as this (as it will be actually posting in the regional boards) you will need permission of the Delegate/Founder from each region. If you do not post but simply move through, the rule is not to be a pain.

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Sal, is posting recruitment messages on regional boards of player regions without conset of founder or delegate illegal?

That's a good question Qaa (read: I'd also like an answer).

And if the answer is "yes" ... *starts loading shotgun :twisted:*

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Sal, is posting recruitment messages on regional boards of player regions without conset of founder or delegate illegal?

Except for special circumstances, yes, it is illegal. Now, if a resident of the region is moving out to another, I would not consider it spam for them to post a message inviting others to go with him. But that would be one of very few exceptions.

Sal, is posting recruitment messages on regional boards of player regions without conset of founder or delegate illegal?

Except for special circumstances, yes, it is illegal. Now, if a resident of the region is moving out to another, I would not consider it spam for them to post a message inviting others to go with him. But that would be one of very few exceptions.

Thanks Salusa.

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Hmm ... that shoulda been a "yes" in my other post :P

*helps Goob* (actually I don't have any names that I can remember, but I'm gonna start sending them in).

EDIT beacuse I used the wrong name :P

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Sal, is posting recruitment messages on regional boards of player regions without conset of founder or delegate illegal?

Except for special circumstances, yes, it is illegal. Now, if a resident of the region is moving out to another, I would not consider it spam for them to post a message inviting others to go with him. But that would be one of very few exceptions.

Thanks Salusa.

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Thank you Sal.

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Hmm ... that shoulda been a "yes" in my other post :PSo you would have been nice to the recruiters if it had been legal? :?

I'm gonna start sending them in).
Same here. I can remember the names all too well, but the only evidence that I have is in my puppet region: Anatolia, and my friend's region: Larune. Still, reporting a few of them is better than none.

Umm, guys, that last thing wasn't an official ruling, just what I think the current ruling is . . . I'm just a techie here.

Umm, guys, that last thing wasn't an official ruling, just what I think the current ruling is . . . I'm just a techie here.
Can you ask then?

I consider what you propose to be Spam, so please Do not add The East Pacific to your list of regions, or I will report it as spam.

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Hmm ... that shoulda been a "yes" in my other post :PSo you would have been nice to the recruiters if it had been legal? :?
Not by a long shot, but I would've put off hunting them down to the ends of the earth for another time ;)

Also, does it make a difference that my region has a line in our factbook that says we don't want any spam? (literally: "Whatever you're selling, we don't want any" .. but I trust they can figure out what it means)

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I'm quite sure that what I posted earlier is the current mod stance (just not 100% positive).

Nathleth, it's not permitted anyway, but you'll have a stronger case against them if you add that, as they cannot claim any ignorence (though I might make it a tad clearer, some of the players aren't the brightest).

1IL, if this is what I think it is, it is opt in.


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Sal, is posting recruitment messages on regional boards of player regions without conset of founder or delegate illegal?

Except for special circumstances, yes, it is illegal. Now, if a resident of the region is moving out to another, I would not consider it spam for them to post a message inviting others to go with him. But that would be one of very few exceptions.

I assume this is in reference to scripted recruiment messages?

I believe, and could be wrong, that Max said a long time ago that a person could place a recrutiment message (at least in the The Pacifics and RR) once a day or less, and not be a spammer.

If this isn't the case, then the anti-Fs camp would have quite a bit of a problem when posting in The Pacific to join them against the dictator.... I mean leader.

No, this is in regards to player created regions (which excludes all of the Pacifics and RR).

No, this is in regards to player created regions (which excludes all of the Pacifics and RR).
And Lazarus right?

There are always recruitment messages on that board.

And there is (at least) one region (000 recruitment center or something like that) which asks recruitment messages on its board.

No, this is in regards to player created regions (which excludes all of the Pacifics and RR).

Thanks. Just making sure I had the rules down correct.