A Hidden Member

[Captain Del]

Originally Posted by Jack Shipsteel

But an invisible officer is just like a veteran, no?

Technically no.

A Veteran only has the power to recruit, which is my point. They can't boot anybody if an Officer isn't online.

Being a Guildmaster, I can count off a list of things that would require immediate reprimandation, such as griefing. Of course, if an Officer isn't "online," the griefer can't be dealt with. That's why "invisible officers" would be needed.

Of course, then you'll just say "But then why don't you just make him/her an Officer?" Well, it's simple.

I have dealt with pirates in both PNC, and other guilds, that come to a guild for the sole purpose of griefing; to ruin the reputation of that guild. Of course, any smart "sleeper cell" wouldn't do it when an authority figure was online. They would wait until no Officer is online before they commence the trouble making. Of course, with invisible officers, the griefers won't know when and when not to do so, and more than likely discourage it.

Transparency and openness is crucial - in this game in particular, where "community problems" run rampant. Having a "Gestapo Secret Police" rank is an amazingly bad idea.

It's not like we're running a Watergate Scandal here. This is merely for Guild Protection. I would be pretty open in letting my members know we would have invisible Officers - just, I won't tell them who.