Rehabilitation scheme.

[Mozzabr]

Hi there, today I present to you the idea of a rehab scheme in TMP.

Before making any criticism/ comments/ suggestions for improvement please read through this suggestion.

The general idea is a rehab scheme for those who are permanently banned and have been permanently banned for over 1 year. The reason I believe this

Suggestion Name: Rehab Scheme

 

Suggestion Description: A rehabilitation scheme for those who have been permanently banned and have been so for over a year. The server will be 150 slots and there will be a waiting list, if people go inactive in rehab for over a week they are removed. People wanting to be included in this scheme should “apply for rehab” on the forums and await senior leadership approval. (This could take a matter of months as it is low priority.) Before they are able to apply they may have to complete a certain amount of criteria or complete a task which would take an amount of time to show their dedication to being allowed into this scheme. A few ideas I have put together of criteria to be accepted into this scheme could be: You must have over 200 hours more in game since you were banned to apply for rehab, you must complete an essay of some kind related to regulations in TMP, you must have been banned for over 1 year, etc. something which would convince the senior leadership team that you have matured over the year of which you have been banned for. E.g. 200 hours after you are banned would show staff that you have dedicated time and that you are not just a troll who just bought the game out of wanting to cause trouble.

After you have met this criteria they can be whitelisted to a rehabilitation server. This will have AI as well as other players taking part in the rehab scheme. They will also have collisions off, however each time they pass into another player it could add an extra amount of time to the period of rehab. Rehab could be done over a period of a month. While in rehab, they will have to complete tasks, such as being on for a certain amount of hours per week (5-10 hours maybe?). A few ideas of these tasks would be: Not to collide with any players otherwise your 1 month rehab time will be extended, to be on a certain number of hours a week (unless given specific permission from senior staff by application), to follow all road rules and every time you break a road rule e.g. running a red light will result in an extra 10 minutes added to your rehab time.

These rules may seem harsh but it will separate players who are dedicated and want to play again, from those who are not that bothered and will just end up rule breaking again. It will also show staff that they have matured since their ban and that they have learnt their lesson.

People who are excluded from the rehab scheme: Hackers, reoffenders (people who have just came out of rehab).

After they have completed rehab (1 month + however much extra time from penalties of rules) they will be allowed back into regular servers. HOWEVER, for a period of 1 month, they will be on a point scheme. 3 points and they are given a one month ban, and if they are kicked/ banned once more after this they are permanently banned forever. Basically, every time they are kicked for a reason such as reckless driving they are given one point. However, after 3 points they are banned. Once this ban of say one month is lifted, they only have one chance until they are permanently banned for good.  

The rehab server will only have 150 slots so that competition is high and only so many people can join into this rehab scheme at a time. People will have to be active and online 5-10 hours per week while in this scheme so that they are not taking up slots for those who want to take part in the scheme legitimately. If someone goes inactive for over a week with no contact/ staff permission they will be removed from the scheme and their place will be given to another player in the waiting list.

 

Any example images: N/A.

 

Why should it be added?:

There are many cases of people who have got banned for reasons due to mistakes, and this has repeatedly happened. Also, since the game has been out since 2014, many people playing the game are young and immature, or even just someone may regret what they have done 2 years in the past e.g. ramming. I believe this scheme will take up limited slots and will give many people the opportunity to prove to staff that they are worthy to play again. It is a very extensive scheme to ensure that people who get through it are dedicated and want to play again, rather then just someone who will join and get banned immediately. They will not be able to troll in this server as collisions are off, however every time they pass over a player their time is extended. This rehab scheme will also be a one time opportunity and if they reoffend outside of the time of rehab perhaps 5 times? They are permanently banned with no chance of rehab.

Any suggestions/ criticism and comments are appreciated. This is not the final presentation of the idea as I am open to suggestions for improvement from the community.

 

(edit: please pm ideas as I was not aware that you cant reply to this :D)

[Kap.]

Rejected.

 

6 chances is enough for you to get to know the rules. After few bans you should be well aware of the rules. If you have bans older than a year, they are not counted, as that is a 'rehab' period. Any perm bans can be dicussed via feedback which is a final say.