(04-22-2020, 08:38 PM)Shooter Syn Said: I'd hope if a backstage attack was submitted then the mod would either

A) Reply back saying no, because the subject of the attack is currently in a feud and can't start a new one. Please PM them if you are familiar with their feud and would like to get involved. or

B ) Send a PM to the person saying "Managment have eyes and ears everywhere, we heard there's a backstage attack being planned on you, if you would like to counter then please submit your request or

C) Take where your character is within feuds, current level of on site activity, and whether a story would be great for you just now, and use common sense to let the attack go through.

At the end of the day there are 3 ways to attack, one is through the mod for results, (see above ), another is PM and discussing with you, which obviously means you have autonomy, and the last being an open attack on the boards IC forums. Where you should be able to reply with "/in" then respond, or simply "/out" in which you could attach an IC or OOC reason for not taking them up on the offer. And if you take that option then the attack is nullified and stricken from fed canon

Having been on the staff and having run many shows, a system requiring staff intervention and/or verification would be tricky and likely very flawed, while also causing delays. I feel it's more up to us as the players to have a feel for who's who, etc... If the staff has to keep track of it and cross check a database for attacks or anything like that, it'll just get messy. Not a knock on staff, but rather just something I'm aware of from my own past experiences in similar spots. Option C, however, sounds interesting if there's a safeguard to not let the potential attacker waste work by submitting an attack that could get vetoed by the other party?