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The staff have been working long and hard with this rule revision. It is a full overhaul of the rules to fill in gaps that have popped up over time. This is generally how rules progress. Someone does something, staff need to figure a solution and new rule or policy, repeat again. In the end one ends up with more fleshed out rules.

We're now more or less done for this time, but this is where YOU come in, as a player. Since this is going to be us going through all the rules you will all have a say in this. This is important. If you have suggestions or ideas it is time to present them when this revision goes on. Decisions are final. We'll be going through the different types of rules one by one. The rules to go through are (so much work to do):

General Rules
Chat Rules
Forum Rules
Metagaming Rules
Powergaming Rules
Building Rules
IC Death Rules
Stealing Rules
Town/Guild/Clan/Etc Rules
In-Game and In-Character Policies
Activity Policies

A poll will be posted in each thread for simple replies if all you got to say is "okay". It will also work as deadline for each issue.

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ACTIVITY POLICIES

1. Inactivity
After 21 days of inactivity, If no notice of your absence can be found in the Leaving-section, your character will be immediately removed from the setting and your items and belongings (this includes all structures) can be confiscated, marked abandoned, deleted/destroyed and/or looted. It will be at staff's discretion whether to return or restore items.
After 2 months of inactivity, above applies despite any notice.
If you leave the server, your character will be immediately removed from the setting and your items and belongings (this includes all structures) can be confiscated, marked abandoned, deleted/destroyed and/or looted. It will be at staff's discretion whether to return or restore items.
If you leave the server or become inactive without any leaving thread with explanations for your characters departure, you automatically allow permissions regarding your character. Mesalia and its members are not obligated to try and find previous members for anything that must be done IC to tie up unresolved issues. Thus leaving posts are highly encouraged.
Abusing the system may result in punishment and/or special solutions from the Staff team.

2. Pausing Characters
Paused characters may not retain any IG Items. They are all forfeited to staff, looters or others within the paused characters household.
If your character is not active they will not retain any homes, buildings, jobs or businesses. Any homes outside of town will be marked abandoned, and any structures in town will be returned to the town owner.
Characters MUST leave the setting. Exception to this is granted only with staff approval.

3. Returning Characters
To bring back a paused/removed character, be it by staff or yourself removed, you must write an application that provides the staff with the following information:
Why did you character leave?
Where has your character been and/or what has your character been doing? Tell us.
Why is your character returning to the setting?
How is your character returning?
List any changes of skill and how they’ve been gained.
List any items your character brings with it into the setting.