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<div>B. If you ''were a member of Goonwaffe who has had their membership set to Vacationer or Member'' because of inactivity or not keeping an ESI on file, follow '''Process B - Returning Members.'''</div> | <div>B. If you ''were a member of Goonwaffe who has had their membership set to Vacationer or Member'' because of inactivity or not keeping an ESI on file, follow '''Process B - Returning Members.'''</div> | ||
<div>C. If you are trying to join Goonwaffe, and ''have a Goonfleet.com forums account but do not qualify under B - Returning Members,'' then please follow '''Process C - Others.'''</div> | <div>C. If you are trying to join Goonwaffe, and ''have a Goonfleet.com forums account but do not qualify under B - Returning Members,'' then please follow '''Process C - Others.'''</div> | ||
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If you have any problems during the process, note the step you were at and ask for help in the in-game channel GS_Help. | If you have any problems during the process, note the step you were at and ask for help in the in-game channel GS_Help. | ||
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;If you'd prefer out of game assistance, please email [mailto:newbies@goonfleet.com newbies@goonfleet.com] with a detailed description of the problem. Please include your Goonfleet.com forums account name as well as your SomethingAwful account name and/or sponsor if applicable. | ;If you'd prefer out of game assistance, please email [mailto:newbies@goonfleet.com newbies@goonfleet.com] with a detailed description of the problem. Please include your Goonfleet.com forums account name as well as your SomethingAwful account name and/or sponsor if applicable. | ||
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==Process B: For Returning Members== | ==Process B: For Returning Members== | ||
This is for people who were previous members of Goonwaffe. You still have an active Goonfleet.com forums account, but your account status has been set to either "Vacationers" or "Members" rather than "[GS] Goonfleet" - which is reserved for active members. As a result of this account status change, you have restricted or no access to forums and services. | This is for people who were previous members of Goonwaffe. You still have an active Goonfleet.com forums account, but your account status has been set to either "Vacationers" or "Members" rather than "[GS] Goonfleet" - which is reserved for active members. As a result of this account status change, you have restricted or no access to forums and services. | ||
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To start your return, follow these steps: | To start your return, follow these steps: | ||
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# Accept the invitation in game. | # Accept the invitation in game. | ||
# Go to the [https://esi.goonfleet.com/Group/Reset ESI Group Management Page]. Follow the instructions. You may have to wait up to two hours for the system to detect that your character has joined Goonwaffe. Don't send an email to newbies@goonfleet.com about a problem until you have waited to hours after accepting the invite to try this. | # Go to the [https://esi.goonfleet.com/Group/Reset ESI Group Management Page]. Follow the instructions. You may have to wait up to two hours for the system to detect that your character has joined Goonwaffe. Don't send an email to newbies@goonfleet.com about a problem until you have waited to hours after accepting the invite to try this. | ||
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Please note, you cannot rejoin Goonwaffe unless you have at least one of the following: | Please note, you cannot rejoin Goonwaffe unless you have at least one of the following: | ||
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# A sponsor who is active in Goonwaffe who has a SomethingAwful account or has been naturalized | # A sponsor who is active in Goonwaffe who has a SomethingAwful account or has been naturalized | ||
# A special dispensation. | # A special dispensation. | ||
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;If you had an active sponsor and he's gone, and you cannot locate a new sponsor, there is a process to grant special dispensation - see Process C, below. You had better be good at writing since it will have to be taken to the directorship. | ;If you had an active sponsor and he's gone, and you cannot locate a new sponsor, there is a process to grant special dispensation - see Process C, below. You had better be good at writing since it will have to be taken to the directorship. | ||
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==Process C: For Exceptions and Unique Butterflies== | ==Process C: For Exceptions and Unique Butterflies== | ||
Some people have never been in Goonwaffe but nevertheless have a Goonfleet.com forums account (i.e. allies or people who play other games that share our resources). | Some people have never been in Goonwaffe but nevertheless have a Goonfleet.com forums account (i.e. allies or people who play other games that share our resources). | ||
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If you have a Something Awful account which would qualify you to join Goonwaffe as a newbee, it is very likely an accommodation can be made to allow you to join. | If you have a Something Awful account which would qualify you to join Goonwaffe as a newbee, it is very likely an accommodation can be made to allow you to join. | ||
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Others were members of Goonwaffe for years under a sponsorship, but their sponsor is now gone. If this describes you, you might qualify for naturalization. | Others were members of Goonwaffe for years under a sponsorship, but their sponsor is now gone. If this describes you, you might qualify for naturalization. | ||
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Maybe you have a new sponsor. | Maybe you have a new sponsor. | ||
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Finally, some people have been banned or blacklisted but now wish to return. If you are reasonable, this can often be done. | Finally, some people have been banned or blacklisted but now wish to return. If you are reasonable, this can often be done. | ||
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;If any of the above scenarios apply to you, send an email to [mailto:newbies@goonfleet.com newbies@goonfleet.com] which explains your predicament. Identify your goonfleet.com forums account and include as much information about your difficulty as you can provide. | ;If any of the above scenarios apply to you, send an email to [mailto:newbies@goonfleet.com newbies@goonfleet.com] which explains your predicament. Identify your goonfleet.com forums account and include as much information about your difficulty as you can provide. | ||
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==FAQ== | ==FAQ== | ||
;All issues with the auth system are to be addressed via e-mail to [mailto:newbies@goonfleet.com newbies@goonfleet.com]. Do not, under any circumstances, PM the IT Director with anything auth related directly. We will make the call as to whether or not it requires their attention. | ;All issues with the auth system are to be addressed via e-mail to [mailto:newbies@goonfleet.com newbies@goonfleet.com]. Do not, under any circumstances, PM the IT Director with anything auth related directly. We will make the call as to whether or not it requires their attention. | ||
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''Fucked up sponsorship? Fucked up groups? Need to update your SA account? Did we fuck up and nuke your forums account by mistake in a stoned stupor? These can be fixed.'' | ''Fucked up sponsorship? Fucked up groups? Need to update your SA account? Did we fuck up and nuke your forums account by mistake in a stoned stupor? These can be fixed.'' | ||
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# Your SA account wasn't accepted. Everyone knows the 3 Month/Active SA account "rule." What we would like to make clear is that this is a minimum guideline, and not a solid inflexible line in the sand. Further, the decision to approve or deny a new member based on SA account is a totally subjective decision on our part. If you apply on a 3 month 1 day old account with 170 posts and we reject you, don't point to the 3 month rule. We don't particularly like this, but its just the nature of this game. Also, this doesn't mean we are going to look at your 10 year old SA account with a billion posts and subjectively reject you because we're having a bad day, this is only for people who are on the fence such that we have to read through posting history and whatnot. | # Your SA account wasn't accepted. Everyone knows the 3 Month/Active SA account "rule." What we would like to make clear is that this is a minimum guideline, and not a solid inflexible line in the sand. Further, the decision to approve or deny a new member based on SA account is a totally subjective decision on our part. If you apply on a 3 month 1 day old account with 170 posts and we reject you, don't point to the 3 month rule. We don't particularly like this, but its just the nature of this game. Also, this doesn't mean we are going to look at your 10 year old SA account with a billion posts and subjectively reject you because we're having a bad day, this is only for people who are on the fence such that we have to read through posting history and whatnot. | ||
# Least common, but it does happen. We fucked up. We might miss your character's name on the alts list. Also the accept and reject buttons are really close together and shit does happen. We may or may not notice. In this event, don't panic, check that everything on your side is correct and if it is, you may then email [mailto:newbies@goonfleet.com newbies@goonfleet.com] to find out if we fucked up or what. | # Least common, but it does happen. We fucked up. We might miss your character's name on the alts list. Also the accept and reject buttons are really close together and shit does happen. We may or may not notice. In this event, don't panic, check that everything on your side is correct and if it is, you may then email [mailto:newbies@goonfleet.com newbies@goonfleet.com] to find out if we fucked up or what. | ||
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;To summarize: If your character is not on one of our lists, either the alts list or the new members list then you're getting rejected. DO NOT Simply just think you can apply and and sort it out later. Nothing drives us up a wall more than people who just apply because hey we keep track of every single person in our bazillion member corp. | ;To summarize: If your character is not on one of our lists, either the alts list or the new members list then you're getting rejected. DO NOT Simply just think you can apply and and sort it out later. Nothing drives us up a wall more than people who just apply because hey we keep track of every single person in our bazillion member corp. | ||
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==Still need help?== | ==Still need help?== | ||
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Send an e-mail to [mailto:newbies@goonfleet.com newbies@goonfleet.com]. Any e-mail should include a short, to the point description of the problem. It should also include the GF.com Forums name, SA Forums name, and the sponsor code if it applies to the situation. | Send an e-mail to [mailto:newbies@goonfleet.com newbies@goonfleet.com]. Any e-mail should include a short, to the point description of the problem. It should also include the GF.com Forums name, SA Forums name, and the sponsor code if it applies to the situation. | ||
[[Category:Publicly Viewable]][[Category:Newbee Join]] | [[Category:Publicly Viewable]][[Category:Newbee Join]] |
If you have any problems during the process, note the step you were at and ask for help in the in-game channel GS_Help.
REQUIREMENTS:
We are all members of the Something Awful forums, or well-known friends of someone who is a member. To join GoonWaffe you MUST be a member of the Something Awful forums and have been an active poster for at least 3 months (this means you frequently post on SomethingAwful.com not that you just have an account). If you consider yourself a "lurker" we do not want you, go away. Your alternative is that you must have a sponsor who is a GoonWaffe member of good standing who is willing to vouch for you, meets the above requirement, and has been a member of GoonWaffe for 30 days. If you do not meet the above requirements then you cannot join.
Starting EVE
Joining GoonWaffe 101
Jabber
Eve Time Conversion
For those applying on the basis of a Something Awful account:
People often have trouble at Step 3 if they try it immediately after accepting the invite in game. It can take up to two hours for our systems to detect that you have joined so if you have trouble at first, try waiting a while before trying again. If problems persist send an email to newbies@goonfleet.com saying that you are having a problem.
For those who are being sponsored in:
This is for people who were previous members of Goonwaffe. You still have an active Goonfleet.com forums account, but your account status has been set to either "Vacationers" or "Members" rather than "[GS] Goonfleet" - which is reserved for active members. As a result of this account status change, you have restricted or no access to forums and services.
To start your return, follow these steps:
Please note, you cannot rejoin Goonwaffe unless you have at least one of the following:
Some people have never been in Goonwaffe but nevertheless have a Goonfleet.com forums account (i.e. allies or people who play other games that share our resources).
If you have a Something Awful account which would qualify you to join Goonwaffe as a newbee, it is very likely an accommodation can be made to allow you to join.
Others were members of Goonwaffe for years under a sponsorship, but their sponsor is now gone. If this describes you, you might qualify for naturalization.
Maybe you have a new sponsor.
Finally, some people have been banned or blacklisted but now wish to return. If you are reasonable, this can often be done.
Here is a quick and easy guide to sponsoring:
Fucked up sponsorship? Fucked up groups? Need to update your SA account? Did we fuck up and nuke your forums account by mistake in a stoned stupor? These can be fixed.
Everybody is expected to add alts into the auth system as necessary when they apply. Failure to do so will result in your app being rejected.
Apps are rejected for a few reasons, outlined below starting from most common to least:
If you think you fall into this category you'd better be damn well sure. Anyone claiming to be a special snowflake that isn't will be set perma-DBRB-only. Are you a supercap pilot that needs help due to your flying coffin? We can help. Do you need a character pushed for a high level alliance function such as logistics or fleet PVP? We might be able to push your character right then.
Lastly we would like to cover what NOT to do when dealing with the auth system/directors.
Send an e-mail to newbies@goonfleet.com. Any e-mail should include a short, to the point description of the problem. It should also include the GF.com Forums name, SA Forums name, and the sponsor code if it applies to the situation.