M59Gar/Meridian59 — pull request #1 by M59Gar (2013-05-24 18:33:13+00:00)
Title: Justicar change

Eliminated the voting system. It simply doesn't work, and can't be
fixed. After years of discussion, it's clear there is no way to truly verify
any character-based or IP-based voting system. It's also not clear whether
voting is even a good idea given our problems with dedicated groups of griefers.
In any case, the system creates no interaction, since everyone votes with
a stream of alts in the middle of the night, and it's been prone to abuse and
griefing forever. So, I gutted it.

Instead, murderers must pay an indulgence to go outlaw, then they must
die to go white. The amount is an admin-adjustable setting, default 5
million. That is a sufficiently huge-but-reachable number that should
allow casuals to work up to it while still remaining a hefty fine for
wealthy veterans. Nobody is going to be abusing indulgences at
5 million + 1 death a pop.

Citizens may also ask about other player's kill records now, since there
will no longer be a Justicar.