I think that we can all admit that yes Providence has some troubles, all servers do. I personally do not agree with the invite system either, at least not the way it is currently implimented. However it does have its advantages.
1. It does weed out most lazy people who have very littleto contribute
2. It does weed out most pk'rs, but not always *winks at merlin*
3. It is often helpfull to the players to have an idea of what their characters are going to be like and what their traits are before beggining to rp, it helps them roleplay in a more logical manner. This is opposed to someone one day being a murderer (pk'r) and the next a wonderous hero who saved a damsel in distress.
4.It allows the staff to get to know the players a bit, it gives us an idea of what people are interested in and what types of events they will enjoy.
There are more benifits, as well as {cant think of word for opposite of benifits

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Also there is a lot of stuff that we are working on and de-bugging right now that will be put on soon. We are constantly in developement, and it reuires play assistance, if you want a town built YOU have to rp it's construction. Staff are just there to make your lives more interesting and solve your problems, a wise admin once said "don't just add to the problem by complaining, help out, make CONSTRUCTIVE critiscm."
By the way noone commented on my rp story

I thought you all would have at least noticed the little math problem
