[@Dervish] and I are unveiling our latest anti-procrastination system; the Dead-line. 

It works like this:

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[*]Everyone is expected to post something every [b]14 days[/b]. This go from full-fledged IC posts, or a short OOC notice about your absences. 
[*]Failure to be active will result in a [b]warning[/b]; you will no longer be part of [i]FoC[/i] after [b]two warnings[/b].
[*][b]Major IC events[/b] (like current skirmishes on the sea and at Nightgate; intermission downtime like the whaler festival are not) have a window of [b]14 days to respond[/b]; failure to do so incurs a [b]major loss[/b] to your character, which can take on the form of equipment loss, injury, and more.
[*]Not responding to [b]two consecutive major IC events[/b] will result in the neglected character(s) being killed, expelled from the company or appropriated as GM-controlled NPC. This is [b]irreversible[/b]; you may remain as a player, but that character is gone forever. 
[*]You may [b]request exemptions[/b] from major IC events. Upon GM discretion, your character may be preserved as [b]inactive[/b] until reentry is possible. 
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The Dead-line system will come into full effect on the next major IC event (after Nightgate battle and frigate raid).