Forming a corporation: Difference between revisions

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=The corporation creation process=

To start a new corporation, open the corporation window by clicking the button in the sidebar menu, select the home tab, and within that tab the details tab. At the bottom there will be a button 'create corporation'. ~~You will get the options to~~:

To start a new corporation, open the corporation window by clicking the [[Image:CorporationIcon.png|30px]]{{co|yellow|Corporation}} button in the sidebar menu, select the home tab, and within that tab the details tab. At the bottom there will be a button 'create corporation'.

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~~[[File:Createcorporation.jpg|right|250px|Corp Creation window]]~~

*'''Select a logo.''' A corporation logo consists of three layers; each layer can have a pattern or item and a colour. Different patterns or items can be combined by giving two layers the same colour. Play around a bit to get a good-looking logo. Something to consider when designing the logo is what your corporation's main activity will be. An industrial corporation for instance may want to avoid using a pirate-like logo.

*'''Choose a name.''' A corporation name has to contain at least 4 characters and no more than 50 characters ~~(amusingly, the error message you get when trying to use a name longer than that is wrong - it claims the maximum length is 24 characters)~~. It may only contain letters, numbers, spaces, and dots (full stop or period). The corporation name may not the same as the name of any other ''currently active'' corporation or alliance; it can be the same as the name of a closed corporation.

*'''Choose a name.''' A corporation name has to contain at least four characters and no more than 50 characters. It may only contain letters, numbers, spaces, and dots (full stop or period). The corporation name may not the same as the name of any other ''currently active'' corporation or alliance; it can be the same as the name of a closed corporation.

*'''Choose a ticker.''' The corporation ticker is used as a short name for the corporation, for instance in space behind ships, wrecks and containers belonging to your corporation. The maximum length of a ticker is 5 characters, again with only letters, numbers, spaces, and dots allowed. Unlike the corporation name, the ticker has to be unique - it may not be the same as the ticker of any other corporation or alliance, past or present. This can make it quite hard to find a good ticker. Playing around with spaces and dots may help. The ticker button suggests a ticker for you if you can't think of one.

*'''Choose a ticker.''' The corporation ticker is used as a short name for the corporation, for instance in space behind ships, wrecks and containers belonging to your corporation. The maximum length of a ticker is five characters, again with only letters, numbers, spaces, and dots allowed. Unlike the corporation name, the ticker has to be unique - it may not be the same as the ticker of any other corporation or alliance, past or present. This can make it quite hard to find a good ticker. Playing around with spaces and dots may help. The ticker button suggests a ticker for you if you can't think of one.

*'''Set a tax rate.''' The tax rate determines what percentage of bounties and mission rewards generated by corporation members will be transferred to the corporation wallet. The rate can be anywhere from 0% to 100%, but a high tax rate might deter people from joining~~. Most corporations have a tax rate between 5% and 10%~~.

*'''Set a tax rate.''' The tax rate determines what percentage of bounties and mission rewards generated by corporation members will be transferred to the corporation wallet. The rate can be anywhere from 0% to 100%, but a high tax rate might deter people from joining.

*'''Enter a Home Page''', which is a URL to your corporation website (if you have one). If the corporation doesn't have a website, consider linking to a recruitment thread on the forums. If you decide not to list anything, remove the "http://" which is in the box by default. If it is not removed, it will be displayed as the corporation's website.

*'''Enter a description.''' The description of the corporation can contain up to 4000 characters. Note that the description will be publicly viewable ingame~~, on EVE Gate,~~ and on third-party websites. Giving some information on what the corporation does is a good idea, but don't be too specific (listing "''Mining every Friday at 1900 in Rancer''" would be a bad idea). Many corporations list diplomatic contacts in their description.

*'''Enter a description.''' The description of the corporation can contain up to 4000 characters. Note that the description will be publicly viewable ingame and on third-party websites. Giving some information on what the corporation does is a good idea, but don't be too specific (listing "''Mining every Friday at 1900 in Rancer''" would be a bad idea). Many corporations list diplomatic contacts in their description.

*'''~~Membership applications enabled~~.''' If this box is checked, ~~other people will be able to apply to become a member~~ of the corporation. Unchecking this box means ~~no one will be able to apply until you enable it again later~~.

*'''Allow friendly fire.''' If this box is checked, members of the corporation can legally fire on each other without intervention from CONCORD. Unchecking this box means corporation members cannot fire on each other.

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Apart from the corporation name and ticker (which can never be changed), these settings can be changed quite easily later, so don't worry if you're not sure what to put there.

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 =The corporation creation process=
-To start a new corporation, open the corporation window by clicking the button in the sidebar menu, select the <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">home</span> tab, and within that tab the <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">details</span> tab. At the bottom there will be a button <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">'create corporation'</span>. You will get the options to:
+To start a new corporation, open the corporation window by clicking the [[Image:CorporationIcon.png|30px]]{{co|yellow|Corporation}} button in the sidebar menu, select the <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">home</span> tab, and within that tab the <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">details</span> tab. At the bottom there will be a button <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">'create corporation'</span>.
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+| [[File:Createcorporation.jpg|250px|Corp Creation window]] ||
-[[File:Createcorporation.jpg|right|250px|Corp Creation window]]
 *'''Select a logo.''' A corporation logo consists of three layers; each layer can have a pattern or item and a colour. Different patterns or items can be combined by giving two layers the same colour. Play around a bit to get a good-looking logo. Something to consider when designing the logo is what your corporation's main activity will be. An industrial corporation for instance may want to avoid using a pirate-like logo.
-*'''Choose a name.''' A corporation name has to contain at least 4 characters and no more than 50 characters (amusingly, the error message you get when trying to use a name longer than that is wrong - it claims the maximum length is 24 characters). It may only contain letters, numbers, spaces, and dots (full stop or period). The corporation name may not the same as the name of any other ''currently active'' corporation or alliance; it can be the same as the name of a closed corporation.
+*'''Choose a name.''' A corporation name has to contain at least four characters and no more than 50 characters. It may only contain letters, numbers, spaces, and dots (full stop or period). The corporation name may not the same as the name of any other ''currently active'' corporation or alliance; it can be the same as the name of a closed corporation.
-*'''Choose a ticker.''' The corporation ticker is used as a short name for the corporation, for instance in space behind ships, wrecks and containers belonging to your corporation. The maximum length of a ticker is 5 characters, again with only letters, numbers, spaces, and dots allowed. Unlike the corporation name, the ticker has to be unique - it may not be the same as the ticker of any other corporation or alliance, past or present. This can make it quite hard to find a good ticker. Playing around with spaces and dots may help. The <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">ticker</span> button suggests a ticker for you if you can't think of one.
+*'''Choose a ticker.''' The corporation ticker is used as a short name for the corporation, for instance in space behind ships, wrecks and containers belonging to your corporation. The maximum length of a ticker is five characters, again with only letters, numbers, spaces, and dots allowed. Unlike the corporation name, the ticker has to be unique - it may not be the same as the ticker of any other corporation or alliance, past or present. This can make it quite hard to find a good ticker. Playing around with spaces and dots may help. The <span style="font-variant: small-caps;">ticker</span> button suggests a ticker for you if you can't think of one.
-*'''Set a tax rate.''' The tax rate determines what percentage of bounties and mission rewards generated by corporation members will be transferred to the corporation wallet. The rate can be anywhere from 0% to 100%, but a high tax rate might deter people from joining. Most corporations have a tax rate between 5% and 10%.
+*'''Set a tax rate.''' The tax rate determines what percentage of bounties and mission rewards generated by corporation members will be transferred to the corporation wallet. The rate can be anywhere from 0% to 100%, but a high tax rate might deter people from joining.
 *'''Enter a Home Page''', which is a URL to your corporation website (if you have one). If the corporation doesn't have a website, consider linking to a recruitment thread on the forums. If you decide not to list anything, remove the "http://" which is in the box by default. If it is not removed, it will be displayed as the corporation's website.
-*'''Enter a description.''' The description of the corporation can contain up to 4000 characters. Note that the description will be publicly viewable ingame, on EVE Gate, and on third-party websites. Giving some information on what the corporation does is a good idea, but don't be too specific (listing "''Mining every Friday at 1900 in Rancer''" would be a bad idea). Many corporations list diplomatic contacts in their description.
+*'''Enter a description.''' The description of the corporation can contain up to 4000 characters. Note that the description will be publicly viewable ingame and on third-party websites. Giving some information on what the corporation does is a good idea, but don't be too specific (listing "''Mining every Friday at 1900 in Rancer''" would be a bad idea). Many corporations list diplomatic contacts in their description.
-*'''Membership applications enabled.''' If this box is checked, other people will be able to apply to become a member of the corporation. Unchecking this box means no one will be able to apply until you enable it again later.
+*'''Allow friendly fire.''' If this box is checked, members of the corporation can legally fire on each other without intervention from CONCORD. Unchecking this box means corporation members cannot fire on each other.
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 Apart from the corporation name and ticker (which can never be changed), these settings can be changed quite easily later, so don't worry if you're not sure what to put there.