Honestly, playing the server is whenever you can be bothered for me, it's not fun just AS a citizen since it's just /me sigh when an officer tells you to do something. Character authorisations are the way to go - but it's stupid how, to get a fun character to play that isn't another "Jim Edwards" in the crowd among people with Male_09 or Male_07 as your model.
Whenever you try and play something different, like a character with enthusiasm and isn't a stoic pessimist, you get put down in game; making your character a stoic pessimist, another face in the crowd.