I've been playing Runescape for nearly 3 years now and the begging issue has always been around. I've definately have had my fair share of them. Much like there are people loafing around in American society that live off government, use loop holes, and never try to be a great citizen also occur in Runescape. Granted both RL and RS are different in several respects, the thing that remains constant is the factor of human interaction. Will there ever be a real solution to beggers? No. (Though a funny one would be to have beggers frozen after the second offense :P) However, what gets me are the saps that make a lvl 3 account just for the sake of begging! I've had a few friends make female accounts and leech off new players. It's a real shame to see them begging for bronze. (This should be punishabe by the first offense :P) Glad to see the editor comment on begging. Maybe if the article was publicized somehow to target the beggers ("Who wants a free whip and 1k sharks?!?!" *insert begging article here*), then maybe the word would spread.