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Forum rules
1. General statements.
1.1. The following rules regulate the forum's activity and are to be indisputably discharged by the users and moderators.
1.2. Ignorance of the following rules does not relieve the responsibility for their violation.
1.3. The Administration does not pledge to inform users about alteration and/or addendum, since they are accessible to public at the current help section anytime.
1.4. Moderators have a right to settle additional local rules in forum branches, if those rules do not contradict with the game rules.
1.5. Moderator's actions can be disputed by putting in an application to the game Secretary (thread link and detailed description of the application cause required).
1.6. Characters under combat level 3 cannot post messages in any branches different from "Queries and help".
1.7. Additional characters are not allowed to leave messages at the "Main forums" sections of the forum. Applications in "Justice" and "Technical questions" sections are allowed.
2. Message content.
2.1. The user takes complete responsibility for the information he or she posts in forum messages.
2.2. Users are prohibited to leave messages containing any of the following information: obscene, abusive, vulgar language, offending, insulting messages, calumny, loutishness; messages appealing to violent overthrowing of a government, those kindling national and racial dissension, those humiliating the merits of any sex, race or sexual orientation, as well as any other information violating ethical foundations.
2.3. The users are recommended to create messages with a header that most fully illustrates its content.
2.4. Users of low literacy are recommended to compose messages in a text processor with spelling check.
2.5. The official game language is English.
2.5.1. It is allowed to use other languages in the following cases:
- The phrase is a quotation. In case of large amount of quote text, a brief English rendering is required.
- The language, being mother language for the majority of members, is used in a specific clan's topic.
2.6. The forum is not designed for personal discussions. If your messages do not concern other players, use private mail instead.
2.7. It is forbidden to create a topic that repeats or continues a locked one on the first page of a forum branch.
3. Ban.
3.1. Those that have significantly violated the forum rules are liable to ban - temporary withdrawal of access to posting at the forum.
3.2. The administrator and/or moderator have a right to ban a user immediately for an indefinite term for a single significant forum rules violation or for any other reason considered sufficient for such a sanction.
3.3. Moderators or Administration have a right, but no duty, to inform the users or other moderators of the reasons and terms of a ban that they have applied.
4. Flood, advertising, foul words and insults.
4.1. Flood means posting messages not related to the discussion matter; messages not carrying any sense; messages acknowledged useless by the moderators/administrators; messages violating the local rules of a forum branch. Flood is not considered a malicious violation, however such posts can be deleted and the author might get banned.
4.2. It is forbidden to post messages preventing the users from comfortable reading the content. As an example, posting messages with an extremely large amount of characters without spaces will result in warping the forum structure and hence is prohibited.
4.3. Flashmobs on our forums are forbidden. Flashmobs are events when a player or a group of players post multiple messages of similar content in order to promote a topic, sink a different topic or provoke a moderator to lock or delete an important topic.
4.4. It is strictly forbidden to use foul language.
4.5. Foul language with regard to an administrator, moderator or any other project staff can be punished by banning for 1 month up to blocking the violator's character.
4.6. It is forbidden to insult other players, as well as to provoke an insult. Any player can lodge a complaint in case if he or she has been insulted. However, terms of analyzing a complaint are unlimited.
5. Actions of moderators and administrators.
5.1. Administration's actions and decisions are not subject to discussion.
5.2. A moderator can be wrong. If you suspect he or she is, c.f. par.1.5.
5.3. A moderator must be impartial.
5.4. Moderators are allowed to estimate the actions of other moderators, of an administrator, or to discuss their decisions exceptionally through private correspondence with them, on the special hidden forum, or directly with the game Administration.
P.S. Dear players! Our forum holds a relative freedom of speech. However, remember, that the comfort of most players is our priority, so please be patient to each other and do not spoil the fun of the community. |
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