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| Kago | Dec 18 2012, 09:42 PM Post #1 |
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These rules and guidelines are essential to keeping peace within the site and our RP world, so following them is important. If there is something you do not understand, or you having questions, feel free to post your thoughts. General Rules and Guidelines
HARASSMENT Harassment comes in a few forms. It can be pestering a member via PMs or IMs or emails. It can be done in public and private. In general, harassment is anything that makes another member feel uncomfortable or unsafe. Any time such instances are brought to staff’s attention, staff will do their best to listen and gather as much information as possible. They will also get info from the member in question, since it’s only fair to hear things out from both sides, especially if it’s a first time offense. Staff will do their best to assess the situation and help to solve the situation so that everyone feels both comfortable and safe once more. So, if someone is having a problem, PLEASE inform staff as soon as possible. This cannot be stressed enough. If you are reported for having harassed a member and it’s indeed found that the accusation is justified, you will be given both a verbal/PM warning along with an official warning of 20%, no exceptions. If you continue to make trouble, you will receive a week temporary ban. If more trouble persists (thus giving you a track record), you will receive another verbal/PM warning along with an official warning upping it to 50% and a month temp ban. If the behavior continues after such measures have been taken, you will be permanently banned. End of story. World of the Yggddrasil Tree is meant for people to escape and delve into their creativity for a while, to have fun and feel safe while enjoying what the site has to offer. That said, harassment will NOT be tolerated and no amount of begging will change the way in which staff proceeds in handling such cases. If there’s an extreme case that’s brought to staff’s attention, then harsher actions will be instated without warning. SOLICITING It is highly inappropriate behavior to solicit members for RP. Offering cash or other services just to get them to RP with you borders on the idea of prostitution and such behaviors will not be tolerated. They make members uncomfortable and it gives the place a negative vibe and feel. As such, if it is noticed or reported (with proof) that members are engaging in such unacceptable behaviors, they will first receive an official warning of 20%, no exceptions. But if it continues, such actions will indeed escalate and can even result in a permanent ban. There will be similar consequences to those who accept such payment. We want to keep members safe and we want everyone to feel that this is a safe environment. For members who truly do not understand the seriousness of why such harsh consequences are being put into play here, it is because people who solicit like this can possibly be seeking out your contact information. Yes, not only can such behaviors make members uncomfortable, it can really threaten your safety. So, if anyone is approached by a member in such a fashion, do not hesitate. Report the person immediately. PROBLEMS WITH MEMBERS OR STAFF If you have issues with another member, or even someone on staff, please try to solve things off the public boards. That means please keep it to PMs. If you find that you are unable to solve the issue in a civil manner, contact an admin or mod to assist you in mediation. We want everyone to have fun here, so let’s do our best to keep the place positive and work out our troubles quickly and quietly so as not to disturb the other members. SPAMMING Spamming can take on a few different forms within the forums. It can be multiple consecutive posts in a row in a single thread, or posting in threads over and over in a way where it's clear to staff and members that your goal isn't to truly participate in the thread in which you are posting. Such behavior will issue you a verbal warning, continued behavior will issue you an official warning. If you still continue to spam after such measures have been taken, a week temporary ban shall be instated. This will hold regardless of whether you are staff or not. ADVERTISEMENTS FOR OTHER RP SITES Not everyone RPs on a single board since not everyone's cravings can necessarily be met on a single board. Thus, several tend to RP on various other sites so as to meet their RPing needs. Given this, we support and encourage this expansion of options. However, if you are going to indeed advertise another site (this includes posting an advertisement thread, posting an advertisement in your profile, posting a link as your homepage, posting an advertisement in your signature and even PMing others about other sites), we request that a link back to us be placed on this site you are advertising. Refusal to comply with this will give us reason to assume you are either a spammer or member poacher. As such, if compliance is not met, a formal warning will be issued and all advertisements will be deleted without warning. If noncompliance continues, harsher actions will ensue. Chat Box Rules
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