Code of Conduct

Advertising (without Ops permission) for other web sites, etc.

Nuking people (Denial of Service attacks, etc.)

Spamming

Stalking other users


Certain volatile topics may come up during RP (racism, misogyny, rape, child abuse, etc.), but this is not permission to force others to discuss them OOC. If you wish to engage in OOC debates, do it in private message. We don't want arguments cluttering up the OOC  while others are trying to roll dice or create RP.

If another player is offended and doesn’t want to continue the discussion, leave them alone. We are here to play, not to force our personal opinions on others, and we do not want players to monopolize everyone's time using the channel as their personal soap box, confessional or social torture chamber.

 

D. You can be kicked out for OOC reasons, even if your role-playing skills are impeccable

The following are examples but are not considered to be all-inclusive.  Any behavior that deteriorates the game will be regulated by the Ops and can result in a ban at will.

[D1] The following OOC game-related behaviors will not be tolerated:

Rules Lawyering (as in, after you are told to drop it) 

Back-talking, insulting, or arguing with an Op; accusing an Op of cheating or playing favorites, or refusing to obey direct orders from an Op. 

Excessive/Prolonged Arguing. (Disagreeing is fine. Being nasty when doing so or not letting it go, is not.)

D2] The following non game-related behaviors are bad "Netiquette," and will get you banned:

• Doing "Drivebys"/Revolving Door (popping in & out of room a lot)

• A/S/L's, demanding IRL names, ages or pictures, or other invasions of player private information

• OOC unwelcome "Hot Chat" (Cybersex) or sexual harassment of other players.

• Excessive displays of sexual, toilet, or body humor (Ops decide what is excessive)

• Deliberately flooding the channel or flooding someone in message

• "Trolling" / flame wars / chronic insulting. This includes inciting discussions on religion, politics, lifestyle choices, or any other topics that tend to encourage arguments in the channel that have nothing to do with the game.

• Not respecting other players' boundaries when they say to leave them alone.

[D3] EXCESSIVE LURKING:

Prospective players are welcome to sit in channel if they are checking us out for future RP.

We just don't like people who don't appear to be planning on playing, treating the room like their personal social hall. If you are not intending to role-play, learn to role-play, observe our role-play, or discuss with an ST about your potential role-play, you have no business in this channel. This is not a place to just hang out when you are bored.

[D4] BEING AFK WITHOUT NOTICE:

 Please show consideration to fellow players and mark yourself AFK either by script or by Nick. This goes for Ops and Players alike. It is discouraging to players, STs and guests alike to see a seemingly full channel but nobody will interact with them.

NOTE: We do realize sometimes things happen; IRL emergencies, Nickserv vanishes, you get knocked off line while AFK and a script relogs you on with an Un-AFK nick, etc. We know the difference between that and the habitual offenders.