First off, I would like to say something that has been bothering myself and the forum staff for quite some time. It is in regards to how users treat the staff on this site (game and forum staff). Lately you all feel like it's OK to accuse the staff of cheating, abusing the system, playing favorites, etc. Let me remind you all that we are VOLUNTEERS. No one deserves to come onto a site like this and read the disrespect that goes on in these forums about themselves. It's very hurtful, and it's akin to cyber-bullying. Many of you who are committing these offenses are the type to quickly jump into a conversation and say how bullying is never okay and how you would never condone it....yet here we are.
Please be respectful in ALL posts on the forums with regards to staff. I don't care how you feel about us (yes, Forum Staff are legitimate staff, just like the game staff who are currently being trash-talked). If you can't be polite and stop the baseless accusations, you will be warned.
With that in mind, we are changing the warning system a bit. We used to allow 3 strikes per type of warning before points/bans were given. This is not the case any longer. We are now allowing 2-3 strikes TOTAL and you will then get a 1 day ban. It will increase/decrease from there depending on when your next warning is.
LINK TO FORUM RULES
THESE ARE THE SEVERE WARNINGS (2-3 STRIKES):
Inappropriate/Non G-Rated discussions
Flaming
Naming Names
Trolling
Disrespect
Ban Discussion
Impersonation of other Users & Staff
Highly Controversial Topics
**Please note that ON the 2nd/3rd strike, you receive your 1 day ban. From there, additional days are added depending on the frequency of offenses and type of offense. If we feel your 2nd strike broke rules severely enough, you might be banned for up to a week or longer.
THESE ARE MODERATE OFFENSES (4 STRIKES ALLOWED):
Personal Information
Thread Hijacking
Real World Trading
Language (English only forums...this does not refer to foul language)
Backseat Moderating
Spamming
**Again, on the 4th strike you will receive a 1 day ban, which will increase/decrease depending on future behavior.
THESE ARE SLIGHT OFFENSES (5-6 STRIKES ALLOWED):
GIFs/Animated Images
Off-topic/Nonsense posts/Excessive Chat-speak
Signatures
In-Game Quests
Bumping
Advertising/Asking for Donations
Trades/threads in wrong area
**On your 5th/6th strike you will be banned 1 day, which will increase/decrease depending on future behavior.
Refresh yourself on the forum rules!
Hopefully you guys will take this seriously. We want people to treat EVERYONE with respect. If you don't agree with something, that's unfortunate, but it does not give you the right to disrespect those you do not agree with. We are real people behind these avatars and usernames, and what you say does affect us.
If you have any questions, please post here or feel free to PM me. As I have said countless times, if you are unsure whether a post might be construed as offensive or disrespectful, run it past myself or a staff member. In general, many of you do try to follow the rules, so this new change will not affect you.
Thank you! Hopefully we can all move on from here with positive attitudes.
Please be respectful in ALL posts on the forums with regards to staff. I don't care how you feel about us (yes, Forum Staff are legitimate staff, just like the game staff who are currently being trash-talked). If you can't be polite and stop the baseless accusations, you will be warned.
With that in mind, we are changing the warning system a bit. We used to allow 3 strikes per type of warning before points/bans were given. This is not the case any longer. We are now allowing 2-3 strikes TOTAL and you will then get a 1 day ban. It will increase/decrease from there depending on when your next warning is.
LINK TO FORUM RULES
THESE ARE THE SEVERE WARNINGS (2-3 STRIKES):
Inappropriate/Non G-Rated discussions
Flaming
Naming Names
Trolling
Disrespect
Ban Discussion
Impersonation of other Users & Staff
Highly Controversial Topics
**Please note that ON the 2nd/3rd strike, you receive your 1 day ban. From there, additional days are added depending on the frequency of offenses and type of offense. If we feel your 2nd strike broke rules severely enough, you might be banned for up to a week or longer.
THESE ARE MODERATE OFFENSES (4 STRIKES ALLOWED):
Personal Information
Thread Hijacking
Real World Trading
Language (English only forums...this does not refer to foul language)
Backseat Moderating
Spamming
**Again, on the 4th strike you will receive a 1 day ban, which will increase/decrease depending on future behavior.
THESE ARE SLIGHT OFFENSES (5-6 STRIKES ALLOWED):
GIFs/Animated Images
Off-topic/Nonsense posts/Excessive Chat-speak
Signatures
In-Game Quests
Bumping
Advertising/Asking for Donations
Trades/threads in wrong area
**On your 5th/6th strike you will be banned 1 day, which will increase/decrease depending on future behavior.
Refresh yourself on the forum rules!
Hopefully you guys will take this seriously. We want people to treat EVERYONE with respect. If you don't agree with something, that's unfortunate, but it does not give you the right to disrespect those you do not agree with. We are real people behind these avatars and usernames, and what you say does affect us.
If you have any questions, please post here or feel free to PM me. As I have said countless times, if you are unsure whether a post might be construed as offensive or disrespectful, run it past myself or a staff member. In general, many of you do try to follow the rules, so this new change will not affect you.
Thank you! Hopefully we can all move on from here with positive attitudes.
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