With the recent forum change, we decided to look over and update the Forum Rules as well. If everyone could please take some time to get acquainted with them, it will help make the forum a much more cohesive and friendly place.
In addition, you may see some posts or threads being removed or edited retroactively. Rest assured, we will not be issuing any warnings for these retroactive forum rule violations. This is merely to keep the forum clean, appropriate, and up-to-date with current standards.
Yup, was coming here to say exactly both of these things. I hate when a set of rules gets updated w/o a redline version showing what was updated. Also, CS ticket convos getting deleted is interesting.
@mpqr7@madsalad I’ve added New Update tags to the new additions.
We’ve had instances in the past where CS ticket conversations and private messages were being publicized and presented out of context in order to support a player’s claim / opinion, so that’s why we had to add that rule. It technically could fall under the “misinformation” clause.
Yes. As with all edits or removals the moderators and I make, we will accompany them with either additional information in their edited post, or a private message, respectively.
It is interesting to ban discussion of CS conversations. Guess they really value the freedom to deal with everyone indvidually and keep us from comparing notes.
Also, we are really supposed to search through a month’s worth of posts before starting a new thread? That seems like a pretty heavy burden on posters. But also in line with the relatively aggresive mod style here re: post consolidation.
We also reserve the right to remove anyone from our forums (temporarily or permanently) if they do not abide by the rules. Warnings and bans follow a strict point system:
1 - 2 Points: Warning
3 Points: Jailed (Note: If you break a forum rule when Jailed, you will be permanently banned)
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Restriction on commenting- 5 Points: Permanently Banned
Is there a time limit on these warning points? Like, does 1 point go away every six months or something like that, or are they just cumulative until you are shown the door?
So is that a blanket “Absolutely not, on any condition” hard and fast rule?
Or is it more contextual. Like if I were to post a CS ticket in order to say “Look at how awesome this dude was in helping me!” that would be fine, but posting an example you gave would absolutely not be?
I suppose this goes for all rules, really. Are they hard and fast, completely unmovable rules, or do you allow context to add to the decision?
It depends on the forum rule that is under question. When it comes to egregious ones, such as attacking another player, it is absolutely a “hard and fast rule”
When it comes to the more innocent ones, such as posting in the wrong forum section, we’re less likely to take stern action unless it is a multiple repeat performance, and the player hasn’t learned from prior interactions.
Yeah, I imagine some rules have little leeway. Obviously the flaming/trolling/angering etc rules are pretty clear cut. There’s not a lot of room for “Well he insulted him in a nice way”.
It’s nice seeing a message board that doesn’t tollerate negativity, but isn’t too much of a rules lawyer when it comes to misunderstandings or well intentioned mistakes.
