Game Rules: Update to the community guidelines section

[GreekIdiot]

From: https://forum.prtcy.com/thread-318-post-...ml#pid4721
To:

2. Community Guidelines
Keeping this community a fun, safe and creative place for everyone is of the outmost importance and priority for everyone.

1. Do NOT be intentionally and continuously disrespectful and unfriendly - sometimes tensions, arguments and frustrations may run high, which is totally understandable, but it is absolutely unacceptable to keep doing it
   
2. Do NOT harass anyone - harassing means attacking and discriminating against others on any basis, including but not limited to religion, political affiliation, gender, sexual orientation, creed, colour and nationality - this is absolutely unacceptable and will lead to an immediate and permanent ban from the game and the community
   
3. Do NOT exploit anyone and especially newer players (power playing) - and especially to advance your own game/community goals
   
4. Do NOT search for, circulate, publicly identify, publish or otherwise share personal information on anyone (doxxing) - this is absolutely unacceptable and will lead to an immediate and permanent ban from the game and the community
   
5. Do NOT impersonate anyone with the intent to mislead, exploit loopholes and otherwise cheat and cause harm - this is absolutely unacceptable and will lead to an immediate and permanent ban from the game and the community
   
6. Do NOT share private messages without permission - unless instructed to by an admin or member of the mod team
   
7. Do NOT discuss warnings and bans issued on someone with an unhelpful cause and effect - as it puts an unnecessary spotlight on them that helps no one improve
   
8. Do NOT troll or spam - spamming means sending unsolicited messages to a large number of recipients, posting in a large number of places and posting in a high level of frequency
   
9. Do NOT engage with the community in any language other than English
   
10. Do NOT discriminate against anyone on their use of the English language or understanding of any aspect of the game
    
11. Do NOT confuse conversations by mixing in-character (IC) and out-of-character (OOC) messaging without being clear
    
12. Do NOT use artificial intelligence (AI) to generate text - as it defeats the entire purpose of the game (media is allowed and you can even use AI to help you plan your roleplay)
    
13. Do NOT copy the work of others by presenting it as your own and without attribution or permission (plagiarism)
    
14. Do NOT roleplay science-fiction or fantasy - as it defeats the entire context of the game
    
15. Do NOT roleplay without the consent of affected/involved players - as it defeats the entire foundation of the game
    

2A. Moderation
Members of the mod team:

1. Must always ensure that the community remains a fun, safe and creative place for everyone without prejudice or bias
   
2. Must understand that abusing their position instead of leveraging it to maintain a fun, safe and creative place for everyone without prejudice or bias, will likely lead to their permanent ban from the community and the game
   
3. Must immediately remove players who are breaking the aforementioned guidelines highlighted in red
   
4. Must enforce the rest of the aforementioned guidelines in a "timeout / take a breather" manner - meaning that issuing obscure warnings with no point of offering and/or leading to a solution is absolutely unacceptable
   
5. Must keep in mind that arguments, disagreements and friction between players is generally a healthy part of any community and must be aware that intervening when the aforementioned community guidelines are not in question, is a counter-productive tactic
   
6. Must understand that as mods, they are held to the highest standards of the aforementioned guidelines
   
7. Can only recommend bans to admins - and thus cannot issue them, themselves - of any kind of duration (temporary or permanent) when it comes to enforcing any of the aforementioned guidelines not explicitly highlighted in red
   

You can reach out to mods and admins on the conduct of any player and moderator, at any time. You can also appeal to admins on any decision made by the mods.

[GreekIdiot]

A quick reminder to everyone that you can reply on this thread to provide feedback.

Especially if you see problems and want to offer solutions.

[GreekIdiot]

Updated: https://forum.prtcy.com/thread-318-post-...ml#pid4721
Copy of previous version:

2. Community Guidelines

1. Be respectful and remain friendly.
   
2. Don't search for, circulate, publicly identify, publish or otherwise share personal information on players (doxxing).
   
3. Don't impersonate anyone.
   
4. Don't share private messages without permission.
   
5. Don't discriminate against anyone on their use of English, understanding of other languages and use of Latin-script transliterations.
   
6. Don't harass anyone (harassing means swearing, insulting, attacking and discriminating against others on any basis, including but not limited to religion, political affiliation, sexual orientation, creed, colour and nationality).
   
7. Don't spam (spamming means sending unsolicited messages to a large number of recipients, posting in a large number of places and posting in a high level of frequency).
   
8. Don't discuss warnings and bans on players publicly as it unnecessarily puts a target on them.
   
9. Always keep the distinctions between In-Character and Out-of-Character in mind, use appropriate channels and remember that this is a game.
   
10. English is the official language of Particracy, all OOC interactions on Particracy Legacy e.g the Discord-Server need to be in English.