Use common sense when posting. We are a public, global forum. We are frequented by people of all ages and nationalities. What you find humorous others may very well find crude or offensive. Keep in mind we are a forum about the PlaneShift MMORPG. People don't come here expecting to be be confronted with offensive material or language of any sort.
Forum Members should not make any post that:
- Attacks or insults others.
Feel free to debate, but do not turn your disagreements into attacks upon other posters or any person or group. This includes engaging in name-calling, harassment, or threats. Do not try to be clever and hide snide remarks behind white veils. The moderators are not babysitters, and we do not appreciate needing to take on that role.
Threads that single out a player for ridicule or to accuse someone of actions in-game will be removed without notice. Repeatedly targeting another person is considered ongoing harassment and is a severe violation of the forum rules.
- Contains obscenity, vulgarity, profanity or is sexually explicit.
Bypassing obscenity or filtering it by using letter, number, or character combinations is unacceptable as well. If you feel you absolutely need to vent, do it privately, do it elsewhere, or just learn some self-control.
This includes but is not limited to quest solutions, maps with the intention of showing âhiddenâ content (exits, entrances, mining locations), etc.
- Infringes upon anyone's privacy rights.
This includes but is not limited to logs or screenshots that you know someone may object to due to their involvement, revealing of âaltsâ without private and agreed upon discussions first, etc. Private Messages received on these forums are to be considered private and are not to be posted publicly unless the sender of the private message agrees. Reports of harassment that may need to include logs or screenshots should not be posted publically, but discussed either with Game Masters or forum moderators.
- Is in a language other than English.
We are a very diverse, international community, and it is therefore vitally important that all content be made in English only â posting in other languages alienates people who do not speak that language, and makes forum moderation difficult. If you need to make a post in another language, please provide a translation.
- Debates bans, warnings, Game Master or moderator actions.
Any inquiries or comments are to be sent in private messages or via email. A moderator may choose to publicly inform the participants of the forum about bans and warnings if this is in the interest of the forum. For further information on GM issues, check the "Reporting In-Game Abuse" thread. Addendum from Oomi: Topics and posts that discuss PlaneShift policies in a general way without referencing specific incidents are allowed; however they must adhere to all of the posting guidelines just like any other topic or post. For example, making a post that says "I think that posting pictures of Albert Einstein should be disallowed on the forums" is OK, but one that says "I posted a picture of Albert Einstein on the forums and my post got removed - why did you do that?" is not OK.
IN ADDITION, forum users may not:
- Make multiple posts on the same subject for the purpose of getting attention paid to your issue. No need to cross-post to multiple forums â weâll see the post no matter where you place it. If you cross post or spam the forum, your posts will be removed.
- Make a reply after your own reply.
The forums are enabled with a Modify button - if you forget to add something to your post, simply use the edit feature. Comments such as "Sorry for the double post ...." will be deleted. If you make an accidental double-post, notify a moderator or hit the âReport to moderatorâ link and it will be taken care of for you.
Double-posts are allowed in the Roleplay (Communitive Storywriting) section, as people may often need to post chapters of a story without a break for comments.
- Make posts which lack any substance, such as "nice" or "awesome".
These will be promptly deleted, as well as any one-word posts or posts consisting of smilies only. Posting for the sole reason of increasing your rank is not allowed.
- Post comments in threads for the purpose of drawing attention to another thread on a different subject.
- âBumpâ threads with no useful information or to keep them at the top of the list.
- Make replies to posts that do not pertain to or are irrelevant to the original topic â for example, posting messages to reserve a reply spot with the intention of posting to it later.
- Make redundant threads.
As a courtesy to others before beginning a new thread, please look to see if an active thread on that topic has already been established. If so, place your comments there instead. Multiple threads on the same subject clutter up the forum needlessly and many good ideas may be lost. Duplicate threads will either be closed or deleted.
- Make threads that are off-topic for the forum section.
These forums are provided to enable members to help each other in sharing their passion for the game. There is a section called Hydlaa Plaza for topics that don't relate directly to PlaneShift. However, be aware that the Rules of Conduct will still be enforced. Do not assume it is a section that welcomes every discussion - debates about religion, politics, looking for romance, etc. should be avoided. Excessive Off Topic posts will be dealt with on a case by case basis.
- Re-post the same topic or material of a thread that has been closed by a moderator, or continue the closed discussion through a new thread.
If you have any questions as to why a thread was closed or removed please contact the moderator via private message.
âTrollingâ is defined as: Clearly, deliberately posting in a manner for the purpose of angering and/or insulting the other participants of the forum. Trolling does not encourage further discussion in the long run, and only encourages personal attacks if left unchecked.
- No ranting. Ranting is posting irate, unconstructive (usually vague) comments to "blow off steam." This is considered a form of trolling since ranting does little but end up in flame wars.
- Post topics addressed directly to another player.
The PlaneShift forums have a private messaging system for conversations between two players. If you want to contact someone directly, use the private messaging system.
- Impersonate other members from the forum, including PlaneShift Staff and Team members.
Firstly you'll be bad at it, and secondly you'll be punished.
- Create another forum account to bypass a ban.
- Make posts with the sole purpose of advertising other websites or forums if they are commercial.
PlaneShift is a completely free open-source game, and advertisements to elsewhere must be similar. Posts discussing or linking to online game auction sites or the sale of in-game goods or services for real money are strictly prohibited.
- Original Author: Karyuu