Note  60  Mathias      (03/19/09 14:58)  Comm Policy Reminder

Hello Ardans,
 
It has come to our attention that there have been degradations in
the friendliness and cooperative spirit of our public comm channels.
This is no fun for anyone (especially the Ainur who have to attempt
to keep the peace) and only serves to disturb our players who simply
want to play our game in a fun multi-player environment. Beyond
that, most of these problems are in direct conflict with our comm
policy.
 
Here is the digest version of our comm policy:
 
I HIGHLY ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ AND RE-READ THE FULL TEXT
VIA 'help comm policy'
 
#1 Graphic sexual language/innuendo, harsh profanity and excessive 
   profanity will not be tolerated. 
 
Note:  You would be ill-advised to test the boundries of the profanity 
       rules.  Your best bet is to keep it clean. 
 
#2 No hate speech, racial, gender or sexual orientation slurs. 
   This won't be tolerated, and if this rule bothers you, you should 
   leave now.  Bigots are not welcome here.
 
#3 Harassment will not be tolerated. 
   This includes some of those cute little comments that some of you 
   think are funny, but are actually demeaning and create a hostile 
   environment for other members of the community.     
 
#4 No disruptive content on the comms.
 
#5 No violations of multiplaying rules or questinfo rules. 
 
#6 Spamming or flooding the comm will not be tolerated. This includes
    excessive drunken blithering.
   
#7 Insulting, taunting, harassing, baiting or otherwise abusing 
   ainur will not be tolerated.
 
#8 Think before you act.
 
#9 Using comm lines to communicate with other players for the 
   purposes of coordinating other online games/environments will
   not be tolerated. Don't do it.
 
#10 English is to be used on all public channels.
 
Q: I'm going to say whatever I want. What are you going to do about it?
A: Depending upon the judgment of the Ainur on duty (and ultimately the
   Valar), if you violate the above rules you may either:
 
   ** Be Verbally Warned
       You should heed a verbal warning. If you are verbally warned, and 
       persist in similar behavior, don't be surprised if you are
formally 
       warned, silenced, imprisoned or deleted.
 
    ** Be Formally Warned   
 
    ** Be Silenced 
       Lose your comm privileges for an indefinite period of time.
 
    ** Be Imprisoned.
       Your character will be thrown in jail until the Power of Law can 
       address the situation.  
 
    ** Be Immediately Deleted
       This is usually reserved for repeat offenders and people who are 
       obviously abusing the comm.     
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With your cooperation, we can keep Arda a fun place for everyone.
 
Thanks,
 
All of us in Valinor.