Post by OdahTheDragon on May 23, 2015 1:00:07 GMT -5
These are the rules of Impressive Waves.
They are to be followed and respected. The rules may change from time to time (to add rules) and there may not be an announcement for each time.
To prevent yourself from breaking any rules, check back often!
1- NO BULLYING, HARASSING,ETC.
Do NOT bully anybody. This includes on both the forum and in the game (once released). Bullying includes calling people names, saying rude things about them, picking on them, and teasing them in an unwelcome way. If this is a sign of affection, then please do it. But if you are asked to stop, you better. DO NOT PESTER STAFF ABOUT WHEN THE GAME WILL BE OUT. This is also considered harassment.
They are to be followed and respected. The rules may change from time to time (to add rules) and there may not be an announcement for each time.
To prevent yourself from breaking any rules, check back often!
1- NO BULLYING, HARASSING,ETC.
Do NOT bully anybody. This includes on both the forum and in the game (once released). Bullying includes calling people names, saying rude things about them, picking on them, and teasing them in an unwelcome way. If this is a sign of affection, then please do it. But if you are asked to stop, you better. DO NOT PESTER STAFF ABOUT WHEN THE GAME WILL BE OUT. This is also considered harassment.
2- NO IMMATURE CONTENT
This includes sensitive subjects like suicide, Nudity, sexual and threatening content, and other subjects that may be sensitive to other members. You will be warned the first few times. However if you are caught doing this several times, you will be banned depending on how often and how much you have brought up the subjects. We understand that sometimes you want to vent to people about what is going on, but please, keep the suicide stuff to yourself. We care for each of our members, but we don't want the whole community to go into a panic. Anything immature will be immediately deleted, with no warnings. If you paid attention to this nifty thread, you would've known NOT to post something related to immature content in the first place.
This includes sensitive subjects like suicide, Nudity, sexual and threatening content, and other subjects that may be sensitive to other members. You will be warned the first few times. However if you are caught doing this several times, you will be banned depending on how often and how much you have brought up the subjects. We understand that sometimes you want to vent to people about what is going on, but please, keep the suicide stuff to yourself. We care for each of our members, but we don't want the whole community to go into a panic. Anything immature will be immediately deleted, with no warnings. If you paid attention to this nifty thread, you would've known NOT to post something related to immature content in the first place.
3- NO CURSING AT OTHERS
You are allowed to lightly curse. Ex: Oh damn... I forgot to do [insert forgotten action]. However, you are NOT allowed to cuss at all towards another member. If you are irritated with someone, consult a member of the staff team. If you think you can work it out, do so in PM with the other member so you do not disturb any other members.
4- NO SPAMMING
Please do not spam. Spam includes posting random letters, large fonts, posting over and over in one location consistently, using caps for more than one sentence, and posting several times in a row. We'd like to keep things organized. Spamming also includes One Word posts, like "lol" or "omg". Also try to limit your posts. It gets annoying to see 20-30 posts on each or one thread all from one person.
5- REPORT THOSE NEEDING TO BE REPORTED
We do our best to catch those who are breaking the rules. But we are only human, we make mistakes or we over look things, believe it or not. If someone is bothering you (Which is a form of Harassment) please kindly link them to this thread. If the situation becomes more serious, DO NOT HESITATE TO REPORT THEM. Members can report!
6- RESPECT STAFF MEMBERS
Staff know what their job is. What we do is to keep this place safe for the rest of you. The least you could do is respect our decisions. You may come forward to us if you feel a punishment was unfair, and we shall work it out. But you MUST respect the staff's decision, as there was probably a very good reason for the outcome.
7- DO NOT IMPERSONATE STAFF
You think being staff is easy? It is not. It comes with many hard decisions and a lot of diligent work. If you see someone impersonating staff, REPORT THEM IMMEDIATELY. If you are caught, you will be be in a lot of trouble.
8- DO NOT MINI-MOD
There is a fine line between Mini-Modding and Helping. Mini-Modding is when you act like a staff member. You might not be impersonating staff.. Heck, you might not even realize you're mini-modding at all. This includes answering questions and giving out orders that only a staff member should, since it is not your responsibility to act in this way nor to take it upon yourself. That is what the Staff is here for. Mini-Modding includes this: "You know you could've done this by editing your previous post." We HIGHLY discourage you from doing so.
10- SIGNATURES
Please keep your signatures under or at 500x300, 500 wide 300 high. This is not hard at all, so keep it that way. It reduces lag on the forums and it makes the forum look neater. You'll get one chance to change it down to a smaller size, or else the staff will either downsize it. Or, they might even delete it.
11- ONE ACCOUNT PER PERSON
There is no need on the game or on the forum to have more than one account. You don't need a second account. ALSO, if you have siblings that use the same e-mail, please find another solution or alert Galik, Duckie and Ryanpie in THE SAME MESSAGE. Don't know how to add three people in one message? This is simple. At the top of the PM, there should be the person who you're messaging. It'll give you the option to add another person into the convo. Just simply add their USERNAME into that box.
12- EVERYONE IS ENTITLED TO THEIR OPINION
This is not YouTube. Everyone has their own opinions and they are expected to be respected. There will be NO comment wars like how people on YouTube participate in. This also includes making fun of anybody, or their opinion. It breaks both THIS rule AND the rule about Harassment and Bullying. You will be banned for quite some time.
13- DON'T YOU DARE ASK US TO HELP YOU MAKE A SERVER OF YOUR OWN.
The staff here are already busy in making their own server, in which they'll most likely take time away from their own families and friends and free-time during the summer to make. Ask for help, and we will link you to this thread and delete your post.
The Rules may be updated from time to time. Check back fairly often to see any updates in the rules.
