Taken from the newsfiles on the DH2 Development server. As always, feel free to offer feedback on the General Discussion forum.
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We have put in several rules to ensure your maximum enjoyment. We expect
all players on our game to act maturely, to the best of their ability.
While players of all ages are allowed to play, they should exhibit adult
standards of behavior, judgement, common sense, and courtesy.
1. Should any differences arise between you and another player, be it
harassment, dispute, personality clashes, or whatever else, try to work it
out with them without Staff intervention. Staff intervention is the last
resort, not the first; as a mature and responsible player, you should not
need Staff resolution unless you have already made every honest effort to
resolve your differences and every other option has been exhausted.
2. Harassment is absolutely forbidden. This includes, but is not limited
to: slandering, pestering people after they've told you to stop, spreading
malicious rumors about them, swearing, calling them out. Should a player
continue to bother and harass you, page lock them. Should they do so in
public, try to resolve the dispute with them privately. Should the problem
persist, send a PM to the game wizards (listed on +Staff) with log(s) of
their harassment AND your attempts to resolve the situation. NOTE: If we
see public harassment in progress, we will not wait for a complaint; we
will suspend the harasser's communication privileges for several hours and
note the offence in his/her file.
3. Do NOT cheat. This means, but is not limited to: vandalism of game
property, hacking, manipulating game objects and yourself for advantage,
taking advantage of exploits. If you cheat, expect yourself to be at the
very least, temporarily banned and all advantages of the exploit removed.
If you find an exploit, -immediately- report it to the Wizards in a PM.
Any benefits derived from an exploit will be destroyed one way or another.
4. Keep your IC in your IC, and your OOC in your OOC. Not vice versa. This
means that you are not your character. While attachment is to be expected,
you are expected to be able to separate yourself from what happens to your
character. If your character is blown into bits, stuffed into a shredder,
then dumped into a black hole, we expect you to show good sportsmanship
OOCly. Should you find that someone is breaking this rule and adversely
affecting your game experience, attempt to resolve the problem with them
in private. If every option has been exhausted and all attempts have been
made, PM the Wizards with log(s) of their infraction AND your attempt(s)
at resolution.
5. If a Staff member asks for your cooperation, cooperate. If you are
absolutely convinced that they are breaking the spirit of the rules, or
breaking the spirit and mandates of the Staff Oath, STILL comply, but log
the incident and forward it, with your comments, to their direct superior.
For a Storyteller, that's the Senior Storytellers. For a Senior
Storyteller, that's the Wizards. Staff misbehavior is not acceptable, and
when detected will be punished harshly. However, for the good of the game,
Staff rulings and requests should be followed without defiance or conflict
and potential abuses reported and investigated, rather than escalated into
crisis by players. This policy is essential to a smoothly-run game.
6. Tiny Sex is absolutely not tolerated. You can RP kissing, undressing,
and so on, if you must. Do not RP sex. If you absolutely must, do it by
an instant-messenger program rather than on the MUSH server. We have no
way of verifying player ages, and don't want to deal with any liability
issues that might rise from minors being involved in sex chat on our game.
We also want to keep the spirit of the game in keeping with that of the
Star Wars Trilogy, which is romantic at times but never explicit.
7. If you are uncomfortable with what's being RPed, you can fade-to-black
or OOCly remove yourself from the scene. For example, Leia's player might
be uncomfortable RPing Jabba licking her face. She can fade-to-black or
not RP the rest of the scene -- but ICly, her character's face is still
going to be licked. Should you OOCly remove yourself from a scene, you
surrender all control of your characters' actions to discretion of Staff.
All disciplinary action will be noted and added to a player's file.
Punishment is at the discretion of Staff, but a general guideline:
Minor Offenses:
1. Warning. Light fine of CP/XP.
2. Temporary ban. Heavy fine of CP/XP.
3. Permanent ban.
Major Offenses:
1. Temporary ban. Heavy fine of CP/XP.
2. Permanent ban.
Grievous Offenses:
1. Permanent Ban.
When a Staff member makes a judgment or decision that you strongly feel is
against the spirit of the rules, the Staff Oath, and impartiality, the
decision still stands. There will be no freezes on RP. However, you may
make your case in a polite private message that lays out your concerns in
detail to their respective superior, with log(s) of the infraction. (If
it's a Storyteller, report to a Senior Storyteller, if it's a Senior
Storyteller, report it to all the Wizards.)
IMPORTANT NOTE: Player Liaisons are a very useful avenue for bringing your
concerns. As fellow players, they do not have Staff responsibilities and
thus avoid any potential Staff-oriented conflicts of interest. They are
essentially ombudsmen, player-selected players who have a direct avenue of
communication to the Wizards. If you bring your concerns to a Player
Liaison, and they find your concerns have merit, they can choose to take
those concerns directly to the Wizards. However, if they do not think you
have a case, they are under no obligation to argue in your favor. Remember
that their reputation is on the line when they choose to bring someone's
case straight to the Wizards.
