Our Rules For Our Forum. Please Read And Abide By It

[Admin]

Welcome to Our Carpe Diem forum!

The rules listed below explain what is expected of forum users. Please note these rules may not include all types of violations. Thus, forum moderators reserve the right to evaluate each incident individually and take action they deem pertinent to the case. (The rules listed below applies to signature, avatar, profile and forum display nick as well.)


POSTING THREADS

1) Thread Irrelevancy
This includes posting entries irrelevant to topic or in the wrong section of the forum
If such actions are found, posted entries will be:
- Moved to correct section or,
- Deleted by forum moderators
Note: Deliberate and/or repeated offenders will be given a temporary or permanent ban, depending on severity

2) Spamming / Gibberish
This includes:
- Spamming the same post, same phrase, similar phrases, pure gibberish or nonsensical strings of words.
If a player is found spamming, he/she will be:
- Temporarily banned from the forum, depending upon severity

3) Creating Duplicate Threads
This includes:
- Creating threads about existing topics
- Creating a separate thread about an existing topic for further discussion in more than one forum section
If a player is found to have been creating duplicate threads, he/she will be:
- Temporarily banned from the forum, depending upon severity


OFFENSIVE POSTS

1) Hooligan Behavior / Trolling
This includes:
- Creating posts or topics for the purpose of causing unrest in the forum
- Causing disturbances in forum threads, such as picking fights and insulting other people and/or their posts
If a player is found to be conducting hooligan behavior or trolling, he/she will be:
- Temporarily or permanently banned from the forum, depending upon severity

2) Racial / Religion / Country
This includes both clear and implied language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:
- Promote racial / religion / country discrimination and/or hatred
- Insulting or negative portrayal of other races / religion / countries
- Insulting or negative portrayal of symbols and/or major figures of races / religion / countries
If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will be:
- Temporarily banned from the forum
- Given a written final warning, any further forum rule violations may result in permanent ban from the forum

3) Sex /Violence
This includes both clear and implied language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:
- Are pornographic in nature
- Refer to violent and/or sexual acts
If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will be:
- Permanently banned from the forum

4) Obscenities / Vulgarities / Inappropriate language
This includes both clear and implied language in posts, signatures and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:
- Are pornographic
- Reference to human anatomy or bodily functions
- Are otherwise considered questionable or objectionable in regard to the level of appropriateness in language
If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will be:
- Temporarily banned from the forum, depending upon severity

5) Harassment / Flaming
This includes both clear and implied language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:
- Insult other characters, factions, players, or groups of people
- Result in ongoing harassment to other characters, guilds, players, or groups of people
- Make non-constructive criticisms and/or insults
If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will be:
- Temporarily or permanently banned from the forum, depending upon severity


GAME-RELATED

1) Malicious Programs
This includes posting forum entries and/or links to websites which:
- Pertain to cheats, hacks and/or in-game exploits
- Pertain to malicious viruses / programs, Trojan horses etc
If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will be:
- Permanently banned from the forum


OTHERS

1) Illegal Activities
This includes both clear and implied language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:
- Reference to performing illegal activities
If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will be:
- Temporarily or permanently banned from the forum, depending upon severity

2) Impersonation
This includes:
- Passing yourself off as others to post on the forum
If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will be:
- Permanently banned from the forum

3) Distribution of Real-Life Personal Information
This includes posting real-life information about other players on the forum
If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will be:
- Given a final warning and post will be deleted
- Any further violations may result in a permanent ban from the forum


**NOTE: We reserve the right to amend the above without prior notice.