Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-16838895-20140708014127/@comment-25140065-20140713201228

These rules have good intentions but here is my take on them. Just so that staff can maybe reword them.

NEW RULE

No exploiting rules on technicalities.

'There should be none for people to exploit. '

1. Members will not show disrespect to staff at any time. 'I think you need to define what is respectful or disrespectful. Let's be a little honest, this is kind of open-ended. Anyone could take offesne to anything. But also maybe state, "Staff will not show disrespect to members at any time." This way no one can be disrespectful to each other. '
 * Do not show serious disrespect towards a Staff member

2. Members will not disrespect other members.
 * Do not disrespect other members. (This also means the Staff should not disrespect members

'I think I covered this in my first comment. You should just combine this rule with the other rule. '

3. While you may speak about Religion and Culture on chat, We wish for it to be kept clean and no fighting. 'I have been an administrator for years. When we start talking about Relgion or Politics there will be an argument. Instead of saying this you should just tell them to take it off site or to a private message. While you do allow politics other members may not want to hear it. This could be a conflict of rules with the whole "Respect Each Other."'
 * Do not start arguments while discussing religion. (claiming someones religion doesn't exist, insulting them/their religion, etc )

4. No talk of illegal drugs or anything related to excessive illegal drug use or being “High” or other terms of this type.

'How about we maybe change this to, "No messages related to illegal acitivities." If it is against the law to do and people are talking about it, then this simply covers it all. If someone brings up an arguement over "where is it illegal" well how the internet works is that where ever the servers are hosted the site follows the rule for that area.'

5. Keep debates civil and friendly on both sides.

'There are debates that are healthy and arguements. Debates can be friendly at times but will get heated. I think staff has to be aware of this. '

6. No excessive role playing, if you wish to Role Play take it to PM.

'I believe that this rule conflicts with it's self. It should say "No Roleplay on Main Chat.  Take it to PM." Solves the conflic. '

7. Sexual Harassment will not be tolerated.

'This is a good one. If someone does not know what Sexual Harrassment is then they need Google.'

8. No form of transgender harassment will be tolerated. 'I will leave this alone. '
 * If someone asks you to call them a specific pronoun (Male or Female only) then respect their wishes and do so.

9. No spamming images, Smiles or text.

'This should also include links. I won't lie there have been times when I see people post images all over or YouTube video links. '

10. No advertising 'This is good. You should have a guideline though of what type of advertisement is allowed. There needs to be a standard of what is an ok advertisment and what is not. Because you can catch an admin at a wrong time and be declined or them just not like you and the same outcome.'
 * Do not advertise any form of site/product without permission from an admin. Any post found advertising without permission from an admin is subject to removal

11. No posting links to outside OEC (Online Energy Community) communities. 'I think this need to be changed personally. I do not see what is the issue with having a link as long as a person is not advertising the said site. If a person is saying, "Hey join this site ******.com" then of course get rid of it. But if a person is simply trying to share information that you do not have on the Wikia then you should let them. That is how we do it at Psion Nation. '
 * This will be considered advertising and any links on the site linking to other OECs will be removed without warning.

12. No inappropriate content over pg-13 rating. 13. No multiple accounts are allowed on the site
 * We have members under the age of 18, please keep this in mind when on the chat or posting any content
 * No form of multiple accounts are allowed on the site, unless you are changing your username via new account in which case we will block the old account, or unless at least two admins have agreed to allow the account

The last two are good.

Outcomes:

1st Warning : You will be given a verbal warning.

2nd Warning : If continued after being warned verbally you are kicked.

3rd Warning : You are given a 2 hour ban from Chat room.

4th Warning : You will be given a 24 hour ban from the Chat room and/or Site.

Admin Decision:

If at any time you break a rule and an admin suspects you of being a spammer or a troll you will be banned.

If you believe that a moderator is breaking rules or being one sided report it to an admin.

If a situation is out of hand and/or is major, an admin (Chat Mod) can make the punishment

Levels Of Warnings:

Low Level Warning (1st Warning) : Chat rule broken, Deliberate Trolling, Inappropriate Adult Content in wrong areas

Mid Level Warning (2nd Warning) : Multiple Accounts/Pretending To Be Multiple People, Member Squabble (Public Fight/Second Warning)

High Level Warning (3rd Warning) : Member Harassment (Major Issue/Continued Problem), Multiple Accounts/Deliberate Ban Evasion, Ignoring Staff Warnings, Third Warning about Behavior

If someone would like to be unbanned from the chat, please contact The Staff, or the moderator that banned you. You may appeal against the ban in a polite and orderly manner. A note to all admins and mods: in an attempt to make the wiki a more user-friendly environment, we ask that you take the rules seriously and punish users who are disobeying them, regardless of who they are. Thank you.