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<Document>
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# Core Rules
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These rules apply at all times, including between rounds.
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- [textlink="1. Admins have final say" link="RuleC1"]
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- [textlink="2. Don't be a dick" link="RuleC2"]
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- [textlink="3. No Hate Speech or Discriminatory Language" link="RuleC3"]
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- [textlink="4. No sexual content/themes, including erotic roleplay (ERP) and no shock content" link="RuleC4"]
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- [textlink="5. Do not use out of game methods to communicate with other players" link="RuleC5"]
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- [textlink="6. Do not attempt to evade bans" link="RuleC6"]
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- [textlink="7. Only use English" link="RuleC7"]
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- [textlink="8. Do not exploit the game, use cheats, or macros" link="RuleC8"]
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- [textlink="9. Do not use multiple accounts, or alt accounts, and do not share accounts" link="RuleC9"]
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- [textlink="10. Do not abuse or ignore admin messages" link="RuleC10"]
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- [textlink="11. Do not threaten to ahelp other players or argue with them about rules" link="RuleC11"]
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- [textlink="12. Players must be and act at least 16 years old" link="RuleC12"]
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- [textlink="13. Use realistic character names, and do not use names of famous people" link="RuleC13"]
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- [textlink="14. Do not use LOOC or OOC to share current round information" link="RuleC14"]
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# Core Rule 10 - Do not abuse or ignore admin messages
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Admin help, or "ahelp", is the system used by admins to communicate with specific players in the game. Only use admin help for things requiring admin attention. If you ignore messages admins send to you via ahelp, or disconnect during an ahelp, you may be banned. If you urgently need to leave during an ahelp, you may do so but will likely need to continue the ahelp on the forums. Do not admin check, be hostile/aggressive, request events, or spam. IC methods of contacting admins, like prayers, faxes, red phones, and banana phones, should be used when there is not an issue.
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Admins are not always online, but all ahelps are automatically relayed to discord. For various reasons, admins might not respond to an ahelp even if they've handled it. A lack of response does not necessarily mean that an ahelp was ignored.
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## Should I ahelp X?
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You can ahelp anytime you genuinely think a player is breaking a rule. Not all ahelps end up being for something that an admin needs to intervene in, but that's ok, admins would rather have people occasionally report things that turn out to not be an issue than miss reports for actual issues because someone was unsure, or get those reports late because someone waited until the end of the round to be more sure.
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The most common reason players give for not ahelping issues is that they don't want to waste admin time, but it only takes a few seconds for an admin to check if someone is an antagonist. If you are ahelping too many things, an admin will let you know. If you're not being told to stop reporting something or to report less things, then you can safely assume that you aren't causing any issues.
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# What should I include in an ahelp?
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At a minimum, admins need to know what the issue is to be able to address an ahelp. Don't send ahelp messages with no information about what your question or the issue is. Messages like "hello" are often considered admin checking.
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If you can, an ideal ahelp message includes what the issue is along with who is causing it and their character's name if possible.
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# Examples
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Appropriate uses of ahelp:
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- reporting people who you think are violating rules,
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- asking questions about rules,
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- asking for a temporary exemption from a rule, and
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- request a minor gimmick, like a TC trade or item spawn.
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Inappropriate uses of ahelp:
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- checking if an admin is online, including sending messages without any information about the issue like "hello" or incomprehensible messages,
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- being hostile or aggressive,
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- requesting events, and
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- spamming messages about the same issue.
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# Core Rule 11 - Do not threaten to ahelp other players or argue with them about rules
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Don't threaten to ahelp a player, don't tell them you are ahelping them, and don't tell them you did ahelp them. You can argue in character about Space Law, but do not argue about whether something is or is not against the rules. If you think someone is breaking a rule, ahelp them. If you don't think someone is breaking a rule, don't ahelp them. Either way, the best thing that you can do once you after is to continue in-character.
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## Example Scenario 1
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You are a security officer and think someone who is causing a ton of problems for security is not an antag and is breaking the rules by doing so.
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[color=#a4885c]Good:[/color] Since you think they are breaking a rule, you ahelp them when you're able to. You continue in-character by arresting them for the crimes that they committed.
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[color=#a4885c]Bad:[/color] You decide not to ahelp them. You kill them and tell them "you're lucky I didn't report you to the admins".
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[color=#a4885c]Bad:[/color] Since you think they are breaking a rule, you ahelp them when you're able to. You arrest them for the crimes that they committed and tell them "I ahelped you so enjoy your ban".
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## Example Scenario 2
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A mouse is using emotes to bypass speech restrictions.
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[color=#a4885c]Good:[/color] You ahelp them then respond in-character by acting like you can't understand what the mouse is doing.
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[color=#a4885c]Bad:[/color] You use in character chat to tell the mouse that it is breaking a rule.
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# Core Rule 12 - Players must be and act at least 16 years old
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All players must be at least 16 years old. Additionally, all players must act at least as mature as a 16 year old. Admins may ban someone who they believe is acting less mature than a 16 year old, even if the player is known to be significantly older than 16 years old.
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Anyone who connects to the servers is a player, even if they don't actually play in a round.
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# Core Rule 13 - Use realistic character names, and do not use names of famous people
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- No names of people or characters from the real world
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- No titles/honorifics
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- Must follow all other rules (no slurs/sexual names/etc)
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- Usernames, objects, random characters, very "low effort" names, "meta" names, or otherwise implausible names cannot be used as names. See examples below.
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- Admin rulings on IC names are final and disputes should be done through the forums, not by refusing to comply with an admin
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## Clarification on "Meta" Names
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Meta names are ones which attempt to take advantage of some game mechanic or game design choice. "Urist McHands" is a meta name because it is the default name used for admin spawned humans. "Operator Whiskey" is a meta name because it follows the naming pattern of nuclear operatives. This rule is not intended to prevent things like nuclear operatives using a fake ID with names that appear to be nuclear operative names if they decide that they want to do that.
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## Conventions and Examples
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[color=#994444]Bad[/color] cannot be used by any species. [color=#449944]Acceptable[/color] names can be used by any species.
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Humans typically use the Firstname Lastname convention.
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- [color=#449944]Acceptable:[/color] Tom Fisher
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- [color=#449944]Acceptable:[/color] Spacey Chapman
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- [color=#994444]Bad:[/color] Dr. Tom Fisher
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- [color=#994444]Bad:[/color] Walter White
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- [color=#994444]Bad:[/color] George Washington
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- [color=#994444]Bad:[/color] Joe Biden
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- [color=#994444]Bad:[/color] Ben Dover
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- [color=#994444]Bad:[/color] Mike Hunt
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Dwarfs typically use the human convention in a viking theme.
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- [color=#449944]Acceptable:[/color] Ingrid Firebreath
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- [color=#449944]Acceptable:[/color] Erik Lightningclaw
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Lizards typically use the Verb-article-Noun convention.
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- [color=#449944]Acceptable:[/color] Cleans-the-Airlocks
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- [color=#994444]Bad:[/color] Bans-the-Admins
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Slimes typically have names that are onomonopia. A last name is optional.
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- [color=#449944]Acceptable:[/color] Foolp Suub
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- [color=#449944]Acceptable:[/color] Foolp
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- [color=#994444]Bad:[/color] Slime
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Diona typically have calm, nature themed, Noun of Noun style names.
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- [color=#449944]Acceptable:[/color] Petal of Tranquility
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- [color=#449944]Acceptable:[/color] Garden of Relaxation
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- [color=#994444]Bad:[/color] Tree but Alive
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Mothmen typically use latin sounding names, or light themed names.
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- [color=#449944]Acceptable:[/color] Socrates Temnora
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- [color=#449944]Acceptable:[/color] Sierra Lightseeker
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- [color=#449944]Acceptable:[/color] James Nightflitter
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Arachnids typically use latin sounding names.
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- [color=#449944]Acceptable:[/color] Argyroneta Reticulatus
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- [color=#449944]Acceptable:[/color] Loxosceles Domesticus
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- [color=#994444]Bad:[/color] Spider-Man
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Usernames, objects, random characters, very "low effort" names, "meta" names, or otherwise implausible names are not permitted.
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- [color=#994444]Bad:[/color] XxRobustxX
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- [color=#994444]Bad:[/color] SDpksSodjdfk
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- [color=#994444]Bad:[/color] Lkdsoisgoieun
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- [color=#994444]Bad:[/color] F4ith H3arth
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- [color=#994444]Bad:[/color] Greytide
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- [color=#994444]Bad:[/color] Passenger
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- [color=#994444]Bad:[/color] Urist McHands
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- [color=#994444]Bad:[/color] Admin
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- [color=#994444]Bad:[/color] Game-Master
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- [color=#994444]Bad:[/color] Joe Mamma
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- [color=#994444]Bad:[/color] Middle-Aged Man
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- [color=#994444]Bad:[/color] Operative Whiskey
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# Core Rule 14 - Do not use LOOC or OOC to share current round information
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Local Out of Character (LOOC) and Out of Character (OOC) channel are meant for things that don't relate to the current round. Using these channels to share round info is often referred to as "IC in OOC" or "ick ock".
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## Examples
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Things you should [color=#a4885c]not[/color] do:
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- Use LOOC to tell someone you are an antagonist.
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- Use LOOC to tell someone that your character is not lying.
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Things you could do instead:
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- Use codewords in-character.
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- Try to convince them that you are not lying in-character, or accept that you won't be able to convince them.
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# Core Rule 1 - Admins have final say
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These rules are not perfect. The rules attempt to clearly communicate what the admin team intends to be allowed and prohibited, but there are likely loopholes or other flaws that can be "lawyered". Don't attempt to manipulate the interpretation of the rules to suit your personal goals or to degrade the experience of other players. If you are unsure of something, follow the more restrictive option until you are able to ask an admin and get clarification.
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Admins can override rules if they deem it in the best interest of the current round, server, and/or community at large. Online admins are able to make final interpretations of rules during a round. Even if you disagree with how an admin interprets a rule, you must still follow the interpretation they provide for you. Admin actions and interpretations of rules can be contested through staff complaints. If admins believe that you are an overall negative impact to the community or rounds, you will be banned. Admins will be held fully accountable for their actions if they exercise this privilege.
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# Core Rule 2 - Don't be a dick
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Don't do anything with the goal of negatively affecting other players. Not everyone is going to enjoy every round. Killing someone is allowed in certain situations even though it might negatively affect them, but no one should be doing anything for the purpose of harming someone else's experience.
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## MRP Amendment
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Do not interact negatively with SSD/AFK players. Interactions to complete antagonist objectives or duties like security searches/arrests are always permitted.
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# Core Rule 3 - No Hate Speech or Discriminatory Language
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This is a zero tolerance rule.
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This rule prohibits all the following:
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- Hate Speech
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- Slurs (including variations of slurs, racial, sexual, disability-related, or language closely tied to real-life slurs)
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- Bigotry
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- Racism (including Speciesism, which would be demeaning other players based on their in-game race)
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- Sexism
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## Examples
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Allowed:
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- Telling someone that you are gay.
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Prohibited:
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- Calling someone gay in a context where gay is used as an insult or negative attribute.
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- Using a racial slur or variant in a positive context.
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- Using the word "retard" in any context.
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# Core Rule 4 - No sexual content/themes, including erotic roleplay (ERP) and no shock content
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This is a zero tolerance rule.
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Erotic Roleplay (commonly abbreviated as "ERP") and sexual content is not allowed. This includes direct and indirect mentions of sexual behavior or actions. Slight leeway is given to insults, but this rule is otherwise strictly enforced.
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In-game romantic relationships should not become the focus of the game for you and anyone else involved.
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Things that appear to be intended to or are likely to disturb players out of character are considered shock content and are not allowed.
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## Examples
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Allowed:
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- Telling someone that they are being a dickhead.
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- Telling someone that you are going to kill the captain, as long as it is clear that you mean it in character.
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Prohibited:
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- Emoting sexual acts.
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- Erotica content.
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- Erotic or sexual memes.
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- Memes which contain sexual content.
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- Dedicating significant portions of rounds to romantic relationships, dating, or similar things.
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- Emoting defecation or related acts.
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# Core Rule 5 - Do not use out of game methods to communicate with other players
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This is a zero tolerance rule.
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Do not utilize any external means of communication to talk to other players who are connected to the same server, or who were connected to the same server during the current round. This is referred to as "metacomming" and includes any means of communication including text, voice, images, and video. This includes applications such as Discord, Steam, and other platforms, along with in-person communication.
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Even if information is not being shared or abused, it may still be considered a violation of this rule. Due to the difficulty of determining if information is being shared, it will almost always be presumed that people who message another player they are in a round with, or who are in a voice call with another player during a round are sharing round information. Due to the difficulty of determining if users are abusing information that they are sharing, it will almost always be presumed that the information is being abused.
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The only exemption to this rule is when [color=#a4885c]all[/color] players are in the server lobby.
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## Teaching new players
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Teaching players is not exempt from this rule. If you want to teach a new player, it is recommended to either watch a stream of them playing the game while not playing yourself, or communicate with them using only in-game methods of communication.
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## Streaming
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Public livestreams are not exempt from this rule, but have different liability. Using information from a public live stream of the game (stream sniping) is a violation of this rule. Watching a public live stream of the game while connected to the same server is a violation of this rule. Allowing people watching a public live stream to share information about the current round, for example through the stream's chat, is a violation of this rule. Using that information is also a violation of this rule. Sharing information about the current round with a streamer is a violation of this rule if that information was obtained from any source but the stream. The stream's moderators are expected to enforce this on the streaming platform in addition to any in-game enforcement done by game admins.
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Public livestreaming by itself is not a violation of the rule as long as the stream is sufficiently moderated. Streamers are encouraged, but not required, to use a stream delay.
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# Core Rule 6 - Do not attempt to evade bans
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This is a zero tolerance rule.
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Almost all bans may be appealed on our forums at forum.ss14.io in the ban appeals section. This is generally the only acceptable way to contact the administration team to discuss your ban and revise it if it is inappropriate, including if it is mistakenly applied.
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Any attempt to circumvent or bypass a game ban will result in a voucher ban. Attempting to evade role bans by gaining access to or working in the capacity of a job you are banned from will result in a game ban. These bans are applied even if the evasion attempt is unsuccessful.
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## Exceptions
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There are no exemptions for evading or attempting to evade game bans. Antagonists who impersonate or take over a role which they are banned from to aid in their goals are not considered to be evading their role ban.
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## Additional Information
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- [textlink="Ban Types" link="BanTypes"]
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- [textlink="Ban Durations" link="BanDurations"]
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# Core Rule 7 - Only use English
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Only English is permitted, both in-character and out-of-character. You must be fluent in English enough to be able to not cause game issues, and to be able to communicate with game admins when necessary. If a game admin does not feel that you are fluent enough in English, they may ban you.
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## Why
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We do not have enough staff fluent in other languages to moderate them. Translation tools can be unreliable and are not integrated well into the game.
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## Non-English Options
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There are many servers that allow or focus on other languages. You are highly encouraged to play only on servers that allow languages you are fluent in.
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# Core Rule 8 - Do not exploit the game, use cheats, or macros
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The following are prohibited by this rule:
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- bugs and exploits which have effects that persist beyond the current round,
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- intentionally used bugs, exploits, and unintended behaviors which give the user an advantage over players who do not use them, even if their effects do not persist across rounds,
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- evading or bypassing afk detection,
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- anything which results in gaining elevated privileges, including admin permissions,
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- external tools and client modifications, including macros, and
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- anything which prevents another player who is not game banned from being able to play on the servers, not including in-character actions that do not persist across rounds.
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Both attempts and successful use are prohibited.
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# Core Rule 9 - Do not use multiple accounts, or alt accounts, and do not share accounts
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Use of multiple accounts is referred to as "multikey". the rule applies even if the accounts are not used at the same time, including if the old account is abandoned. All accounts may be banned if this rule is violated. You are responsible for everything done on and with your account. You are just as responsible for actions taken by other people using your account as you would be had you taken the actions themselves.
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## Switching to a new account
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If you lose access to an account, you must contact game admins on the forums notifying admins before using a new account to connect to the servers. Your message to game admins must include the username of your old account. Creating a new account while your current account is banned will be considered ban evasion.
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