[SNOW] Code of Conduct

SNOW Code of Conduct - these rules apply to Alliance Chat and Guild Chat. 1. No excessive swearing. OK... you just got ganked, your heroes/henchies suck and there's a gold lying on the ground with your name on it and Mhenlo's refusing to rez you... if you REALLY feel the need to describe your troubles to everyone in the alliance try using language minus the expletives. We're a smart bunch of people, we all know the words and we can fill in the blanks for ourselves. [Please see Anet's official rule no.3] 2. Keep your pants on. You might have just got lucky but there are young people in the alliance who only think that means you found a dollar. Sexually explicit chat is best kept to private chat. [Please see Anet's offical rule no.3] 3. NO TROLLING - don't bring up controversial topics like politics, religion, sexuality and such and avoid entering the conversation if someone else does. People who enjoy arguing are NOT welcome here. 4. Don't get involved if someone is causing trouble - simply screen shot it and tell one of the guild leaders/officers. Avoid pointless arguing just because of a difference in opinion. Agree to disagree and move on. DO NOT get involved in "flame wars" or Alliance Chat arguments. Take a screen shot, report it and let us deal with it from there. If you must, turn off AC until it is resolved. If someone abuses you through private whispering then screenshot it and report them to ArenaNet for harassment. 5. Rags or riches? It's poor form to brag about how much money you have or how much your armor/weapons/mini-pets etc. are worth. 6. No spamming. No spamming. No spamming. No spamming. No spamming. No spamming. (annoying isn't it? ;) ) The only time semi-spam is allowed is when forming a party (but don't overdo it). 7. Join in groups (or start them) whenever possible! You can solo farm any time you like, if someone is forming a HM group then leave the farming and go and join. We monitor those who participate in Guild and Alliance events... and those who don't. If you don't want to group then maybe you don't need to be in a guild at all. 8. Have a go! Do you REALLY need a full team of Guild / Alliance people to get from Ascalon to Sardelac Sanitarium? 9. No PC (Price Checking), only WTB and WTS are allowed (still without spamming / repeating) and all price negotiations should be taken to PM's. We don't mind if you PC in guild chat provided you don't spam. Use the forum to sell at discounted prices or sell in towns/guru at full price. 10. Don't ask for freebies or to borrow gold / items. If you want something badly enough you should be prepared to earn it or pay a fair price for it. When was the last time YOU gave something of value away for free? 11. When asking for something in Alliance chat don't be offended if you get no reply, just assume that no-one has what you want at the present time. In an alliance of 10 guilds with up to 100 people per guild that's could result in a lot of "No's" if everybody answered. 12. It's just a game! Play it for fun and with a sense of fair play and respect for others. Don't expect perfection from others even if YOU are perfect ;)

SNOW Code of Conduct - these rules apply to Alliance Chat and Guild Chat. 1. No excessive swearing. OK... you just got ganked, your heroes/henchies suck and there's a gold lying on the ground with your name on it and Mhenlo's refusing to rez you... if you REALLY feel the need to describe your troubles to everyone in the alliance try using language minus the expletives. We're a smart bunch of people, we all know the words and we can fill in the blanks for ourselves. [Please see Anet's official rule no.3] 2. Keep your pants on. You might have just got lucky but there are young people in the alliance who only think that means you found a dollar. Sexually explicit chat is best kept to private chat. [Please see Anet's offical rule no.3] 3. NO TROLLING - don't bring up controversial topics like politics, religion, sexuality and such and avoid entering the conversation if someone else does. People who enjoy arguing are NOT welcome here. 4. Don't get involved if someone is causing trouble - simply screen shot it and tell one of the guild leaders/officers. Avoid pointless arguing just because of a difference in opinion. Agree to disagree and move on. DO NOT get involved in "flame wars" or Alliance Chat arguments. Take a screen shot, report it and let us deal with it from there. If you must, turn off AC until it is resolved. If someone abuses you through private whispering then screenshot it and report them to ArenaNet for harassment. 5. Rags or riches? It's poor form to brag about how much money you have or how much your armor/weapons/mini-pets etc. are worth. 6. No spamming. No spamming. No spamming. No spamming. No spamming. No spamming. (annoying isn't it? ;) ) The only time semi-spam is allowed is when forming a party (but don't overdo it). 7. Join in groups (or start them) whenever possible! You can solo farm any time you like, if someone is forming a HM group then leave the farming and go and join. We monitor those who participate in Guild and Alliance events... and those who don't. If you don't want to group then maybe you don't need to be in a guild at all. 8. Have a go! Do you REALLY need a full team of Guild / Alliance people to get from Ascalon to Sardelac Sanitarium? 9. No PC (Price Checking), only WTB and WTS are allowed (still without spamming / repeating) and all price negotiations should be taken to PM's. We don't mind if you PC in guild chat provided you don't spam. Use the forum to sell at discounted prices or sell in towns/guru at full price. 10. Don't ask for freebies or to borrow gold / items. If you want something badly enough you should be prepared to earn it or pay a fair price for it. When was the last time YOU gave something of value away for free? 11. When asking for something in Alliance chat don't be offended if you get no reply, just assume that no-one has what you want at the present time. In an alliance of 10 guilds with up to 100 people per guild that's could result in a lot of "No's" if everybody answered. 12. It's just a game! Play it for fun and with a sense of fair play and respect for others. Don't expect perfection from others even if YOU are perfect ;)

The original rules - incorporating most of what blood said above: Our rules at SNOW are more stringent than those in other alliances. SNOW Code of Conduct - these rules apply to alliance chat - 1. No excessive swearing. OK... you just got ganked, your henchies suck and there's a gold lying on the ground with your name on it and Mhenlo's refusing to rez you... if you REALLY feel the need to describe your troubles to everyone in the alliance try using language minus the expletives. We're a smart bunch of people, we all know the words and we can fill in the blanks for ourselves 2. Keep your pants on. You might have just got lucky but there are young people in the alliance who only think that means you found a dollar. Sexually explicit chat is best kept to private chat. 3. No spamming 4. Don't beg for freebies or ask to borrow money. If you want something badly enough you should be prepared to earn it or pay a fair price for it. When was the last time YOU gave something of value away for free? 5. When asking for something in Alliance chat don't expect a reply from everyone in the Alliance. With up to 10 guilds with up to 100 people per guild that's a lot of "No's". If you get no reply don't be offended, just assume that no-one has what you want at the present time. 6. Have a go! Do you REALLY need a full team of Alliance people to get from Ascalon to Sardelac Sanitarium? 7. No WTS / PC (Price Checkiing), only WTB is allowed (still without spamming/repeating and all price negotiations should be taken to PM's.). [I don't mind if you PC in guild chat provided you don't spam - but no selling and not in alliance chat]. Use the forum to sell at discounted prices or sell in towns/guru at full price. This is to stop arguments about what the correct price should be or accusations of scamming alliance/guild members - (note: this rule is slightly laxed in light of alliance ac rules but we would ask you try to keep to it). 8. No trolling, that means dont bring up topics like politics, religion and such, or just disagreeing with anything and everything being said. People who enjoy arguing are NOT welcome here 9. Rags or riches? It's poor form to brag about how much money you have or how much your armor/weapons/pets etc. are worth. 10. It's just a game! Play it for fun and with a sense of fair play and respect for others. 11. You CAN semi-spam to gather people for an alliance group, this is actually encouraged (but dont overdo it on the spam) 12. Partake in groups - you can solo farm any time you like, if someone is forming a HM group then leave the farming and go and join (you will probably make more cash tbh). The only real excuse is if you are already in a group. We will be monitoring those who partake and those who don't - if you don't want to group then maybe you don't need to be in a guild at all. 13. Don't get involved if someone is causing trouble - simply screen shot it and tell one of the guild leaders/officers and we will deal with the matter. Someone just called your mother a lot of offensive words, you will get on their nerves more if you ignore them than answering back - they called your mother those names to get a reaction, don't give them what they want. To clarify: No excessive swearing, no racism, no sexism, no religious or political chat. You can talk politics and religion with like-minded people in private whisper. Racism is an instant kick and depending on how blatant it is - will be screenshot and reported to Anet for a ban. Finally, No arguing - you can disagree once and leave it at that - but no calling people noobs etc for an hour just because of a difference in opinion. Agree to disagree and move on. These rules will be enforced with screen shots - guilty people on the screen shots will be asked to apologise for their behaviour or leave the guild. Repeated offences will result in being kicked from SNOW. These rules will be enforced very seriously now that they have been posted because I REALLY hated having to waste my time in having to post them. Nymph of Meliai - founder of SNOW

The original rules - incorporating most of what blood said above: Our rules at SNOW are more stringent than those in other alliances. SNOW Code of Conduct - these rules apply to alliance chat - 1. No excessive swearing. OK... you just got ganked, your henchies suck and there's a gold lying on the ground with your name on it and Mhenlo's refusing to rez you... if you REALLY feel the need to describe your troubles to everyone in the alliance try using language minus the expletives. We're a smart bunch of people, we all know the words and we can fill in the blanks for ourselves 2. Keep your pants on. You might have just got lucky but there are young people in the alliance who only think that means you found a dollar. Sexually explicit chat is best kept to private chat. 3. No spamming 4. Don't beg for freebies or ask to borrow money. If you want something badly enough you should be prepared to earn it or pay a fair price for it. When was the last time YOU gave something of value away for free? 5. When asking for something in Alliance chat don't expect a reply from everyone in the Alliance. With up to 10 guilds with up to 100 people per guild that's a lot of "No's". If you get no reply don't be offended, just assume that no-one has what you want at the present time. 6. Have a go! Do you REALLY need a full team of Alliance people to get from Ascalon to Sardelac Sanitarium? 7. No WTS / PC (Price Checkiing), only WTB is allowed (still without spamming/repeating and all price negotiations should be taken to PM's.). [I don't mind if you PC in guild chat provided you don't spam - but no selling and not in alliance chat]. Use the forum to sell at discounted prices or sell in towns/guru at full price. This is to stop arguments about what the correct price should be or accusations of scamming alliance/guild members - (note: this rule is slightly laxed in light of alliance ac rules but we would ask you try to keep to it). 8. No trolling, that means dont bring up topics like politics, religion and such, or just disagreeing with anything and everything being said. People who enjoy arguing are NOT welcome here 9. Rags or riches? It's poor form to brag about how much money you have or how much your armor/weapons/pets etc. are worth. 10. It's just a game! Play it for fun and with a sense of fair play and respect for others. 11. You CAN semi-spam to gather people for an alliance group, this is actually encouraged (but dont overdo it on the spam) 12. Partake in groups - you can solo farm any time you like, if someone is forming a HM group then leave the farming and go and join (you will probably make more cash tbh). The only real excuse is if you are already in a group. We will be monitoring those who partake and those who don't - if you don't want to group then maybe you don't need to be in a guild at all. 13. Don't get involved if someone is causing trouble - simply screen shot it and tell one of the guild leaders/officers and we will deal with the matter. Someone just called your mother a lot of offensive words, you will get on their nerves more if you ignore them than answering back - they called your mother those names to get a reaction, don't give them what they want. To clarify: No excessive swearing, no racism, no sexism, no religious or political chat. You can talk politics and religion with like-minded people in private whisper. Racism is an instant kick and depending on how blatant it is - will be screenshot and reported to Anet for a ban. Finally, No arguing - you can disagree once and leave it at that - but no calling people noobs etc for an hour just because of a difference in opinion. Agree to disagree and move on. These rules will be enforced with screen shots - guilty people on the screen shots will be asked to apologise for their behaviour or leave the guild. Repeated offences will result in being kicked from SNOW. These rules will be enforced very seriously now that they have been posted because I REALLY hated having to waste my time in having to post them. Nymph of Meliai - founder of SNOW

The following rules are Anet GW rules but apply to your behaviour in Alliance Chat. http://www.guildwars.com/support/legal/rulesofconduct.php Please make note that excessive use of cursing, sexually explicit language will result in a /report However, this must not be abused or used as a threat. It should only be used as a last resort. We are here to play a game not to get into arguments and be puritans. Abuse of /report will result in your account being suspended or terminated. 1 While playing Guild Wars, you must respect the rights of others and their rights to play and enjoy the game. To this end, you may not defraud, harass, threaten, or cause distress and/or unwanted attention to other players. You will not report players maliciously, or cause them to be investigated without reason. 2 You may not post or communicate any player's real world information (name, address, account name, etc.) through the Guild Wars game or on the official Guild Wars website. 3 You may not use sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, or racially or ethnically offensive language. 4 You may not post or link to any sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, or racially or ethnically offensive imagery or content. 5 When communicating in Guild Wars using Global Chat (including, without limitation, server wide chat and use of the whisper command), you may not spam, flood, or make duplicate posts. For more information, please see the User Agreement section 4 (j). 8 You may not market, promote, advertise, or solicit within the Guild Wars game or on the official Guild Wars websites. 10 You may not advertise the intent to or commit the act of buying, selling, trading, sharing, or transferring access to any Guild Wars account for real-world cash or for in-game gold or items. 11 You may not advertise the intent to or commit the act of buying or selling gold or items for cash. 15 You may not organize nor be a member of any pledges or groups within Guild Wars that are based on or espouse any racist, sexist, anti-religious, anti-ethnic, anti-gay, or other hate mongering philosophies. 23 You may use the Guild Wars Report System within the game to alert the company to in-game issues such as inappropriate behavior, offensive names, the perceived use of a "bot", or other misconduct, as specified in the Dishonorable Conduct System. You may not use the Guild Wars Report System to inflict harm upon or harass another player, to submit false reports, or to cause undue load on our servers. Individuals who abuse the reporting function will be investigated and will face possible account suspension or account termination. Nym

The following rules are Anet GW rules but apply to your behaviour in Alliance Chat. http://www.guildwars.com/support/legal/rulesofconduct.php Please make note that excessive use of cursing, sexually explicit language will result in a /report However, this must not be abused or used as a threat. It should only be used as a last resort. We are here to play a game not to get into arguments and be puritans. Abuse of /report will result in your account being suspended or terminated. 1 While playing Guild Wars, you must respect the rights of others and their rights to play and enjoy the game. To this end, you may not defraud, harass, threaten, or cause distress and/or unwanted attention to other players. You will not report players maliciously, or cause them to be investigated without reason. 2 You may not post or communicate any player's real world information (name, address, account name, etc.) through the Guild Wars game or on the official Guild Wars website. 3 You may not use sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, or racially or ethnically offensive language. 4 You may not post or link to any sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, or racially or ethnically offensive imagery or content. 5 When communicating in Guild Wars using Global Chat (including, without limitation, server wide chat and use of the whisper command), you may not spam, flood, or make duplicate posts. For more information, please see the User Agreement section 4 (j). 8 You may not market, promote, advertise, or solicit within the Guild Wars game or on the official Guild Wars websites. 10 You may not advertise the intent to or commit the act of buying, selling, trading, sharing, or transferring access to any Guild Wars account for real-world cash or for in-game gold or items. 11 You may not advertise the intent to or commit the act of buying or selling gold or items for cash. 15 You may not organize nor be a member of any pledges or groups within Guild Wars that are based on or espouse any racist, sexist, anti-religious, anti-ethnic, anti-gay, or other hate mongering philosophies. 23 You may use the Guild Wars Report System within the game to alert the company to in-game issues such as inappropriate behavior, offensive names, the perceived use of a "bot", or other misconduct, as specified in the Dishonorable Conduct System. You may not use the Guild Wars Report System to inflict harm upon or harass another player, to submit false reports, or to cause undue load on our servers. Individuals who abuse the reporting function will be investigated and will face possible account suspension or account termination. Nym

Follow up from Erdos: Hey i think you guys should know this... I had like no faith in NCsoft's willingness to ban people and thought this post was pretty useless.. but wow i gotta tell ya: If there is any emergency, like someone spamming racist, vulgar, or crude comments, it is so easy to report 1) Take screenshot(s) which make the offender look unquestionably bad 2) Report it here http://help.plaync.com/cgi-bin/plaync.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php (Dont even have to host the image) 3) In about 10-20mins if they decide that rules were broken, that person will be banned for 3 days (maybe more if the person has already been banned) Works wonders. ~Endless Divination Maker of the 'Date or Daugheter?' game

Follow up from Erdos: Hey i think you guys should know this... I had like no faith in NCsoft's willingness to ban people and thought this post was pretty useless.. but wow i gotta tell ya: If there is any emergency, like someone spamming racist, vulgar, or crude comments, it is so easy to report 1) Take screenshot(s) which make the offender look unquestionably bad 2) Report it here http://help.plaync.com/cgi-bin/plaync.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php (Dont even have to host the image) 3) In about 10-20mins if they decide that rules were broken, that person will be banned for 3 days (maybe more if the person has already been banned) Works wonders. ~Endless Divination Maker of the 'Date or Daugheter?' game