Chat rules (no ontology)

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This page will detail the rules and guidelines on the IRC channel of Mazeworld, to ensure a proper and enjoyable experience of all users, be they simple spectators or active players. We assume that you are already familiar with the basics of using IRC.

General rules

• I, the admin, as well as the moderators, reserve themselves the right to moderate the channel as they see fit to enforce the rules on this page, and are sole judges of what is defined as acceptable and offensive, and what is not, within the bounds of the rules as they are displayed here. By entering our channel, you are agreeing to abide by those rules.

• No drama, ever. ANY discussion/debates/argument/or by extension anything that produces an unpleasant atmosphere inside the channel will be prohibed. A kick will be the first warning; repetition or reiteration will end up in a ban of indeterminate length. (Read: Forever)

• Certain topics on MzW are considered touchy and extensive talks about those subjects usually lead to drama, but let it be known that we do not want to leash or prevent conversations about such topics, on the express condition that you remain civil, courteous, and refrain from using personal attacks or otherwise intentional trouble. If you are unsure how touchy a topic can be, contact a staff member.
  • Includes, but is not limited to: Politics, news and ongoing events, laws and regulations, religion and theology, etc.

• Respect the other users regardless of position or importance. Will not be tolerated, including but not limited to: Trolling, bashing/flaming, insulting, personal attacks, unwarranted criticism, and in general, any and all lack of respect whether direct or implied and regardless of the target.

• Ban evasion is considered a grave offense. If a member of the staff suspects you are ban evading, be forewarned that we WILL do whatever is necessary to check identities. If a suspected ban evader's identity is confirmed to match a banned person's identity, the punishment will be a swift and unannounced ban with full repercussions. DO NOT ATTEMPT BAN EVASION; IT'S LIKELY YOU WERE BANNED FOR A GOOD REASON.

• All rules here apply on all of our channels. Our official channels are #MazeWorld and #MzWBeta.

When a session isn't ongoing

In addition to the general rules, specific guidelines must be respected when a session is not in progress.

• Do not ask for a session to be run for you out of the blue UNLESS the GM explicitly told it is okay. Request a slot on the schedule. Respect your assignments; if you don't show up to play your game, it's your loss and the slot is lost. We may also reserve the right to call off, move, or remove sessions from schedule at any given time, typically for real-life issues.

• Do not abuse IRC bot commands. Repeated unjustified use of the commands is not allowed on #MazeWorld, and is only tolerated on #MzWBeta if there is no ongoing session. If you absolutely must test the commands a lot, you can /query MazeBot; MazeBot's commands work in private.

During sessions

• MazeWorld is Not Safe For Work (NSFW). You have been warned by reading the wiki's frontpage, you have been warned by reading the channel topic, and you are meant to have read and understand this page. If you feel what is going on in the channel is unsettling or disturbing, leave. We recommend the channel to be frequented by mature and old enough people - preferably, for legal reasons, people who have at least reached the age of majority in their respective countries; although we won't enforce bans based on age alone. We're not your parents or your babysitters, and we make it a personal policy not to require personally identifiable information (freedom to privacy clause). Be responsible of yourselves.

• If you are not the player while a session is in progress, you may only talk (between parentheses), like this, to dissociate ingame (IG) and out-of-game (OOG) discussion - do so sparingly. Out of game discussion is best relegated to our sister channel, #MzWBeta.

• Limit OOG discussion to a minimum; I don't mind users commenting on a player's feat or on amazing or surprising dice results, rolls, or other odds, but don't start page-long discussions while a session is in progress; it slows it down and it's disrespectful for the player.

Infraction to the rules may lead to being kicked from the channel with a warning. Reiterations may lead to forced death of contestant, and temporary, or permanent bans from the IRC channel.

• Contestants killed due to the player breaking the rules, are listed as having been "Canned", the same cause of death as players abandoning a contestant.
• The banned player's contestant progress is also reset to zero on all stats, effectively rendering their progress null and void.

See also

• IRC Bots for how to use the bots.