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New forum rules

Diggo11

The West Team
Dev Team
From tomorrow onwards we will be using an updated set of forum rules. The newer version of the rules contains few changes in meaning, rather they clarify and simplify our existing policies. For your convenience, a copy of both the newer and older version of the rules are included below.

The current forum rules are linked from several places on the forum, namely to the right of The West banner at the top of the forum.

Also new: If you notice that some forums are now marked as unread, it's because I changed the way vBulletin remembers what content you've read. This will fix the pesky issue of forums not correctly recognising read status, and sometimes erroneously switching from unread to read.
 
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Diggo11

The West Team
Dev Team
New Forum Rules
Language
  • The public beta is English only, limit other languages to well known quotes or provide a correct human translation.
  • Do not rebuke another user for their spelling or grammar. Please report the post if the contents are illegible.

Manners
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  • Treat each other with respect and remain polite. No personal insults or flames will be tolerated.
  • Anything deemed politically extreme, racist, sexist, pornographic, unlawful or unsavoury in any way is prohibited.
  • Phrases, images or links deemed, by the administration, to be widely accepted as profane are also prohibited.

Civility
  • These forums are actively monitored by the developers. It is crucial that game feedback remains respectful, constructive and objective.
  • Bashing the development team, their mothers or employers will result in a non-negotiable permanent ban.

Posting
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  • Do not spam, 'troll' or go off-topic in a discussion. Side conversations and arguments between two people should be held in private via the Private Messaging system (or other means) to avoid leading a thread off-topic.
  • The maximum dimensions allowed for embedded images are 720 pixels in width by 540 pixels in height, no larger than 512KiB in file size. Animations are not allowed for images larger than 100 by 100 pixels.
  • Do not include any copyrighted material in your posts.
  • Infringing on, or disruption of, InnoGames' commercial activities is strictly prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, the linking to other browser games, advertising with no connection to InnoGames, referrer IDs, and the creation or use of "spam accounts."

Profile
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  • Signatures can be no larger than 700 pixels wide by 100 pixels high, no animations.
  • Avatars are automatically constrained to 50 by 50 pixels, no animations.
  • Profile pictures can be no larger than 100 by 100 pixels, no animations.

Moderation
  • You must follow all instructions from our moderation team.
  • Do not impersonate, insult, berate, or harass the moderators. They are players who have volunteered to assist in improving the game and should be respected for their willingness to step up.
  • Do not create public posts regarding moderation, infractions or bans without express permission from the community manager. Instead, direct all comments, inquiries and complaints via a polite Private Message.
  • If you notice your post is missing, or your account is banned, it is for good reason. Please do not attempt to evade moderation by reposting the material or creating a second account.

Miscellaneous
  • All other forum rules apply to private communications, i.e. private messages and reputation, in addition to public posts.
  • If you are unsure whether or not something is in breach of these rules, please contact a moderator before posting it.
  • Players who deliberately act against the building of a community will be denied access to these forums.
  • We reserve the right to impose penalties, even if no stated forum rule has been violated.

Old Forum Rules
Posting Language: English
The official forum language is English.
This is an official, moderated forum and attracts a community of posters from all over the world.
Out of that reason we must insist that you post in English only.
We don't expect perfect, flawless English. We do however expect that you try your best to make your posting understandable for everyone who might read it. Always keep in mind that you would sure appreciate it if others tried their best so you can read their postings. Be fair and do the same for them.

Postings that are - violating this rule - posted in different languages will be deleted without further notice.
We hope you understand that this is neccessary to guarantee a pleasurable forum visit for everyone.

Important:
Please post in english ONLY. Posts that include anything but english will be edited and the foreign part will be deleted.
This is because it is simply elusive for the mods wether the english translation is really what has been stated in the foreign language.

Manners
Please treat each other with respect and remain polite. Do not forget that there are people of different ages and with different gaming ‘know-how’. Therefore, please stay patient if questions arise that you may consider "stupid" or "childish".

When criticizing either game features / behaviour or other members, please keep in mind that composing an objective and constructive posting will most likely have a bigger and more positive effect on the person you adress than an offensive posting would have.

Nobody benefits from rudeness or "flaming". Postings that contain any form of explicit language or other inappropriate content will be deleted without further notice.

Posting
Only registered members of the forum can post or create new topics.

You should avoid double posting topics about subjects that have already been posted. Especially when you're looking for help with a certain game feature, please use the "search" function of the forum before creating a new topic, to see if your question has been previously asked.

When reporting bugs please use the "bug tracker" function. There is a dedicated forum to report bugs. Posting there will help the programming staff to keep an overview and solve problems quickly.


Please choose appropriate titles when creating a topic. Avoid incomplete or attention seeking names as they are deemed unfavourable. Generalistic titles such as "question", "help", "lol" should also be avoided.

Post in the right forum. Please take a moment before posting a new topic and make sure you are posting in the correct forum so the administrators don't have to move it later. Please be aware that some sub-forums may have additional rules. If so, read them before posting.

Offtopic Posting and Spamming
Please stay on topic when contributing to a thread. If something offtopic caught your attention and you would like to discuss it, please post a new topic in the appropriate sub-forum.

Spamming is basically forbidden, with the exception of the dedicated forum called "Spam Can", in which spam message posting is allowed.
Spam Topics outside of the "Spam Can" will be either deleted or moved into the "Spam Can" by moderators.

Signatures
The signature may not exceed 700px in width or 100px in height. This is the maximum size limit for the entire sig, not for individual components. Two pictures of 80px in height one above the other = 160px, and is thus illegal. Any combination of items that exceeds a total of 700px by 100 px is illegal and will be removed. The reason for this is not to disturb the flow of reading.

Below is a list of the height values in pixels we have assigned the different items your signature may contain:
A line of normal-sized text (size 2) = 15px
A line of small text (size 1) = 10px
A blank line = 15px
A bb-code quote (1 line) = 65px
A bb-code quote (2 or 3 lines) = 80px
A picture = whatever height it has

General
Extreme content
Anything deemed politically extreme, pornographic, illegal, or unsavory in any way is prohibited in this game whether posted or referenced. Racist or ethnic bashing comments are forbidden even if used in jest. Mentioning drugs is allowed, but comments that play down the use of illegal drugs or promote the use of said substances are strictly forbidden. Please note that starring out characters like "F*ck" does not make it any less a swear word. It is still perfectly understandable and still intentionally offensive, and thus is forbidden in all forms. This is Similarly the case for Acronyms such as GTFO or STFU. The meanings are known, and they are warnable or infractable offences.

Advertisement
Topics and/or posts that are created solely for the purpose of advertising other websites without connection to The West are forbidden.

Copyrights
Do not use copyrighted materials of any kind in your posts.

Reporting posts
All members have the right to report posts made by members of the forum. The function should be used only to report posts that break the rules and must be accompanied by a reason for the report. After the report has been sent it will be checked by a moderator. Abuse of the report system is prohibited and violators will be warned or - in extreme cases - banned.


Punishments
Breaching of the assigned rules will lead to an initial warning. Continuous disregarding of the rules may have the consequence of an account ban (temporary).

The creation of other accounts to evade the blocking of the forum account is not allowed and will be punished.
In very extreme cases a permanent account ban can be issued for the forum and for the game if persistent Ban Evading occurs.

We would like to remind you that if you are banned, that means that you are banned from posting through any medium. Thus, creating a new account in order to post, or having someone post on your behalf are both punishable offences.

The moderators have the right to edit or delete posts and close topics. Please follow their instructions. Discussions about their behaviour are to be held over the support system.
Every complaint or criticism regarding moderation should be voiced using the support system, or PMed to the Community Manager in minor cases. If you think your request affects a large part of the community and has to be discussed in public, you can post it in the "General" forum in a non-provoking and well-phrased way.

Arguing against the team that violates these rules will be punished and topics that seek to create or worsen existing problems will be deleted.

If you notice that your post or topic was deleted, it has been removed for a good reason. Please do not rewrite it. If need be, PM the moderator in question about why it was removed.
 
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