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General Rules

While debate and discussion is fine, personal attacks, rudeness, insulting posts or purposeless inflammatory posts will not be tolerated.

Spamming, Flooding, Trolling and Flaming is not allowed. Namecalling is not allowed (well, calling someone a n00b is fine ;) )

Talking about or linking to other game websites which is not stricktly entropia-universe related is NOT allowed.

Addressing MindArk directly in thread titles is not allowed, this is a privately run forum which has the honor of MindArk visiting us, but we are not an Official MindArk forum, so please dont address MindArk directly. MindArk shouldnt feel obligated to answer any threads/posts.

Discussion of other mmorpg's than Project-Entropia is NOT allowed, any such threads will be deleted.

Debating real life Politics, Nationalism, Religions, Wars and similar discussion are NOT for these forums, EntropiaForum is for players all around the world, so discussing such things can easily turn into fighting on the forums, so please dont start such discussions.

We do NOT allow any referral links posted with the intention of gaining something.

Advertising real life stuff or services is not allowed, not even "i'll make you a nice signature for peds!!!"
If you would like to advertise here, then please send a PM to me (MindBuster).

Double and triple posting is also considered SPAM, please edit your other post instead of making a new if noone else has posted after you.
Bumping of threads is allowed if the thread has been pushed to second page (using default view age), this rule applies especially for the "Trading" forum.

It is not allowed to make posts with pornography.
Creating a "Hot Babes" thread is fine, just make sure the babes wear clothes that covers the genitals.

You may not SHOUT, SCREAM, YELL in posts or thread titles except for minimal emphasis only.
No swearing in thread titles.

Pictures are permitted within your Avatar, Sig and Posts, images should be uploaded to our gallery.
The following images/text are not allowed: obscure images or offensive text, porn, anything related to an anti-racial group, and any other imagery the staff deems as inappropriate. We reserve the right to change your avatar/sig/posts without further notice, but in most cases you will be asked through PM to change it yourself.
Text used in your signature may not be too long and not use characters larger than SIZE=3. Keep it at 4-5 lines of text.
Please limit graphical signatures to 500x120 pixels, and use our gallery for upload, dont link from elsewhere.

One 500x120 pixel image and ONE line of text is acceptable, but not an image and a huge amount of text. Keep you signature as small as possible, as large signatures clutter the forum and causes unnecessary amounts of scrolling.
Signatures are shown ONCE per page per member.

You may not impersonate other ingame players, including Forum Staff and MindArk Staff.

Keep the whining low.

Any threads made about someone leaving the game like "I'm quitting" or "Taking a break", good or bad, WILL be deleted, a decision about quitting shouldnt take 5 mins, but should be considered over a longer period of time, so plenty of time to tell your friends about it ingame, it's not something for this forum, many "I'm quitting" threads produces just as many "I'm back" threads ;)

Only 1 (one) account on EF is allowed.

When buying custom title in the store make sure you dont use profanity, staff titles, MindArk titles, dont make your title too long, and use common sense when creating your custom title.

While these rules cover most common situations, they cannot anticipate all circumstances. Consequently we reserve the right to take any actions we deem appropriate to ensure these forums are not disrupted or abused in any way.

We reserve the right to remove offensive posts without notice, restrict the permissions of a user or their ability to access the forum and to ban anyone who violates the forum rules as defined in this post. Any threads/ posts/ users that breach any of the above may be deleted or modified without notice.

The administrator shall be the sole arbitrator of what does and what does not violate community standards.

The more general right to refuse access, ban a user, block an IP address, or otherwise restrict the functionality of EntropiaForum services in any way is reserved by the administrator.

The decisions of the administrator are final.

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Technicaly the nicks "Devil Doll" or "Dare Devil" and so is mine "Faustian" is in violation of same rules! You leave you self open for alot of stuff that is not itended to be that way. If you know what I mean :D

I'm going to bed, I'l reply in the morning :)
 
Faustian said:
Technicaly the nicks "Devil Doll" or "Dare Devil" and so is mine "Faustian" is in violation of same rules!
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Are you trying to get me busted?? ;)

Great work MB :cool:

DD
:evilking:
 
What your parents (you calling your avatar ingame) named you is hard to set a rule against, but what is being posted in threads is another matter ;)
 
Devil Doll said:
Are you trying to get me busted?? ;)

Great work MB :cool:

DD
:evilking:
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LOL no, was about a thread I made. No biggy. I won't beat the dead horse ;)
 
MindBuster said:
It is not allowed to make posts with pornography.
Creating a "Hot Babes" thread is fine, just make sure the babes wear clothes that covers the genitals.
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So, topless is OK, then?
 
Shade said:
So, topless is OK, then?
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Female nipples are considered genitals too...
 
Oh dammit and I was gonna make a all-naked-skam siggi :)

Nah, I think these are good rules..
 
MindBuster said:
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General Rules






Keep the whining low, any threads made about someone leaving the game like "I'm quitting", good or bad, WILL be deleted, a decision about quitting shouldnt take 5 mins, but should be considered over a longer period of time, so plenty of time to tell your friends about it ingame, it's not something for this forum, many "I'm quitting" threads produces just as many "I'm back" threads ;)

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Weeee..........i love this part. :tongue2:
 
MindBuster said:
Female nipples are considered genitals too...
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I doubt a gynocologist has the same view on that :tongue2:
 
I better not see any bare chested men on here then if they are considered genitailia. :) <--equal rights for both sexes
 
I have a problem with the rules:

threads of: leaving, whining and so on are not allowed.

I understand quite the reason behind, BUT. Lack of those threads would create the impression that PE is a soo nice game and profitable and so on.

and that is not allright, imo.

regards,

k
 
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Kerham said:
I have a problem with the rules:

threads of: leaving, whining and so on are not allowed.

I understand quite the reason behind, BUT. Lack of those threads would create the impression that PE is a soo nice game and profitable and so on.

and that is not allright, imo.

regards,

k
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Hmm, it is possible to discuss bad things without whining though. Imho, that skill possess great power and more people should work on learning that. I believe good changes would be introduced more swiftly then.

Just my two pec
 
I agree with that rule, really :dunno: If you saw how EP was... flooded with quit-threads, whining on everything beeing wrong and blabla.. And after a month they came back and made a "hey Im back" thread. :rolleyes:


Its not glorification. Its just making the athmosphere a little lighter.
 
Like Skam i too agree with this rule..

I also agree with MindBusters reasons for having it.
The people who really care if your leaving or not are the people who you made friends with within pe. those people should already eitehr be on your friends list or in your soc. In wich case you have PMs and soc chat to inform them of your intended absence and they can respond via the same way as to thier dissappointment of you leaving.
While you may leave PE perhaps for a vacation that doesnt nessiarily mean you have to leave the forums. Some of your friends may have accounts on the forums and you can communicate via PMs there as well so in a way you technically wont leave.

I think at most the only acceptable "quit" thread would be when you die and your next of kin makes a post saying so and that you cant be around anymore and why.

Of course if ya still think an im quitting thread is needed there is always EP :)
 
I agree on all points regarding the rules being good, even though I have at times slipped a bit here or there. :rolleyes:

That said, I would like to ask about a player that apparently up and dissappeared a bit back. No notice was given in game, and although she was having a "bit of a dissagreement" with her mentor's soc, she would generally keep us up on things, both in game, and here in the forum. It is this reason that I believe she may have made a post of this type here, but I don't know.

Technically, a thread about quitting isn't allowed, but how about the "whatever happened to" category... I wouldn't want to draw any additional ire by starting something here, so can I get a yay or nay on this?

On an unrelated "rule" (which wasn't explicitly mentioned by MB here), bringing back old threads when the subject comes back up. There are two valid points on this one.

1) By all means, the previous thread should not be regurgitated in a new one, new information (if there truly is new) should be added. This should be included as a general rule explicitly, provided you allow for the following, that is.

2) Sometimes the topic itself is about current activity. Whether it is a robot attack on a city, or a question on one of MA's infamous "dynamic" changes to PE, the topic really cannot be considered an extension of previous topics (by it's very nature). References to other threads may be relevant, but that's about all.

It is far more appropriate IMHO, to have two shorter threads with distinct topics than one huge monster thread that wanders across a broad spectrum -- especially as these threads tend to get sidetracked more. In some cases, the effect is obvious -- just take a look at the "faces" thread to see how often it devolves into side topics, among it's 108+ pages... I'm not dissing the thread, mind you, I'm only pointing out that longer threads make sense only when the topic is well manicured.

Take it from someone with a *lot* of experience in the area of managing thread activity. Yes, each board has a different tolerance for these things, but you have to allow for a little rehashing and "near-miss" topics, or suffer from excessive "same topic (or not)" lecturing and gestapo style responses. This lecturing is a big drag on the users as well. One way to look at it is the old "don't feed the trolls" rule, a lecture is only good if they are listening, and indeed, if *you* have something new to add to the topic.

Bottom line: I'm only asking that some common sense be applied (i.e., the answer to the "whatever happened to" topics appears rather obvious, yet there are some that might dissagree).

Either way, good job MB, for explicitly laying rules down.
 
vemon said:
I better not see any bare chested men on here then if they are considered genitailia. :) <--equal rights for both sexes
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hehe only you vem :eek:
 
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*Bump* :rolleyes:

I'm reading these rules and I've got a thing to ask.

What's the punishment? :dunno:

Or rather, what's the system for punishment? Can I get three warnings and then a permanent ban if I do something stupid withing XX weeks again?

For example, just out of the blue, say someone insults MindArk by writing, in capital letters - size 7, **** you, MindArk or the sort form **, MA; What sort of punishment will this earn him or her?... (Not even counting the editing of the post or posts in question, of course.)

Edit: And does number of posts/fame or reputation on forum bend the rules in favor of the wrongdoer?
 
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Konve said:
*Bump* :rolleyes:

I'm reading these rules and I've got a thing to ask.

What's the punishment? :dunno:

Or rather, what's the system for punishment? Can I get three warnings and then a permanent ban if I do something stupid withing XX weeks again?

For example, just out of the blue, say someone insults MindArk by writing, in capital letters - size 7, **** you, MindArk or the sort form **, MA; What sort of punishment will this earn him or her?... (Not even counting the editing of the post or posts in question, of course.)

Edit: And does number of posts/fame or reputation on forum bend the rules in favor of the wrongdoer?
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It has happened that someone used very bad language towards MA/Marco and got permban without warning.

As for overall forum rules not just about MA...

There is no set punishment, it is based on a per case situation, sometimes ppl get a warning, or a few days tempban, maybe a week or two tempban, or simply a permban eventhough the person got no warning, it all depends on the situation.
 
tutankamon said:
hi guys,

I am new here can anyone help please.. :)
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Been a long time since this was posted so im not sure if your still about but there is a noob corner where you can find out information this is for the rules of the forum, :D
 
MindBuster said:
It has happened that someone used very bad language towards MA/Marco and got permban without warning.

As for overall forum rules not just about MA...

There is no set punishment, it is based on a per case situation, sometimes ppl get a warning, or a few days tempban, maybe a week or two tempban, or simply a permban eventhough the person got no warning, it all depends on the situation.
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So basicly it's all about whichever mood the admin/moderator (dunno if it's only admin who can give out punishments) is in, at the moment. :rolleyes:
 
Konve said:
So basicly it's all about whichever mood the admin/moderator (dunno if it's only admin who can give out punishments) is in, at the moment. :rolleyes:
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As MB said ... it's on a per case situation. There are different variables involved that determine which way a situation goes and has nothing to do with what mood we're in.

Assessing behavior at this forum is an objective process ... for instance ... if someone was using a lot of foul language but it wasn't necessarily directed at any one person, then that individual might get a warning to clean it up. However, if that person was extremely rude and flaming within a thread or several threads consistently, then it most likely would bring on a temporary ban. If the person continued the behavior after the ban was lifted, then it could lead to a more serious action such as permanent banning.

Certain rules of this forum are cut and dried, such as no discussion about other games, or advertising IRL items, while actions that pertain to behaviors involve variables that require individual assessment.

Hope that answers your question more clearly.


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So what it permissible?

I recently had some posts edited in the King/scammer thread. Now I sounded pretty pissed off I'm sure, but I didn't use any foul language, not according to my own standard anyway.

"Scum", is that over the line? "Trash"? I remember using piece of sh*t (with an "i"), I can imagine you didn't like that?

Do you have a list of words that are "verboten"? I would prefer to write posts you felt no need to edit, but obviously, common sense is insufficient here ;)

Please elaborate.
 
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