CODE OF CONDUCT
I. Impersonation
This covers any attempts to impersonate a Admin,Ashram members, Forum Moderator, Philippine government entity or official, Forum Sentinel or other members of theTantra Extreme. Any user found to be making claims on behalf of or in the name of the above and found not to be authorized will be sanctioned under this offense.
Penalty: Minimum of 2 counts, maximum of 3 counts depending on severity
II. Distribution of Real-Life Personal Information
This refers to releasing any real-life information about other players or Ashram members without express permission are considered as violations to a person’s privacy. Examples of this would be releasing email, phone numbers, online community accounts (Friendster, etc.).
Penalty: Minimum of 1 count, maximum of 3 depending on severity
III. Inappropriate Content
Inappropriate content covers a wide range of lesser offenses. This offense covers statements, clear or masked, that display actions that are generally deemed as inappropriate for discussion in forums that may have young readers. This includes, and is not limited to, the following:
A. Racial/Ethnic Hatred
This refers to posts containing languages, images and/or links to websites that promote racial and ethnic hatred, recognized as a racial/ethnic slur, or allude to a symbol of racial/ethnic hatred.
B. Extreme Sexuality/Violence
This refers to posts containing images, languages, and/or links to websites that refers to extreme and/or violent sexual acts and extremely violent real life situations.
C. Sexual Orientation
This refers to posts containing language, and/or links to websites containing language or images that insultingly refer to any aspect of sexual orientation pertaining to themselves or other players.
D. Obscene/Vulgar
This refers to posts containing images, and/or links to websites that inappropriately refer to human anatomy or bodily functions, or are mature/pornographic in nature.
E. Religions or Religious Figures
This refers to posts containing language, images, and/or links to websites that negatively portray recognized religions or religious figures.
F. National Hatred
This refers to posts containing language, images, and/or links to websites that promote national hatred, are recognized as national slurs, or allude to symbols of national hatred.
G. Illegal Drugs or Activities
This refers to posts containing language, images, and/or links to websites promote the use of illegal drugs, or performing illegal activities.
Penalty: Minimum of 2 counts, maximum of 3 counts depending on severity
IV. Real Life Threats or Malingering
This refers to posts, and/or links that threaten to do harm to other users in real life (a form of logical fallacy), as well as the propagation of unconfirmed rumors about a person/group of person’s alleged actions.
Penalty: Minimum of 1 count, maximum of 3 counts depending on severity
V. Harassment or Defamation
This includes posts with clear and masked language, and/or links to websites containing language or images that insultingly refer to other characters, Ashram members, Admin, Forum Moderator.
Harassment takes many forms, and is not necessarily limited to the type of language used, but the intent.
Penalty: Minimum of 1 count, maximum of 2 counts depending on severity
VI. Flaming and Flame-baiting
Flaming and flame-baiting constitute the hostile act of an individual towards other users. This includes and is not limited to posts that:
are non-constructive in nature
elicit other users to react in a negative manner
attack the other users (ad hominem attacks)
Persons who are repeatedly caught committing the said offense shall be candidates for permanent blocking of forum access.
Penalty: 1 offense count
VII. Unreleased Content
This includes posts containing language and/or links to websites containing unreleased in-game items, equipment, or areas that have been unlocked by hacking into client data files.
Penalty: Minimum of 3-day post suspension, maximum of 3 offense counts depending on severity
VIII. Spamming
Spamming refers to posting comments unrelated to the topic under discussion, posting pointless responses (such as a simple emoticon or a one-liner), repeated posting of the same topic across the forums, and posting outside of the appropriate section. This also includes the discussion of other games, or a mere mention of another with intent to drive a user's attention away from Tantra Extreme.
Penalty: Minimum 2-day post suspension, maximum of 3 offense counts depending on severity
IX. Commercial Posts
This includes posts and links that advertise any non-beneficial, non Tantra Extreme related games, businesses, organizations, or websites. Soliciting of products that have nothing to do with the game also falls in this category.
Penalty: Minimum of 2-day post suspension, maximum of 3 offense counts depending on severity
X. Discussing Disciplinary Actions
This includes posts or threads to discuss disciplinary actions taken against a player, as well as including chat logs and email correspondence between a player and a Admin, Ashram member (Forum Sentinel).
Penalty: 3-day post suspension
XI. Misuse of Font Size/Capital Letters
This pertains to the excessive use of capital letters and overly sized fonts for posts that occupies a large section of the thread unnecessarily.
Penalty: 2-day post suspension
XII. User Posted Images
This section covers all guidelines regarding the use of user posted images, including forum signatures, personal photos, and forum avatars. This rule was created in order to allow users with lower bandwidths access to the forums without the large images bogging them down. Furthermore, repeat offenders of the following guidelines will be subject to harsher sanctions.[center]
