Code of Conduct

[Administrator]

Hi Catanians,
to make the experience of this forums as pleasant as piossible we created some basic rules. If you have an questions regarding this rules don´t hesitate to contact the CatanUniverse CM or other moderatores.

Racial / Ethnic

This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

Promote racial/ethnic hatred
Are recognized as a racial/ethnic slur
Allude to a symbol of racial/ethnic hatred

If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be temporarily banned from the forums
Be given a final warning, after which any further Code of Conduct violations may result in a permanent ban from the forums

Sexuality / Violence

This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

Refer to violent and/or sexual acts
Refer to extremely violent real life actions
Pornography

If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be permanently banned from the forums

Distribution of Real-Life Personal Information

This category includes:

Releasing any real-life information about other players, Moderators, USM or Exozet employees

If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be permanently banned from the forums

Impersonating a moderator, USM or exozett employee

This category includes:
Passing yourself off as a moderator, USM or Exozet employee to post false information

If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a final warning, after which any further Code of Conduct violations may result in a permanent ban from the forums

Inappropriate Language

This category includes language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

Are a mildly inappropriate reference to human anatomy
Are otherwise considered objectionable

If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a temporary ban from the forums, depending upon severity

Harassing or Defamatory

This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

Insultingly refer to other, players, employees, moderators, or groups of people
Result in ongoing harassment to other, players, employees, morderators or groups of people

If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a temporary ban from the forums, depending upon severity

Religions or Religious Figures

This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

Negatively portray major religions or religious figures

If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a temporary ban from the forums, depending upon severity

Illegal Drugs or Activities

This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

Reference to abusing illegal drugs
Reference to performing illegal activities

If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a temporary ban from the forums, depending upon severity

Spamming or Trolling

This category includes:

Excessively communicating the same phrase, similar phrases, or pure gibberish
Creating threads for the sole purpose of causing unrest on the forums
Causing disturbances in forum threads, such as picking fights, making off topic posts that ruin the thread, insulting other posters
Making non-constructive posts
Abusing the Reported Post feature by sending false alarms or nonsensical messages

If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a temporary or permanent ban from the forums, depending upon severity

Cross Linking Threads

This category includes:

Linking to threads from other forums
Creating threads with the sole purpose of linking another post

If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a temporary ban from the forums

Discussing Disciplinary Actions
This category includes:

Creating posts or threads to discuss disciplinary actions taken against a player, including chat logs and email correspondence between a user and a moderator, USM or Exozet employee.

If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a temporary ban from the forums, depending upon severity

Circumventing a Suspension / Ban

This category includes:

Posting on another account
Having someone post on your behalf

If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be permanently banned from posting on the forums

IMPORTANT

Repeatedly violating any area of the Forum Code of Conduct, including the areas detailed above, will often result in permanent banishment from the forums.
This policy is not language-restrictive. Language that falls under this policy will always be subject to the repercussions listed, whether it is inappropriate in English or any other language.