Community Guidelines

AndyDufresne · Post by **AndyDufresne** » Sun Oct 22, 2006 9:41 pm

The Community Guidelines

Welcome to the Conquer Club community. We're not just about kicking each other's rear ends here; we also like to hug and sing and drink around a camp fire. So, we have implemented one very simple rule to keep the community happily drinking its hot cocoa:

Don't be intentionally annoying!

Common sense prevails - if you are intentionally or continually making this community less enjoyable for others, you're going to be removed from it. It's that simple. This applies to any part of the site where interaction takes place; in Forums, Private Messages, Live Chat and Game Chat.

If you understand this one prevailing rule you can probably stop reading now, or just give everything a glance-over. If you're not sure what 'common sense prevails' means, read on for the boring details. If you don't agree with this, sayonara.

Common Sense

OK, since you're still reading it can't hurt to start with the absolute basics. The Forums, Private Messages, Walls, Live Chat and Game Chat are all privileges of being a Conquer Club community member. They are not inalienable rights. Don't wait for someone to tell you to stop if you know you are violating the Guidelines. If you hang around long enough, you'll know when you are going overboard---so lets police ourselves, for everyone's sake. So if you find yourself acting a little Martian, Venusian or otherwise "un-CC" as you might say, you will find that those privileges mentioned above will be affected.

Our Relaxed Approach

Conquer Club takes a fairly relaxed/liberal approach to what is said on Conquer Club---in our Public Forums, Game Chats, and other areas where users can post their comments and thoughts. Coarse language is generally allowed, so if you find something disagreeable we encourage you to use your Foes List, as described in the Forum & Other Conquer Club Basics post below. Though we take a relaxed approach to what is said on Conquer Club, that doesn't mean that we don't have any rules about what can't be said. Check out the Forum Guidelines, Live Chat Guidelines, and Game Chat Guidelines for more specifics. If you encounter any violations, please open an Abuse Complaint in the Cheating & Abuse Forum. So, now that we've covered those basics---let's meet the Team!

People here to help - Administrators and TeamCC

There are many people at Conquer Club who are here to help your experience run smoothly. They come in three flavors: Administrators (Admins), Team Leader Volunteers, and Team Volunteers. The current list can be found here. Almost the entirety of TeamCC are members just like you who volunteer their time to make the CC community a more enjoyable place to be. They aren't "staff" and they don't have to take crap from other members just because they have a special colour in their name. If you're being annoying, even if it isn't something specifically spelled out here, expect them to let you know. If they are being annoying, then let an Admin know.

The Tools that all TeamCC Volunteers can use are: a Topic/Post Locking Feature, a Topic Merging Feature, a Topic Splitting Feature, a Topic Moving Feature, a Post Editing Feature, and a Topic/Post Deletion Feature. In addition to these, Team Leader Volunteers and Administrators have access to other various tools that make their job of disciplining users who have broken the rules easier.

All TeamCC members have colored names, corresponding to the department or team they volunteer their service in. Moreover, all departments or teams have a 'Team Leader,' as noted by 'badge' next to their colored username. If you have a question, concern, or issue involving a specific area, contact the Team Leader as necessary for resolution. Note: A TeamCC Volunteer may be in more than one group for various behind the scenes reason, but their colored group is their primary service group.
- Cheating and Abuse Volunteers have lighter green names. They have special tools in several forums, but spend most of their time in Cheating & Abuse forum. They help keep this Report forum organized so that issues get handled in a timely manner.
- Tournament Directors have gold names. They have special tools in the Tournament forums and are available to facilitate the creation and running of public tournaments. They are here to oversee Tournament Policies and handle Tournament Privileges, but they are NOT here to run your tournament ideas for you.
- Cartographers have blue names. They are responsible for helping users create maps for live play by facilitating map discussion. If you are interested in making a map, or helping out with those in production, head over to the Map Foundry part of the Forum.
- Clan Directors have dark teal names. They will help you with any clan issues as well as assist in creating a new clan. They have tools in all Clan forums, and the Callouts forums.
- Chatters have purple names. They are responsible for making sure that Live Chat is a fun and friendly environment. Contact them if you are having problems with how someone is behaving in Live Chat, or if you have difficulty getting in. They have tools in Live Chat instead of in the forums.
- Academy Moderators have brown names. These members are the Instructors of the Training Academy Get in touch with one of them if you'd like some guidance in basic strategy, or if you'd like to volunteer your service helping others improve their strategy. They have tools in the Training Grounds forums.
- Multi Hunters have orange names. They are responsible for catching cheaters and issuing disciplinary findings on Conquer Club, using super-secret tools. They spend most of their time in the Cheating & Abuse Reports Forum.
- Tech Team contributors have sky blue names. They are excellent resources if you have a website issue or bug, or if you have inquiries or need assistance regarding any of Conquer Club's Tools & Enhancements. They spend most of their time in the Bug Reports forum and in all Tool & Enhancement forums.
- Community Team contributors have bronze names. They run Special Events and keep the community entertained and having fun in between website updates. They are in charge of and have special tools in several areas throughout the community, including all Community Forums, Beta Testing, Suggestions, Facebook and Twitter feeds, and the Dispatch (CC's official newsletter) . They also have special tools in all Community forums, and are good to contact when you have a general question. They ensure that the forums and the community are running smoothly, and are good to contact when you have a general question. Contact them if there are any problems anywhere on our Forums.
- Administrators have red names. They are responsible for the actual running of the site, be it coding or managing the community at large. When you have a problem with the site, they should be the last people you contact, only after you have gone through other avenues.

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Now that you know the basics, the next few posts have the guidelines for the 3 main areas of interaction:

Night Strike · Post by **Night Strike** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:55 pm

Forum & Other Conquer Club Basics

The Conquer Club forum contains several different 'forums' all cunningly described in the Board Index. Each 'forum' encourages focused discussion on one of the many areas of interest here at Conquer Club. Whilst it is true to say that some boards are more focused than others, all apply, at a bare minimum, the same Posting Rules described below.

Basic posting terminology:

'Posting' is the act of composing and submitting a message.
Posting a 'New Topic' starts a whole new discussion topic about a whole new subject and is listed separately on the list of topics shown on each forum board. The new topic button is available when viewing the list of topics in any given forum. The first post in a topic is often referred to as the 'Original Post' and the user who posted it as the 'Original Poster' - both are often abbreviated to 'OP'.
Posting a 'New Post' contributes to an existing discussion topic. The 'Post Reply' button is available when viewing an existing discussion topic. You may also use the 'Quick Reply' to quickly add your comments to an existing discussion topic while remaining on the same page.
As a discussion grows a 'Thread' of posts accumulates. The word 'thread' is often used interchangeably with 'topic'.
We encourage you to check the Help FAQ, Forum FAQ, and use the Search Function before starting a post to ensure that your question or discussion topic doesn't already have an answer or a thread.

Conquer Club Specific BBCode Tags:

When posting you may find it beneficial to use one of our Conquer Club Specific BBCode Tags.

[player]name of user[/player] -- This can be used if you'd like to link directly to a specific user's personal Profile page.
Example:
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[player]admin[/player]
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[player]admin[/player]
[game] game# [/game] -- This can be used if you'd like to link directly to a specific game.
Example:
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[game]1000000[/game]
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Game 1000000
[time] year-month-day hour:minutes:seconds [/time] -- This can be used if you'd like to coordinate with a user using CC Time. Events, Celebrations, Server Maintenance, and Tournaments may also use this to coordinate time-specific happenings.
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[Time]2010-10-02 21:00:00[/Time]
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CC Time: 2010-10-02 21:00:00
[bigimg] url [/bigimg] -- This should be used when posting very large images that may extend too far in height and width for normal viewing. If in doubt, use [bigimg] instead of the regular [img] tag.

Upload Attachments to the Forum

On select forums and sub-forums on Conquer Club you may have the ability to 'Upload Attachments' when you are creating a new topic or posting a reply post. To see if the forum you are browsing has the ability, simply create a topic or reply to an existing topic, and look for an 'Upload Attachments' tab next to the 'Options' tab below the posting window (I.E. below [Preview] [Submit] buttons).

For a Technical Walkthrough on Attachments please visit this forum topic.

Private Messaging

Frequently you might find yourself wishing to communicate with just one or a few members at a time rather than posting for the whole forum community to read. In this instance, open your Inbox and click New PM. That screen is just like a public post, but only the people you wish to send it to will actually receive it.

For more specific and complicated uses of private messaging, please visit the Powers of the Inbox: How-To thread.

Much like the Game Chat, private messages are not actively moderated. It's up to you to block individuals who annoy you via PM, but in severe cases such as excessive spamming, flaming, or trolling, you can flag and report any offending Private Messages by clicking on the exclamation icon in the upper right of the message. You can also open a report about the issue in the Cheating & Abuse Forum.

Note 1: Never delete PMs that you have flagged for a Cheating/Abuse Report, until the case has been officially closed.
Note 2: If you receive a request for a game alliance via PM, please open a report in the Cheating & Abuse Forum. Secret Diplomacy violates Rule #2.

Wall Posting

Like other methods of communication, Wall Posting falls somewhere between Private Messaging and posting the Public Forums. Every user has their own wall on their profile, and anyone can post comments to it. Walls are publicly visible, but only if users navigate to the profile where the messages are posted. The Wall is an excellent communication choice if you have a quick message for someone, but are disinclined to open up a brand-new Private Message.

Like Private Messaging and Game Chats, Walls are not actively moderated. However, you have complete control over your own wall. If you don't like a comment posted on your wall you can just delete it from public view. You can also block someone from commenting on your wall by making them a Foe. As usual, if any issues arise you can open a report about the issue in the Cheating & Abuse Forum and it will be investigated.

Friends & Foes

Friend and Foe lists are standard on a wide variety of forums---and Conquer Club retains most of the standard functionality. You can use these lists to organize other members of Conquer Club. Members added to your Friends List will be listed within your User Control Panel for quick access to see their online status and to send them private messages.

If you add a user to your Foes List, any posts they make will be hidden by default. What is unique to Conquer Club, however, is that if you add any users to your Foes List, the Foes List will also block said users from joining any games that you are in. The Foes List will also hide game chat posts by Foed users if you added them to the Foes List mid-game.

Night Strike · Post by **Night Strike** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:56 pm

Forum Guidelines

Posting in the forum is a privilege, not a right. If you want to continue to keep this privilege, play by the rules.

The following list is a set of guidelines to avoid being annoying. It is not 100% comprehensive, but please read this carefully to ensure you don't accidentally breach the guidelines:

Trolling is the intentional attempt to cause chaos.
[spoiler=Trolling Specifics]

Posting controversial or irrelevant messages or topics with the intent to provoke someone else into a contest of over-manly confrontation, emotional response, flame fest or to generally disrupt the discussion, community or user is not cool. Prompting or provoking others (Baiting) to do that is just as bad.
Don't Bait or provoke others. Just because you didn't directly attack another user does not make your post a meaningful contribution. If your post's intent was to provoke another user into an emotional response, to get under their skin or to otherwise piss them off, you're baiting them. Hopefully the user doesn't take the bait, but you'll probably receive a disciplinary action from a mod.
Don't ever post personal information of other users. Anywhere. Ever. Even if they already posted it somewhere else. This includes posting personal information about a CC user on another site, you will be held accountable here.
Don't de-rail topics, don't spam them, don't flame them, don't bait them, don't drive a topic into a negative spiral.
Don't flog a dead horse. If a discussion is over, it's over. Screaming louder, more or in a different place is not going to change the answer already given. If you think the answer was wrong, PM an Admin. If you think the admin is wrong, then this probably isn't the right community for you.
If someone is trolling or baiting, don't fall for it. The best way to irritate trolls and ultimately drive them away is to ignore them. These people crave attention in any form, be it praise or condemnation, and will stay in an argument for the thrill of the battle. Ignore them and it will hurt more than any "zing" or insult you might come back with.

There is little that is more annoying than a troll. This will get you removed from the CC community quicker than almost anything else.[/spoiler]

Flames are posts or parts of posts which, directly or indirectly, insult, belittle, bully, name-call, or otherwise attack another user, and are not allowed.
[spoiler=Flaming Specifics]

It doesn't matter if another user rubs you the wrong way, that's not an excuse to flame or personally attack them.
Attacking a person instead of the user is NOT ok - it's all fun and games until it becomes personal.
- Using a person's real information, picture, address, blog or anything else "personal" is NOT ok, and is Personal Information Abuse.
Yes, we are liberal on coarse language, but this does not mean cyber-bullying or abusive bigotry is acceptable anywhere. You will be removed from the community for cyber-bullying or abusive bigotry.

Flaming will get your post edited/deleted and you will receive a disciplinary action from a mod. Cyber-bullying or harassment will similarly result in a disciplinary action, and a ton of bricks.[/spoiler]

Bigoted comments will not be tolerated---lets all tolerate and live peacefully with one another.
[spoiler=Bigotry Specifics]

Bigotry includes racism, sexism, ageism, homophobia/sexual orientation bashing, religion bashing, lack of religion bashing, or wishing violence on any group of people, etc.
Bigotry takes into account historic events, emotional baggage and generally accepted associations with a term, phrase or intent - posting "White Power" in a topic has a history and is bigoted, posting "Green Power" makes you an environmentalist.

Bigotry will get your post edited/deleted and you will receive a disciplinary action from a mod. Bigotry, just avoid it. Just do it.[/spoiler]

Spam is posting for the sole intention of being annoying.
There are a million ways you shouldn't be annoying, but ones worth mentioning:
[spoiler=Spamming Specifics]

Double/triple/multiple posting.
Quoting just for the sake of quoting.
- "QFE", "QFT" etc. do not qualify as "a meaningful post", add why you agree with the quote.
Posting only, or lots of, smilies.
Posting about yourself in a forum topic that is not specifically about you.
Posts that add nothing to the current topic.
Posting rapidly in a short time.
Posting the same thing over and over in the same or other forum topics.
Posting "parody" forum topics that aren't meant for an actual discussion.
Necrobumping (bringing dead forum topics back to life) if no new meaningful content is being added.

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Off topic posts are posts which de-rail a topic either directly or indirectly, at any point.
[spoiler=Off Topic Specifics]

If the post is not about you, don't try to make it about you.
If the main point of your post is about something other than what the OP intended, it's not on topic, even if you did post about how you agree with the OP.
Yes, you can joke around in a forum topic, but keep it on the topic originally intended by the OP
Whether or not your post is the first to take a forum topic off topic is irrelevant: Off topic is off topic.
Just because everyone in the forum topic doesn't mind it going off topic does not mean that it's okey doky.

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Nudity and Pornography are not allowed.
[spoiler=Nudity and Pornography Specifics]

Any images of pornographic activity or nudity - nipples, areola, genitals, anuses etc - whether intended as artistic, erotic, pornographic or otherwise are not allowed.
This includes content posted here and links to other sites. Posting NSFW - "Not Suitable For Work" - does not make it ok for posting.
If it is ambiguous, we'll ask you to remove it anyway, so "It's a guy's nipple" isn't going to fly. You're just trying to be annoying at that point.
Posting a painting from the 13th century with exposed nipples to claim that we're evil dictators when we ask you to remove it is also just being annoying, and you're probably just being a troll at that point.

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Gambling on or through this site is not allowed.
[spoiler=Gambling Specifics]

This is a casual gaming site, not a serious one. If you want to bet money or "real-world items", then you'll have to find another site.
Wagering CC points is also not allowed.
The Conquer Cup is of course not considered gambling just because there is an entry fee associated with participation!

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Posting Etiquette

To avoid annoying the rest of the community, follow these 3 basic steps:

Ask yourself if your post is actually contributing to the topic, or is it off topic or just plain spam? If it's not contributing, find somewhere else to post.
Ask yourself if you are flaming, baiting, feeding a troll or taking the bait. If you are, then don't.
Re-ask the above two questions

There are also some CC specific issues that you need to keep in mind for proper posting.

Un-noted Automatic Join Game Links

If you post an Automatic Join Game Link, you must note that it is so to warn other users who may click on the link before the game is filled.

Foreign Language Forums are for language groups to discuss CC in their native language.

Language forums are not places to practice your skills with Google translate nor are they for national groups, they are for language groups. If you have problems in them, PM a Community Mod.

Posts that nobody can read are annoying.

Signature images larger than 150 pixels high by 600 pixels wide just scream “I am compensating for something” and should be reduced in size. Note the dimensions size restriction is only in reference to the image. You may also have 2 additional levels of text / spoilers. In the spoiler below are some examples of acceptable signature configurations

[spoiler=Acceptable Signature Configurations]

One line of text
Two lines of text!

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|337 5p33k (0r d00d 5p34k) 15 h4rd 70 r34d 4nd m4k35 y0u |00k |1k3 4 ch1|d 57uck 1n 7h3 80'5 4nd n07 47 4|| |337.
Translation: Leet-speak just sucks, and we all know it, and you don't want to suck too, now do you?
TYPING IN ALL CAPS IS JUST OBNOXIOUS AND DOES NOT MAKE YOU LOOK COOLER OR SMARTER AND PEOPLE WON'T READ YOUR POST MORE BECAUSE IT'S IN CAPS. PLEASE USE CAPS ONLY AT THE BEGINNING OF SENTENCES AND FOR SINGLE WORD EMPHASIS WHEN REALLY NEEDED.
The only thing more stupid than TYPING IN ALL CAPS is

TYPING IN ALL CAPS IN A LARGER FONT AND ANNOYING COLOUR

Rules, precedents and customs from other communities don't apply.

Neither do the By-Laws from the Podunk 3rd district. Believe it or not, Conquer Club is a private business. Just because something works one way in another community does not mean that is how it will work here. We're usually less strict and you can get away with a lot, but that doesn't mean that you can pull the "This is how it works everywhere else" card and expect to get away with it. Really. This is not "everywhere else."
In the same vein, just because you are here, does not mean you MUST be here. This is a business and CC does reserve the right to promote or discourage any kind of behavior it sees fit. Claiming your first amendment right to free speech to post about the colour of your poop last night will not fly. If a mod or admin specifically say you shouldn't be doing something, regardless of if it's specifically spelled out in the rules, or if you think that they are stupid, it still means don't do it. If you don't like the rules here, google.com will help you find somewhere more appropriate.

Be nice or leave

It's fine if you don't like this site or the way it is run...find another one with better rules, start another one and make your own rules, abuse another one and try to get them to change their rules, but don't complain about the rules here.

Night Strike · Post by **Night Strike** » Mon Dec 22, 2008 6:57 pm

Forum & General Rule Enforcement

For users who break the above Guidelines, as they say, "there will be consequences and repercussions." The Mods and Admins will always take into account when past infractions occurred, and the severity of the current infraction and any past infractions, in addition to the intent of the infractions.

Methods of Forum Rule Enforcement

[spoiler=Methods of Forum Rule Enforcement]

Moderator Post
- A moderator may drop in on a thread and provide a friendly reminder to all readers and posters. These reminders need to be considered otherwise other actions may be taken.
- Mods are members too, so they are free to express their opinions in their posts. They will make it clear when they are warning the other users rather than just expressing their personal comments and opinions.
Topic Split
- A topic may have off topic posts split into a new topic from the original topic, so as not to mix and mingle too many discussions in a single topic.
Topic Merge
- A topic may be merged with another topic if the discussion exists in an older and previous topic.
Topic Time Out
- A topic may be locked for a short period of time (up to 24 hours) if the discussion turned into insults, name calling, flaming, etc. After the designated period of time, the topic will be reopened for discussion, and will stay open, provided that discussion continues in a civilized and respectful manner.
Indefinite Topic Lock
- A topic may be locked indefinitely if the discussion has derailed from its original and intended purpose, or it has become unruly and no longer heeding the Forum Guidelines.
Warning
- A user will almost always first receive a Warning from a Moderator or Admin for their first offense.
- There are two levels of warning, friendly and formal.
  - Friendly warnings are considered a reminder that you are near or just over the line of what is allowed and gives you the opportunity to make any necessary adjustments, and are not a part of your Personal Disciplinary History record. Think of them as a 'Heads up, you're going down the wrong path, let me steer you back so we don't get to a point we both regret getting to.'
  - Formal warnings are those that are a part of your Personal Disciplinary History record, and should definitely be heeded. These are sent via PM with the title "Disciplinary Measures".
- If you do get a warning from a mod, remember that "But this person broke the rule too" is not an excuse. Sure, lots of people are annoying, but that doesn't mean you're not. Don't try to deflect your guilt onto someone else. You broke a rule, own up to it and don't do it again. If someone else did break the rule, then report it using the "report post" button in the forum or PM a mod directly when in live chat. They may have already been warned even if it wasn't posted publicly.
Forum Vacation Flavors
During a Forum Vacation a user cannot post in the Forums and cannot access their Inbox, but they can still play games. Forum Vacations will be used when Warnings are not heeded. The range of Forum Vacations you may receive depends on if your infraction was a Minor or a Major/Severe offense. Flavors of Vacation you may receive:
- 24 Hour
  - For users who have yet to learn. Calm down, cool it, regroup, be happy.
- 72 Hours & 1 Week
  - For users who have yet to learn. Time away does the mind and heart some good.
- 1 Month
  - For users who have yet to learn. More time for reflection.
- 3 Month Forum Vacation
  - For users who never learned from their previous offense actions. The ultimate zen. To be repeated for each forum Infraction after release from this level.
Permanent Website Ban
- Bans are the most severe of the Rule Enforcement methods. These are not vacations you come back from: No forums, no games, no Conquer Club.
- Used with Admin discretion, based on the severity of the offense and past Personal Disciplinary History.

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Rule Enforcement Specifics

There are essentially Two Main Levels of Infraction in Conquer Club: Minor and Major/Severe.

Minor Infractions are those that are more annoying than hurtful with intent. This includes but is not limited to: Spamming, Off Topicing, Common Flaming, Common Trolling, Necro-bumping, Avatar Abuse, Chat/Forum Newbie Abuse, International Forum Abuse, Repeatedly Posting for Vacationed Users,"Report a Post" Abuse, "Cheating and Abuse Report" Abuse, Repeated Unwanted Solicitation of a user via PM/Walls/Gamechat), Pornographic Material, etc.
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Major/Severe Infractions are those that are more than just annoying, but are intentionally hurtful to a user, group of users, or the community in general. This includes but is not limited to: Cyber-bullying/Harassment, Bigotry, Personal Information Abuse, Account Sitting Abuse, Intentional Deadbeating or Game Throwing, Repeatedly Holding Players Hostage, Serial Teammate Killing, Hijacking Accounts, Gambling, and **Illegal Point Collecting,** etc.
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† If an account ever reaches multiple and numerous 3 Month Forum Vacations or a Permanent Live Chat Vacations, should they engage in any future Major/Severe Infractions, the account may be bumped up to a Permanent Website Vacation.

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Special Case Infractions
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Remember: Common sense prevails - if you are intentionally or continually making this community less enjoyable, you're going to be removed from it. It's that simple.

AndyDufresne · Post by **AndyDufresne** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:24 pm

Live Chat Guidelines

Many of us here at Conquer Club enjoy the site so much that we often find ourselves looking for something to do between turns in our games, the start of the next round of speed games with our buddies, or while we wait for a witty response to something we posted in the forums. As a result, sooner or later you are bound to wander into Live Chat looking to shoot the breeze for a few minutes or several hours.

Although Live Chat is a happening place, and you can find a plethora of interesting things inside, let's take a moment to review a few guidelines about the type of behavior expected from an upstanding CC member.

Let's go over some rules.

First and foremost, the rules of Live Chat start with the current Forum Guidelines previously established for the intent of keeping things under control in the forums. However, for the sake of being thorough, and because Live Chat is a world of its own, let's take a look at a few specific things a little more closely:

Bigotry:

Spam:

Flaming:

Links:

Personal Information:

Sexual Conversations:

Social Tab

Callouts Tab

Help Tab

Moderating Techniques

Chatters (or chat mods) are the ones who are in charge of keeping the public chat rooms fun for all the users. They are volunteers and members of the site first, but if you have a question or concern, please ask one of them.

Warnings: A chat mod may give a warning for violating any of those rules. When a warning is given, all the members in the room are required to heed the warning.

Kicks: A kick is given when a user fails to follow a moderator's warning. The user is removed from the room for a short time, and the kick is recorded by the moderator. A kick is equivalent to a Formal Warning in the forums.

Vacations: Repeatedly ignoring warnings and kicks will earn a user a vacation. Vacations start at 24 hours and can quickly increase after that. Don't press your luck any further.

Permaban: If a user continues to abuse their time in Live Chat, their privilege to use the feature will be removed. There's no coming back from a permaban.

Useful Information

Please see this post for a guide to useful chat commands.

AndyDufresne · Post by **AndyDufresne** » Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:26 pm

Game Chat Guidelines

The CC Game Chat is where most site members interact with each other. Players typically use the game chat to:

Wish other players good luck
Announce any alliances
Discuss strategy with your teammates
Post who you are if you are account-sitting
Talk about whatever interests you

If you are new to the site, there are some basic instructions to using the Game Chat.

Singles Games:

You can type a comment in the Message box and it will be seen by anybody in the game.
If you would like to make a comment of strategy to yourself, just check the "Note to Self" box.

Team Games:

Your messages can be hidden to keep your comments between you and your teammate(s) to communicate your strategy privately, and they are not shared publicly after the game has ended. Make sure the box is checked to keep the chat private.
To post a message so all players can read it, uncheck the "Show this message to teammates only" box.

Diplomacy:

Rule #2 on the site states that all diplomatic discussions MUST take place within the Game Chat in English or a language all players can understand. This includes proposing alliances and discussing the strategies of those alliances. Keep this in mind because players who violate it may find themselves Blocked from playing with each other.

Account-Sitting:

Players are allowed to account-sit for others as long as they are not opponents within the game. When sitting for a player, it is common courtesy to post who you are and how long you will be sitting for the player so that other players in the game are aware of who they are actually playing.
Being on another player's account for ANY reasons other than taking turns when they are in danger of missing a turn, or posting to necessary Tournament or Clan related public forum topics, is not allowed. Abuse of this privilege can be considered account sharing and could result in a Bust for both accounts.

Fog of War Games:

Using the game chat to announce where a player's territories and troops may (or may not ) be is NOT against the rules. It may come across as unfair or not in the spirit of the game, but feel free to find strategic applications of this non-rule.

Annoying Players:

Sometimes you will find yourself in a game with an annoying player. If you do not like their comments in the chat or their playing style, you can add that player to your foe list. Once on the list, you will no longer have to read their comments, and they will not be able to join future games with you if you joined the game first. To modify your Foe (and Friends) List, check out the Friends and Foe Page.
If a player's comments do not violate the rules posted below, then do not ask a moderator or administrator to intervene when a player annoys you. This includes curse words and foul language. They are allowed on this site and would be too difficult to moderate every one.
After you are eliminated or the game ends, you will have the opportunity to rate your opponent. Use the ratings and up to 4 tags to describe your opponent and warn/encourage future participants.

Chats of Games you are not in

It is typically advised to not post in the chats of games you are not playing. If you do wish to post in another player's game, please keep your comments limited to a Good Luck comment or a quick question. Spamming or trolling other player's games is not allowed.
- Note: When writing a message in a game that you are not playing, the "Note to Self" button does not keep the message private.

As mentioned earlier Conquer Club takes a fairly liberal approach to what is said in Game Chats, but there are some deeds that should be dealt with by a moderator. If you encounter any of these violations, please open an Abuse Complaint in the Cheating & Abuse Forum.

Spamming/Trolling

Repeatedly posting the same or nonsense comments in the chat, especially if the person is not playing in the game.
Posting comments that violate the Spamming and Trolling rules from the Forum Guidelines.

Harassing

Banter and some trash talking IS allowed in the Game Chats, provided it doesn't cross some specific lines.
While you might find some game chat disagreeable, uncouth, and boorish, cursing and using foul language may not be a breach of our Guidelines. Try kindly asking them to stop or ignoring them using your Foes List.
That said, what is not allowed is any form of bigotry, cyber-bullying/harassment or those extremes outlined in the Forum Guidelines. Please report any such comments that you find offensive.

Rule Enforcement

Breaking the Game Chat rules will typically earn you a warning for your first offense.
Continually disregarding the rules will earn some time away ranging from short vacations to permanent bans depending on the nature and number of the violations.

Above all, Conquer Club is a casual gaming site for world domination. Use the game chat to strategically annihilate your opponents or to enjoy a casual conversation over a virtual cup of coffee (or tea).

Post by **TeeGee** » Wed Nov 02, 2016 6:36 pm

Common sense prevails - if you are intentionally or continually making this community less enjoyable for others, you may be removed from it. It's that simple. This applies to any part of the site where interaction takes place; in Forums, Private Messages, Live Chat and Game Chat

Rules, precedents and customs from other communities don't apply.

Neither do the By-Laws from the Podunk 3rd district. Believe it or not, Conquer Club is a private business. Just because something works one way in another community does not mean that is how it will work here. We're usually less strict and you can get away with a lot, but that doesn't mean that you can pull the "This is how it works everywhere else" card and expect to get away with it. Really. This is not "everywhere else."
In the same vein, just because you are here, does not mean you MUST be here. This is a business and CC does reserve the right to promote or discourage any kind of behavior it sees fit. Claiming your first amendment right to free speech to post about the colour of your poop last night will not fly. If a mod or admin specifically say you shouldn't be doing something, regardless of if it's specifically spelled out in the rules, or if you think that they are stupid, it still means don't do it. If you don't like the rules here, google.com will help you find somewhere more appropriate.

Be nice or leave

It's fine if you don't like this site or the way it is run...find another one with better rules, start another one and make your own rules, abuse another one and try to get them to change their rules, but don't complain about the rules here.

Community Guidelines

1. Do NOT be intentionally destructive - If you do anything that harms or can be perceived to harm this site you may be removed from it.

2. Do NOT post personal information about others without their direct consent.

3. Do not push boundaries - If you are asked to stop by a member of the moderation team then STOP. Do not continue and do NOT persist.
If you feel they are wrong, approach their team leader. If you still disagree then ask an admin (by filing an e-ticket).

4. Do not incite, conduct or encourage the conduct of illegal activities.

5. Do not promote without permission any business or product outside of this website.

6. The internet has more than enough pornography without it being here. Let's keep it that way. This includes any links to pornography, pictures, etc. If you are unsure, then don't risk it.

7. Racism is not permitted on this site in ANY form. This includes ALL forms of racism (e.g. even if your country is at war with another or "reverse" racism).

Just because it offends you does not make it against the site rules or illegal. CC has a foe feature and we recommend you use it

8. Account Sitting is allowed with the stipulation that the account babysitter is not your opponent in any current game. It is common courtesy to announce in game chat that another player will take your turn(s) during your absence. Babysitters should NOT start or join new games (except for ongoing tournaments), post in forums, read or send private messages, participate in Global or Live Chat. Furthermore, you should only take another player's turn if they are in danger of missing a turn, not for the purpose of gaining a tactical advantage. Account Sitting is only temporary and not to be mistaken for assigning someone to look after your account permanently.

For circumstances when an account has been AWOL for over a month, it would be best to stop taking turns for it to be fair for everyone else who makes an effort to play their own account. The tournament organizer must also be informed.

Also, it goes without saying to not share your account. We do not condone people hopping from one account to another as this is no different from someone who has multiple accounts. Your account is your own responsibility so avoid having someone as a 'permanent sitter' so you can (conveniently) not take your turn thinking that another player will always be there to use your account for you.

Post by **TeeGee** » Sat Jan 28, 2017 10:45 pm

Live Chat Rules:

First and foremost, the rules of Live Chat start with the current Community Guidelines.
However, because Live Chat is a world of its own, a few specific things relate to chat:

[spoiler=Specifics]Bigotry:

Not tolerated at all;

NO FORMS

of bigotry are permitted in Chat anytime anywhere.

Spam:

Not tolerated in any form whether smilies, text, or characters.

Flaming:

Will not be tolerated.

Links:

Links that force a user to automatically join a game are not allowed. In addition, links to sites containing nudity or pornography are NOT allowed. All users are responsible for any and all material on a link. Ignorance is not an excuse, so post links with great caution as any posted links are treated on a case by case basis as far as the discipline ladder is concerned.

Sexual Conversations:

Sexual innuendo and light conversations can be entertaining, but do not take it very far. Minors do use this site, so please refrain from sexually explicit material,

ESPECIALLY in Global Chat,

where it is there for everyone to see without searching.

Global Chat:

Global chat is automated, it cannot be reset or wiped manually. As the chat continues, it scrolls off the screen.
Please REMEMBER that what you type here is seen by the bulk of the site when they log in, for a considerable amount of time.
Expect no leniency from the Chat Team for violating rules here.

o Note: This is not an exhaustive list of Chat Rules. Please remember the general Community Guideline to not be annoying.[/spoiler]

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All About Chat:

Moderating Techniques
[spoiler= Moderating Techniques]Chatters (or Chat Mods) are the ones who are in charge of keeping the public chat rooms fun for all the users. They are volunteers and members of the site first, but if you have a question or concern, please ask one of them.

o

Because of the dynamic and always-going nature of chat, all rules and guidelines are interpreted according to the situation solely at the Moderator's discretion. Moderator directions and/or decisions made are to be followed without question. If a user has a problem with the direction or decision that the moderator made, the user is not to disrupt the room in complaint but to address the moderator directly through private messaging. If you feel the situation was not resolved sufficiently, you may forward the problem to the Head Chatter or any of the Admin. Be sure to include logs of the attempted resolution (screenshots are preferred as they are better evidence of the chat history).

o

Chatters are expected to adhere to the rules and their own warnings in an interest of fairness. If you feel that a Chatter is abusing their position, please inform the Head Chatter or an Admin; don't try to cause a riot over it in the public rooms.

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[spoiler=Blocks and Bans]Warnings:

A chat mod may give a warning for violating any of those rules. When a warning is given, all the members in the room are required to heed the warning.

Kicks/Blocks:

A KICK (in the chat rooms) is given when a user fails to follow a moderator's warning. The user is removed from the room for a short time, and the kick is recorded by the moderator.
A BLOCK (in Global), is the same as a kick, however may vary in duration from 1 hour - 24 hours depending on the seriousness of the offence, and whether a review is required. A Block, regardless of duration, is also recorded by the Moderators.
A KICK or BLOCK is equivalent to a Formal Warning in the forums.

Vacations:

Repeatedly ignoring warnings kicks and/or Blocks, will earn a user a vacation. Vacations start at 24 hours and can quickly increase after that. Don't press your luck any further.Permaban:

If a user continues to abuse their time in Live Chat, their privilege to use the feature will be removed.[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Infractions and Penalties]Major Infractions for Live Chat include:

Bigotry
Cyberbullying/Harassment
Use Of Personal Information
Pornographic Material/Nudity
Use Of Private Rooms For Violations
Sitter Abuse

Minor Infractions for Live Chat include:

Spamming Including "Invite Spamming"
Flaming
Trolling/Baiting
Ignoring Moderator Instructions
Being Generally Annoying

Chat Penalties will be issued on a CASE BY CASE basis, at the discretion of the Moderation Team.
BELOW IS A GENERAL GUIDE TO ANY POTENTIAL MAXIMUM PENALTIES
Penalties should not be taken as expected, or a basis to debate decisions.

Major Offence Penalties:

1st Offense - Automatic kick & 24 Hour Ban
2nd Offense - 1 Week Ban
3rd Offense - 1 to 3 Month Ban
4th Offense - Chat Perma-Ban

Minor Offence Penalties:

1st Offense - Official Warning
2nd Offense - 24 Hour Ban
3rd Offense - 72 Hour Chat Ban
4th Offense - 1 Week Chat Ban
5th Offense - 1 Month Chat Ban
6th Offense - 3 month Chat Ban
7th Offense - Chat Perma-Ban

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Useful Information for Chat
[spoiler=Chat Rooms]

InkL0sed wrote:Here's as comprehensive a guide as I can come up with of commands that you're allowed to use. Commands are in bold; text displayed, if any, is after the "=>" sign.

/help displays all the possible commands. Many of them are useless, or you won't have permission to use if you're not a chat mod.

/me does something
=> * InkL0sed does something

/notice something
=> * something (InkL0sed)

/ignore username ignores user with name "username"

/unignore username unignores user with name "username"

/clear clears all the text in the room. This is good in conjunction with /ignore if there's a particularly bad spammer in the room.

/join Room joins Room if not already in the room. If you are, then it switches to that tab, and it doesn't display the below text. If the room doesn't exist, it creates the room.
=> * InkL0sed joins Room

/leave leaves the current room
=> * InkL0sed quit
/leave ch Room leaves Room
=> * InkL0sed quit
/leave ch Room "reason"
=> * InkL0sed quit (reason)
/leave pv username leaves a private chat
=> * InkL0sed quit
/leave pv username "timeout"
=> * InkL0sed quit (timeout)

/invite username invites user with name "username" to the current room
=> * username was invited by InkL0sed
/invite username Room invites user with name "username" to Room
=> * username was invited by InkL0sed

/privmsg username starts a private message with user "username". The only difference between doing this and creating a room and then inviting the person, is that nobody else can ever join the private message, even if you try to use /invite.

/send text simply submits "text"
=> <InkL0sed> text
/send /join also simply sends "/join". However, this allows you to type /join without calling the command and without a space before it, which is really the only reason why you'd ever use this command.
=> <InkL0sed> /join

/init disconnects from chat altogether, and leaves every room as well.

/quit does the same thing as /init, except it doesn't give you the message below that says "You must be connected to send a message."

/connect reconnects to chat. Obviously, this only works if the window is still open. Also, for me anyway, I only get plain text after doing this. I have to actually reload chat to get bolds, italics, colors, etc.

/version will give you the current version of Chat.

/whois username gives the true name of username. This will always return "username", since you can't actually change your "nickname", as Chat calls it.

/who does nothing. Well, ok, it gives you an orange bar below the text window. Yay.

/identify also does nothing. It only says "Identification failure"

Other notes:
When giving any argument after a certain command, if that argument has a space in it, you have to surround it by quotes. For example, if you try to do /invite InkL0sed Second Social, you'll get an error. You should do /invite InkL0sed "Second Social" instead.

Typing the up-arrow on your keyboard will give you the last message you submitted. Typing it again, will give you the second-to-last, ad infinitum. To go back down, use the down-arrow keyboard. Unfortunately, typing the down-arrow first will not give you your future messages. This feature cannot yet foretell the future.

Typing a person's name perfectly will bold their name, but only for them. So, this is how Chat may look to me:
<random person> InkL0sed
<InkL0sed> that's my name, don't wear it out

but to random person, it would look like this:
<random person> InkL0sed
<InkL0sed> that's my name, don't wear it out

Incidentally, clicking on someone's name will automatically add "someone's name, " to the text which you are typing.

[/spoiler]
[spoiler=Global Chat]

[/spoiler]
Global Chat FAQ’s
[spoiler=FAQs]Q. How do I turn ON/OFF Global Chat?
A. Under the Personal Menu go to Settings, look at the bottom of the Settings options (Under Chat Settings) and set 'Show Global Chat' to 'Yes' or 'No'.

Q. Can I minimise this Chat Bar?
A. YES, to do so click on the Chat Bar on the left side of the Global Chat and it will slide away. To open it back click on it again and it will reopen

Q. Why doesn’t this chat have features for posting text in bold, italics or colours?
A. Please keep in mind that this is a simple chat program that [player]bigwham[/player] has written for the site to allow you greater communication in different areas of the site. As a result is not feature rich but will, in time, be improved so you can go ahead with your suggestions for improvement as well.

Q. Why are there no time-stamps for when messages are posted.
A. Again because this is a basic chat, time-stamps are not yet included.

Q. How can I block/ban a user from Global Chat?
A. Only Chat moderators can block/ban a user but you can mute a user so you won’t see his/her comments (mute works for bots also)

Q. How long will my mute last?
A. The user will remain muted for you until you either un-mute them or you log off.

Q. Can I mute someone for longer?
A. Using the sites "FOE" feature will block all chat from a user until the FOE is lifted.

Q. My messages won’t post, I get “Message cannot be posted”. Did my chat break?
A. There are certain words that are blocked from Global Chat. If your message contains one or more of those words the entire message will be blocked from posting. You’ll have to delete the offending word or words and then post your message.
Try posting a different message. If that still doesn’t work you’re either still being too profane/bigoted or you have been blocked/banned from Global Chat.

Q. I don’t see my posts but I’m not getting any error messages
A. Your chat may not have automatically scrolled with the messages. Try scrolling down.

Q. I’ve tried scrolling as you suggested but Its not scrolling further down and I still don’t see my messages. Why are they not posting?
A. Your messages may actually be posting but for some reason your chat hasn’t shown updated posts… try reloading the page or opening a new page.

Q. Why can’t I see global Chat from the Forums?
A. The Forums and some other pages are on a different template to the other site pages. Unfortunately this makes it difficult to integrate Global Chat into those pages at this time.

Q. A user has violated the guidelines but a moderator is not there or did not deal with it properly.
A. If you have a problem with a user’s posts or a moderator’s treatment of a situation please take screenshots of the violation/problem and send them to the Head Chatter (currently [player]Razorvich[/player]) along with your explanation of the situation. It can then be investigated and appropriately dealt with.[/spoiler]
How do I report a Chat Violation?
[spoiler=Reports]Chat Violation
If you see something that should be reported, here is how to do it:

Contact any of the Chat Moderators. If they are online, they will investigate immediately.

If there is no Chat Moderator online, send a Private Message, preferably with a screenshot of the offending chat to any of the Chat Team.
Please be sure to submit the whole conversation, so things can be taken into context. (This is important)

The C&A forum is not the correct place for chat violation reports.

Chat Violation Appeal
If you are unhappy on how a Moderator has handled a case, send a Private Message to the Team leader. (currently [player]Razorvich[/player] )

If you are still not satified with the outcome, you can file an E-Ticket direct to Admin for review.[/spoiler]

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