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Rules

If you have any problems or channel questions, /msg an Operator: gusto5, MattTGF, Protome, Orange_Cat, Ragnarok, t27duck, Mako

Basic Rules (tl;dr version)

• Be respectful to each other. If a user asks you to leave them alone, do so. Don't tease or egg people on. When someone asks you to drop a subject, drop it. It should go without saying, but Ops has final say on if someone is "bugging" someone where a "please stop" is in order. A simple comment of "wow, can't you accept anybody's opinion" or something that's not a personal attack is not something one needs to be defensive about.
• Keep the discussion to a PG-13 level. You are free to talk about M-Rated games, obviously. Just keep things sane. This rule is relaxed the later in the day it gets, but don't go overboard. Op(s) discression as to what is considered "overboard."
• Don't advertise/spam your site unless it has to do with the topic at hand.
• Don't spam text, colors, and formatting.
• LEARN HOW TO IGNORE PEOPLE. If you don't like someone, you can do several things about it:
  1. Ask them nicely to stop.
  2. Don't pay attention to them anymore when they talk in chat.
  3. Use your IRC client's tools to block them so you'll never see them talk again.
  If you believe the issue is severe, ask an Operator for assistance.
• UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE HAVE OPINIONS. Dispite what you beleive, Kirby's Magic Funhouse Time may not be the best game ever in other people's eyes. Accept that people have different tastes than you. Some people actually like short, arcadey games. Shocking, I know!
• UNDERSTAND AND LEARN TO TAKE A JOKE. (See also: "Jest" below)
• Keep game spoilers to a minimum. If the game just came out, try not to blurt out the way to the secret door behind the third pillar. That being said, the character list in Mario Kart and saying the number of levels in a Kirby game is not a spoiler. Use your best judgement.
• RESPECT A PERSON'S LIFE CHOICES. Any attack based on race, sexual orientation, background, etc. that a user takes offense to is not tolerated. Jest or not.

Code of Conduct (aka More wordier rules)

Disruptive messenging

Messages sent to the channel that prevent discussion on a chosen topic are prohibited. Such messages include, but are not limited to: Flooding/Spamming, Nickchange abuse, Joining/parting abuse (exception being network trouble), and EXCESSIVE format code abuse

Racial/prejudicial statements or attacks

Any negative statement or action made against a person or group of people based upon their race, creed, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or cultural background and is found to be offensive is not acceptable and a violation of conduct.

Graphic/Sexual material

This is allowed to the point it becomes offensive (Try to keep it PG13). If you have questions about something you want to share with the room, ask the OP(s) on duty first. Additionally, please add a [NSFW] before the link in order to warn other users.

Threats

Personal threats made against another person or oneself are not tolerated. This includes implied or direct threats which are not obviously made in jest.

Game spoilers

These should be kept to a minimum, and contain vague information at the most. i.e. "I am on the 3rd dungeon", not "Aeris dies!!!1!one". Repeatedly posting spoilers will result in warning eventually ending in a ban. Links to articles/sites etc. are required to have a spoiler tag.

Jest

Things said or done in obvious "jest" should be taken as such. Operators and users are required to have a sense of humor. Failure to have a sense of humor will result in death by being forced to watch Carrot Top movies until one's brain explodes. The previous sentence is an example of such jest (a fact that, if you're unable to comprehend, you are a poor, soul-less heap of flesh and have my sympathy). Keep in mind that this does not promote humor made in obvious bad taste (i.e. making fun of someone because their parents just died or their girlfriend left them), however it should be noted that if you don't want to run the risk of being made fun of for something, don't discuss it publicly. Making fun of a user for something they wish to keep private OR have asked nicely to not discuss it does NOT fall under jest.

PM vs The room

Anything that is said in the chatroom is room business. If you call someone a worthless piece of **** in the room, that is obviously bannable. If you take an argument to a PM (either with a regular user or an Op), what happens in the PM stays in the PM. Harrassment and annoyance in a PM should be handle via #abuse. Please the /ignore command first. If that still doesn't work, then go to #abuse.

Spamming PMs to Ops complaining about a ban and insulting the op can extend the ban.

Admins and Operators have the right to kick or ban a person for any reason. Room founder's word is final.

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