Site Rules

In order to keep the forums running well and to prevent problems, please follow these simple rules for the forums here. If you have any questions or problems, please contact one of the Galactic Campaign Staff members. Staff members include the Administrators, Global Moderators and Moderators.

Our goal at the Galactic Campaigns is to keep a fun, clean, family-friendly environment, these rules help ensure that people of all ages and backgrounds will enjoy this board.

1. General Rules

   1. Galactic Campaigns has very specific content geared forums. Members are asked to read the forum descriptions before posting to ensure they are posting in the correct forum. This rule is very forgiving, but users who repeatedly post in the wrong forum despite corrections from a staff member may be given a warning. #
   2. Members should use an appropriate, descriptive title when posting a new topic. Examples of bad titles include; "Help me!", "I’m stuck!" etc. Examples of good titles include; "Getting an TABLE FULL error upon login", "Cannot post in certain forums", etc. are okay. #
   3. These forums are geared toward a general audience and therefore posts that are sexual in nature, pornographic content, or generally offensive in nature such as text, images, links etc. will not be tolerated and will lead to an immediate warning. If a username is found to be offensive, it will be immediately changed and the user PMed a request to choose another, more appropriate username. #
   4. Members are not to post obscene, vulgar, racist, graven, offensive, illegal, religious or political, in the form of posts, links or images on this site. Posting of such content will be removed and could lead to a warning if necessary. #
   5. Forums marked with rating indicators (see article 2c) are exempt from articles 1c and 1d depending on the maturity rating class as long as the content within is related to the forum topic and is not specifically targeting a member with the intent to harrass. #
   6. Members are not allowed to use any artifice or method to bypass or avoid the profanity filter. #
   7. Members are not allowed to flame other members or groups of members. Flaming includes, but is not limited to: Ridiculing, insulting, or demeaning another member or group of members, such behaviour will not be tolerated and may lead to a warning and the offending posts removed or the topic locked. #
   8. Members are not allowed to bait other members. Baiting is an attempt to anger and provoke another member. Such behaviour may lead to a warning and offending posts removed or topic locked. #
   9. Members are not to harass or abuse other members in topics, private messages, signatures, avatars or profiles. This includes stalking other members, both online and in real life. Such behaviour will lead to a warning or a ban. #
   10. Members are not to violate the privacy of other members by publicly posting identifiable personal information about them; e.g. full names, addresses, e-mail addresses or telephone numbers. This includes reposting the contents of private messages or e-mails without the prior permission of the sender. Exceptions may include notifying a staff member of a violation through private channels such as the board private message system. #
   11. All rules apply to the private messaging and chat room system as well, abuse of the Private Messaging and Chat Room systems will result in a Warning. #
   12. Members are asked to respect the copyright of other users, sites, media, etc. This site does not support the sharing of copyrighted material. #
   13. Members are asked not to post using l33t speak, txt speak, abbreviated expletives, posting in ALL CAPS in posts, topics or blog posts. Repeatedly posting in these methods will result in a warning. #
   14. All rules stated here apply to the entire site, including but not limited to blog posts and comments and the chat room. #

2. Play by Post Rules

   1. The Game Master (GM) is the proprietor of the game. A GM's rulings are final and arguing past a polite and reasonable discourse, flaming, harassment, etc are inappropriate responses when a GM rules against a player. You may respectfully dissent with the GM's opinion and offer a polite and reasoned alternative argument, and this will not be considered arguing with the intent to harass. But once the GM has made a final decision and made it clear to you that the ruling has been made, any further attempts to pursue your cause fall under the category of harassment.
      The Staff will only step in to resolve cases involving GM rulings should the discourse result in "flame wars", harassment or further disrupts the enjoyment of other members. #
   2. Game rules are decided by the GM. These include, and are not limited to: posting rates, dice rolls, posting format, and character creation. It is each GM's responsibility to post any special or varying rules for the benefit of his players. #
   3. A GM should use a rating system to show the maturity level of their game. The GM is responsible for maintaining mature content within his forum.
      Rated T: Suitable for teens, 13 years and older. References to violence, minor coarse language, and minor suggestive adult themes.
      Rated M: Not suitable for children or teens below the age of 16 with possible strong but non-explicit adult themes, some violence, and strong coarse language.
      Rated MA: Content is only suitable for mature adults. Can contain explicit language and adult themes. This does not include pornography or anything closely related. #
   4. Derogatory comments made to GMs and other players of a game will not be tolerated. The Staff of Galactic Campaigns will take such acts very seriously and could result in Warnings or Banning. #

3. Spamming

   1. Spam is not tolerated here under any circumstance. This includes offering hosting services (charged and free), installation services, solicitation etc. Users posting spam will be warned and their post removed. #
   2. Promoting one’s own site or forum is not allowed on this site, this includes self promotion, advertising and advertising related posts, notices for contests and show off posts and topics. Users may not promote their site through their posts, Such posts are considered spam and may lead to a warning.
      If a member would like to become an affiliate of the site, please send an email to swgc@swrpgrc.com #
   3. Recruiting members for your own project (moderators, designers, professional work, etc) in posts and topics is not permitted on the forums and is considered spam.
      If a member would like to become an affiliate of the site, please send an email to swgc@swrpgrc.com #

4. Signature Specific Rules

   1. Members are asked to keep signature images relatively small so that the topics may load quickly. Flashy or animated images and flash is not allowed in signature images #
   2. Links in signatures must be unique pages or sites (i.e. multiple links pointing to the same external page/site are not allowed). Linked sites may not be overly commercial in nature. Subtle self-promotion is allowed in signatures. Unlimited links are allowed in a signature providing members to point to character sheets and current campaigns a member is currently participating in. #
   3. Signature content must adhere to normal board rules with respect to decency. Signatures may NOT contain any of the following: Obscene, Racist, Sexually Explicit, Graven / Graphic, Offensive, Illegal, Political, Religious or anything deemed Not family friendly. Offensive content will be removed and the user PMed or warned as necessary. #
   4. Signature content may be removed and/or signature permissions revoked if a user dismisses requests by staff to change or remove content. #

5. Avatar Specific Rules

   1. User defined avatars may contain mild animation. But must not be flashy or attract attention with the animation. #
   2. Avatars must NOT contain an image which attempts to portray the user as having an official status on this site or forums (such a mimicking ranks or copying avatars of staff). #
   3. Avatars are subject to the same conditions as posts with respect to decency, and so forth. Avatars may NOT contain any of the following: Obscene, Racist, Sexually Explicit, Graven / Graphic, Offensive, Illegal, Political, Religious or anything deemed Not family friendly. Offensive Avatars will be removed and the user PMed or warned as necessary. #
   4. Avatars may be removed and/or avatar permissions revoked if a user dismisses requests by staff to change or remove content. #

6. Moderation

   1. Back seat moderating is not allowed on this site. If you notice an issue which may be against board policy, please use the Report Post Feature located on every post and a Moderator will address the issue. Members who constantly act as moderators will be warned. #
   2. Administrators may be required to read specific private messages in an investigation to verify a rule breach or illegal actions through the private message system. #
   3. The Staff reserve the right to edit or remove any post at any time on these boards. The determination of what is construed as indecent, vulgar, spam, etc. as noted in these points is up to Staff Members and not users. Moderators also reserve the right to ban anyone who wilfully violates the board rules, as access to our forums are a privilege and not a right. #
   4. While these rules cover most common situations, they cannot anticipate everything. Consequently we reserve the right to take any actions we deem appropriate to ensure these forums are not disrupted or abused in any way. #
   5. Members are asked to not contact staff members for moderation (moving/splitting/merging/deleting) of topics or posts. Please instead use the report post feature located on a post. Members are also asked to not abuse the report post feature. Excessively contacting staff members for non-urgent moderation or abusing report post feature may result in a warning. #

7. Warning & Ban Policy

   1. If a member breaches a minor board rule, they will be issued an alert via Private Message by a Staff member. This is not counted toward the official warning count of the member. #
   2. If the member continues to breach the SAME Forum Rule, an official Warning will be issued by a Staff member. #
   3. Arguing with team members after having received a warning will lead to an immediate additional warning. Should this exceed three warnings a suspension (temporary ban) will be put in place. #
   4. Any attempt to circumvent a suspension (temporary ban) will lead to that ban being made permanent. #
   5. Members who feel they have been unfairly warned are encouraged to contact an Administrator. #
   6. Four warnings within 90 days will constitute an immediate permanent ban, warnings will expire after 90 days. #

8. Game Master Guidelines

   1. Game Masters are those invited to be members of the Game Master group using a set standard enforced by the group leaders. These standards as well as the privileges given to these group members can be found here: viewtopic.php?f=1&t=24835 #
   2. Game Masters may not share any information or files listed in the private Game Masters forum outside of the private forum or to non-Staff users via e-mail, Private Message, or any other means without specific consent by the owner. Game Masters found divulging private forum information or files will be warned and removed from the Game Master group. #
   3. Although Game Masters are given a special rank on this site, at no time are Game Masters exempt from moderation or any of this site rules listed on this page. Game Masters may still be warned and banned as necessary. Game Masters may not demand special treatment or support. Repeated demands for support or special treatment will result in being removed from the Game Masters group and may result in a warning. #
   4. Users are not allowed to contact Staff or Game Masters asking for private information or files that are only privileged to the Game Masters group. Users found contacting Staff or Game Masters for private information will be warned. #

9. Supporter Guidelines

   1. a. A supporter is someone who has contributed in a significant manner by donating or providing a service to the site or community. A significant contribution could be defined, but is not limited to, a services to the site, which has been requested by a Staff member for the continued progress and development of this site community. #
   2. Donating to this site is an optional choice of charity (noun: something that is given to a charity, esp. a sum of money). This site does not sell or attempt to sell any products or services. A donation is a non-refundable item considered a "Gift" to support this site. A supporter's status is established as a subscription. For every $10 donated to the maintenance fund for the community a supporter will earn one year of the supporter status. #
   3. Supporters may not share any information or files listed in the Council Forum outside of this private forum or to non-Staff users via e-mail, Private Message, or any other means. Supporters found divulging private forum information or files will be warned and removed from this site supporters group. #
   4. Users are not allowed to contact Staff or supporters asking for private information or files that are only privileged to the supporters group. Users found contacting Staff or supporters for private information will be warned. #
   5. Although supporters are given a special rank on this site, at no time are supporters exempt from moderation or any of this site rules listed on this page. Supporters may still be warned and banned as necessary. Supporters may not demand special treatment or support. Repeated demands for support or special treatment will result in being removed from the supporters group without refund and may result in a warning. #
   6. As a "Thank you" for donating to this site, this site provides a list of benefits (rewards) to users who support this site by donating. This includes being added to the Council which gives supporters the unique opportunity to provide feedback and advice on the continued development of the site. Please note that under no circumstances are supporters "entitled" to benefits offered by this site.
      A complete list of benefits may be found here: viewtopic.php?f=93&t=24542 #

10. Moderator Guidelines

    1. a. Moderator's are in charge of their assigned forums and sub-forums. It is the Moderator's responsibility to remove spam and handle member disputes within their respective forums. #
    2. Threads of completed or inactive campaigns are to be moved to their respective history forums. #
    3. Games with no activity in 30 days are to be moved to the histories forum only if the game threads reached or exceeded 5 pages in length. If they have not reached 5 pages in length the entire forum will be deleted.
       Moderators use the following policy when pruning inactive campaigns: faq.php#f2r0 #
    4. Moderators are to be actively involved with the community and are encouraged to start discussions, actively post in member discussions and generally create activity within the community. Not being active or keeping up with Moderator duties will result in Moderator status being removed. (This applies to Global Moderators as well). If a Moderator has become inactive without warning for 60 days and has not responded to PMs or emails then a Moderator's status will be revoked. #
    5. Although Moderators are given a special rank on this site, at no time are Moderators exempt from moderation or any of this site rules listed on this page. Moderators may still be warned and banned as necessary. Moderators may not demand special treatment or support. #
    6. If a Moderator is abusing or abasing the authority entrusted to him it is the prerogative of Staff members to remove the Moderator from his position and may result in an immediate ban. #

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