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Follow Gaia Terms of Service
________We will enforce the rules of the website because we believe in abiding by the rules that allow us all to come together to role play and get along with each other. If you don't know what these are, then you probably haven't read them, and you most likely should. [ Gaia ToS ]
PG-13 Material Only
_______Cyber sex writing, detailing explicit sex acts, and other graphic imagery is NOT permitted. Period. If the majority of the clothing comes off, you must timeskip. If you are caught cybering within the guild your posts will be deleted and you will be warned. If caught again, you could face punishment and/or removal from the guild. We don't want the guild to be shut down because one person didn't follow the rules.
There Are No Bad Words, Just Bad Intentions
________Although some words may be viewed as more offensive to some than others, we are not going to force all "curse" words to be disallowed. We cannot control the reactions of everybody who reads what you say. However, we can and will judge what is said based on the words' intent. Any intentional antagonizing, trolling, bombardment of crew or member alike through Gaia or other means can and will most likely result in punishment or even removal from the guild.
Want To Make A Suggestion?
________We love to have people like you offering your thoughts and ideas to make the guild better. It helps the guild to grow and evolve as well as help the community of role players as a whole to branch out with each other to bring your ideas to life. We just ask that if you come to us with your idea, that you have it as prepared and thought-out as you possibly can. Expect to have questions asked about your idea, Be prepared to discuss your idea with people about how best to have it work. You never know, sometimes an idea can be made better with a small tweak. Other times, it may not work in one sense, but works perfectly in another. Sometimes, an idea evolves completely into a new and better idea. So don't be afraid come to us with your things, and don't be afraid to re-approach if we don't like something the first time. Just like a fight, sometimes you gotta take a few lumps before you get a shot in.
Respect
________Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and common courtesy. Respect is important, whether member to member, crew to member, or crew to crew.
- Personal attacks, harassment, threats, and demeaning others violates Gaia Terms of Service already, and won't be tolerated. This includes divulging unwanted personal information, or any other such figurative airing of dirty laundry. Malicious actions hold a higher punishment.
The Crew members are not here to punish you. They are also not here to babysit you. Misunderstandings between individuals happen. Feelings sometimes get hurt on accident. People hold strong opinions about certain matters. As crew, we’re here to help make sure things don’t get out of hand.
There is a big difference between giving constructive criticism and degrading somebody or their work. Constructive criticism revolves around the idea of making suggestions to improve the overall outcome of people's work. It focuses on positive and negative aspects, and reasons behind the points made. Degrading someone's work, on the other hand comes out of saying only negative things without valid reasons. For instance, simply saying, "This sucks!" It is disrespectful to openly degrade somebody or their work without real reasons.
The crew can only make judgments of wrongdoings of members based on unaltered evidence or proof they are given. This may include any of the guild’s official channels, including Skype, Teamspeak, posts, or private messages beginning from or involving the guild. Screenshots or otherwise screencapped evidence to said wrongdoings must be unaltered in order to be considered as proof. Altered screenshots used maliciously to frame another member can result in a ban from the guild.
________If you feel that you have been mistreated or not treated with respect, contact a moderator who will look into the situation and handle it accordingly. However, always try to resolve the issue with the person BEFORE contacting a crew member.
