san00b
No.1 Admin & Founder
Dear Blocktopians,
Today we're happy to announce to you all a new, global set of rules for the community. Currently our rules exist within the Terms of Service, consist of many different entries, and can be a bit confusing. We've decided to re-vamp our rules to make them easier to understand, and more readable for our members.
Oh, and there are only five.
1. Stay classy, Blocktopia.
No one likes to be insulted or abused. Nor does anyone like to see someone running around spouting off with vulgar language. It makes them look silly, and no one wants to look silly. With that in mind, we ask one very simple thing of you: Keep it classy.
2. Play for fun, and the rest will follow.
You should be here because you want to have fun - not because you want to waltz in and be given staff ranking and the best items. All those things come as a result of you putting in time and dedication to both the servers and the community. Enjoy your time here and work towards your goals rather than expecting them to be fulfilled up front.
3. Cats have nine lives; you dont.
We do our best to provide a fun, safe environment for everyone. This is the reason why we take our rules, and our enforcement of them, seriously. Punishments for breaking our rules can result in a kick as a gentle reminder, or a global ban from our entire community. If you feel you were punished without just cause, you may always appeal your ban in the respective forum section. The best way to avoid all the hassle? Know these rules, and the rules of the server you are playing on.
4. Don't let a loophole become your noose.
Technicalities might be fun, but they don't fly. Just because you can abuse a glitch or flaw in our software doesn't mean you should. Just because there isn't a rule against something doesn't mean you should do it. We expect everyone to use common sense and good judgement when in our community.
5. Yell!
Not literally - I don't think the other people in your house would appreciate it. When we say "yell", we simply want you to speak up! Have an idea on how to make something better? Tell someone. See something happening on the servers or forums you don't think is right? Let a staff member know. We rely on you just as much as our staff to keep Blocktopia a fun place to be, so feel free to yell when something doesn't seem right.
These rules will be posted in the Rules and Information section as well. Keep in mind these are the community rules, and that server-specific rules still apply.
Feel free to ask any questions!
EDIT: Just realized I forgot to give a special thank you to UltimateBudgie, who created some of the above rules, and gave feedback during their creation. I'd also like to thank the Administration team and the Directors for their help during this process as well!
Today we're happy to announce to you all a new, global set of rules for the community. Currently our rules exist within the Terms of Service, consist of many different entries, and can be a bit confusing. We've decided to re-vamp our rules to make them easier to understand, and more readable for our members.
Oh, and there are only five.
1. Stay classy, Blocktopia.
No one likes to be insulted or abused. Nor does anyone like to see someone running around spouting off with vulgar language. It makes them look silly, and no one wants to look silly. With that in mind, we ask one very simple thing of you: Keep it classy.
2. Play for fun, and the rest will follow.
You should be here because you want to have fun - not because you want to waltz in and be given staff ranking and the best items. All those things come as a result of you putting in time and dedication to both the servers and the community. Enjoy your time here and work towards your goals rather than expecting them to be fulfilled up front.
3. Cats have nine lives; you dont.
We do our best to provide a fun, safe environment for everyone. This is the reason why we take our rules, and our enforcement of them, seriously. Punishments for breaking our rules can result in a kick as a gentle reminder, or a global ban from our entire community. If you feel you were punished without just cause, you may always appeal your ban in the respective forum section. The best way to avoid all the hassle? Know these rules, and the rules of the server you are playing on.
4. Don't let a loophole become your noose.
Technicalities might be fun, but they don't fly. Just because you can abuse a glitch or flaw in our software doesn't mean you should. Just because there isn't a rule against something doesn't mean you should do it. We expect everyone to use common sense and good judgement when in our community.
5. Yell!
Not literally - I don't think the other people in your house would appreciate it. When we say "yell", we simply want you to speak up! Have an idea on how to make something better? Tell someone. See something happening on the servers or forums you don't think is right? Let a staff member know. We rely on you just as much as our staff to keep Blocktopia a fun place to be, so feel free to yell when something doesn't seem right.
These rules will be posted in the Rules and Information section as well. Keep in mind these are the community rules, and that server-specific rules still apply.
Feel free to ask any questions!
EDIT: Just realized I forgot to give a special thank you to UltimateBudgie, who created some of the above rules, and gave feedback during their creation. I'd also like to thank the Administration team and the Directors for their help during this process as well!
