Tecumseh
18/08/2008, 17h13
GENERAL GOA.COM RULES
Behaviour Charter (http://www.goa.com/i18n/footer/en/behaviour.html) & General Conditions of the Use of Service (http://www.goa.com/i18n/footer/en/terms.html)
GENERAL READABILITY RULES
You will at all time abide by the rules set in the User Agreement and the Forum Rules. By having a GOA account a user agrees implicitly to read and respect the Forum Rules and User’s Agreement. Failure to do so or ignorance of the rules will in no case be accepted as an excuse for bad or inappropriate behaviour.
You will always respect GOA staff and will refrain from contesting their decisions outside of the dedicated channels.
You will always respect your fellow forum users and do your best to be polite to them. You will also respect their right to have their own opinions and express these within the limits defined here.
You will not troll (i.e. post derogatory messages about sensitive subjects to bait users into responding).
You will not flame (i.e. post messages that are deliberately hostile and insulting).
You will not flood (i.e. post empty, repetitive or nonsensical messages).
When starting a new thread, you will always try to find the most relevant forum or sub-forum, so as to avoid being off-topic. Accordingly, you will not post in a language other than the one the forum you have chosen is dedicated to.
You will always ensure maximum readability of your posts by using standard grammar, syntax, punctuation and spelling. SMS-type spelling or abbreviations are strictly forbidden.
You will always use descriptive and pertinent titles for the threads you start.
You will refrain from diverting a discussing from its original subject.
LIST OF UNWANTED CONTENT
The Goa forums are family-oriented and in consequence a number of topics are banned:
You will not post erotic or pornographic content of any kind (images and texts alike).
You will not discuss pirated software or cultural content (such as music, videos or e-books), nor will you post links to websites discussing such things. This includes also all Peer-2-Peer web sites and software.
You will not discuss hacking or cheating. This includes discussing potential security loopholes on www.goa.com and/or discussing ways of harming or prejudicing GOA.
You will not post racist/xenophobic/bigoted/sexist/homophobic or generally intolerant and derogatory contents.
You will not discuss ways of physically or psychologically harming others (or yourself).
You will not discuss the distribution, handling or manufacture of drugs in any way.
You will not post ads or commercial links of any kind. This includes any form of begging and/or unauthorised fundraising on the forums.
You will not post anybody’s real-life personal details, be they your own. This includes a person’s surname, address, phone number. It is allowed to post pictures only if you have the expressive permission of all persons showing on that picture. The pictures have to follow the same rules as your postings - that means no offensive material
You will not post propaganda of any sort.
You will not try to promote a positive image of any act of illegal nature, be it petty offences or major crimes.
IN GAME RULES
Naturally, all restrictions listed in the Behaviour Charter and the General Conditions of the Use of Service apply in game, but one should bear in mind that the following behaviours and practices will invite sanctions that can go as far as a permanent ban from the GOA.COM platforms.
Account Sharing. Sharing your account details with another person is not acceptable, even if they are family members. This includes password, email address, Login ID & any kind of personal information that might be used to access your account. This is not accepted, as it may lead to accounts being damaged or stolen, or may give that account an unfair advantage over other players.
Free Killing. Free Killing involves playing numerous PvP-Matches with another player, having agreed beforehand that one player will generally win, and one player will generally lose, with the intentions of quickly increasing experience and influence. This is not how our games were intended to be played, and gives an unfair advantage over regular players.
Using third party software. Using any cheating tool, modifying our game files, or attempting to alter servers or events is strictly forbidden.
Advertising 3rd Party Software. Advertising any cheating tools on our servers, in any way, is not tolerated. This includes the naming of characters.
Providing a false report. Willingly providing a false report about another player is not tolerated. This may constitute an accusation of cheating, hacking harassment, etc.
Impersonating GOA Staff. Impersonating GOA staff means pretending to be an employee of GOA, for whatever reason, and is of course only permitted for actual members of the GOA Staff. This also applies to the naming of characters.
Perturbing GOA Events. Creating fake rooms, misbehaving on the chat or any other kind of misbehaviour during events will lead to sanctions.
Swearing and inappropriate language.This includes, but is not restricted to, racist/xenophobic/bigoted/sexist/homophobic or generally intolerant and derogatory speech. This also includes the naming of your character.
Flaming. Flaming is defined as writing messages that are deliberately hostile and insulting.
Flooding. This includes, but is not limited to, posting repetitive or nonsensical messages.
Advertising. This includes promoting any other product or service (through your writings or the naming of your character) on our servers.
Harassment. Harassment can take many forms, including sending constant friend requests, always speaking to a player without their consent, constant game invites.
The GOA Team
Behaviour Charter (http://www.goa.com/i18n/footer/en/behaviour.html) & General Conditions of the Use of Service (http://www.goa.com/i18n/footer/en/terms.html)
GENERAL READABILITY RULES
You will at all time abide by the rules set in the User Agreement and the Forum Rules. By having a GOA account a user agrees implicitly to read and respect the Forum Rules and User’s Agreement. Failure to do so or ignorance of the rules will in no case be accepted as an excuse for bad or inappropriate behaviour.
You will always respect GOA staff and will refrain from contesting their decisions outside of the dedicated channels.
You will always respect your fellow forum users and do your best to be polite to them. You will also respect their right to have their own opinions and express these within the limits defined here.
You will not troll (i.e. post derogatory messages about sensitive subjects to bait users into responding).
You will not flame (i.e. post messages that are deliberately hostile and insulting).
You will not flood (i.e. post empty, repetitive or nonsensical messages).
When starting a new thread, you will always try to find the most relevant forum or sub-forum, so as to avoid being off-topic. Accordingly, you will not post in a language other than the one the forum you have chosen is dedicated to.
You will always ensure maximum readability of your posts by using standard grammar, syntax, punctuation and spelling. SMS-type spelling or abbreviations are strictly forbidden.
You will always use descriptive and pertinent titles for the threads you start.
You will refrain from diverting a discussing from its original subject.
LIST OF UNWANTED CONTENT
The Goa forums are family-oriented and in consequence a number of topics are banned:
You will not post erotic or pornographic content of any kind (images and texts alike).
You will not discuss pirated software or cultural content (such as music, videos or e-books), nor will you post links to websites discussing such things. This includes also all Peer-2-Peer web sites and software.
You will not discuss hacking or cheating. This includes discussing potential security loopholes on www.goa.com and/or discussing ways of harming or prejudicing GOA.
You will not post racist/xenophobic/bigoted/sexist/homophobic or generally intolerant and derogatory contents.
You will not discuss ways of physically or psychologically harming others (or yourself).
You will not discuss the distribution, handling or manufacture of drugs in any way.
You will not post ads or commercial links of any kind. This includes any form of begging and/or unauthorised fundraising on the forums.
You will not post anybody’s real-life personal details, be they your own. This includes a person’s surname, address, phone number. It is allowed to post pictures only if you have the expressive permission of all persons showing on that picture. The pictures have to follow the same rules as your postings - that means no offensive material
You will not post propaganda of any sort.
You will not try to promote a positive image of any act of illegal nature, be it petty offences or major crimes.
IN GAME RULES
Naturally, all restrictions listed in the Behaviour Charter and the General Conditions of the Use of Service apply in game, but one should bear in mind that the following behaviours and practices will invite sanctions that can go as far as a permanent ban from the GOA.COM platforms.
Account Sharing. Sharing your account details with another person is not acceptable, even if they are family members. This includes password, email address, Login ID & any kind of personal information that might be used to access your account. This is not accepted, as it may lead to accounts being damaged or stolen, or may give that account an unfair advantage over other players.
Free Killing. Free Killing involves playing numerous PvP-Matches with another player, having agreed beforehand that one player will generally win, and one player will generally lose, with the intentions of quickly increasing experience and influence. This is not how our games were intended to be played, and gives an unfair advantage over regular players.
Using third party software. Using any cheating tool, modifying our game files, or attempting to alter servers or events is strictly forbidden.
Advertising 3rd Party Software. Advertising any cheating tools on our servers, in any way, is not tolerated. This includes the naming of characters.
Providing a false report. Willingly providing a false report about another player is not tolerated. This may constitute an accusation of cheating, hacking harassment, etc.
Impersonating GOA Staff. Impersonating GOA staff means pretending to be an employee of GOA, for whatever reason, and is of course only permitted for actual members of the GOA Staff. This also applies to the naming of characters.
Perturbing GOA Events. Creating fake rooms, misbehaving on the chat or any other kind of misbehaviour during events will lead to sanctions.
Swearing and inappropriate language.This includes, but is not restricted to, racist/xenophobic/bigoted/sexist/homophobic or generally intolerant and derogatory speech. This also includes the naming of your character.
Flaming. Flaming is defined as writing messages that are deliberately hostile and insulting.
Flooding. This includes, but is not limited to, posting repetitive or nonsensical messages.
Advertising. This includes promoting any other product or service (through your writings or the naming of your character) on our servers.
Harassment. Harassment can take many forms, including sending constant friend requests, always speaking to a player without their consent, constant game invites.
The GOA Team