Forum Rules

[Tullia]

§1 - General

By creating an account you agree to and are bound by these Forum Rules (hereinafter, Rules).

1. The Rules apply to the whole forum, including but not limited to: posts, private messages, profiles and the individual boards.

2. The moderators exist to make sure these rules are being followed. If not followed, the moderation staff have the responsibility of punishing the user breaking them.

3. Travian reserve the right to change these Rules at any time, and without any advance warning. Every effort will be made by staff to inform the users of changes to the rules.

4. Users are only permitted ONE forum account only, except with the express advance permission of the Admin. If a forum user is found to have multiple accounts, all save one will be permanently banned or deleted, and the original account may be further infracted.

5. Posts submitted to this forum are only guaranteed to be removed on request if they violate a Forum Rule. Users should not expect requests to remove posts to be honoured if it would seriously damage forum continuity, but Moderators will make best efforts to comply with requests on an individual case by case basis.

6. Posts and post content here should not be reproduced elsewhere without permission of the original poster.


§2 - Forbidden Content

1. The rules in this section apply to posts, private messages and any other form of communication on the forum.
Note that quoting posts containing forbidden content is deemed the same as posting it yourself.

2. The following content and/or behaviour is strictly forbidden:

A. Re-posts, Cross-posts and Double-posts. Re-posting a locked or deleted topic, or reposting significant content from locked or deleted topics in order to restart a locked discussion, is not allowed. Posting the same topic in multiple forums is not allowed. Posting twice (or more) in a row in the same thread is not permitted. (Use the button instead.). Official forum announcements are not covered by this rule.

B. Posts in a language other than English or Hindi, unless permission in advance has been granted by an Admin. Any language other than English or Hindi that is posted with Admin permission must have an English or Hindi translation supplied in advance. Posts must be legible; the limited use of "text speak" is acceptable, however Moderators have the right to edit your post if the text used in the post is deemed unreadable.

C. Impersonating staff. This includes “Deputy” posts, which are posts in which the user points out that someone is breaking the forum rules. Use the Report button or PM a Moderator instead. Additionally, use of the Crew comment BB codes is prohibited. These are reserved for official discussion by Supporter, Moderators, Multihunters and the Administrator. Use of the colour red is likewise reserved for Crew posts, however limited use will be tolerated in user posts.

D. Spam, Flames and Insults. Spam can include, but is not limited to: posts which do not contribute significantly to the thread’s discussion; posts which are not related to the sub-forum overall theme; the overuse of various text format options. The moderation team is the final arbiter of what is or is not spam, and of whether something is flaming / insulting or not.

E. Swearing. If you trip the censor accidentally, please edit your post to a less offensive term. Leaving in words which have been censored is still deemed swearing. Bypassing the automatic censor or "implying" swearwords by using symbols, deliberate misspellings, acronyms or in other ways is against the rules. Just because a word is not filtered by the auto-censor does not mean it is automatically not a swear word. Some words are swear words in some contexts and not others, and are thus left off the auto-censor.

F. Pornographic, racist or otherwise discriminatory or inappropriate text or images. All content must be suitable for users under the age of 18.

G. Posting uncensored battle reports. Permission to post uncensored reports must be sent via PM to the relevant section moderator, or submitted by IGM to the "Forum Moderator" account in-game, before the report is posted. Permission from all parties mentioned on the report must be obtained. Reports of attacks on or by WW villages or attacks involving Building Plans or Artefacts belonging to WW holders are excluded from this rule.

H. Using, or creating another thread in order to search for duals in a domain other than this. You may only search for duals on the .in servers; nowhere else.

I. Transcripts of private communication without permission. This includes, but is not limited to, contents of forum Private Messages (PMs), In-Game Messages (IGMs), or emails, as well as conversations via any instant messaging service such as Skype or MSN. Permission from all parties involved must be sent via PM to the relevant section moderator before the material is posted.

J. Posting of Personal data without permission. Personal information (such as real life name, address or photo) of a member may not be posted without the express consent of the person or people concerned. Minors (U18s) may only post such information themselves/have such information posted if their legal representative’s approval has been given. Upon posting such information, the user expressly asserts his/her age of majority and legal capacity or – for minors – the existence of their legal representative’s approval. Any posting of personal data is entirely at the user’s own risk.

K. Discussion of any official Moderator actions including, but not limited to, forum warnings, bans and infractions, except in the forum area set aside specifically for this purpose and open only to banned users. If you have queries or concerns about a Moderator action please follow the grievance procedure laid out below.

L. Direct discussion of specific in-game bans. Threads may be created to discuss the wider impact of a ban on the politics of a server, providing that the ban itself is not discussed. Threads may be created to discuss a ban in a hypothetical form but must be stripped of all content which might allow the parties involved to be identified, such as server, account names etc, and the thread must remain polite in tone and comply with all other forum rules.

M. Posts which violate or encourage the violation of the Travian Game Rules. This includes, but is not limited to, external “Cropfinder” tools and public posting of account details.

N. Material which could be considered as illegal by law of the Federal Republic of Germany. Discussion of such material (e.g. “warez” or cracked software), including linking to it, is also forbidden.

O. Advertisements, of any kind. Links to and advertising of other video game online/web game sites and/or direct competitors is also explicitly forbidden. Whether mentioning a game is considered advertising is up to the discretion of the moderation staff. “Link” games including, but not limited to: MiniCity, Graaagh!, and so on are also totally forbidden. Gold-Referral links outside of signatures are classed as advertising. Gold links which are in signatures must not be displayed in a misleading manner.

P. Links to sites which contain content deemed inappropriate as above. Misleading links, such as tinyurl and "rickrolls" are also forbidden.

Q. Any and all other content deemed inappropriate by forum staff and/or Travian Games.

R. Any attempt to coerce or provoke other users into breaking the Rules.

§3 - Profile

1. The maximum size allowed for your avatar is 120x120 pixels.
2. Signatures, including any images, text and BB code tags (eg. quotes), are limited to a maximum overall height of 160 pixels, which roughly equates to 8 lines of standard text. Signatures must also not be so wide that they stretch the page layout on a standard resolution.
3. The maximum size of any custom signature image stored on the Forum is 500 by 100 pixels or 2.0 KB (whichever is smaller).
4. Only actual and authentic player names may be used in the Player Name/Server section of your profile. Using this feature to impersonate other players is strictly forbidden.
5. Permission must be obtained from the poster before quoting another forum member in your signature.
6. The Forbidden Content rules (section 2) also apply to your signature, profile, profile messages and albums.


§4 – Warnings and Infractions

1. Punishments are at the discretion of the moderation staff. The following guidelines are generally used, but the moderation staff are free to give more severe custom punishments, including, but not limited to, permanent bans, IP bans, or bans from specific forum areas, in any and all cases if necessary.

A. First violation: Warning, possible Infraction

B. Second and ensuing violations: Infraction

C. Each infraction is worth one or more points. When you receive enough points, you will be banned for a length of time determined by your total number of active points.

2. Evading a ban by using a second account may result in an IP-ban of both accounts.
3. Avatars and signatures which break the forum rules may be deleted at moderator discretion.
4. Topics and posts which violate the forum rules may be deleted or edited at moderator discretion.


§5 – Redress of Grievances

1. Staff will aim to be fair and transparent in their dealings with users. If you have a complaint or question about a moderator’s decision, then first contact that Moderator, then a SuperModerator. If you still cannot resolve the situation you may also contact the Board Admin at any time. If there is no moderator listed for the section you have an issue in, please contact the Board Admin or a SuperMod first.
2. Under no circumstances should you post a thread to resolve the situation.
3. A current list of forum staff members can be found here.