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{USF}mdluffy

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Clan Rules and Flaming Policy!

« on: September 30, 2009, 08:38:00 PM »

CLAN RULES!

1. Respect. That is where it begins. Have respect for your fellow clanmates.

A) If for any reason there is a disagreement between two clanmates, the issue should be brought the attention of either -SF-Mdluffy and -SF-Wyzeguy6 for Superior Firepower and {USF}Mdluffy and {USF}BLACKBIRD for United Starfighters.

B) Have respect for those of higher rank. Even though the clanmates of -SF- or {USF} treat each other as equals, when a command is issued by a superior, do all in your power to follow through on the order.

C) Respect is what separates the boys from the men. We are all here for a good reason, to have a good time and everyone is respected, then it you will have a damn good time here.

2. STAY ACTIVE! If you are a member of -SF-, you are expected to be somewhat active on the clan Forums. We will know because of the Roll Call. Every month, your division leader (-SF-cronus194 for A Path Beyond division, -SF-klingon for AR division, -SF-VERTi60 for Reborn division, -SF-mdluffy for the clan's superiors) will order a Roll Call for each clanmate to respond to see who is active and who is not. Roll Calls will be open for 10 days. If a clan member does not respond, then punishments will be carried out when there is no good excuse. Punishments will vary depending on past performance and/or general activity on the forums since becoming a member. With this one you are having to rewrite this one.

3. Gameplay Rules. -SF- and {USF} knows that some gamers have busy lives and cannot play as much as they want to, so we don’t have any kind of rules about minimum time for gameplay. But, we do ask you to play when you can. If you see that another -SF- or {USF} member is online, join up with him.

4. TRAINING. Every few weeks, ‘Training Sessions’ will be scheduled. These are times set by the Officers according to soldier’s available gameplay time to gather on servers to show their skill and develop strategies. Soldiers are asked to make every effort to attend training sessions. If you are not positive that you can make it to training, sign up for 'Standby'. It could just grab you a promotion.

5. -SF- currently has 3 Divisions (The biggest one being Red Alert - A Path Beyond). If you sign up for a certain Corps Division, that does not mean you can’t play the other games. You can play all the games, but your rank will be listed under the one which you signed up for first. You will have to write in the Divisions on {USF}.

6. Recruiting. -SF- and {USF} is always looking to expand it’s numbers. We ask that all clan members, regardless of rank help us recruit more soldiers for our clan.

7. All signature need to be a reasonable size. Not like banner size most signatures are 350x150 and go up to 500x150. Anything bigger you will be told to get something smaller or it will be deleted. Thank you.

8. We have a flame policy in this clan. We do not allow flaming of any sort in this clan. we have a 0 Tolerance for it. Please read the flame policy that is listed in News & Announcements for more info. If you Flame another Member in a game that we do not play, it is still considered as Flaming!

9. We have a manditory clan video now. Before posting anything in the forums I need all new members to watch it. This is to help you understand the forums better and were to go and were is the right place to post something.

10. With in 30 days of becoming a Member of -SF- or {USF} it is recommended that you download Ventrilo and have a work mic. This is for communication and for us to better get to know you better. Plus some division require it in order for higher officers and in order for a chance for advancement. Thank you.

These clan rules we created by my senior officer Blackbird. I would like to give my thanks to him.

Also I am {USF}mdluffy and I approve this message!


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Re: Clan Rules and Flaming Policy!

« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2009, 08:39:11 PM »

Flaming Policy!

Im not going to skit around here nor be polite if you are caught flaming another clan, guild , kin or member you will be in the shit - obviously it will be down to individual cases but it will never be acceptable to flame, if you are recieving abuse online screenshot it and post it in the forum, preferably an irc log screenshot and a ingame one to show whispers etc!
fraudulent or rigged screenshots will result in the member being banned from here.

I have decided to make this more public since people in the community think we do not have control over our clan members. Well I have to say this is not the case at all. This is are policy and we do go by it. I am not the only one. IoinicObi runs this policy with a iron fist also. So we do have control. We have a three strikes policy also. So please read the info below!

The understand of flaming:

What is Flaming you might say?

Here is what it is.

Flaming is the often deliberate act of posting or writing messages on Internet bulletin boards and message groups that have the intent of insulting or creating dissent within a group. An Internet flame is often filled with coarse language and personal insults. It is meant to hurt people’s feelings, get them fired up, and not to further conversation on a personal issue. It is never conversational, but it may be meant to upset an entire group, provoking conversation about someone’s flame or on the practice of flaming in general.

Sometimes, people called Internet trolls intentionally practice flaming to provoke a group of people. This may be merely for the purpose of annoying a group, or may be an attack aimed at a group of people who have an interest not shared by the flamer. In a political message board for electing a certain presidential candidate, someone from an opposite camp might join the group and deliberately practice flaming to disorganize the efforts of the group. Piles and piles of messages that divert the group’s interest from their initial intent can follow a flame.

At other times, egotism causes a person to practice flaming. A person may feel that his or her opinion is the only valid one on the subject and state so in an insulting way. This may result in flame wars, where people on two different sides of an issue state opinions only and insult the person who “started the war.” Flame wars may only be resolved when the people involved decide that multiple opinions on subjects are to be expected.

Sometimes people are provoked into flaming by the content of someone else’s discussion. For example a moms' Internet group could get fired up by someone’s comments on spanking. Instead of offering support to each other, discussions and flames can erupt around this controversial issue. Often these issues cool down after a week or two of flaming posts or emails, but they may get brought up again and again, especially as new people join the group and old people exit it.

Flaming also can be the practice of offering criticism that is not constructive. A product website might receive flames about their product. These flames are usually laced with strong language and multiple expletives.

Some people theorize that flaming is common on the Internet because there is relative anonymity in Internet posting. People who flame are not that likely to actually insult people in person. Flaming on the Internet offers a degree of protection not likely to be afforded in a face-to-face conversation. On the other hand, people with the right spyware can find out the identity of others, so it’s simply not a good or safe practice. It’s considered in most cases, a grave violation of netiquette to practice flaming.

We have 0 tolerance for this kinda stuff in are clan and site. If you are found doing this you will be disaplined or even kicked from the clan period! Thank you for your time.


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