Board Thread:Voting/@comment-11471865-20160104065507

Sexual Content:

 We recommend that adolescents that choose to be a participant of this wikia to be sixteen year of age or older. If you are found out to be younger, we will not force you to leave.

Sexual content is a very important topic on Avatar Roleplay Wikia, due to our more mature users. We have zero tolerance for linking NSFW (not safe for work) in main chat, but we will not restrict the posting of such material in personal messages (pm). However, if someone does not like what you are doing, that can be considered harassment and therefore you will be issued a warning. If continuing this offence, you will be automatically banned for two days.

Sexual conversations are allowed but restricted when two different users begin to feel overly uncomfortable with the topic. However, if there is only one with a different view on sexual content, they may kindly leave chat and come back at a later time. Otherwise, no kicks, bans or warnings will be issued. If you choose to stay out of your own free will, we expect you not to argue and complain. If you do, we will issue a warning (first), kick (second) and ban (third).



 However, if many people are uncomfortable with the subject of the conversation (and the staff members agrees that it is pushing limits), you will be warned to stop and if you do not, that will result in an automatic kick. Continuing this offence after being notified will result in a ban from the chat that will last for one day.

Sexual roleplay in any form or variety is strictly not allowed in chat (main or pm) and will result in first a warning, then a kick and finally a ban for 48 hours. If someone complains about you harassing them and sending them sexual innuendoes and/or suggestive content, we will mediate the situation and give you a warning when a conclusion is met. If you continue to offend, we will ban you immediately

If you are being harassed and decide to tell us, we ask that you please have some sort of proof, preferably a screenshot. Simply copying and pasting chat text cannot be considered as reliable proof.

Punishments:

 Linking NSFW Material in Main: Automatic ban for two days.

 Sexual Conversations: If deemed inappropriate by staff, first a warning, then a kick and finally a ban for one day.

 Sexual Roleplay: Warning, kick and ban for two days.

 Harassment with Sexual Innuendoes: Staff mediated discussion. No action will be taken without proof (screenshot). If guilty, a warning. If continued, automatic ban for two days.

If you continue to offend after all three punishments, you will be given a longer ban. If you continue to offend after that, an indefinite ban will be put in place. The time served? Infinite.

Language and Censorship

 When it comes down to cursing, we allow mostly any sort of curse. We will not punish you or limit your vocabulary. It is your parent’s job, not ours. However, we will not allow or tolerate any offensive language in regard to race, religion, sexuality, mental illness, social status, and gender. If a mod sees you using anything in a derogatory term, they will warn, kick, and then ban you.

Our chat is an English speaking community, meaning we request that you speak English in chat and naturally, outside of chat. We understand if have a quote or phrase in another language that it's okay to post it but excessive uses of another language can be considered disruptive and/or spam. Our staff speaks English and cannot moderate if there is a language barrier. Despite this policy, we encourage all cultures, races and ethnicity to join our welcoming community.

Punishments:

 Offensive Language: First a warning, then a kick and then a ban for two hours. If continued, ban time will increase times two.

 Not Speaking English: Warning, kick and ban for two hours.

If you continue to offend after all three punishments, you will be given a longer ban. If you continue to offend after that, an indefinite ban will be put in place. The time served? Infinite.

Disrupting Chat

 Chat is meant to be a civil place for everyone to exist together. We understand that in some cases, arguments and discussions may come up. These are not innately bad. It is quite possible to hold a civil argument and have no problems. However, if a topic is getting out of hand and those involved seem to be getting hostile or heated, the discussion is to be ended by a staff member, regardless of if they are involved or the one getting hostile. This being said, if a topic is said to be over, then continuing on with it or bringing it up again just to stir the matter back up will not be tolerated. This will result in a warning, kick and then ban for two hours.

If a user is trying to provoke argument, the staff has every right to request that the user stops. They can be issued a warning, kick and then ban for two hours.

If a staff member ends the argument and one or more users involved still continue, this is considered still disrupting chat, and a warning, kick, and then ban for two hours, can be issued.

If a user is issued a punishment for a prior disruptions in chat,continuing to argue with a different user on the same matter will mean that the previous warnings are still in effect. The third offense can be considered ban-worthy for two hours.

Staff members are allowed to decline the user of making thread discussions, pms involving themselves and other forms of continuing such argument. If a user PM’s a staff member about an issue, the staff member has the right to decline the discussion. If two users wish to resolve an issue, we ask that they please take it to private messages.

If you continue to offend after all three punishments, you will be given a longer ban. If you continue to offend after that, an indefinite ban will be put in place. The time served? Infinite.

Roleplaying

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:16pt;"> As a roleplaying wiki, it's not surprising that people want to perform mini roleplay actions in the chat. Even non-roleplay themed sites have this sort of thing as commonplace. However, there's a point where these things can become very disruptive and annoying for those not involved. It's one thing for a few actions back and forth between two people whether they be a greeting or fake fighting. However, when these things end up continuing on for too long or getting too extreme, they cannot be tolerated. It is considered spam. If you would like to continue these further, you can simply migrate to a PM in order to continue. Chat is meant for just that, chatting; anything further beyond minimal things will not be allowed.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> Roleplaying between characters is strictly not allowed in main chat. Roleplaying between characters should be kept on the forums, but you may do it in PM. Of course, any roleplaying between characters done in PM will not be considered canon on the wikia.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> Punishments:

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> Rping in Main: Warning, kick, two hour ban.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> Rping Characters in Main: Waring, kick, two hour ban.

If you continue to offend after all three punishments, you will be given a longer ban. If you continue to offend after that, an indefinite ban will be put in place. The time served? Infinite.

<span style="color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Arial;font-size:20px;white-space:pre-wrap;line-height:1.38;">General Conduct

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> If complaints are received about you, things you’re saying or even your general attitude, you will be told to change and fix the problem. We ask that you be courteous to other users on the wikia.

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> However, the staff have their limits when it comes to this. For a staff member to punish someone

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> who is not breaking a specifically designated policy, they must have the backing of at least 2/3s of the staff currently online. There also cannot be any sort of ruling unless there are at least three staff members online. If there are not enough staff members online, the staff at the time can make an executive decision, which is then reviewed and overruled if need be. If you have a complaint about another user, we ask that you provide proof, preferably a screenshot.

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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> Punishments:

<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"> Complaints: Warning. With proof, kick and then ban for two days.

If you continue to offend after all three punishments, you will be given a longer ban. If you continue to offend after that, an indefinite ban will be put in place. The time served? Infinite. For: 1 Against: 2 <ac_metadata title="Structuring Chat Policies" notify_everyone="1451890507"> </ac_metadata>