by Euroslavia » Sun Jan 06, 2013 1:01 pm
by Euroslavia » Sun Jan 06, 2013 1:01 pm
by Euroslavia » Sun Jan 06, 2013 1:01 pm
by Euroslavia » Sun Jan 06, 2013 1:02 pm
by Euroslavia » Sun Jan 06, 2013 1:02 pm
Originally Posted by http://www.nationstates.net/page=faq
Does that apply to my nation's flag?
You betcha. In fact, we're much stricter on nation flags than we are on forum posts, because they're not open for challenge and debate. If you want to make a political point, don't use your flag -- use the forum, where other people have a right of reply.
by Euroslavia » Sun Jan 06, 2013 1:07 pm
by Frisbeeteria » Sun Jan 06, 2013 7:46 pm
by Individuality-ness » Sun Jan 06, 2013 7:50 pm
Regional Messageboard Spam: Posting multiple messages on your messageboard within a short period of time can be considered messageboard spam. The only person that is allowed to do so, to clear the messageboard is the region's founder.
by Hydesland » Sun Jan 06, 2013 7:56 pm
by The Blaatschapen » Sun Jan 06, 2013 8:00 pm
Euroslavia wrote:2) Don't Be A Dick. While being abrasive, mean-spirited, and mean are not against the rules, they do make you much harder to get along with and will be considered as aggravating circumstances, whether intentionally or not. Someone who's generally decent but has an off day is always going to get cut more slack than someone no one likes to be around. Additionally, if someone's being decent, it's really hard for that person to do something that will get her in trouble. When in doubt, a simple guideline is Don't Be A Dick. Thanks, Scolo.
by Euroslavia » Sun Jan 06, 2013 8:02 pm
The Blaatschapen wrote:Euroslavia wrote:2) Don't Be A Dick. While being abrasive, mean-spirited, and mean are not against the rules, they do make you much harder to get along with and will be considered as aggravating circumstances, whether intentionally or not. Someone who's generally decent but has an off day is always going to get cut more slack than someone no one likes to be around. Additionally, if someone's being decent, it's really hard for that person to do something that will get her in trouble. When in doubt, a simple guideline is Don't Be A Dick. Thanks, Scolo.
*underlined by me*
I suggest to use 'them' rather than 'her'. Posters aren't necessarily female(or male/anything else for that matter) so best to keep those pronouns genderless.
by Lymantatia » Sun Jan 06, 2013 8:19 pm
Euroslavia wrote:Harassment/Griefing: Harassing/griefing a nation or region because of what they did or said is forbidden in telegrams, Regional Messageboard (RMB) posts, and on the forums. Save abusive telegrams so that moderators can examine them. Use the Additional Information checkboxes on the Getting Help Page to report abusive RMB posts. Report abusive forum posts in the Moderation forum.
--BUMP--
WA Multiing: A basic rule is one WA nation per person. (You may have as many non-WA nations as you like.) Any WA nations operated from the same computer will be treated as multies. If you have family that want to be in the WA too, work it out with them. There is no way for us to truly know how many people are on the other side of the computer.
by Milograd » Sun Jan 06, 2013 8:37 pm
*Signature Spam: Maximum size should never exceed eight lines, including blank lines and a quote box is four lines; signatures should not use more than two of these. Signatures exceeding eight lines will be reduced using spoiler tags. Large font sizes should be avoided and may be trimmed without warning.
Copyright: Users of Nationstates own the copyright to everything they post here under international law, assuming it's copyrightable material in the first place and belongs to them. The legal section only grants the site's Admins the licenses they need to store your material and make it viewable on someone else's computer. 'Royalty-free' means you cannot charge them for doing so. Were you to find someone had, for example, stolen your Nationstates weapon designs and used them in a movie or a line of toys, you as the copyright holder would still be fully entitled to take action against them. Putting something up in our forum does not remove your right of copyright ownership.
It's doubtful you could file action if someone went so far as to actually build, say, an NS-designed tank, because the description the user provides is not exhaustive enough for 'industrial application' and would require massive additional work on behalf of the tank-builder.
by Tsuntion » Mon Jan 07, 2013 1:31 am
Euroslavia wrote:Note on Mod Actions: All Mod actions are recorded for Moderator record keeping and can be requested by asking in Moderation or through the Getting Help page. If a player feels that a Mod action was unjustified or too harsh, they may appeal using the appeals process.• Warning Levels: An official warning or forumban (*** Red text ***) will cause your warning level to go up. Your warning level can be checked through the User Control Panel. The level goes down after a few months, though the record will remain for Moderator use. Bear in mind that your warning level is forum-side warnings only. There is no magic "warning number" that triggers a ban or deletion, Moderators judge based on a player's history as well as the rule being broken and how.
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by Jamie Anumia » Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:00 am
Exception: Sending Telegrams
In recognition of the fact that NS has a very crude messaging interface, with an improved one in the works:
A script or automated tool may send telegrams, providing that it does so at a rate of no more than 3 telegrams per minute.
The rate limit is adjudged per region/group/cause. That is, a group of people may not work together to send more than this rate of telegrams to promote thesame regionWA resolution, or other cause.
Please note: This does not overrule the broader site rules regarding spam. You are required to stay within those rules, too.
Regarding Recruitment Telegrams, per this thread, scripts may NOT be used to send telegrams - they must be sent manually.
by Cerberion » Mon Jan 07, 2013 9:04 am
2) Don't Be A Dick. While being abrasive, mean-spirited, and mean are not against the rules, they do make you much harder to get along with and will be considered as aggravating circumstances, whether intentionally or not. Someone who's generally decent but has an off day is always going to get cut more slack than someone no one likes to be around. Additionally, if someone's being decent, it's really hard for that person to do something that will get them in trouble. When in doubt, a simple guideline is Don't Be A Dick. Thanks, Scolo.
2) Treat members with courtesy and respect. While being abrasive, mean-spirited, and mean are not against the rules, they do make you much harder to get along with and will be considered as aggravating circumstances, whether intentionally or not. Someone who's generally decent but has an off day is always going to get cut more slack than someone no one likes to be around. Additionally, if someone's being decent, it's really hard for that person to do something that will get them in trouble. Thanks, Scolo.
by Ovisterra » Mon Jan 07, 2013 10:20 am
Euroslavia wrote:3) No rules lawyering. Agreeing or disagreeing with a moderation decision at whatever length you wish is perfectly within the rules. However, moderator decisions are not to be taken in bad faith. For instance, if something is ruled to be acceptable, don't turn around and use that ruling to bait another player (e.g. "In this case, I don't think Player 2 intended to be malicious when he described Player 1 as a 'maladjusted rapscallion.'" "Okay. Hey, Player 2! You're a maladjusted rapscallion! Moderator 3 said it's okay to call people that!"). This will never end well for you and it's best to simply leave things be; if you are doing so in an attempt to demonstrate that a moderator decision is wrong, simply file an appeal.
by Frisbeeteria » Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:52 am
Frisbeeteria wrote:Before you post here, read the first post. This is NOT a discussion of what rules should be dropped. This is a discussion of specific phrasing in the rules.
by Sichuan Pepper » Tue Jan 08, 2013 1:17 am
Euroslavia wrote:
Exception: Sending Telegrams
In recognition of the fact that NS has a very crude messaging interface, with an improved one in the works:
A script or automated tool may send telegrams, providing that it does so at a rate of no more than 3 telegrams per minute.
The rate limit is adjudged per region/group/cause. That is, a group of people may not work together to send more than this rate of telegrams to promote the same region, WA resolution, or other cause.
Please note: This does not overrule the broader site rules regarding spam. You are required to stay within those rules, too.
NB, per this thread, starting June 1st 2012 this exception does NOT apply to sending recruitment telegrams. Those may only be sent manually.
Euroslavia wrote:
Exception: Sending Telegrams
In recognition of the fact that NS has a very crude messaging interface, with an improved one in the works:
A script or automated tool may send telegrams, providing that it does so at a rate of no more than 3 telegrams per minute.
The rate limit is adjudged per region/group/cause. That is, a group of people may not work together to send more than this rate of telegrams to promote the same region, WA resolution, or other cause.
Please note: This does not overrule the broader site rules regarding spam. You are required to stay within those rules, too.
Use of scripts or automated tools to recruit nations are illegal
NB, per this thread, starting June 1st 2012 this exception does NOT apply to sending recruitment telegrams. Those may only be sent manually.
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by Free South Califas » Tue Jan 08, 2013 10:55 am
Lymantatia wrote:*Change "If you have family that want to be in the WA too, work it out with them. There is no way for us to truly know how many people are on the other side of the computer." to "If your brother or someone who lives in your house wants to join the WA, don't let them do so, because we cannot tell who is on the computer".
by The New World Oceania » Wed Jan 09, 2013 2:01 pm
Euroslavia wrote:Script Authors
It is illegal to distribute a tool that breaks game rules when used in its primary, default, or intended manner.
by Salandriagado » Wed Jan 09, 2013 6:04 pm
by Scoochi2 » Wed Jan 09, 2013 6:45 pm
Euroslavia wrote:Rate Limits
If you wish to use a script to gather information from NationStates, you are encouraged to use the official API, rather than scraping HTML pages. If there's data you can only get from the HTML, we will probably add it to the API if you ask. The API is able to handle scripts far more efficiently and thus has quite high rate limits (currently 100 requests per minute).
Scripts that don't use the API must send no more than 10 requests per minute.
by AiliailiA » Thu Jan 10, 2013 7:59 pm
Euroslavia wrote:Collected here for your amusement and amazement are summaries of most of the rules and conditions of NationStates, as set by Max Barry, site Administrators [violet] and SalusaSecondus, with precedents from Moderators past, present, and future.The core precepts for all rules in both game and forums can be found in the NationStates Terms of Service (TOS) (http://www.nationstates.net/pages/legal.html) and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)http://www.nationstates.net/page=faq.
Please be aware that the following rules are not set in stone. Each case is different, and may be subject to conditions not readily apparent to the regular player. Consideration is given not just to the specific offense, but also the nation's (and in some cases, the player's) prior actions and infractions. Also, new rules may be added as circumstances dictate, and Max and the Admins may invoke special rulings as they see a need.
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