Edit: This is the discussion thread. The official thread is here.
Hi everyone.
I think we need to write down somewhere the rules for our servers.
I will write my suggestions for these rules, along with the punishment associated if the rule is broken.
This list is opened to discussion, suggestions, and additions.
Feel free to share your opinion on the matter and we'll decide whether we want to use your ideas
- General Rules -
Apply on all of our CoD4 servers.
#1 - No cheating/hacking.
-> Obviously, zero tolerance for any kind of cheats.
Punishment: 1) Permanent Ban.
#2 - Respect each other.
-> No swearing or racism of any kind is tolerated on our servers. Also no flaming/spamming.
Punishment: 1) Kick; 2) 3 hours Tempban; 3) 1 week Tempban; 4) Permanent ban.
#3 - English or German only.
-> English and German are the only languages accepted on our server.
Punishment: 1) Kick; 2) 10 min Tempban; 3) 1 hour Tempban; 4) 1 day Tempban.
#4 - No advertising.
-> Don't advertise for other CoD4 servers.
Punishment: 1) Kick; 2) 15 min Tempban; 3) 1 month Tempban; 4) Permanent ban.
#5 - Don't annoy admins.
-> Don't repeatedly ask for stuff like map change, kicking/banning someone, and all admin-related stuff.
Overall, don't tell admins what their job is, they know it well enough.
Punishment: 1) Kick; 2) 5 min Tempban; 3) 30 min Tempban; 4) 1 day Tempban.
#6 - Don't use an offensive name.
-> Basically all insulting names, towards anyone.
#7 - Don't use any kind of scripts/macro to shoot faster.
-> Using binds/scripts or a mouse macro is forbidden.
Note: If it goes further than (4), repeat action (4)
- Specific rules for each server -
-= Kill the King =-
#1 - No spawncamp.
-> Don't spawncamp the guards.
Punishment: 1) Kick; 2) 30 min Tempban; 3) 1 day Tempban; 4) 1 week Tempban.
#2 - No harmful glitching.
-> It means, not going outside the map, no elevators.
Punishment: 1) Kick; 2) 30 min Tempban; 3) 1 day Temban; 4) 1 week Tempban.
-= Deathrun =-
#1 - No lagjumping.
Punishment: 1) 1 day Tempban; 2) 2 weeks Tempban; 3) Permanent ban.
#2 - No excessive trollish behavior.
-> Being the last jumper alive and just fooling around instead of running the map and making everyone wait, for instance.
Punishment: 1) Kick; 2) 1 hour Tempban; 3) 1 day Tempban.
#3 - Respect line in front of a room
-> When you reach the endroom(s), respect turns. First arrived enters first, 2nd arrived enters 2nd, etc.
Punishment: 1) Kick.
#4 - Don't glitch/Don't use bugs.
-> Don't glitch outside of the map or stuff like that, don't kill the activator if you haven't reached the end room.
Punishment: 1) Kick; 2) 10 min Tempban.
#5 - Don't activate on free.
-> Some maps are bugged and the activator can activate traps even if he gave free round. That's not allowed.
Punishment: 1) Kick.
I think the punishment times need to be changed (as we don't even have a tempban for above 1 day), but you get the general idea. I didn't take the time to change them yet. You can suggest changes yourself also.
Now I'm waiting for your suggestions before rewriting this and making it official.
Edit:
Things that are NOT rules but I've seen people kicking for it... :
--General--
- Having a high ping is allowed (except if the guy has big lags over several minutes and it makes it harder to kill him).
--Deathrun--
- Knifing in sniper room is allowed.
- Wallbanging is allowed (except if the wallbanger hasn't reached the end of the map and uses a glitch/bug of a map, then kick).
- Choosing the endroom you want even though the activator did free round and asked for another room is allowed.
- "Trapcamping" is allowed. After all, that's what deathrun is about.
--KTK--
- Being afk is allowed (except if 1st assassin is alone and afk, or both the dog and assassin are afk).
- Wallbanging is always allowed.
- Harmless glitches are allowed. Basically, as long as the glitch doesn't provide a big advantage (like killing while under map, or being almost unkillable in general), there's no need to kick.
Edit: The above list (in the spoiler) isn't totally up to date, if you want to discuss the actual rules, check the official thread first (and the punishments here).