Article 1
Server Rules and Conduct
1.1 Behavior
A. General behavior of all persons should at all times be in-line with all =UMA= codes and regulations, if otherwise then admin action should be taken to correct the instance.
B. Respect all persons in AND out of the server. At no time should there be any character bashing of anyone or of any kind.
C. Avoid complaining about or ridiculing other people’s style of game play.
D. Be gracious in your victories and losses. Nobody really cares how good you are, nor does anybody enjoy hearing you complain every time you die (i.e., “wtf”, “lucky shot”, “my team sucks”). However, good-natured taunting between friends is encouraged. We are here to have fun.
E. No profane, racial, derogatory or inappropriate language should be used. This includes anything that could be taken incorrectly or out of context and insinuations of language that would otherwise be inappropriate.
F. Absolutely no use of Exploits, Hacks, cheating at any time. This includes anything that gives any person an advantage over another by any other means than by true skill. No stat padding will be tolerated. This includes any team work or exploit to pad your score or gain higher rank. Understand that you are the only one that should be playing under your registered account. Allowing others to play for you is considered stat padding and is considered the same as having a program bot play for you to gain rank and global scores. You will be reviewed and possibly suspended/released from the clan for this. Our servers are monitored at all times and screenshots will be taking of violators. This evidence will be sent the EA and ROE along with your CD Hash and IP address.
G. Team killing and team wounding are strictly prohibited at any time. This includes purposeful killing or wounding of teammates, and does not include accidental instances unless it violates another article or paragraph. If you are in an orbital strike area, you will have a verbal and visual warning from your commander. Get out of that area while they are doing their job. Do NOT punish for a team kill that your own fault.
H. The use of political, drug, racial, religious, and foul language as names is strictly prohibited and should be considered inappropriate.
I. There should be no arguing or smack talking of any kind in the servers. However, good-natured taunting between friends is encouraged. We are here to have fun.
J. There should also be no arguing with admins or with others about the rules that are hereby stated. If there is a dispute regarding a rule or act of enforcement it should be brought up to =UMA= James78 member by use of PM in the forums.
K. There should be no accusing anyone of Cheating/Hacking, if you have a legitimate concern take it to an admin. Otherwise record a demo for review by the Clan at a later date. Accusing someone of Cheating/Hacking while in a public server is strictly prohibited.
L. Websites and advertisements are not to be used in a name or in typed text. Recruiting for any reason is also prohibited.
1.2 Uncap/ Team Killing Rules
A. Attacking uncaps in our servers is NOT allowed by any means, except for snipers to destroy enemy commander assets. Shooting into it is also allowed. Do not spawn camp any spawn point on the server, you will be kicked from the server. You can not stay at one spawn point and continue to kill players spawning there. Commanders are NOT allowed to used any Orbital Strikes or EMP on uncap bases, you will be kicked from the server if you do.
B. Team killing and team wounding are strictly prohibited at any time. This includes purposeful killing or wounding of teammates, and does not include accidental instances unless it violates another article or paragraph. If the player says he is sorry and the TK is accidental DO NOT PUNISH.
1.3 Expectations For Members
A. All members should wear their proper clan tag while on any =UMA= and allied servers. The allied servers will be listed on our main page.
B. If you are wearing the =UMA= tag in another server then all =UMA= standards and expectations apply whether the servers rules state it or not. Otherwise, if you are not wearing the =UMA= you are still required to obey the individual server’s rules. If it is found that an =UMA= member wearing tag or not is causing problems in any server there will be action taken. You are a representative of =UMA=, act like it.
C. As a member of =UMA= you are responsible to assist in enforcing the =UMA= rules while in =UMA= servers. If an admin is in the server let them handle the problems within reason. Also, if you are playing on another clan's server, obey their rules as you would expect them to obey ours.
1.4 Expectations For Recruits
A. All recruits should wear their proper recruit clan tag “=UMA(r)=”while on any =UMA= and allied server.
B. While you are wearing the =UMA= recruits tag you are responsible for your actions in regards to the =UMA= rules of appropriate conduct. If it comes to the attention of =UMA= that you disobey those rules your recruitment may be withdrawn.
C. As a recruit of =UMA= you are responsible to assist in enforcing the =UMA= rules while in =UMA= servers. If an admin or =UMA= member is in the server let them handle the problems within reason.
Article 2
Forums Procedure and Conduct
2.1 General =UMA= Forum Rules and Regulations
A. Upon registering, you agree to never use this forum for any vulgar, false, sexually oriented, threatening, obscene, abusive, hateful, slanderous, or anything that violates ANY acceptable laws.
B. Never post any copyrighted material, which you do not expressly own the copyright to, or that you do not have the authorization to use.
C. Advertisements, spam (or useless information posted often), solicitation, and chain letters ARE NOT allowed on this forum.
D. Please watch your language when posting on the forums. The Moderators or Administrators will delete pointless posts.
E. Do NOT use the =UMA= Forums for personal messaging. Please use the PM system for this type of material. The Moderators or Administrators will remove threads with personal conversations.
F. Do NOT post unless you are sure of your information. Giving false or misleading information is harmful. The Moderators or Administrators will remove any post they feel contains potentially harmful information.
G. Do not post offensive, inconsiderate messages or attempt to flame another member. Discussions and arguments can be private messaged to a Forum Moderator or Administrator to be handled.
H. Your avatar should be no more than 90 by 90. You should have no more than this. You are restricted to one signature unless otherwise agreed to by =UMA= James78.
I. Leave the admining and moderation to the forum administrators and moderators.
J. Do not put inappropriate websites in your individual profile. Things such as MySpace can change content on a daily basis and are considered off limits.
K. Do not post to something that you are/were not involved in. In the case of an admin banning someone, the admin that bans is more than capable of explaining it. If necessary your statements can be taken by the Clan Leader. If you post to something in this fashion your post will be deleted and your access rights to the section may be removed.
2.2 Forums Reminders
A. Warnings can and will be issued by the Forum Administration or Moderators. Violators of any rules will be issued a warning and face potential banning. If a Ban is required, you will lose all Forum and Server privileges and your post may be removed from the forum.
B. Please be advised: =UMA= is committed to maintaining a friendly and clean Forum. Please use common sense when posting.
C. Your IP address is logged each time you post a message, login or logout of the forum and each click is logged for a certain amount of time. This information will be expressly used to assist us if there are any attempts to hack into certain areas of this forum and may be used to contact your ISP upon breaking this agreement.
D. Forum Administrator, and Moderator actions: Those who own and/or are charged with running this forum will strive at all times to be as consistent in their decisions as possible. Members by their participation acknowledge that the actions of those charged with running this forum are undertaken with an objective desire, but a subjective eye, and agree to accept these decisions as final.
Article 3
Admin Procedures and Conduct
3.1 Server Admin Regulations
A. The highest ranking Admin / Clan Leader in the clan will have final say in a dispute.
B. Admin is not a toy, use it according to the rules posted in this article.
C. Admins are required to assist in the enforcement of all =UMA= rules.
D. As an admin in the server it is your foremost responsibility to see to the environment of the server.
3.2 Admin Guidelines
A. As an admin you are to be exemplary in all your conduct. Adhering to all =UMA= guidelines and should follow and enforce them at all times.
B. Do not use your admin abilities ( i.e. warn, kick, ban, switching teams, etc.) in the public servers unless it is well deserved. These commands can be very inviting in a lot of cases, but do not use them just because you can. This also includes testing your abilities on other players. Without proper cause you can lose your admin rights
C. It is wise to know your abilities as an admin before you are forced to use them on a public scale. Remember that we all gain or lose respect depending on your actions as an admin.
D. Suspicions regarding cheaters/hackers will be reviewed by the =UMA= Council upon their submission of the evidence and should not be dealt with in public prior to the Council’s decision.
E. If you ban someone from the servers you must submit the ban to =UMA= James78 within 24 hours of banning the person. We request that you submit all bans, however if they are less than 1 day it is not required unless the person you ban is a member of a allied clan which must always be posted regardless of duration.
3.3 Forum Admin Guidelines
A. As an admin you are to be exemplary in all your conduct. Adhering to all =UMA= guidelines and should follow and enforce them at all times.
B. Please refrain from simply deleting a post, move the post to a more private section so that it may be properly dealt with by a higher ranking admin. Also PM a senior admin after moving the post to ensure an immediate response.
C. Use of admin to edit posts or unlock items that are locked by other admins should be restricted to only the most necessary situations.
Article 4
=UMA= Executive Officers
4.1 Explanation of the Executive Officers
A. The =UMA= Joint Chiefs of Staff is the decision making body of =UMA= and exercises that authority given to them by =UMA= James78. At no time will that authority be used against the will of =UMA= James78 or against the betterment of =UMA=.
B. The Executive Officers are comprised of members that =UMA= James78 chooses to make up that body and exercise that authority.
C. The rulings of the Executive Officers can only be overruled by themselves, =UMA= James78, and other new evidence that could change the decision.
4.2 Duties and Responsibilities
A. As a joint chief you should be fair and impartial in dealing with any situation that you are dealing with.
B. As a Executive Officers it is your responsibility to keep up on the matters of the clan within reason.
C. In dealing with perm bans regarding people accused of Cheating/Hacking all decisions and rulings should be unanimous with all Executive Officers that vote.
Article 5
Squad Regulations
5.1 Rules and Standards
A. Always be on your best behavior when in the presence of any non-=UMA= team or personnel. You are a representative of =UMA= at all times.
B. Squad members will not stack teams on the =UMA= servers, leave spots open for other players on the server. Get to know other players, they could be a potential future members of our clan.
C. There will be no inner clan matches, practice scrimmage's, or squad practice's, on the public servers, unless approved by =UMA= James78.
D. All squad members will follow their chain of command set forth by the squad leader of that squad.
E. Any complaints and/or accusations must be done in writing by e-mail or PM and sent to =UMA= James78.
F. Do not go AFK during any scrimmage or match, you could cost your team a win by doing so.
G. Sportsmanship should always be observed. Do not bash your squad members.
H. All =UMA= regulations apply no matter what sort of clan function you are present for.
I. While in a squad do not lock the squad, allow others to join and use VOIP to get to know our players on our servers.
J. Any =UMA= member or squad that are in violation of any of the above rules will be subject to suspension and/or banned from the clan depending on circumstances reviewed by the Executive Officers.
K. 1st offense 2 week ban, 2nd offense 1 month ban, 3rd offense expelled from =UMA=. Other punishments may also be enforced depending on the offense.
L. These guidelines may change at anytime.
Article 6
Definitions
6.1 - General Definitions
A. It is considered abuse of admin when the admin in question makes use of his/her power without justified reason or cause. It is not considered admin abuse when this is done to someone in a joking manner and the person subjected deems it as such.
B. The uncap area is defined as the area in which a team has a uncapable flag, or an area in which the opposing team has no intended access. This area is symbolized by a circle with a slash through it.
C. AFK or Away From Keyboard is defined as going away from your keyboard without legitimate reason and/or without informing and admin of your reasoning, i.e. typing brb, afk, etc and Regardless of reason you may get kicked for being AFK at any time.
D. Spamming is defined as making use of communications types in excessive amounts in such that it detracts from the enjoyment of the game by other persons. This can be done through voice chat, text chat, or automated voice. or hand signals. The only time this is acceptable is if an admin is trying to relay a message to an offender.
E. Cheating/Hacking is defined as employing a program that performs an operation or function that would normally be performed by a human player. Allowing others to play on your account to gain rank and scores is also considered a form of cheating.
F. Exploiting is defined as making use of something in game that was not intended by the game developers or making use of a glitch that would alter game play in a manner that would give an individual an advantage over another through any means other than skill or acceptable tactics.
G. Camping is defined as a person or persons cutting off the opposing teams route out of their area. In the instance that there is more than one exit, the opposing team cannot camp both exits.
H. Proper =UMA= Name is defined as the name that is visible on the official =UMA= roster located on the main menu. The only additions that you may have to your proper name is to signify something that could impact the game such as something that would impair your hearing should an admin as you a question. Your given rank, squad tags or anything otherwise approved by the =UMA= Council and/or =UMA= James78 is also acceptable.
I. An alias is defined as a name that the majority of people would not know you as.
Article 7
Proper Rule Offender Procedures
7.1 – Offender Evidence Procedures
A. When someone is suspected of hacking, a screen shot should be taking. You can do this by pressing the “Print Screen” button on your keyboard. You may also use Fraps to record video of the offender. Be as discrete as possible when dealing with a suspected hacker as they might change their behavior. After this evidence is collected, send the information to =UMA= James78 for review.
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