General Rules

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• Do not post boost (1 Warning Point):Show

  Posting irrelevant content or repeated information (for users posted repeated information after a 30 minutes margin and had 15 or more posts in similar fashion within 2 days) as previously stated in the thread in order to increase your post count; bumping people's thread without writing any relevant or constructive replies; 4 or more consecutive posts.

  Example:

  
• Do not necro-post (1 Warning Point): Show

  Posting on a thread that hasn't been commented on for more than a week. The OP may necro-post in order to bump their thread given that they have followed no excessive bumping rule, but others may not bump for them. Exception if the thread is a sticky thread or any thread in any Recruitment sections.

• Do not bump your thread more than once (1 Warning Point): Show

  Example:

  

  eg: "I'LL NOT LET THIS THREAD DIE"

  OP is allowed to bump their thread at any given time that they desire and they are only allowed to do it once. The allowed time for OP to bump their thread is within 3 months from the last post, after which they are no longer allowed to bump. Only OP is allowed to bump their own threads. An indirect bump is also considered as a bump.

• Do not mini-mod (1 Warning Point): Show

  Mini-modding is the act of behaving or responding in mannerisms in the ways that a staff member would. This includes acting as if you have jurisdiction to warn people for breaking the rules.

  Example:

  

  eg: "please do not _____" ; "doing so and so may result in forum warning points"

  eg: "You made two of these threads, delete one before a mod does."

  eg: "Hi there, please don't double post on the forums. Edit your post instead, thanks."

  eg: "Sick necro-post, ___. Can we get a Staff Member over here?"

  eg: "Requesting thread lock"

• Do not be rude to others (2 Warning Points): Show

  Being intentionally rude to other players. Putting someone down, insulting them, name calling, or being generally rude; inappropriate use of image/meme to insult others

  Example:

  

  eg: "another idiotic thread"

  eg: "guess what you've accomplished with this thread, sir! (image of literal potato farm)"

  eg: Futurama meme: "So what point does this thread have? Oh yeah, none."

  eg: (in response to a colorful post meant to help someone) the tryhard is strong in this one.

• Do not reverse staff actions (2 Warning Points): Show

  This includes but not limited to unlocking a thread after it has been locked by a staff member or re-adding something back into a post that a staff member has removed; re-posting a thread after thread has been locked/archived.

• Do not spam or flood the page with multiple posts (2 Warning Points): Show

  Spamming including but not limited to hastags, images, videos, random messages.

  Example:

  
• Do not troll or make troll posts/threads (2 Warning Points): Show

  This includes making posts which are purposely difficult to read, or intentionally trying to confuse/trick players, spoiling any movies/books. Posting threads showing OP purposely trying to get themselves banned and harass staff about it.

  Example:

  

  eg: Posting threads telling people how to "reduce lag", with advice that would instead damage someone's computer if they followed it.

  eg: Creating a thread based on wildly far-fetched ideas (for example,"We should ban all players above level 4, because they're too OP lel this idea is legit").

• Do not make inappropriate posts/threads (2 Warning Points): Show

  This includes but not limited to posting content that is not age appropriate for young audiences, use of sexual references, or profane language or use image/meme in an inappropriate way. Whether or not a thread or post is inappropriate is deemed at the discretion of the Staff Team.

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• Do not post inappropriate link(s) (3 Warning Points): Show

  This includes but not limited to posting links that contains inappropriate contents, illegal distribution of any content (software/game/music/etc)

• Do not create spam or troll applications (2 Warning Points): Show

  This warning can occur when you spam or troll with the Trainee Application, Appeal, Map submission etc. This can occur when you post the exact same answer to each question such as '2' or constantly sending in a new application before the two week waiting period.

• Do not post Non-Crimson Gaming related or offensive videos/channels(3 Warning Points): Show

  This includes but not limited to posting non-Crimson Gaming related videos/channels on the forums. For example,
  - videos that contains contents from other Garry's Mod servers
  - videos that are used to insult other people (eg. Moon man)
  - (captioned) videos that are ripped off from other sources (eg. Hitler's reaction, Mexican Interview video clip)
  - videos showing OP hacking on Crimson Gaming servers
  

  Videos such as speedart and renders are most definitely welcome given that they do not break any forum rules.

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• Do not be disrespectful to other users (4 Warning Points): Show

  Disrespect is a more severe form of general rudeness.

  Example:

  

  eg: "this thread is cancerous."

  eg: "you're such a butthurt tryhard. get off the forums and get a life."

• Do not discuss other servers (4 Warning Points): Show

  Threads and/or discussion centered around rival/other servers are not allowed.

  Example:

  

  eg: "Crimson Gaming VS Hypixel, which is the best server?"

  eg: "Crimson Gaming copied Hypixel!"

  eg: "Crimson Gaming lost it's #1 spot to Hypixel!?"

• Do not plagiarize (4 Warning Points): Show

  Copying another's work, post, thread, or idea. Whether a post is considered plagiarism or not will be decided by the forum ninjas.

• Do not discriminate (6 Warning Points): Show

  Discrimination is when you are insulting someone's sexuality, race, religion, etc.

  Example:

  
• Do not engage in unapproved transactions (4 Warning Points): Show

  An unapproved transaction is when a user tries to buy or sell any type of product through our forums. This rule encompasses but is not limited to; selling Garry's Mod accounts, capes, or ranks.

  Example:

  

  eg: "Guys, whoever wants a 2014 Minecon cape can have it in exchange for Ultra."

  eg: "Selling customized skins for 2 coin bombs--PM me for details! :thumb:"

  eg: "Looking to buy a used Xbox. Here's my PayPal info. Comment if you have one to sell!"

• Do not spread hate, slandering on staff and community (4 warning points) (Applicable to wall posts): Show

  Spreading false or negative rumours about staff or the community to achieve the purpose of bringing hate to the community. This includes supporting and actively helping to spread these ideas, even if you didn't come up with them yourself.

• Do not spread uncalled-for negativity (1 warning point): Show

  Posting comments/remarks which contains hateful attitude, or uncalled-for negativity. Something that might not be necessarily rude.

  Example:

  eg: "more like Crimson Gaming's world war 967"

• Do not make threads to promote any downloadable apps/software (0 warning point): Show

  This is including but not limited to threads that includes any downloadable contents such as report tools, map/mod download. Any thread that violates this rule will be archived and OP will receive a warning message. Reposting will result in a warning for reverse staff action.

• Do not make threads that are sexual, religious, and political in nature or anything that does not belong on a gaming community forums (0 warning point): Show

  This is including but not limited to any threads that are centered around discussion of sexuality, religious or political issues. We want to ensure that all discussions on Crimson Gaming stay fun and game related. Such thread will be archived and OP will be issued with this warning point.

• Non-Constructive Criticisms/Feedback (2 warning points): Show

  This includes all threads and posts that have given a non-constructive criticism or negative feedback. As part of the forums guidelines, we require all criticisms to be constructive with suggestions on how it should be fixed or how it could be improved. Simply saying "this sucks" will no longer be tolerated without a good constructive suggestion.

  Example:

  eg: "This thread/update sucks!"

  eg: "I disagree red_x_image"

• Excessive Quote Tower (0 warning point): Show

  This warning is used when a player quoted 4 or more quotes together, have a single quote that's more than 20 lines long or including image/video in the quote.

  Example:

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Forum Ban Offences (Applicable to wall posts)

• Advertising other servers/website (Not applicable to wall posts): Show

  Given an IP address to another server or website.

  Example:

  

  eg: “join my website -player.website-”

• Scamming: Show

  Any fraudulent scheme which would bring one profit while loss to the others and/or compromise player account.

  Example:

  
• Ddos/Death threats: Show

  Any threat with intention of harming or killing of a player (or their family), or threat with intention to hack or DDOS a player/server.

  Example:

  
• Bullying/Harassment (multiple instances needed): Show

  This is including but not limited to bullying on the forum, on player's wall, or private messages.

  Example (on BillyBob's wall):

  
• Posting screamers.
• Posting pornographic content.
• Forging evidence (Please note that submitting reports that are not yours may put you at risk being punished. Check out Report Format for details)
• Creating 4+ appeals within 30 days.
• Being a spam bot.
• Slandering staff or community members (in excess): Show

  This includes but not limited to accuse staff of being bias, favoritism, corruption. If you believe these things are legitimately happening, please submit a support ticket explaining the situation and we'll make sure that it is appropriately dealt with.

• Spreading negative rumors (in excess): Show

  This includes but not limited to spreading rumors about ex-staff's demotion, accuse staff of being bias, favoritism, corruption

Thread locks

• The OP has deleted the original post
• The OP or staff member has requested a thread lock
• The thread has been necro-posted on
• The question/concern has been addressed
• The OP breaks major forum rules (eg: plagiarism) archive if OP is banned from that thread
• The thread turned into a flamewar (eg. no real replies but simply insults to each others)
• The thread contains hate on staff/community member/Crimson Gaming written in a way that is not constructive or in a positive manner.
• Threads that are about "I quit" or "I'm leaving"
• Threads that are directly attacking or criticising staff including but not limited to calling staff corrupt.
• Threads which are not titled appropriately (click-bait).
• Threads which are in violation of the forums guidelines.

Giveaway Rules

• General rules apply here.
• Giveaway specific rules are found here. If violated, 4 warning points will be given.

Team Recruitment

• General rules apply here.
• Necro-posting is allowed here.

Reports

• General rules apply here.
• Do not forge evidence.
• Do not use evidence over 2 weeks old.
• Do not post a report without evidence.

Ban Appeal

Reports Format

Appeal Rules

• Do not spam appeals
• Do not create an appeal before 30 days from the date the last was rejected/accepted
• Do not create troll appeals

Breaking any forum rules will cause you to receive different amounts of warning points depending on the severity of the rule broken. Making an attempt to work around or abuse loopholes in the rules will also cause you to be warned (i.e. Purposely delete your necro post and cause other players to necro post and punished in your place). Receiving 8 warning points will result in a permanent ban. On rare occasions a player may be permanently banned without warning, this will only happen with large infractions.

Any malicious activity on Enjin, such as harassment, bullying, or pornographic content may result in permanent forum ban. This includes but is not limited to wall posts, global signatures, and usernames. Bullying or Harassment punishments are only given in extreme cases where a user has committed multiple instances of the offence.

Be kind to everyone:

Do not call people names or try to bring someone down. If you think someone has done something wrong, you are allowed to say what they did and why you think it's wrong in a positive and kind manner. Be the type of person you would want to encounter here. If you wouldn't want to be on the receiving-end of a comment, then don't say it.

Do not make pointless threads/posts:

If the post/thread that you are about to write won't contribute in a positive way to the community but would only brings hate, then don't waste your time on it. Instead, try to contribute to the positive changes which you'd like to see happen.

Title threads appropriately:

The title of your thread should be a summary of the content of it. Any thread that has a misleading title will result in a thread lock. If you have feedback on something you don't like, don't bring hate to the title. Instead of "The New Update Sucks!!", title it something like "Feedback on recent changes".

Do Not Generalize

If a Trainee does something bad and you want to report it, say "a Trainee named John54 is abusing their power". Do not say "Crimson Gaming staff are abusing their power". This is extremely offensive to the hard working staff that follow the rules. If you encounter abusive staff members, submit proof through Support Ticket so that we can make sure the situation is dealt with. This applies to all negative generalization.

Be Constructive and Positive

Your goal should always be to make Crimson Gaming a better place. If you have some feedback/criticism, you MUST think about how the problem could be solved, and post some suggestions on what you think we could do. All criticism MUST be accompanied by constructive suggestions on how it could be fixed/improved. Keep in mind that criticizing an idea is not the same as attacking someone's person. You can be honest and say you don't agree with someone's idea, but just make sure that you're actually offering criticism and not falling into "ad hominem".

Constructive criticism is the process of offering valid and well-reasoned opinions about the work of others, usually involving both positive and negative comments, in a friendly manner rather than an oppositional one. Constructive criticism should not defame anyone or hurt anyone's feelings.

Do Not Spread Hate

If you don't like something that has happened, please post it in a mature fashion. Do not make threads trying to convince other people of how terrible something/someone is. Do not write long paragraphs about how much you hate something/someone. Your goal should be getting problems solved in a fashion which is as efficient as possible. It shouldn't be to see how much attention you can get, or how many people you can get to rally behind your cause. Please help us in creating an atmosphere where problems can be dealt with quickly, efficiently, and without added drama or hostility.

• Discord Rules: Show

  Please visit this public document for updated rules.

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Here is your Rules Committee update/clarification announcement! Remember this is NOT an alternative to staying up to date with the Punishment Guidelines, which you should be doing AT LEAST weekly! If you have any rule-related questions or suggestions, please go to Artix, Diar, or Toki! We haven’t had any announcements recently as we haven’t had very many changes or clarifications needed.

1. We have decided to disallow Skypes from being given out in main chat. If a player simply wants to share their Skype contacts with a friend, we have no problem with them doing it over /msg! The reason we have decided to punish for this is because we have noticed that others have shared people's skypes in malicious manners in order to spread their personal information. We believe for the safety of our players that Skypes should only be shared between friends over /msg.

2. Secondly, ​bypassing 'kys' is now punishable​. While we still do ​not​ punish for acronyms alone, filter bypasing is a punishable offense.

3. Finally, cross-teaming has been slightly modified. ​Cross-teaming is now only punishable with any cross-team which exceeds the normal team size​. Prior, Cross-teaming was punishable when a team exceeded normal team size ​or​ the cross-team was unfair.