Post by Judge Sam on Apr 30, 2007 6:13:18 GMT -5
All rules must be followed and will be enforced. Please familiarize yourself with them.
The Big Two Rules
A) You are not allowed to go outside the game to show "proof" of your status as a Spy, Citizen, or other special status in the game. This means you can NOT copy a conversation that you have with me in order to "prove" that you are a Citizen. You are not allowed to take screenshots of your confessional to show that you are or aren't a Spy. The reason behind this is that I would like to talk to you in IM and in your private confessionals about your experiences in the game. If someone used their conversations with me (in which I will undoubtedly make reference to your Identity) to gain leverage in the game - I would have to cease talking with everybody and my experience would be beyond dull and lifeless. In the real mafia game you can't prove your identity and it must be the same here.
Anyone who does this will be immediately removed from the game. This includes hinting, suggesting, or copying sections of text I post in your confessionals in order to "confirm" that another player has a specific role. For example, if two people both receive an identical post from me that reveals secret information you cannot copy the whole text in order to prove that you received it too (keep in mind these texts may be provided to Spies). Remember that it is simple to fake conversations and screenshots.
B) You are not allowed to reveal your identity, private information, or ways of contacting you that aren't through accounts I provide. Everything must be kept within the game so outside influences don't appear. IMMEDIATELY after you are realize you are eliminated, you must not attempt to share game-related information with anyone still in the game. You may take a few minutes to say your goodbyes and wish others luck, but you MAY NOT reveal any game-related information. For the entire time you are in the game before it is announced you are eliminated, you are encouraged to spread as much information and theories as you wish. However, once you are eliminated, you are no longer a part of the game and your theories must go with you so the game stays within itself. People in Survivor don't get to yell out 1,000 word speeches, reveal their entire gameplan and secrets, or post 50 conversations after their name is read so that is how it should work here too.
Identites will be revealed as soon as the game ends and you can talk after it's over. Do not try and influence the game in any way after you are eliminated, no matter how badly you want to tell Person Z about your Spy suspicions or Person Q about your secret role.
Nasty stuff, rules, but they are very important to have. This is just to painstakingly spell out all the rules that I follow strictly so if issues come up during the game I can just point here and not have to say anything.
RULES:
1. Votes to Exile a Spy are due before the LIVE announcement of votes. You must vote before this deadline. You may vote any time after someone has been Imprisoned.
2. If you do not vote, it will be counted as self-votes against yourself. (see penalties for idling for more information) If you fail to vote a second time, there is a good chance you will be removed from the game by me for non-participation. If you fail to a vote a third time, it's an automatic elimination.
3. If you do not communicate with your fellow players, participate in mandatory host created activities, respond to public questions asked during exiling, or post absolutely nothing in your confessional for a very long time, I have the right to remove you at any time. You will receive a warning first. I don't want to do this at all (and rarely ever do) so keep up with things. Official procedures can be found in the Idling thread.
4. I think this goes without saying: but please do not threaten the host. Keep in mind I do all this work for your enjoyment and I have NO favorites and NO bias. If you don't believe me ask some people I really don't like that I have still hosted fairly over the years. I've hosted 9 unbiased and fair games so I don't think this should be an issue. I will be as clear and fair as I can about all rules, deadlines, and decisions. If you have questions about anything, ask!
5. You must post all game-related conversations with other players in your confessional. The newest AIM has an automatic logging feature that may help you. I understand it is difficult and frustrating sometimes but please try and post them when you can.
6. No matter how upset you are that you are about to be eliminated, no quitting!
7. You may change your vote as many times as you like up until the deadline. DO NOT DELETE/ERASE/MODIFY the vote you are changing! Simply post a reply to your voting thread indicating that you wish to change your vote, and that the previous vote shouldn't be counted. Provide a new vote with a new reason, as all votes must have reasons. You can't vote for yourself. If you have changed your vote within 15 minutes of the voting deadline, please inform me via IM to confirm the change.
The reason for this is I often confirm or look at votes in the middle of the live chat (many votes are changed or inputted at the last minute). If you edit or modify your vote, it does not show up as a new post on the front page of your confessional and I will skip by it. During this time I have to ask questions, collect votes, present them, and keep Exile Chat going as well as deal with one-on-one IM's between 16+ people. So please do not ever edit or modify your votes. You can still change whenever you want just make a new post and I will count only the most recent post.
8. When you are voted off, do not interfere with the game, either by releasing information to the players or attempting to influence how it goes. You are completely free to do this as much as you like up to the point where it is announced that you are eliminated from the game. When you are eliminated, you may take a few minutes to say your goodbyes. You may not release any game-related information in this time. Afterwards, please sign off your AIM name and write your Final Words. Interfering after you have been eliminated makes the game enjoyable for nobody. Let the others finish it out.
9. Penalty self-votes may be awarded if you break any of the rules. Penalty votes will no longer take effect at the Final Seven Exile and beyond.
10. You are free to copy sections of conversations to each other. You may NOT copy sets of entire conversations to other people or post them publically. Basically, some people attempt to prove they are a Citizen by posting 10-15 conversations they had with a recently-exiled Spy publically. This is not acceptable. Any posts of this nature where you copy large numbers of your conversations in an attempt to 'prove' your status will result in penalty votes or removal. You may not PM these to other people or transfer these sets of conversations in any way. (It is fine to send someone a copy of a conversation you just had with them for the purposes of posting it in your confessional.) Keep in mind that Spies will be having "Citizen conversations" with each other where they pretend to be Citizens just so they can show it to other people and 'prove' their identity.
Please read ALL the rules and be familiar with them!
Thanks.
The Big Two Rules
A) You are not allowed to go outside the game to show "proof" of your status as a Spy, Citizen, or other special status in the game. This means you can NOT copy a conversation that you have with me in order to "prove" that you are a Citizen. You are not allowed to take screenshots of your confessional to show that you are or aren't a Spy. The reason behind this is that I would like to talk to you in IM and in your private confessionals about your experiences in the game. If someone used their conversations with me (in which I will undoubtedly make reference to your Identity) to gain leverage in the game - I would have to cease talking with everybody and my experience would be beyond dull and lifeless. In the real mafia game you can't prove your identity and it must be the same here.
Anyone who does this will be immediately removed from the game. This includes hinting, suggesting, or copying sections of text I post in your confessionals in order to "confirm" that another player has a specific role. For example, if two people both receive an identical post from me that reveals secret information you cannot copy the whole text in order to prove that you received it too (keep in mind these texts may be provided to Spies). Remember that it is simple to fake conversations and screenshots.
B) You are not allowed to reveal your identity, private information, or ways of contacting you that aren't through accounts I provide. Everything must be kept within the game so outside influences don't appear. IMMEDIATELY after you are realize you are eliminated, you must not attempt to share game-related information with anyone still in the game. You may take a few minutes to say your goodbyes and wish others luck, but you MAY NOT reveal any game-related information. For the entire time you are in the game before it is announced you are eliminated, you are encouraged to spread as much information and theories as you wish. However, once you are eliminated, you are no longer a part of the game and your theories must go with you so the game stays within itself. People in Survivor don't get to yell out 1,000 word speeches, reveal their entire gameplan and secrets, or post 50 conversations after their name is read so that is how it should work here too.
Identites will be revealed as soon as the game ends and you can talk after it's over. Do not try and influence the game in any way after you are eliminated, no matter how badly you want to tell Person Z about your Spy suspicions or Person Q about your secret role.
Nasty stuff, rules, but they are very important to have. This is just to painstakingly spell out all the rules that I follow strictly so if issues come up during the game I can just point here and not have to say anything.
RULES:
1. Votes to Exile a Spy are due before the LIVE announcement of votes. You must vote before this deadline. You may vote any time after someone has been Imprisoned.
2. If you do not vote, it will be counted as self-votes against yourself. (see penalties for idling for more information) If you fail to vote a second time, there is a good chance you will be removed from the game by me for non-participation. If you fail to a vote a third time, it's an automatic elimination.
3. If you do not communicate with your fellow players, participate in mandatory host created activities, respond to public questions asked during exiling, or post absolutely nothing in your confessional for a very long time, I have the right to remove you at any time. You will receive a warning first. I don't want to do this at all (and rarely ever do) so keep up with things. Official procedures can be found in the Idling thread.
4. I think this goes without saying: but please do not threaten the host. Keep in mind I do all this work for your enjoyment and I have NO favorites and NO bias. If you don't believe me ask some people I really don't like that I have still hosted fairly over the years. I've hosted 9 unbiased and fair games so I don't think this should be an issue. I will be as clear and fair as I can about all rules, deadlines, and decisions. If you have questions about anything, ask!
5. You must post all game-related conversations with other players in your confessional. The newest AIM has an automatic logging feature that may help you. I understand it is difficult and frustrating sometimes but please try and post them when you can.
6. No matter how upset you are that you are about to be eliminated, no quitting!
7. You may change your vote as many times as you like up until the deadline. DO NOT DELETE/ERASE/MODIFY the vote you are changing! Simply post a reply to your voting thread indicating that you wish to change your vote, and that the previous vote shouldn't be counted. Provide a new vote with a new reason, as all votes must have reasons. You can't vote for yourself. If you have changed your vote within 15 minutes of the voting deadline, please inform me via IM to confirm the change.
The reason for this is I often confirm or look at votes in the middle of the live chat (many votes are changed or inputted at the last minute). If you edit or modify your vote, it does not show up as a new post on the front page of your confessional and I will skip by it. During this time I have to ask questions, collect votes, present them, and keep Exile Chat going as well as deal with one-on-one IM's between 16+ people. So please do not ever edit or modify your votes. You can still change whenever you want just make a new post and I will count only the most recent post.
8. When you are voted off, do not interfere with the game, either by releasing information to the players or attempting to influence how it goes. You are completely free to do this as much as you like up to the point where it is announced that you are eliminated from the game. When you are eliminated, you may take a few minutes to say your goodbyes. You may not release any game-related information in this time. Afterwards, please sign off your AIM name and write your Final Words. Interfering after you have been eliminated makes the game enjoyable for nobody. Let the others finish it out.
9. Penalty self-votes may be awarded if you break any of the rules. Penalty votes will no longer take effect at the Final Seven Exile and beyond.
10. You are free to copy sections of conversations to each other. You may NOT copy sets of entire conversations to other people or post them publically. Basically, some people attempt to prove they are a Citizen by posting 10-15 conversations they had with a recently-exiled Spy publically. This is not acceptable. Any posts of this nature where you copy large numbers of your conversations in an attempt to 'prove' your status will result in penalty votes or removal. You may not PM these to other people or transfer these sets of conversations in any way. (It is fine to send someone a copy of a conversation you just had with them for the purposes of posting it in your confessional.) Keep in mind that Spies will be having "Citizen conversations" with each other where they pretend to be Citizens just so they can show it to other people and 'prove' their identity.
Please read ALL the rules and be familiar with them!
Thanks.
