demon horns mascot
Alter Aeon logo
alteraeon.com 3000

Alter Aeon Rules of Conduct



Rule 18.1 - Thou shalt not be socially destructive


This is a catch all rule for cases of player toxicity, where the admin have determined that it would be better for the long term health of the game if a player stopped playing. This is a "rule of last resort" that is typically used to deal with long term, persistent problems that don't really meet the requirements of a more specific rule. This rule is a "rule of last resort" because it is so vague, but past experience leads us to believe that an escape clause like this is necessary. It has been used exactly three times in the history of Alter Aeon, and perhaps those examples will help clarify it: - Around 1998, a player was asked to stop playing the game due to multi-year long term persistent bug abuse. She left voluntarily and remained on good terms with the staff. - Somewhere in the 2005-2010 time frame, a player was banned for being the driver of the Kindred Hate Machine, which was focused primarily on Dentin. - In 2017, two players were banned for being generally toxic, including encouraging others to quit, attacking builders and moderators, and advertising other games. In all three of these cases, we only took action after an extended time, a lot of investigation, and a lot of deliberation. In each case, we came to the conclusion that it would be better for the long term health of Alter Aeon if those players stopped playing.



Copyright (C) 2015 DentinMud Internet Services - Contact Us