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GameTable Online Code of Conduct Guidelines

Last Updated: April 1, 2010

As part of GameTable Online, Inc.’s commitment to make this website (the "Site") a great place to meet and interact with other gamers around the world, we have this Code of Conduct. BY REGISTERING FOR A GTO ACCOUNT AND USING THIS SITE YOU AGREE TO ABIDE BY THE CODE OF CONDUCT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THIS CODE, PLEASE DO NOT USE THE WEBSITE, PURCHASE GTO COINS OR PLAY THE GAMES OF GTO.

All community and social networking aspects of the Site are subject to the Code of Conduct (often referred to as “the CoC”). This includes, without limitation, account names, group/clan names, profile content, blog content and comments, chat and forum activity, e-mail or private messages to GTO staff.

Violation of the Code of Conduct rules is grounds for Site account(s) termination. Termination includes you forfeiting all product/content associated with your account(s) and being no longer permitted use of our online services or tools in any way. The GTO staff is the final judges of whether a member’s behavior qualifies as inappropriate or a disruption. If you have any questions forward them to support@gametableonline.com.

This Code of Conduct is subject to change at any time at GTO's sole discretion.

Screen Names

Screen names that are deemed offensive may be modified or deactivated without notice. These include names of offensive or notorious persons, controversial political figures, references to cultural tragedies, significant religious or occult meaning, profanities, obscene slang, graphic anatomical references, racial, ethnic, sexist, or religious slurs, references to illicit substances or drug-related paraphernalia, expressing the intent or effect of harming the reputation of another, internet protocol prefixes and domain suffixes (e.g. http://, .org, .com), that impersonate the representation of a specific business or website, including any business or website you may operate or represent, or proper names of GTO staff or their titles Misspellings, phonetic, and alternative spellings of prohibited names are also subject to modification or deactivation.

Communications Guidelines

GTO Users shall not post, transmit, or link through GTO any defamatory, threatening, obscene, harmful, pornographic or other material which would violate or infringe in any way upon the rights of others, or which would give rise to criminal or civil liability and/or violate federal or local law or regulation. This includes threatening harm on other persons, use hate speech or racial, ethnic, sexist, homophobic or religious slurs, harassing a specific person (repeated flaming, personal attacks or posting their private information without consent), “trolling” or bait the community in general with inflammatory statements, such as ones designed to elicit a negative response from the community. Use of "masking" language by using alternative characters/spelling /spacing to get around profanity filters or claims of profanity filter “testing" does not minimize the purview of this paragraph.

Users shall not promote, plan, glorify or engage in any illegal activity or otherwise make available content that would encourage or provide instructions for a criminal offense. These topics include crimes relating to drugs, drug paraphernalia, rape, solicitation of a minor, computer hacking, and copyright violation. In addition Users shall not upload, post, or otherwise make available on the GTO site any material protected by copyright, trademark or other proprietary right without the express permission of the owner of such copyright, trademark or other proprietary right. Impersonating other persons, including Users, GTO staff or law enforcement, by screen name or self-representation is strictly forbidden.

GTO maintains game lobbies, forum, Private Messaging and other communication channels for the purpose of encouraging socialization and gaming. In an effort to facilitate this, “Spamming” (repeated posts, scrolling, flooding, polling, or "bumping" a post more than once in 48 hours), excessive advertising trades, sales or promotion of other businesses outside of the designated areas, sending unsolicited commercial or purportedly informational messages to any members are prohibited.

 For the protection of all Users, Forum postings and Game Chat shall not contain any telephone numbers or addresses. If Members seek to transmit such information, they should use the Whisper or Private Message features or outside emails. Even through those channels, use caution when doing so.

Gaming Etiquette & Norms

GTO was created to a website for hobby board gamers to gather and play. That is what the majority of the GTO Community seeks. To ensure this environment we strive to promote fair and sportsmanlike behavior with following CoC guidelines:

  • Do not post, distribute or promote hacks, modifications, viruses, or password mining websites to assume the identity of other users. This includes reverse-engineering of protocols or code, the use of multiple accounts for the purpose of cheating, players collusion or any other form of cheating.
  • Do not attempt to artificially alter the outcome of games. This includes compensation (bribes) or “throwing a game” in order to alter the game outcome.
  • Do not stall or create malicious delays to games. The Game Glitch and Draw buttons are there to provide a way for players to agree that a game has been either compromised due to bug or internet connectivity, or that the game is mutually believed to be a stalemate or unbalanced. Emphasis is on the words agree and mutually so if there is no agreement the game plays on. If you feel justified that the game is unplayable, please Surrender and move onto your next game.
  • Do not harass other players for their play, strategies, or tactics. It is just plain childish. If you have a less adept opponent, take your win graciously. If you have a partner who is not as proficient as you, accept your fate, help them along, or quit. Calling them a “slowpoke,” “newbie,” or a “donk” doesn’t make the gaming experience more pleasant for anyone. This rule is not meant to inhibit smack talk or joking between friends.
  • Respect game table preferences, whether they be posted or otherwise communicated. It is the prerogative of each player to create the game they want whether it is for novices or expert only. If you wander into a game and the game host boots you, do not take it personally, and move on to the next game. If you are the game host, politely explain the game criteria/settings you are going for. If you are particular don’t be afraid to use the table name, password settings with Whisper to screen players before they enter the room.
  • Communicate with the other players if you have a problem. Whether you have lag on your computer, don’t know the interface, or if you don’t understand another player’s language don’t be ashamed to let them know. The majority of GTO Community is considerate but like everyone, not knowing what is going on can make them impatient.
  • If you encounter unsportsmanlike behavior, there is no need to start a smear campaign. There is a big difference between reporting another User for cheating and seeking to ruin their name through lobby and/or forum communication. This is especially true if you have no proof. It may seem like a user is stalling but there could very well be extenuating circumstances. Do feel free to communicate your experience to a GTO moderator or Admin or fill out a bug report with an explanation, and we can look into the matter.
  • Respect the GTO Administrators and Moderators. We instruct all of our staff and volunteer moderators to most importantly keep things cool. When they ask you to drop the subject that has you or others riled up, they are trying to maintain this CoC without disrupting your gaming experience. We support open speech but at a certain point it begins to infringe on the experience of others. In our Gathering Place lobby GTO Administrators names are colored red and Moderators are blue.
  • The Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. We cannot create a listing here for every way to annoy other Users so treat others the way you would like to be treated and put yourself in their shoes. Use your common sense to realize when you are being a jerk and keep it in check

Disciplinary Action & Procedures

If a User of GTO has demonstrated he or she cannot follow this Code of Conduct then the member may lose access to ALL of his or her accounts and all associated content and screen names. GTO DOES NOT ENJOY BANNING USERS. It is not why we built and operate GTO but to ensure a comfortable game site we do have to do it from time-to-time. Our typical progression of action is:

  • formal warning via chat, Private Messages, or email
  • short-term (5 minutes to 24 hours) bans
  • longer bans
  • permanent bans

This explanation of disciplinary procedure is meant to be a guideline for members to understand what their status may be with regard to the process. It is only a guideline and GTO may deviate from this procedure at any time in any manner it deems appropriate without notice. A specific chat, forum, list or online game situation may require other measures to ensure the orientation of the Site.

GTO has designated a number of volunteer Moderators to help out with customer service support. This includes answering basic question, guiding new users, providing extra eyes for the GTO Staff and maintaining the Code of Conduct. They are not employees of GTO but merely Users who have demonstrated outstanding behavior and are supporters of the GTO cause. We have empowered Moderators to issue formal warnings and 24-hour bans when they believe that the CoC has been violated.

Privacy

The Forum and Game Chat are open and public areas for all to see. GTO will endeavor to keep all Private Messaging viewable only to the sender and addressed recipient. Nevertheless as system operators, GTO may look at Private Messages if there is reason to believe that the Private Messages are being misused or there is a concern to protect GTO or other users from injury, damage, or liability. This right is outlined in the federal Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA). If we find that Private Messages are connected with illegal activities, GTO may disclose it to the authorities to protect the entire GTO company and community.

Rights of  GTO/Disclaimer of Liability

GTO is a meeting place only (and not a publisher) of its interactive community. The content is supplied predominantly by Members. GTO will contribute with game oriented current event postings and responses to Members' queries. GTO shall not be responsible for policing, monitoring, or editing such content. Despite the preceding statement, GTO shall have the right, but not the obligation to monitor such content in order to respond to or comment upon communications by Members and in order to determine compliance with the foregoing Communications Guidelines. GTO shall have the right and sole discretion to edit, to refuse to post or to remove any content whatsoever which it finds to be in violation of these provisions or which it finds in its sole discretion to be otherwise objectionable for any reason.

The opinions expressed in the forums are not necessarily (an in some cases not at all) those of GTO. GTO is not responsible for any materials provided by users which are deemed harmful or offensive to others. GTO is not responsible in any way for any injury, loss, or damage, which occurs as a result of an opinion expressed or information, provided in these sections of the site. GTO is not responsible for the content of any sites linked to a GTO site.

GTO makes no warranties, expressed or implied, as to the content in the GTO site or the accuracy or reliability of any information or statements contained therein. All statements, advice and opinions made by Members in GTO forums are those of such Members only, GTO neither endorses nor shall be held responsible for the reliability or accuracy of same.

Member's Indemnification/Obligations

Member agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless GTO and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against all claims, losses, costs, and expenses (including attorneys fees) arising out of Member's use of GTO's site when they violate these Communications Guidelines. These include, without limitation, any communication by Member which is deemed to be defamatory, obscene or otherwise unlawful, including violations of the copyright, trademark, proprietary or other rights of third parties, or which constitutes a submission of materials.

Afterword

This Code of Conduct is not meant to scare and intimidate but more to inform and guide Users. The bottom line is that we’re all here to enjoy games. Also don’t forget they are that just games meant for fun and entertainment. If you have any questions about the Code of Conduct or any disciplinary action, please forward them to support@gametableonline.com.