In an effort to avoid biases and give you an idea as to what to expect in violating rules, a conduct policy exists. The conduct policy outlines the various levels of action that is taken, what sort of rules fall under each, as well as defines what each level of severity is all about. Please read this page very carefully.
Warning
A warning is given for minor violations. A warning may consist of a simple warning in the chat or it may be a kick from the chat room that the violation occurred. Warnings are meant to give you a chance to look over the Code of Conduct and other various terms, rules, and guidelines that are in place. It is a good idea to look over those again to avoid any issues in the future. If violations persist, the action(s) taken will increase. It would be wise to not ignore these warnings.
Some violations that might get a warning on first offense:
- Abuse, Harassment, Crude behavior, etc. towards officials or other players
- Racial slurs, comments, etc.
- Spamming of any kind
- Posting sexually explicit images or otherwise offensive content
- Creating Rooms (when you are not a staff member)
3 Hour Ban
A 3-Hour Ban is used most often when a player has repeated an action he/she has been previously warned for. These are to reinforce the importance of the rules and the importance that everyone follow them. If the various terms, rules, and guidelines that are in place were not read when a warning was given, now is a good time to read them over. The action(s) taken will only increase the more a violation occurs.
12 Hour Ban
A 12-Hour Ban is used most often when a player has repeated an action he/she has been previously warned or banned for. These are to reinforce the importance of the rules and the importance that everyone follow them. If the various terms, rules, and guidelines that are in place were not read when a warning was given, now is a good time to read them over. The action(s) taken will only increase the more a violation occurs.
Some violations that might get a 12-Hour Ban on first offense:
- Rank manipulation
- Exploiting Known Bugs
24 Hour Ban
A 24-Hour Ban is used most often when a player has repeated an action he/she has been previously warned or banned for. These are to reinforce the importance of the rules and the importance that everyone follow them. The action(s) taken will only increase the more a violation occurs.
Some violations that might get a 24-Hour Ban on first offense:
- Misreporting (after three strikes system)
48 Hour Ban
A 48-Hour Ban is used most often when a player has repeated an action he/she has been previously warned or banned for. These are to reinforce the importance of the rules and the importance that everyone follow them. The action(s) taken will only increase the more a violation occurs.
72 Hour Ban
A 72-Hour Ban is used most often when a player needs to be removed from the game for an extended period of time or the player has repeatedly violated rules in a relatively brief period of time. These are to reinforce the importance of the rules and the importance that everyone follow them. The action(s) taken will only increase the more a violation occurs.
Some violations that might get a 72-Hour Ban on first offense:
- Modifying scripts
- Account Sharing
- Altering the “WLD” file
- Impersonation or attempting to impersonate a P2P staff member or player
Perma-Ban
A Permanent Ban is used most often when a player is seen as a threat to the server, community, or someone. These are rarely ever lifted (hence the title). It is a good idea to avoid reaching this point.
Some violations that might get a Perma-Ban on first offense:
- Reproducing, distributing, etc. P2P as your own
- Creating works from P2P
- Taking it upon yourself to otherwise host or provide services as P2P
- Attempting to disrupt P2P’s service in anyway, or administrating attacks on P2P
- Possessing, using, distributing, or any such of the Log Reader without permission
Disclaimers
WA!P2P (hereafter referred to as “we”) reserves the right to place a ban without notification to you for bans less than 24 hours in length. Only bans 24 hours or greater will receive notice (usually via e-mail provided we have your e-mail address).
We reserve the right to ban for greater lengths of time than outlined here if need be.
For violations not present herein, we reserve the right to ban for those violations according to similar severity.
Bans greater than 72 hours in length (permanent and non) are to be discussed between administrators and are left to their discretion.