Fed II Star - February 26, 2006

STAR CHAMBER
by Freya

Fed2 Bar Board Guidelines

There have been some questions lately about what is allowed when using the Fed2 Bar Board. Is it a free-for-all? Is it a no-adverts zone? Can you post URLs? Can you post your email address? Use it to replace email or IMs? Is it staff controlled and subject to special public places rules or can you push the limits for a laugh and get your joke listed in the Fed Star?

These're good questions and we discussed them at our last weekly Fed2 staff meeting. What we came up with is, we feel, a sensible and workable set of guidelines to posting on the Fed2 Bar Board.

1. The Bar Board is similar to the Sol Comms. Because it is seen by all players, it has use guidelines and Fed2 Staff moderate it to allow both the much enjoyed witty remarks, quotes, and other funny stuff while also allowing some resources for the adverts players feel are needed in the game.

2. The board is intended for messages. This means it's not an outlet for your artwork or actions. Note that excess ascii can cause problems for text readers for the blind software.

3. Messages should be in English. If you want to post a special message such as a birthday greeting in someone's native language or a classic quote in some other language, check with Fed2 staff or email feedback.

4. No URLs (links), no email addresses, no phone numbers, unless you email feedback the request and receive official approval. This is to protect you.

5. One (1) advertisement post per company/planet/event/person per day. We are allowing this as an experiment. This means, don't try to be a jackass and waste our time having alts or friends post multiple adverts, or unpost and repost adverts to keep them from scrolling off the main part of the bar board. All Fed2 staff have been and are players as well and they know all the tricks in the book and then some.

6. Complaints, suggestions, bug reports all need to go to Feedback. Do not post on the bar board.