Clan Rules & Guidelines

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General Rules:
Rules must be adhered to at all times. These rules are not negotiable.

1. • As a member of the WrG community, when you play under the WrG Banner, you are advertising the community.
   • Your actions define the community.
   • If you behave like a smacktard, then the entire community will be seen as smacktards.
   
   Dragging the name of the community down will get you de-clanned.
2. If there is a conflict of any sort between WrG members, that is up to the parties involved to sort out. We will not, however, tolerate any form of harassment and/or abuse.
3. We are not cheaters! We will play every game fair and square. If we win, brilliant. If we lose, well, c'est la vie.
4. • Please "wear" your tags in-game. If you're not "wearing" your tag, I'm going to think you don't like us anymore.
   • The tag is |WrG| and nothing else. Note that some games may render the tags differently. For example, Battlefield Bad Company 2 renders the | symbol as a target symbol. This is OK, as other members will be wearing the same tags.
   • Members who are admins with a game server provider are excused from this rule if their admin position comes with a specific tag.
   • Under certain circumstances, we will allow you to merc++ for another clan and wear their tags. We won't like it, but please check with us first.
5. When we play on public servers, we follow the ROE of the service provider. No exceptions.
6. Be reasonably active: post on the site, play the games. No-one will be frowned upon if they can't play every day, but joining and then not being heard of again is a no-no. Inactivity longer than a month or two without reason will result in you being summarily removed from the clan.
7. Every member of the community has the same rights and responsibilities, regardless of which games they play. That includes following these, and the game-specific rules.
8. The forum is the primary line of communication between clan members. You are most welcome to use other means such as Team Speak, Instant Messengers, rada drums or smoke signals to communicate, however, all those are secondary lines of communication, and any important issues raised in there should be replicated on the forum.

Guidelines:
Guidelines are just that. Guidelines. Follow them if you will. We'd prefer it if you did.

1. Be friendly, polite and courteous. Not only to clannies but to everyone. This is a social clan, the purpose of which is to have fun, not to outscore everyone. Welcome non-clannies into your squad/team/party etc... If they have fun, and you have fun with them, they may soon become fellow clannies.
2. Personality conflicts can (and are likely to) happen. You don't need to make rash decisions. If you can't resolve the issue, then ignore the other person. There's a nifty function in your control panel for ignoring people. You don't need to play in the same squad/team or on the same server as the other person. Please make the council aware of your issue, so that you're not put into a position you don't want to be in.

Rules for Applications
Please note: We don't accept unsolicited applications. Membership is by invite only.

Boxing Rules
If you feel you have been aggrieved by a fellow clan member:

1. Cool down before you post. Don't climb right in after the event. Give it time and think it over.
2. First take the issue up with them via PM, MSN, email or any other private forum that works for you. If they will not apologise or offer restitution that is satisfactory (e.g zim$1,000,000) then go to step 3.
3. Approach a council member via PM, MSN or any other private forum and outline your plight. Keep in mind that your communication to that council member may be shared with other council members for discussion. The council will communicate with the other party to get their side of the story. The council may also discuss this with any one else who they feel may give insight on the grievance. From this point on, the council will handle the dispute resolution.

The councils decision is final and no debate will be entered into concerning the decision. The reasons for the decision will be given, and these will also not be debated.

Footnotes:
++ Mercenary. ie, you will be a mercenary player.

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These Rules & Guidelines are in force with immediate effect and apply to every member of the War Geeks, regardless of the game you are playing. Please familiarize yourself with them.

Besides these global rules, there may be game-specific Rules & Guidelines. These will be posted in the respective game forum.

A restructuring of the forums according to the new clan structure will occur in the next days.

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The rules have been updated as of 12 August 2010.