Code of Conduct

[Firecrest]

Does CC have a Code of Conduct? Or is it simply limited to "Don't make Multi's and don't make secret alliances"?

I ask because I've had the displeasure of running into a fair amount of vulgar, abusive and downright rude players. I get that trash talk is a part of the game, but there are some players who clearly go way over that line. Has there ever been any thought given to putting a chat filter in place that blocks the most offensive words or a way to go about reporting people who cross the line with their conduct?

[jiminski]

i actually like the fact that the text is not censored... it relates better to real life where swearing gives pause for thought .. and by that i mean it instinctively fits between words in order to allow time to come up with the next one. (maybe too much LDS in the 60's for me.)
It also keeps the site more organic and far less overtly 'them and us'

I also hate writing 'no i am not a cockney!' and it it coming up ****ney... eventually having to kockney or vast spacing between characters.

anyway... it's the aggressive swearing which is objectionable to you, i am sure.. if that's the case just put the offender onto your ignore list and all that the offender says in the game will be hidden from your eyes only.
You will also never have to play them again .. if that is want.

[comic boy]

Really the best thing is to not make a fuss and then quietly put them on ignore,that way you wont come across them again. You will find that as you progress up the leaderboard you will encounter less of this behaviour,also in time you will build up a pool of friendly players who you can arrange private games with.

[wacicha]

I sorta remember the 60's vaguely , but wasn't it LSD

[Herakilla]

xigames has a CoC and we are proud of it

[gibbom]

I sorta remember the 60's vaguely , but wasn't it LSD

Perhaps he spent the 60's as a mormon

[0ojakeo0]

if u cant stand the heat get out of the fire but i love how it is here

[jiminski]

I sorta remember the 60's vaguely , but wasn't it LSD

I told ya i had too much of it!

[Rocketry]

Does CC have a Code of Conduct? Or is it simply limited to "Don't make Multi's and don't make secret alliances"?

I ask because I've had the displeasure of running into a fair amount of vulgar, abusive and downright rude players. I get that trash talk is a part of the game, but there are some players who clearly go way over that line. Has there ever been any thought given to putting a chat filter in place that blocks the most offensive words or a way to go about reporting people who cross the line with their conduct?

we dont need more restrictions.

Rocketry

[wacicha]

I am still waiting for the so called flash backs to happen lol

[payaso]

I ask because I've had the displeasure of running into a fair amount of vulgar, abusive and downright rude players. I get that trash talk is a part of the game, but there are some players who clearly go way over that line. Has there ever been any thought given to putting a chat filter in place that blocks the most offensive words or a way to go about reporting people who cross the line with their conduct?

I just got a pm from a guy who was a bit upset that I left him a positive feedback. Top that.

[Aspect]

you guys all seem to love cussing, but it is good to have the option, even if it isn't mandatory, to have a filter. We do want this site to appeal to all ages right? How many little kids do we want spewing four letter words anyway? It can be offensive should also be able to be filtered.

you should suggest *optional* chat filter in the suggestions box

[Itrade]

An optional chat filter sounds fair. Perhaps to deactivate it you have to solve a mildly complicated algebra problem. It's foolproof! The kiddies will never get past it.

[Coleman]

Unwritten Rules

Obviously any gross abuse of the game is forbidden. This includes but is not limited to: throwing games, intentional deadbeating, serial teammate killing, hijacking accounts.

Forum Guidelines

Our moderation policy for the forum is outlined in the forum guidelines.

Harassment Policy

"Trash-talking" can be a fun element of the game and we take a liberal stance on what is allowed to be said in game chat. If one player offends another we generally do not want to get involved. However, in cases of extreme obscenity or extreme harassment (in our judgment) we may take disciplinary action against the offending member.

If you find yourself in a game with someone who offends you, simply add the member in question to your Ignore List and his/her comments will disappear.

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Your email address and any other personally identifiable information will be kept secret. It will never be divulged to other players or any 3rd party without your consent. Conquer Club may from time to time send Conquer Club related emails or newsletters to registered players but this will be kept to a minimum.

[reverend_kyle]

I sorta remember the 60's vaguely , but wasn't it LSD

Perhaps he spent the 60's as a mormon

haha thats actually what I thought at first because in my state there is a high mormon density..

I was like what? that has nothing to do with mormons.

[Robinette]

I sorta remember the 60's vaguely , but wasn't it LSD

I told ya i had too much of it!

See Albert Hofmann synthesizing Lysergic acid diethylamide for the 1st time...

Join Timothy Leary with a Harvard grant to study the effects of LSD...

"Turn On, Tune In, Drop Dead" ....psychedelically above his head...

Watch as Pickard and Apperson get caught "cooking" in an old missile silo...

Learn to say No to Drugs...

[Iliad]

I ask because I've had the displeasure of running into a fair amount of vulgar, abusive and downright rude players. I get that trash talk is a part of the game, but there are some players who clearly go way over that line. Has there ever been any thought given to putting a chat filter in place that blocks the most offensive words or a way to go about reporting people who cross the line with their conduct?

I just got a pm from a guy who was a bit upset that I left him a positive feedback. Top that.

What the f*ck?

[Firecrest]

Thanks, Coleman. That was very informative, if not a bit disappointing. It's a shame they're not willing to step in to make their site a better place. "Just click ignore" certainly works to keep me from having to deal with someone like this, but it doesn't help the next guy who comes along to play him.

If it helps, here's the dialog that prompted this thread in its entirety. His first comments are spured by a four minute lull from 16:09:15 to 16:13:39 where I didn't immediately take my turn. In a non-speed game, mind you, where there had been no previous talk - let alone an agreement to play RT.

His "now you wait" comment came at a time where I had the game wrapped up and, instead of taking the turn that would let me then finish him off, he DBed.

This guy is not even a paying member. Exactly what kind of good does a person like this bring to the game? And from his feedback and looking at his other games, this is the norm for him.

2007-09-13 16:11:25 - averageguy: play dick
2007-09-13 16:12:47 - averageguy: come on fag
2007-09-13 16:15:51 - Firecrest: Take it easy?
2007-09-13 16:16:17 - averageguy: blow me ang finish the game
2007-09-13 16:20:50 - averageguy: now you wait bitch
2007-09-13 16:24:20 - Firecrest: I'm premium. I don't care if you deadbeat. I can play as many games as I want at once. You're the one who can only play five at a time. So.... Really, YOU'RE the one who will wait.
2007-09-13 16:24:38 - Firecrest: Which is fine by me. Just means that many less people who have to put up with you.
2007-09-13 21:41:56 - averageguy: I'm premium That means your a greek fag LOL your alittle bitch go masturbate and think of your mother

[jiminski]

.. It's a shame they're not willing to step in to make their site a better place. "Just click ignore" certainly works to keep me from having to deal with someone like this, but it doesn't help the next guy who comes along to play him.

I know what you mean Firecrest and there are some (really not that many) players who are abusive without being amusing.
Personally i would rather suffer the odd bit of abuse to be part of this site which is, in the main, free from unnecessary interference. This site leaves the kids (metaphorically speaking) free to play and express themselves without the fear that the thought police will step in and apply draconian measures.
More than that, it allows you to put perceived misdemeanour out to the members for assessment and if necessary retribution. That's proper democracy baby.

2007-09-13 16:11:25 - averageguy: play dick
2007-09-13 16:12:47 - averageguy: come on fag
2007-09-13 16:15:51 - Firecrest: Take it easy?
2007-09-13 16:16:17 - averageguy: blow me ang finish the game
2007-09-13 16:20:50 - averageguy: now you wait bitch
2007-09-13 16:24:20 - Firecrest: I'm premium. I don't care if you deadbeat. I can play as many games as I want at once. You're the one who can only play five at a time. So.... Really, YOU'RE the one who will wait.
2007-09-13 16:24:38 - Firecrest: Which is fine by me. Just means that many less people who have to put up with you.
2007-09-13 21:41:56 - averageguy: I'm premium That means your a greek fag LOL your alittle bitch go masturbate and think of your mother

Now.. don't ask why but this made me laugh. I'm not proud to say that but this is the truth. This could be explained by the fact that i have read many a Flame thread and the medium of expression is largely free from the shackles of taboo.
Would i like to be spoken to by a stranger in this way in real life?... of course not! but in real life it would be weighted with a different context; it would have the context of impending violence.
Without this threat of impending violence this is just empty rhetoric. Yes rhetoric laden with expletive and crudity but never-the-less just empty.

Back to point... the ignore system coupled with the Feedback system works. It's not perfect by any means but it allows for a margin of behaviour which may be abhorrent to those individuals who exist beyond the margins of what is acceptable to most.
If you tell me that you are genuinely shocked by this type of language you certainly exist beyond that margin.

If on the other hand, you are upset because you were minding your own business, wanting a nice friendly game, when some fool decided to abuse you without provocation. In a manner which, in your opinion, was far too vehement! then i sympathise completely.

However in that case your complaint is not truly about the expletives used, it is about the tone of the attack. Tone can not be filtered with any amount of contemporary technology.

[alster]

Hmmm... Dunno.

Personally I try to adjust my code of conduct depending on who I play. I don't mind trash talking, even if it borders on being abusive. However, some people don't like it. So if i stumble upon that, I try to tone myself down a tad bit (unless it would be too funny not to...). Problem is, at that time it's probably to late and you got an intentional deadbeating and a neg. feedback coming. In general, I think the best code of conduct would be to step away from the game a little bit and not be annoyed so much by different peoples' langauge, game style etc. But dunno. It's difficult. Everyone has their own ideas and so. At the end of the day though, the best way to regulate any kind of conduct would be to use the ignore list. That tends to work for me at least.

[oVo]

Add him to your ignore list while you play the game
and you won't even see his lame banter.

[Kinetic1]

9 outof ten times I am not even reading the chat, I hate to scroll!!!
However, my son, my step son, my cousin and my mom all play on this site and I wouldlike to think they were protected from such abuse.
( ok, my Mom doesnt really play here, but my kids do) LOL

[jiminski]

However, my son, my step son, my cousin and my mom all play on this site and I wouldlike to think they were protected from such abuse.

Your son is proof of your own fornication!

But how can abuse be filtered by a site? certain words can be but they can be circumvented.. with creative spelling or creative and more effective long-hand abuse! (which is why i said the first part.. i don't actually think shafting is a sin)

The best and most effective means of censorship is by you, the parent. then you do not have to impose cumbersome censorship upon thousands of people who may not find the same offense in a word.
If the site had a no swear filter option the kids would be the last people to use it! so i assume only a blanket method would be in any way effective.

Again i do sympathise but it is too easy to be quiet in the face of a responsible parent such as you. It's a little like when a parent rebukes someone for swearing drunkenly in a pub when they have taken their children in there.. don't take the kid to a place with drunk blokes who want to swear about their wives....

hehe i realise that this is a flawed analogy but some people enjoy a good swear!
personally i swear like a docker vocally but not in the written word. That's my choice but i do thoroughly enjoy reading a carefully crafted sentence brimming with expletive.

[Firecrest]

There's a big difference between a swear word (or even several!) and abuse. Vulgarity is a personal pet peeve of mine. I believe it does little more than to make the user look profoundly stupid for not being able to express themselves in a manner accepted by society. However, I do understand that's just me. The bigger picture I'm trying to look at here is not swearing. It's abuse. Comments like my opponent's "go masturbate and think of your mother" contain no swear words. However it is a clear example of a type of abuse that is a detriment to this game.

Working against such things is not impossible for this, or any other, site. The biggest part is to let it be known that that kind of behavior is not acceptable. And then to intervene when necessary. There's a whole program centered around multis and feedback abuse. Why not add in game abuse to that as well?

CC sets a standard and then holds people to it. Simple, really.

[xtratabasco]

Does CC have a Code of Conduct? Or is it simply limited to "Don't make Multi's and don't make secret alliances"?

I ask because I've had the displeasure of running into a fair amount of vulgar, abusive and downright rude players. I get that trash talk is a part of the game, but there are some players who clearly go way over that line. Has there ever been any thought given to putting a chat filter in place that blocks the most offensive words or a way to go about reporting people who cross the line with their conduct?

I guess the mods could ban everyone, then nobodys feelings would ever get hurt.