Code of Conduct

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Project: Gorgon Code of Conduct - Elder Game, LLC. Code of Conduct Version 1.0 Released 03/08/2018.

PLEASE READ THIS CODE OF CONDUCT (“CODE OF CONDUCT”) CAREFULLY AND IN ITS ENTIRETY. BY CLICKING THE “ACCEPT” BUTTON AT THE END OF THE AGREEMENT OR BY USING ELDER GAME, LLC (“ELDER GAME”) PRODUCTS AND/OR SERVICES (“PRODUCTS”), SUCH AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO WEBPAGES (“WEBPAGES”), PROJECT: GORGON (“GAME”), AND THE GAME LAUNCHER (“LAUNCHER”), YOU HEREBY AGREE TO THESE TERMS AND AGREE THAT THEY ARE ENFORCEABLE LIKE ANY WRITTEN CONTRACT SIGNED BY YOU.

ELDER GAME strives to foster a friendly environment where you can enjoy ELDER GAME provided PRODUCTS, discuss and share ideas, give gameplay advice, role-play, and converse about any other aspect that may be interesting to other players. The community forums, website, and in-game community is at its best when participants treat everyone with respect and courtesy. Therefore, we ask that you conduct yourself in a civilized manner when participating in communications on the website, in-game, or any other ELDER GAME provided community area.

The CODE OF CONDUCT explains what type of behavior is expected of you and what behavior that you can expect from other members of the community. Please note: the following guidelines are not exhaustive examples and may not address all manner of offensive behavior. As such, we shall have full discretion to address any behavior that we feel is inappropriate. We reserve the right to suspend or ban your access to ELDER GAME provided PRODUCTS at any time and for any reason including but not limited to your failure to abide by the ELDER GAME TERMS OF SERVICE or this CODE OF CONDUCT. By using ELDER GAME provided PRODUCTS, you explicitly agree to the ELDER GAME TERMS OF SERVICE and the CODE OF CONDUCT as presented here.

We reserve the right to evaluate each incident on a case by case basis. The action we take may be dependent on the individual circumstances of each incident. Any information related to a TERMS OF SERVICE or CODE OF CONDUCT violation is to remain private and shall not be posted or discussed with the general public. Adverse decisions may be appealed by emailing support(at)projectgorgon.com with a full detailed description of the incident, but the final decision is at our discretion and is final. The ELDER GAME TERMS OF SERVICE AND CODE OF CONDUCT may change from time to time, and you agree to be bound to those changes, so check back periodically to ensure that you are aware of any changes. Your continued use of ELDER GAME provided PRODUCTS signifies your acceptance of these changes.

The following categories of conduct are not allowed on the community forums, website, in-game or other ELDER GAME provided PRODUCTS:

  • Discrimination, Harassment, Defamation or hatred or the promotion thereof in regards to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and disability
  • Account Trading
  • Discussions or conduct related to extreme sexuality and/or violence
  • Real-Life Threats
  • Distribution of Real-Life Information
  • Using and/or discussing cheats, hacks, viruses, or other malicious programs
  • Impersonating Elder Game Staff, Developers, Moderators or volunteers
  • Using and/or discussing unreleased content and/or hacking data files
  • Using obscene, vulgar, or inappropriate language
  • Harassment and/or Defamation
  • Discussing illegal drugs and/or activities
  • Spamming and/or Trolling
  • Creating duplicate threads and/or reposting previously closed threads
  • Crosslinking threads;
  • Advertising;
  • Circumventing a Suspension and/or Ban
  • Discussing a Suspension and/or Ban publicly
  • Conduct and/or discussion that is detrimental to the community as determined solely by ELDER GAME staff.

Project: Gorgon Code of Conduct - Elder Game, LLC Code of Conduct 2.0 released July 11, 2016.

Project: Gorgon strives to foster a friendly environment where you can enjoy playing Project: Gorgon, discuss and share ideas, give game play advice, role-play, and converse about any other aspect that may be interesting to other players. Community forums and in-game communications are at their best when participants treat their fellow posters with respect and courtesy. Therefore, we ask that you conduct yourself in a civilized manner when participating in communications on the website and in-game.

The guidelines and rules listed below explain what behavior is expected of you and what behavior you can expect from other community members. Note that the following guidelines are not exhaustive, and may not address all manner of offensive behavior. As such, we shall have full discretion to address any behavior that we feel is inappropriate. Also, suspension or banishment from the game will always result in the same in regard to forum access. Your access to these forums is a “privilege,” and not a “right.” Elder Game reserves the right to suspend your access to these forums and game at any time for reasons that include, but are not necessarily limited to, your failure to abide by these guidelines. This code of conduct is in addition to our Terms of Service. By using http://ProjectGorgon.com or using services provided by Elder Game, you agree to abide by the Terms of Service and the Code of Conduct as presented here.

Racial / Ethnic

This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

- Promote racial/ethnic hatred
- Are recognized as a racial/ethnic slur
- Allude to a symbol of racial/ethnic hatred
Account Trading

This category includes both advertising your account or characters for sale or trade, or advertising that you are looking for an account or characters to purchase through:

- Forum posts
- Linking to eBay or other online marketplaces
- Listing you have something for trade and then offering your contact information
Extreme Sexuality / Violence
- Refer to extreme and/or violent sexual acts
- Refer to extremely violent real life actions
Pornography
Real-Life Threats

This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

- Refer to violence in any capacity that is not directly related to the game world
Distribution of Real-Life Personal Information

This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

- Refer to violence in any capacity that is not directly related to the game world
Sexual Orientation

This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

- Insultingly refer to any aspect of sexual orientation pertaining to themselves or other players
Posting Cheats, Hacks, Trojan Horses or Malicious Programs

This category includes:

- Posting links to cheats, hacks, or malicious viruses / programs
Impersonating an Elder Game Employee or Volunteer

This category includes:

- Passing yourself off as a Elder Game employee to post false information
Posting Unreleased Content / Hacking Data Files

This category includes language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

- Show unreleased in-game items, equipment, or areas that have been unlocked by hacking into client data files
- Show the results of hacking or any tampering of the game’s MPQ files
- Discuss, or display any data not available through normal game play
Obscene / Vulgar

This category includes both clear and masked language in posts, signatures, and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

- Are an inappropriate reference to human anatomy or bodily functions
- Are pornographic in nature
Inappropriate Language

This category includes language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

- Are otherwise considered objectionable as determined by Elder Game's sole discretion.
Harassing or Defamatory

This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

- Insultingly refer to other characters, players, Elder Game employees or volunteers, or groups of people
- Result in ongoing harassment to other characters, players, Elder Game employees or volunteers, or groups of people
Major Religions or Religious Figures
- Major Religions or Religious Figures
National

This category includes language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

- Promote national hatred
- Are recognized as national slurs
- Allude to symbols of national hatred
Illegal Drugs or Activities

This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

- Reference to abusing illegal drugs
- Reference to performing illegal activities
Spamming or Trolling
- Excessively communicating the same phrase, similar phrases, or pure gibberish
- Creating threads for the sole purpose of causing unrest on the forums
- Causing disturbances in forum threads, such as picking fights, making off topic posts that ruin the thread, insulting other posters
- Making non-constructive posts
- Abusing the Reported Post feature by sending false alarms or nonsensical messages
- Numbering a thread, IBTL, TLDR, or any other fad statements
Creating Duplicate Threads

This category includes:

- Creating threads about existing topics
- Creating a separate thread about an existing topic for further discussion in more than one forum
Cross Linking Threads

This category includes:

- Linking to threads from other forums
- Creating threads with the sole purpose of linking another post
Advertising

This category includes advertisement of:

- Any non-beneficial, related businesses, organizations, or websites
Discussing Disciplinary Actions

This category includes:

- Creating posts or threads to discuss disciplinary actions taken against a player, including chat logs and email correspondence between a player and a Elder Game employees or volunteers
- Creating posts or threads to discuss disciplinary actions taken against a character or account on the forums
Circumventing a Suspension / Ban

This category includes:

- Posting on another account
- Having someone post on your behalf
Offensive Names

This category includes:

- Offensive forum names and in-game character names
Conduct Detrimental to the Community

This category includes:

- Conduct determined by Elder Game to be detrimental to the community

Code of Conduct - January 16, 2016

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