A notice on the use of Red-Orc

[Kozgugore]

I'm making this post as a reminder to those of you who are making use of the OOC channel of Red-Orc (with a line in between due to the filter to prevent OOCers from finding out about it, which makes it so that typing the name would result in "redorc" instead). Some of it should be pretty obvious, but I've received a few notices stating that it's regrettably necessary nonetheless.

When making use of the OOC channel, please keep in mind you're still dealing with other, fellow players instead of made-up RP characters. It's a rule in this guild to have fun, but it is also a rule to show respect to each other. Therefore, I'd like to call upon everyone using Red-Orc to show that very same respect to each other, and to correct one another's behaviour should you see anything that you feel might be out of line.

What exactly might be out of line you ask? Well first and foremost, if there's one thing I'm allergic to (and that I feel this guild is very good at keeping at bay, if I may say so myself), it's OOC drama. That includes any kind of OOC arguments or fights that are fought on Red-Orc every now and then. I don't expect you to be able to get along with every single other person, but if you do have some kind of beef with one another or some kind of offensive remark is made, try to talk it out like normal people or, if things are too complicated for that, stay out of each other's ways. Anyone who still chooses to be a downright troublemaker after that is free to be kicked by whoever the channel admin may be at that time. That's the thing about Red-Orc: It's moderated by all of us. We can correct one another when we see something that's out of line, or when it seems like someone may be bullied. However! That doesn't mean you should start playing like some unruly judge either. Even moderating needs to be done in moderation.

While arguments and fights are the obvious offenders, I'd like to remind everyone that there's still people out there who don't take kindly to foul words or... distasteful conversations. People are quite free to talk about what they want, but try to keep it in moderation if it's not late at night yet or people are present who may not take kindly to the kind of conversations about details about what comes out of your rear-end after a dinner of beans.

Lastly, I'd like to request all active guild members to refrain from putting one another on the in-game /ignore, as this does not only complicate matters ICly, but OOCly as well. If you have any troubles with fellow members, don't hesitate to let an officer know about it. We don't want to be anyone's unwanted psychologist, but we still would like to keep anyone's playing time in WoW to turn sour.

Thanks for understanding, and have fun!