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Welcome to the Strategy Discussion discussion forums!
This forum is here to provide you with a friendly environment where you can discuss all aspects of Strategy Discussion and our games with your fellow players. Keep in mind that community forums work 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 these forums.

Below are the official Rules of Conduct regarding user conduct when participating in our Forums, as well as user etiquette. Please understand that the Rules of Conduct, by its very nature, is an organic set of guidelines, and will be updated and/or altered periodically. It is your individual responsibility to check this thread periodically for updates and changes to our current Forums policies.

Forum Guidelines

1. Do not post in all capital letters, use excessive punctuation, etc. This practice is used to draw attention to ones post. While everyone wants their posts read, we ask that you refrain from using sensational tactics in order to bring more people to your thread. Let your post stand on its own merit.
2. Using the words ChangYou, staff, or any community team members name in a thread topic is frowned on. Everyone would like us to read and acknowledge his or her post, and we understand that. However, use of such words in the topic does not help that come to pass. Please make your thread title is relevant to the post subject.
3. Do not bump your own posts. The act of bumping ones post is considered spamming and contributes nothing constructive to the discussion. Your thread will be seen; there is no need to continually bump it to the top of the list.
4. Petition posts are frowned on. This is a discussion forum. Petition threads do not contain much discussion instead, a petition is usually page after page of /signed. This is not constructive. If you have an issue with the game, please discuss it in a civil fashion. There are other places on the Internet to form online petitions.
5. Do not post "quitting" threads. If you have issues with the game, staff, etc.; there are other places for you address your concerns. Threads that are created purely to say your leaving the game will be locked, and deleted.
6. Do not post about locked or deleted threads. Posts that are moderated have a reason behind the moderation. In most cases we'll post a response to why the thread was locked; if you have yet to see a comment by a member of the community team on a locked thread, please wait for it and do not post on the subject. If you do have questions regarding forum moderation, please contact us.

I. Code of Conduct

Our Members are all to be treated as members of a community. Members are expected to behave as one would in a mixed company. Name-calling, intentional abuse or otherwise creating a hostile environment is forbidden. Avoid the use of vulgar, threatening, inflammatory, and abusive language. Personal attacks on other members are strictly prohibited. Constructive, non-personal criticism and civil discourse is permissible.

A. Language

You agree, through your use of this service, that you will not use the forums to post any material which is knowingly false and/or defamatory, inaccurate, abusive, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, sexually oriented, threatening, invasive of a person's privacy, or otherwise in violation of any law. Sexual, racial, or ethnic slurs will not be tolerated in any form, and is bannable of first offense. It is recommended that profanity be with held, as it does not promote civil conversation. Foul language in the form of insults directed towards other forum members may result in a instant ban.

If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

1. Be temporarily banned from the forums
2. Be given a final warning, after which any further Code of Conduct violations may result in a permanent ban from the forums

B. Trolling

Trolling is considered to be the act of purposely being disingenuous to an active discussion. Negative commentary on given topics is by no means disallowed; however, such comments should attempt to be substantiated. No matter your supposed intent, if the forum administrators perceive you as a troll making unsubstantiated comments in an attempt to provoke the community, actions may be taken by the administrators.

If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

1. Be given a temporary or permanent ban from the forums, depending upon severity

C. Images

Images in posts that contain the content of extremely graphic sexual or violent content are strictly prohibited. Any and all related posts will be removed immediately and will result in a ban from the forums.

D. Copyrighted Material

You may not use any content protected by intellectual property laws or by rights of privacy, unless you own the rights thereto or have received all necessary consent. You shall be solely liable for any damage liabilities resulting from any infringement of copyright, trademark, or other proprietary rights.

E. Spam

Outside advertisements or solicitations promoted by posting messages, or private messaging is unacceptable and will be subject to banning. Examples include: pyramid schemes, your own website, etc. Also, spam is constituted by excessively communicating the same phrase, similar phrases, or pure gibberish.

If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

1. Be given a temporary or permanent ban from the forums, depending upon severity

F. Advertisements

Referral links and links to content to other games, services or commercial goods are not allowed. No form of advertisement is permitted on the forum unless consulted with ---- or Customer Service Team representative.

If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

1. Be given a temporary ban from the forums, depending upon severity

G. Discussing Disciplinary Actions

Creating posts or threads to discuss disciplinary actions taken against a player, including chat logs, private messages, and email correspondence between a player and staff is not permitted.

If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

1. Be given a temporary ban from the forums, depending upon severity

H. Circumventing a Suspension / Ban

You're not allowed to post for, lend your account to, or advocate banned users.

If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

1. Be permanently banned from posting on the forums

I. Impersonating an Employee

Impersonation of Staff members is not permitted.

If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

1. Be given a temporary or permanent ban from the forums, depending upon severity

J. Posting Cheats, Hacks, Trojan Horses or Malicious Programs

Do not post links to cheats, hacks, or malicious viruses / programs

If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

1. Be permanently banned from the forums

K. Posting Unreleased Content / Hacking Data Files

Do not post any 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 files; or discuss/display any data not available through normal game play.

If a player is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

1. Be permanently banned from the forums

Important

Repeatedly violating any area of the Terms of Use or Forum Code of Conduct, including the areas detailed above, will often result in permanent banishment from the forums.

This policy is not language-restrictive. Language that falls under this policy will always be subject to the repercussions listed, whether it is inappropriate in English or any other language.

II. Moderation Policy

A. Moderation of our game forums is not by committee. All decisions with regards to thread closure and movement, permanent and temporary bans, and membership issues are made by the staff administration and are final. That being said, constructive criticisms and suggestions are welcome, provided they are directed to staff administration either via e-mail, or private message.

B. Considering the real-time nature of forums, it is impossible for us to review messages or confirm the validity of information posted. Please remember that we are not responsible for any messages posted. We do not vouch for, or warrant the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any message, and are not responsible for the contents of any message. The messages express the views of the author of the message, not necessarily the views of ----- or any entity associated with it. Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact us immediately by email or private message. We have the ability to remove objectionable messages and we will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary. This is a manual process, however, so please realize that we may not be able to remove or edit particular messages immediately.

C. Although we cannot review every messages posted, and are not responsible for the content of any of these messages, we reserve the right to edit or delete any message for any reason. You remain solely responsible for the content of your messages, and you agree to indemnify and hold ----- harmless with respect to any claim based upon transmission of your message(s).

D. No posts should be made regarding your opinion of another user's actions or behavior. You may not discuss the forum rules and regulations on the forum. Any and all discussions regarding these matters should be discussed by PM only.

E. Registration to this forum is free of charge. We do insist that you abide by the rules and policies detailed above. Also be aware that these terms are subject to change at any time without notification.