Forum Rules

These rules are valid for every post in this forum without any exception. Please check your inbox for Private Messages (PM) daily because staff members usually communicate with you via PM.
Using the search before asking questions or posting threads that have probably been posted before is highly recommended.

1 - General
-By creating an account you agree to and are bound by these Forum Rules (hereinafter, Rules) as well as the Game Rules and Pirates Glory Terms of Service (ToS).
-These Rules are subject to change at any time, and they immediately apply to any open case at the moment of change.
-The Rules apply to the whole forum, including but not limited to: Private messages (PM), profiles and the individual boards.
-The moderators exist to make sure these rules are being followed. In case a violation happens, the moderation crew reserves the right to punish the user accordingly.
-The moderation crew is not obliged to answer game related questions through PMs or in threads.
-Each person may only own one forum account.
-The users are obliged to follow subsets of forum rules for particular forum parts if this forum part has an etiquette addition to this set of rules.
-Threads not published in the appropriate sub-forum may be closed directly or moved to another forum without leaving a shadow topic or notice in the old forum by the staff members.
-The forum account name can be changed in case it is violating the Rules.


2 – Content Regulations
Behavior violating these content regulations is punishable and this applies to all posts, titles, and other user definable areas including forum account names, avatars and signatures.

• Re-posts, Cross-posts and Double-posts.
Re-posting a locked or deleted topic, or reposting significant content from locked or deleted topics in order to restart a locked discussion, is not allowed. Posting the same topic in multiple forums (crossposting) is not allowed except for announcement-grade threads made by the Administration Team. Posting twice (or more) in a row in the same thread is not permitted except in case of announcements, guides or other content in locked topics. Users are encouraged to use the Edit-feature instead.


• Posts in a language other than English.
Additionally users have to make sure their posts are understandable and formatted in a restrained way.


• Impersonating staff.
Including posts in which the user points out that someone is breaking the forum rules. Reporting such an event to the responsible Moderator through PM is encouraged. Also, other content which can be mistaken as official or otherwise cause similar confusion is prohibited.


• Spaming, Flaming, Trolling and Insulting.
Spam can include, but is not limited to: posts which do not contribute significantly to the thread's discussion; posts which are not related to the sub-forum overall theme; the overuse of various text format options. The moderation team is the final arbiter of what is or is not spam and of whether something is flaming / trolling / insulting or not. The only forums where some flaming/trolling is allowed is Union of Honor.


• Swearing.
Masking a word that triggers the censor including, but not limited to, acronyms, misspelling, covering its letters with other symbols is also prohibited - in case the meaning of the censored word can still be understood. Users are encouraged to change their wording to milder, non-censored counterparts. Not triggering the censor does not automatically mean the word is not a swearword. Also, in case the context gives out the impression of swearing, this rule applies. The moderation team is the final arbiter of what is or is not swearing.


• Pornographic, racist or otherwise discriminatory or inappropriate text or images.
This can include, but is not limited to: abusive, defamatory, sexist, racist or profane language; disparaging any religion, race, gender, age group, or sexual orientation, threatening persons with actions in real life as well as posting or transmission of any material not suitable for underage persons.


• Posting uncensored battle reports.
This includes, but is not limited to, player assets that are otherwise private (ie Voodoo List, warehouse positions, fleet list, voodoo list etc). Permission from all parties involved must be given prior to posting such material. You may instead post whatever is publicly available to everyone at any given time. (ie Fame points, Influence points, etc). Also, posting Battle reports that reveal no sensitive data (ie battles against a destroyed fleet) are an exception to the rule.


• Transcripts of private communication without permission.
This includes, but is not limited to, contents of forum Private Messages (PMs), In-Game Messages (IGMs), Instant Messages (IMs) or emails, as well as conversations via any instant messaging service such as Skype or MSN. Permission from all parties involved must be given prior to posting such material.


• Posting of Personal data without permission.
Personal information (such as real life name, address or photo) of a member may not be posted without the express consent of the person or people concerned. Minors (under 18 years of age) may only post such information themselves/have such information posted if their legal representative's approval has been given. Upon posting such information, the user expressly asserts his/her age of majority and legal capacity or – for minors – the existence of their legal representative's approval. Any posting of personal data is entirely at the user's own risk.


• Discussion of forum bans or infractions
This includes, but is not limited to, private messages, emails and other conversation with the Moderators and Community Administrator, considering any ban.


• Discussion of in-game bans or punishments.
This includes, but is not limited to, in-game messages, emails and other conversations with the moderators and Community Administrator, considering any ban.


• Posts which violate or encourage the violation of any the Forum rules, Game Rules or Tos.
This includes, but is not limited to, encouragement of use of illegal tools, scripts, modified web browsers and bug abuse.


• Material which could be considered as illegal by the international law as well as the law of the Hellenic Republic
This includes, but is not limited to, discussion of “warez” or cracked software. Links pointing to such material are also forbidden.


• Advertisements, of any kind.
This includes, but is not limited to, thief game links. Also, showing an advertisement permitted by the Community Administrator is allowed.


• Large pictures.
Pictures included directly into a post may not exceed the size of 600 x 600 pixels. Pictures included into signatures may not exceed the size of 728 x 150 pixels.


• Any and all other content deemed inappropriate by forum staff.


• Any attempt to coerce or provoke other users into breaking the above Rules.

3 – Punishments
Any account violating this set of forum rules may be warned, banned, deleted, deactivated or otherwise punished by staff members depending on the severity of the infraction inflicted on the forum rules. The ban, deletion, deactivation or punishment may be extended to any other account the forum user in question owns if necessary.

Creating any amount of new accounts to evade a ban, deletion, deactivation or punishment of another account is illegal and will be punished by deletion of the account(s). Posting in the name of a banned person is considered as ban evasion and will be punished accordingly.

Topics and posts which violate the forum rules may be deleted at moderator discretion.


4 – Complaints
If you have a complaint or question about a moderator's decision, the complaint should be sent to the Forum Moderator in question. When in doubt, contacting Community Administrator should either resolve your issue, or point you in the right direction.

Complaints about the in-game administration team as well as other complaints not covered in this section, should be sent to us through the Contact Us link at the footer of the gaming page.

Posting a thread / multiple threads to resolve a situation involving a complaint about a crew member is against the rules.

Some quick FaQ regarding rule violations report (Mostly referring to game rules).

How to report a rule violation ?
-For danger manipulation, use the report button next to the battle report in Tavern page.
-For messages spam/harassment, use the report button of the message itself.
-For any other violations, follow this link: https://s2.piratesglory.com/index.php?page=contact

How long will it take for you to reply ?
We will not reply.

Why will you not reply ?
Because your role is limited in reporting.
We will only contact you if we need extra info.

Can I send to this email for any rule violation ?
Yes

Even if I am not sure?
Even if you are not sure. However, the more info you have, the better.

How will I know if you did something to address my report ?
We always investigate all reports. However, actions we take and penalties we may issue, are private.

What If I feel you have not taken the appropriate actions ?
You will need to ask yourself if you really know what we did. 99% of such complaints in the past have had their facts completely wrong.

Why won't you contact me back anyway ?
Because our experience all these years have shown us that this is the best way to operate.

Moderation Penalties

Whenever you violate a forum rule, a moderator can edit your post and remove its content.
A moderator may also issue a warning if he wishes. A warning is mandatory if there have been no warnings in the same day for the violating player. If there have been, the moderator can show a relative lenience as our objective is not to remove you from conversation but help you participate in it.

-Every 3 warnings you receive, depending on your history, a ban can be issued:

0 Bans before -> 1 day
1 Ban before -> 3 days
2 Bans -> 7 Days
3 Bans -> 7 Days
4 Bans -> 10 Days
5 Bans -> 14 Days
6 Bans -> 30 Days
7 Bans -> 3 Months
8 Bans -> 6 Months
9 Bans -> 12 Months
10 Bans -> Permanent

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Moderators may issue instant bans if they judge that the poster is attempting to provoke intentionally, shows no willingness to improve his attitude, has clearly lost his cool, etc. Such bans can span in duration from a few hours to a week. Instant bans are mandatory for ads posted by low post count users.