Admin Policy & Conduct - Revision history

FreshMeatLover: Permanent bans - R5 removal changed to R4 removal

2026-05-19T17:58:22Z

Permanent bans - R5 removal changed to R4 removal

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	* '''Permanent until a vouch''' - Issued due to continued poor behavior, extreme griefing, ban-evasion or otherwise as a direct result of player actions. Unless the ban is found to be outrageously unwarranted by staff, these bans will require a 1 year waiting period and a vouch for good behavior from another server before the ban will be lifted. Only head admins may handle appeals involving “permanent until appeal with vouch” bans, and they are not subject to individual admin discretion to be lifted early.		* '''Permanent until a vouch''' - Issued due to continued poor behavior, extreme griefing, ban-evasion or otherwise as a direct result of player actions. Unless the ban is found to be outrageously unwarranted by staff, these bans will require a 1 year waiting period and a vouch for good behavior from another server before the ban will be lifted. Only head admins may handle appeals involving “permanent until appeal with vouch” bans, and they are not subject to individual admin discretion to be lifted early.
	* '''Total community removal''' - Issued to players who are thought to be irredeemable. If you have been handed one of these, you have truly messed up and will not be allowed back into the community under any circumstances. Total community removals are reserved for players who have been permanently banned again after receiving a vouch, those who repeatedly evade bans or those who have been voted out of the community by staff.		* '''Total community removal''' - Issued to players who are thought to be irredeemable. If you have been handed one of these, you have truly messed up and will not be allowed back into the community under any circumstances. Total community removals are reserved for players who have been permanently banned again after receiving a vouch, those who repeatedly evade bans or those who have been voted out of the community by staff.
	* '''R5 removal''' - Issued to players who are found to be under our age requirement. '''These bans may only be issued by Head Administrators''' and are to be suppressed to prevent them from being listed by our API. If the exact age is known, the ban can be set to automatically expire when the player is presumed to meet our requirements. Otherwise, the ban is permanent. These bans are unappealable.		* '''R4 removal''' - Issued to players who are found to be under our age requirement. '''These bans may only be issued by Head Administrators''' and are to be suppressed to prevent them from being listed by our API. If the exact age is known, the ban can be set to automatically expire when the player is presumed to meet our requirements. Otherwise, the ban is permanent. These bans are unappealable.

	===== Vouch Policy =====		===== Vouch Policy =====

FreshMeatLover: /* Playing the game/Ticket Conduct */ Expanded deadminning guideline to include acting heads and deputies. Added guidelines for lengths of delayed rounds.

2025-09-13T20:21:06Z

Playing the game/Ticket Conduct: Expanded deadminning guideline to include acting heads and deputies. Added guidelines for lengths of delayed rounds.

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	**Breaches of conduct by Administrators may result in elevated punishments, including but not limited to immediate dismissal.		**Breaches of conduct by Administrators may result in elevated punishments, including but not limited to immediate dismissal.
	=== Playing the game ===		=== Playing the game ===
	*When in-game as an antagonist, head of staff, member of Security, or as a silicon (excluding pAI and Drone), you are required to de-admin.		*When in-game as an antagonist, head of staff, member of Security, or as a silicon (excluding pAI and Drone), you are required to de-admin. This includes becoming an acting head of staff or being deputized by security.
	**If you are the only admin on and wish to play and receive one of these roles, you will still be required to de-admin.		**If you are the only admin on and wish to play and receive one of these roles, you will still be required to de-admin.
	**If you are currently handling any administrative issues, do not accept antagonist roles that are polled to ghosts.		**If you are currently handling any administrative issues, do not accept antagonist roles that are polled to ghosts.
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	*Do not intercept another admins ticket without asking them first, if you need to correct them or change their ruling use asay or PM the working admin instead.		*Do not intercept another admins ticket without asking them first, if you need to correct them or change their ruling use asay or PM the working admin instead.
	*If a ticket becomes too complex or another issue prevents you from resolving it inform the other admins through asay and provide the ticket number.		*If a ticket becomes too complex or another issue prevents you from resolving it inform the other admins through asay and provide the ticket number.
			*If there are open tickets at round-end you may delay the round. The delay should be as short as possible, up to a maximum of 10 minutes. If you are unable to finish all tickets you must handle them in the next round or refer the person to the forums.
	===Taking Action within a round ===		===Taking Action within a round ===
	* IC and OOC punishments are separate. That a player has suffered IC consequences (anything that is over when the round restarts) should have no bearing on OOC punishments (bans and notes) if the player has broken rules.		* IC and OOC punishments are separate. That a player has suffered IC consequences (anything that is over when the round restarts) should have no bearing on OOC punishments (bans and notes) if the player has broken rules.

H42: Updated stance on self-requested bans. Fixed a few typos.

2025-03-16T00:08:51Z

Updated stance on self-requested bans. Fixed a few typos.

Llol111: Vouch Policy

2025-03-02T19:44:15Z

Vouch Policy

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	* '''Total community removal''' - Issued to players who are thought to be irredeemable. If you have been handed one of these, you have truly messed up and will not be allowed back into the community under any circumstances. Total community removals are reserved for players who have been permanently banned again after receiving a vouch, those who repeatedly evade bans or those who have been voted out of the community by staff.		* '''Total community removal''' - Issued to players who are thought to be irredeemable. If you have been handed one of these, you have truly messed up and will not be allowed back into the community under any circumstances. Total community removals are reserved for players who have been permanently banned again after receiving a vouch, those who repeatedly evade bans or those who have been voted out of the community by staff.
	* '''R5 removal''' - Issued to players who are found to be under our age requirement. '''These bans may only be issued by Head Administrators''' and are to be suppressed to prevent them from being listed by our API. If the exact age is known, the ban can be set to automatically expire when the player is presumed to meet our requirements. Otherwise, the ban is permanent. These bans are unappealable.		* '''R5 removal''' - Issued to players who are found to be under our age requirement. '''These bans may only be issued by Head Administrators''' and are to be suppressed to prevent them from being listed by our API. If the exact age is known, the ban can be set to automatically expire when the player is presumed to meet our requirements. Otherwise, the ban is permanent. These bans are unappealable.

			===== Vouch Policy =====

			* Vouches are to be given out by the Head Admins or the Host only.
			* Vouches are to be accepted from reputable servers with similar rules only. This is determined at Head Admin discretion; ask ''beforehand'' if you're not sure.

	== Special Conduct and Policies ==		== Special Conduct and Policies ==

FreshMeatLover: /* Notes */ Updated notes by adding note appeal policy

2024-07-26T16:43:02Z

Notes: Updated notes by adding note appeal policy

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	*Do not show a player someone else's notes, be it through Discord or in-game means. If they want to share it, they can do so through the OOC tab in-game.		*Do not show a player someone else's notes, be it through Discord or in-game means. If they want to share it, they can do so through the OOC tab in-game.
	*If a player has a recent note (within the past 30 days) for a similar type of incident, do not note the player again - apply at least a short ban.		*If a player has a recent note (within the past 30 days) for a similar type of incident, do not note the player again - apply at least a short ban.
			*Notes can only be appealed if the note is invalid AND it has been less than three months since it was applied. This does not include wrongfully applied ban-notes as those should have had their record already deleted as written in the bans section.
	====Bans====		====Bans====
	*Job bans are to be given out when a player has shown to be too incompetent or unwilling to learn to play as a role properly without compromising the game for others.		*Job bans are to be given out when a player has shown to be too incompetent or unwilling to learn to play as a role properly without compromising the game for others.

Crossedfall: /* Antagonist Tokens */

2024-06-02T02:41:22Z

Antagonist Tokens

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	*Token redemptions '''must''' take place in the lobby, tokens cannot be redeemed once a player has entered the round		*Token redemptions '''must''' take place in the lobby, tokens cannot be redeemed once a player has entered the round
	*Antagonist tokens may only be redeemed for the following roles:		*Antagonist tokens may only be redeemed for the following roles:
	** Traitor		**Traitor
	**Changeling		**Changeling
			**Heretic
			**Malfunctioning AI
	**Blood Brother (choose partner)		**Blood Brother (choose partner)
	**Abductor(s) (choose partner, or solo)		**Abductor(s) (choose partner, or solo)
	**Revenant		**Revenant
	**Morph		**Morph
			**Nightmare
			**Ninja
			**Obsessed
	**Slime		**Slime
	**Sentient Station Pet or Monkey (act as an antagonist if you wish)		**Sentient Station Pet or Monkey (act as an antagonist if you wish)
	*Admins have discretion over when antagonist tokens can be redeemed; if the round is too chaotic, they can defer redemption to another round.		* Antagonist token may only be redeemed for the following roles if the same role is not already present in the ongoing round. The exact reasoning for the denial should be withheld to prevent meta-gaming.
			**Blob
			**Space Dragon
			**Wizard
			**Swarmer
			**Lone Operative (Should not be added if there are nuke-ops)
			*Admins have discretion over when antagonist tokens can be redeemed; if the round is too chaotic, they can defer redemption to another round. The exact reasoning for deferral should be kept vague to prevent players from guessing which antagonists are present in the round.

	=== Admin Strikes and Demotion ===		=== Admin Strikes and Demotion ===
	*Admin strikes are issued by a Head Admin as a punishment for breach of conduct.		*Admin strikes are issued by a Head Admin as a punishment for breach of conduct.

PowerfulBacon: /* New Applicants */

2024-04-16T09:44:21Z

New Applicants

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	===New Applicants===		===New Applicants===
	*You must apply on the forums following the rules and template to have a shot at being an Admin or Moderator.		*You must apply on the forums following the rules and template to have a shot at being an Admin or Moderator.
	*New applicants ~~wills~~ start as Moderators		*New applicants will start as Moderators
	*You may not apply for Moderator while you have any active bans.		*You may not apply for Moderator while you have any active bans.
	*New Moderators must be at least 18 years old.		*New Moderators must be at least 18 years old.

Llol111: /* Creation of additional Antagonists */

2023-12-19T20:43:58Z

Creation of additional Antagonists

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	=== Creation of additional Antagonists ===		=== Creation of additional Antagonists ===
	Antagonists '''should not''' be added during extended rounds, but random events that do not trigger antagonists may still be manipulated.		Antagonists '''should not''' be added during extended rounds, but random events that do not trigger antagonists may still be manipulated.
	* Mid-round antagonists should only be added when the ~~current~~ antags are dead~~/afk/~~ineffective ~~and at least one-hour has gone by.~~		* Mid-round antagonists should only be added when it is sensible to make the round more interesting (usualy when exsisting antags are dead or ineffective)
	*Mid-round antagonists should almost always be randomly selected.		*Mid-round antagonists should almost always be randomly selected.
	*Admins manipulating antagonist spawning may '''not''' take the antagonist roles they have influenced or created.		*Admins manipulating antagonist spawning may '''not''' take the antagonist roles they have influenced or created.

Crossedfall: /* Legal and Operations Policy */

2023-05-13T20:59:36Z

Legal and Operations Policy

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	== Legal and Operations Policy ==		== Legal and Operations Policy ==
	*Sensitive Information (Restricted Channel Contents)		*Sensitive Information (Restricted Channel Contents)
	**The contents of administrative/staff channels is protected, and should not be released without the express authorization of relevant project leadership.		**The contents of administrative/staff channels is protected, and should not be released without the express authorization of relevant project leadership and consent of all parties involved.
	**Game Logs may only be provided after sufficient sanitization, including the removal of Personal Information.		**Game Logs may only be provided after sufficient sanitization, including the removal of Personal Information.
	**Game Logs may only be provided for official purposes.		**Game Logs may only be provided for official purposes.

Crossedfall: /* Legal and Operations Policy */

2023-05-13T20:23:25Z

Legal and Operations Policy

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	== Legal and Operations Policy ==		== Legal and Operations Policy ==
	*Sensitive Information (Restricted Channel Contents)		*Sensitive Information (Restricted Channel Contents)
	**The contents of administrative channels is protected, and should not be released without the express authorization of ~~the Head Administrators~~.		**The contents of administrative/staff channels is protected, and should not be released without the express authorization of relevant project leadership.
	**Game Logs may only be provided after sufficient sanitization, including the removal of Personal Information.		**Game Logs may only be provided after sufficient sanitization, including the removal of Personal Information.
	**Game Logs may only be provided for official purposes.		**Game Logs may only be provided for official purposes.

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	=== Impartiality and transparency===		=== Impartiality and transparency===
	*Administrative actions are to be carried out within admin channels. Any and all private communications while acting as an admin are to be documented and provided within admin channels.		*Administrative actions are to be carried out within admin channels. Any and all private communications while acting as an admin are to be documented and provided within admin channels.
	*While you have the discretion to make decisions outside of the rules, you may not simply bypass rules you disagree with. Use your discretion wisely during unusual ~~circumtances~~.		*While you have the discretion to make decisions outside of the rules, you may not simply bypass rules you disagree with. Use your discretion wisely during unusual circumstances.
	*Do not resolve tickets/reports about you.		*Do not resolve tickets/reports about you.
	* Do not handle issues involving your character in-game without explicit approval by a Senior admin. (Exceptions will be made for players blatantly griefing the server)		* Do not handle issues involving your character in-game without explicit approval by a Senior admin. (Exceptions will be made for players blatantly griefing the server)
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	*Wrongfully applied bans that have been successfully appealed do not count towards escalating punishment, and should have the record deleted		*Wrongfully applied bans that have been successfully appealed do not count towards escalating punishment, and should have the record deleted
	*Appealed bans that were not wrongfully applied remain on the player's record.		*Appealed bans that were not wrongfully applied remain on the player's record.
	*Self-requested ~~role~~ bans are to be denied.		*Self-requested bans are to be denied.
	**Self-requested server bans can be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Approved bans will be '''permanent and unappealable'''.

	==== Permanent Bans ====		==== Permanent Bans ====
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	=== Creation of additional Antagonists ===		=== Creation of additional Antagonists ===
	Antagonists '''should not''' be added during extended rounds, but random events that do not trigger antagonists may still be manipulated.		Antagonists '''should not''' be added during extended rounds, but random events that do not trigger antagonists may still be manipulated.
	* Mid-round antagonists should only be added when it is sensible to make the round more interesting (~~usualy~~ when ~~exsisting~~ antags are dead or ineffective)		* Mid-round antagonists should only be added when it is sensible to make the round more interesting (usually when existing antags are dead or ineffective)
	*Mid-round antagonists should almost always be randomly selected.		*Mid-round antagonists should almost always be randomly selected.
	*Admins manipulating antagonist spawning may '''not''' take the antagonist roles they have influenced or created.		*Admins manipulating antagonist spawning may '''not''' take the antagonist roles they have influenced or created.