
Harassment:
Harassment of another player is
a violation of the Code of Conduct, and will be treated with all
seriousness. Continued emails, NG posts, or constantly updated reviews that
target a certain player in a negative manner will be considered as
constituting harassment. Players who feel they are being harassed must
first send a lobby email to the alleged harasser, telling them to cease all
forms of communication to them, and public communications solely about
them. This email must be CCed to the NG Moderator, so that they are aware
of the situation. A copy of any emails that will provide context for the NG
Moderator will be requested at that time. The NG Moderator will make the
determination as to whether harassment is occurring at that time. If the
offending player ignores the request from the harassed player to cease
communication, Evernight Administration reserves the right to skip lower
forms of sanctions and determine the appropriate penalty.
Firing back: If a player decides to respond to perceived
harassment by taking negative action of their own (whether it be via email,
reviews, or NG posts), then Evernight Administration will not intervene
unless it disrupts the community, causes a violation of another part of the
Code of Conduct, or one of the two players involved decides to cut off
communication as described above. If the last scenario occurs, the NG
Moderator will consider both players as equally liable, and both will be at
risk of sanctions if they choose to continue in negative communication
towards the other player.
Other violations of the Code of Conduct: If any harassing
communications are found to violate any other part of the Code of Conduct,
they can be subject to sanctions under those provisions without regard to
harassment policy.
Locked Newsgroups: The owner of a locked newsgroup will be held
just as responsible as an offending player if harassing incidents occur in
that newsgroup and they fail to address it in a timely manner. If
complaints come to Evernight Administration regarding a locked newsgroup
and it is deemed that action is necessary, the owner will be given a chance
to cleanup the newsgroup. If complaints continue to ensue, warnings will be
issued and the newsgroup may be deleted. Other sanctions, as outlined
below, may also result.
Sanctions: The sanction guidelines for violation of the
harassment policy will be as stated on the Community Page under the
Administration topic, under the Newsgroups and Offensive Language
heading.