SC2 UAC Wiki Code Of Conduct

Welcome to the UAC Wiki

These Pages are here to provide you with a friendly environment where you can discuss ideas, give game play advice, role-play, and converse about any other aspects of UAC with other players. Community forums are at their 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. The guidelines and rules listed below explain what behavior is expected of you and what behavior you can expect from other community members. Note that the following guidelines are not exhaustive, and may not address all manner of offensive behavior. As such, the UAC Wikia moderators shall have full discretion to address any behavior that they feel is inappropriate. Also, suspension or banishment from the game will always result in the same in regard to Forum,Wikia,Google Drive access. Your access to these Pages is a “privilege,” and not a “right.”

We reserves the right to suspend your access to the Wiki, at any time for reasons that include, but are not necessarily limited to, your failure to abide by these guidelines. We reserve the right to evaluate each incident on a case by case basis. The action we take may be more lenient or more severe than those listed under each category:

Category:

# Racial / Ethnic

This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

* Promote racial/ethnic hatred
* Are recognized as a racial/ethnic slur
* Allude to a symbol of racial/ethnic hatred

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

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

# Account Trading

This category includes both advertising your account or characters for sale or trade, or advertising that you are looking for an account or characters to purchase through:

* Forum posts
* Linking to eBay or other online marketplaces
* Listing you have something for trade and then offering your contact information

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

* Be given a final warning, after which any further Code of Conduct violations may result in a permanent ban from the forums
* Be permanently banned from the forums

# Extreme Sexuality / Violence

This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

* Refer to extreme and/or violent sexual acts
* Refer to extremely violent real life actions
* Pornography

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

* Be permanently banned from the forums

# Real-Life Threats

This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

* Refer to violence in any capacity that is not directly related to the game world

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

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

Distribution of Real-Life Personal Information

This category includes:

* Releasing any real-life information about other players or Blizzard Entertainment employees

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

* Be permanently banned from the forums

# Sexual Orientation

This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

* Insultingly refer to any aspect of sexual orientation pertaining to themselves or other players

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

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

# Posting Trojan Horses or Malicious Programs

This category includes:

* Posting links to malicious viruses / programs
* If you would like to report information regarding cheats or hacks to Blizzard, send it to hacks@blizzard.com. Do not post it to the forums.

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

* Be permanently banned from the forums

# Impersonating Blizzard Employees, UAC Dev’s, Forum & Wiki Admins

This category includes:

* Passing yourself off as any of the Mentioned Above to post false information

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

* Be given a final warning, after which any further Code of Conduct violations may result in a permanent ban from the forums

# Posting Unreleased Content / Hacking Data Files

This category includes 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 MPQ files
* Discuss, or display any data not available through normal game play

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

* Be permanently banned from the forums

# Obscene / Vulgar

This category includes both clear and masked language in posts, signatures, and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

* Are an inappropriate reference to human anatomy or bodily functions
* Are pornographic in nature

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

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

While these repercussions may seem harsh, we feel very strongly that this behavior has no place on the forums due to its extremely offensive and inappropriate nature.

# Harassing or Defamatory

This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

* Insultingly refer to other characters, players, Blizzard employees, or groups of people
* Result in ongoing harassment to other characters, players, Blizzard employees, or groups of people

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

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

Harassment takes many forms, and is not necessarily limited to the type of language used, but the intent. Repeatedly targeting a specific player with harassment can lead to more severe action. The idea behind this is to prevent any one player from consistently being uncomfortable in the forums.

# Major Religions or Religious Figures

This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

* Negatively portray major religions or religious figures

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

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

# National

This category includes language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

* Promote national hatred
* Are recognized as national slurs
* Allude to symbols of national hatred

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

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

# Illegal Drugs or Activities

This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

* Reference to abusing illegal drugs
* Reference to performing illegal activities

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

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

# Spamming or Trolling

This category includes:

* Excessively communicating the same phrase, similar phrases, or pure gibberish
* Creating threads for the sole purpose of causing unrest on the forums
* Causing disturbances in forum threads, such as picking fights, making off topic posts that ruin the thread, insulting other posters
* Making non-constructive posts
* Abusing the Reported Post feature by sending false alarms or nonsensical messages
* Numbering a thread, IBTL, TLDR, or any other fad statements

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

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

## Creating Duplicate Threads

This category includes:

* Creating threads about existing topics
* Creating a separate thread about an existing topic for further discussion in more than one forum

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

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

## Cross Linking Threads

This category includes:

* Linking to threads from other forums
* Creating threads with the sole purpose of linking another post

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

* Be given a temporary ban from the forums

# Advertising

This category includes advertisement of:

* Any non-beneficial Information

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

* Be given a Warning, depending upon severity
* Repeat Offences Will Result in Banishment

# Discussing Disciplinary Actions

This category includes:

* Creating posts or threads to discuss disciplinary actions taken against a player, including chat logs and email correspondence between a player and a Game Master (GM)
* Creating posts or threads to discuss disciplinary actions taken against a character or account on the forums

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

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

If you have questions or concerns:

* B.NET: Submit a Support Ticket
* Forum: Submit a Support Ticket
* Wiki: Submit a Support Ticket

# Circumventing a Suspension / Ban

This category includes:

* Posting on another account
* Having someone post on your behalf

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

* Be permanently banned from posting on the forums

# IMPORTANT

* Repeatedly violating any area of the UAC 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.

The bottom line is that we want UAC to be a fun and safe environment for all players. While playing on Battle.net and posting on it's and our forums, you will encounter thousands of other players who share different experiences and come from vastly different backgrounds. While certain language and images may not be offensive to you, consider the fact that, that same language and images may have a completely different effect on someone else. We’ve done everything we can to make this a great environment – now it’s up to you!