WOD CHAT RULES

Hello, friend! Welcome to our friendly chat of the fantasy world World of Dogs! Here we communicate about the game and not only, maintain a friendly atmosphere and have fun. Everyone here is different, but to make you and others feel comfortable, we have added these rules. Just don't break them, and there won't be any problems.

Useful WoD Links:

• Website — The official website of the game.
• WOD News — All game news, including information about updates.
• Tavern WOD — Telegram-Chat for buying and selling things.
• Clans WOD — Telegram Chat for searching and advertising clans.
• WOD Helpers — Telegram chat for questions about the game and answers from experts.
• Report a Bug.
• Submit An Idea.

1. About the main.

1.1. These rules apply to every chat participant, even if they haven't read them. Laws are laws.

1.2. Rules are necessary to maintain order, a friendly atmosphere and prevent any kind of negativity.

1.3. Admins and Moderators can't physically see all of the players ' posts. Our chat is so big.

1.4. If someone insulted you here, or broke the rules, and the admins and moderators were not there, send a report team to him like this /report, or call our team for help through the support bot: @BugsWOD_bot.

2. Recommendations for players.

2.1. Before you start chatting, it is better to read these rules so that there are no further questions, surprises, and especially controversial situations. They're not particularly strict, like the rest of us here.

2.2. Be kind, friendly, and polite to other chat participants, and they will be kind to you. And it will also help to avoid mute.

2.3. Respect someone else's opinion, even if it is very different or completely contradicts your own. This does not give rise to insults and humiliations.

2.4. If the situation is approaching a violation of calm communication - you can stop the dialogue on the topic you started, change the topic, ask for soothing hugs from other participants. Or just go to the arena and let off some steam.

2.5. When you write something in a chat, put the whole idea in one message. And try to formulate your thought as accurately as possible. This will help others understand you.

2.6. Do not abuse slang that may be unintelligible or misunderstood by others.

3. In the chat is welcome:

3.1. Ask for help about the game, namely:

• Feel free to ask questions on any topic about game locations, items, the functionality of game buttons, etc.
• Ask for advice on choosing and improving equipment.
• If you think that some game functionality does not work as it should, then discuss your suggestions with experienced players before contacting support.
• Find friends. It's more fun to play together.

3.2. Help beginners and even experienced players with tips on how to complete the game and get acquainted with our friendly chat:

• Treat newcomers with understanding, answer their questions in a friendly way, even if they are banal in your opinion.
• Offer (unobtrusively) advice on the best pumping tactics, if, of course, others are interested in a different point of view from their own.
• Do not rush to send a newbie to technical support if you or other chat participants can give a comprehensive answer to their question.

3.3. Share your experience and discuss game strategies.

3.4. Show off your game achievements, enjoy your victories and share the joy of others!

3.5. Communicate on free topics, unless, of course, it does not violate paragraph 4 of these rules.

3.6. Discuss with other players your suggestions for improving the game. Together you will be able to form an idea much better than alone.

4. In the chat it is forbidden:

4.1. Flood, spam, offtop, namely:

• 4.1.1. Leave messages consisting of a set of letters and words that do not make any sense.
• 4.1.2. Abuse emoticons, stickers, emojis, Gif messages.
• 4.1.3. Send a single thought or suggestion in multiple messages in a row.
• 4.1.4. Send the same message several times in a row, or a message that does not differ in meaning and does not complement the previous one.
• 4.1.5. Leave messages on topics for which the project administration has created special channels.

4.2. Messages that are not easy to read:

• 4.2.1. Audio Messages
• 4.2.2. CAPS — messages written in full or in part in capital letters.
• 4.2.3. Messages in foreign languages that other participants do not understand.
• 4.2.4. Use stickers, GIFs, videos that contain strong flickering and that can / can cause an epileptic seizure.

Punishment for p. 4.1.1-4.2.4. — warning, in case of repeated violation mute from 2 hours to a day.

4.3. Disrespectful attitude, trolling, flame, provocations, insults to chat participants.

• 4.3.1. Excessive use of profanity directed at chat participants or in responses to chat participants who expressed their unwillingness to see obscene words in messages sent to them.
• 4.3.2. Trolling — messages of a provocative nature, written with the aim of causing conflicts and disputes.
• 4.3.3. Discussions on politics and / or religion and / or nationalism.
• 4.3.4. Comparison of chat participants with animals, plants, famous people, as well as fictional characters in movies and literature, except in cases when the person himself expressed a desire to call him so. We recognize all kitties, bunnies, fire dragons, and characters from any fantasy world.
• 4.3.5. Excessive admiration for yourself, your achievements, money, social status, and other things that directly or indirectly humiliates other chat participants.
• 4.3.6. Discrimination and insults based on physiological, sexual, age, racial, national, religious or other grounds.
• 4.3.7. Indecent comments and insults to close friends and relatives of the chat participants.
• 4.3.8. Spreading false information about chat participants, their relatives and friends.
• 4.3.9. Any other messages addressed to the chat participant that he found offensive and he spoke about it in the chat.
• 4.3.10. Violation of the right to privacy, publication of any personal information (regardless of how it is obtained and whether it is reliable), the distribution of which they did not give consent.
• 4.3.11. Cyberbullying and any kind of harassment.

Punishments for clause 4.3.1-4.3.11 — from a warning or a warning mute for an hour to a permanent ban, depending on the severity of the violation

4.4. Insults to people, countries, opinions, cultures, organizations, works of art, etc. that have nothing to do with the game and the chat.

Punishment for p.4.4. — warning, in case of repeated violation of the mut for the day.

4.5. Propaganda on the following topics:

• 4.5.1. Publishing erotic and pornographic content, including pictures, GIFs, and stickers.
• 4.5.2. Religious, nationalist, and political agitation.
• 4.5.3. Promotion of narcotic substances and medicines that can harm human health.
• 4.5.4. Propaganda of violence in any form.

4.6. Any threats to chat participants - threats to hack accounts, debiting funds, threats to the life and health of chat participants and their close environment, as well as any other threats.

Punishment for p. 4. 5.1-4.6 — mute from one day.

4.7. Advertising in any form without the special permission of the project management.

4.8. Posting messages that incite to break the chat rules, quit the game, etc.

4.9. Messages about leaving the game and switching to another game.

4.10. Dissemination of any deliberately false or unverified information.

Punishment for p. 4. 7-4.10. — from mute for a day to ban forever.

4.11. Publishing content that violates the rights of third parties, including intellectual property rights.

4.12. Publication of messages that violate the rules of the game, the License Agreement, the legislation of the Russian Federation.

Punishment for p. 4.11-4.12. — mut for the day, in case of repeated violation-ban forever.

4.13. Prohibited in relation to the game, project management, and moderators:

• 4.13.1. Abuse the tags of moderators and administrators.
• 4.13.2. Use the /report command in a joke form, if there were no violations in fact.
• 4.13.3. Unsubstantiated negative statements that offend the game, the project management, administrators, and moderators.
• 4.13.4. Public disputes with moderators and administrators about their responsibilities and decisions.
• 4.13.5. Public discussion of the moderator's actions, including discussion of blocking and decisions on punishing users.
• 4.13.6. Publication of personal correspondence with administrators/moderators, as well as dissemination of information issued by the administration without their consent (for example: explanation of the reasons for blocking).
• 4.13.7. Spreading false information about the game and its representatives.
• 4.13.8. Impersonate the administration, write messages on behalf of the project administration.

4.14. Public discussion of bugs and errors, which can lead to negative consequences for the project. You should contact technical support about such errors @BugsWOD_bot

Punishment for p. 4.13.1-4.13.2 — warning, in case of repeated violation of the mute for the day.

Punishment for p. 4.13.3-4.13.8 — mute for the day, in case of repeated violation-ban forever.

Punishment for p. 4.14. — warning, in case of repeated violation of the mute for a day.

4.15. It is prohibited to sell any game items, accounts, clans, and any other trade outside of the exchange.

Each subsequent violation of any of the rules increases the penalty several times!

* If you violate several rules at once, the penalty for the largest one is imposed.

**All messages that violate the rules of the game can be deleted by the project administrators and moderators, along with their accompanying messages.

5. Communication with the administration and moderators.

5.1. Representatives of the administration are the Project Management, Community Managers, Administrators and Moderators.

5.2. Administrators and moderators can chat on free topics that do not violate the rules of the chat and be the same players as everyone else.

5.3. Administration representatives can delete player messages to maintain order and comfort in the chat.

5.4. If you see a violation, use the chat command /report in response to the message of the violator. The entire administration team will learn about the violation.

5.5. Do you want to know why you got banned? Don't agree with the moderator's decision? Don't you understand what your fault is? Write to support @BugsWOD_bot, or to the moderator who banned you, or to the game's community manager.

6. In addition.

6.1. Disputes that are not specified in these rules are at the discretion of the game administration.

6.2. The rules of the chat can be changed by the administration in case of new negative precedents or possible unpleasant situations. When making edits, the date of the last edit in the notes is added (at the bottom of the page).