AGS Rules

Needs updating

The Creation of the AGS Rules

During the Genesis era MikeSmith, who was a server clerk at the time, ascended to Mod-Hood, after MaTh and PirateCody realized the need for help on their ever expanding server. As a new mod, he realized the need for a new set or rules. The old rules, which are now lost to time, reportedly had a large grey area on several topics.

With these new rules, MikeSmith and his fellow mods hoped to provide clarity to what was and wasn't allowed in the simulation.

On 28th August 2019 the new rules came into force. These were drafted by Justin, and were refined by the other mods at the time Jet and Lamport, and then head clerk Barch. They clearly defined 4 punishment levels, and what punishment would be appropriate on the first instance of a rule being broken. They also clearly set apart rules for conduct in RP and meta chats.

The current Rules

AGS Rules

Possible Punishments

1: A warning, and if the rule breaking continues, jailing (W+J)

2: Instant jailing (IJ)

3: Temporary ban (TB)

4: Permanent ban (PB)

Punishments are listed after the rule Mods and the clerk team may increase the severity of the punishment of it is a repeat offence.

Meta Rules

1: No spamming of any kind. Repeated messages, large amounts of text, repeated letters, numbers or words, image spam etc. Copy pastas are allowed in #shitposting. This is stc. W+J

2: Over the top use of slurs will not be tolerated. No racist or homophobic slurs. IJ, TB, PB

3: No blatant harassment or name calling shall be allowed. W+J, IJ

4: No NSFW content shall be posted. Any appropriate punishment.

5: Sympathizing with previous Governments which committed genocide or mass murder will not be allowed. Genocide denial shall also be banned. IJ, TB, PB

6: You can not doxx anyone in or out of AGS. PB.

7: Insults and inflammatory language shall not be tolerated within AGS. W+J, IJ

8: Using the term “Nazi” to describe someones political views shall be prohibited. W+J. If there are instances of a real follower of Nazism or Nazi ideology, report it to the moderators immediately. PB

9: Toxic debate and discussion shall not be allowed in AGS. The staff team shall decide what falls under toxicity. Any appropriate punishment.

10: Do not impersonate other members of this sim. W+J

11: Do not mass ping. This includes pinging roles that have multiple people under them unless you have explicit permission. W+J, IJ

12: Do not post any shady link. Any Appropriate punishment.

13: Do not organize raids on other discord servers or organize raids towards AGS. IJ, TB, PB

14: All mod decisions are final.

15: Follow all of Discord’s ToS and be above the age of 13. Any appropriate punishment.

16: No alts allowed. TB, PB

17: Do not try to avoid jailings. This will result in your jailing being extended. This includes talking in other channels which you may have access to while in Jail. Extra jail time.

18: Do not make sexual fan fictions of any other people in the sim. Any appropriate punishment.

19: Do not intentionally join roles you are ineligible for. These could include parties you were banned from, or multiple roles for the same purpose, such as two states. W+J, IJ

20: Do not refer to someone, on purpose, as the incorrect pronoun that they wish to be called. IJ

Canon/RP Rules

1: DMs that are played in character are canon.

2: Party Servers are canon unless stated otherwise.

3: Anyone can make claims, however they may not be true unless given mod or REC approval. You may get Negative Modifiers if they are false.

4: You cannot have other non player characters speak unless you get REC or Mod Approval. This is including rallies. You can claim that they are there, however it may not be true.

5: If you own or partake in an organization, you are responsible or linked to the actions.

6: For Main Server RP Channels like General-RP and Twitter-RP, the rules are pinned and you must follow them.

7: You may not kill off or reset your character without REC and Mod Approval.

8: Don't use RP channels for meme content or for trolling. If you constantly break this rule, we may suspend RP privileges.

9: No Parenthesis in any RP channels, if you wish to speak out of character, go to a non-canon channel.

10: Do not speak in any archived channels.

The AGS Rules

These were the rules made by Mike, and others added the later rules. These are no longer in use.

1. No excessive spamming (Will result in warning, channel muting or further actions)

2. No over-the-top use of slurs (Will result in warning, channel muting or further actions)

3. No blatant harassment or name calling. Spirited debate is encouraged but name calling is not conducive to the health of the server. (Will result in warning, channel muting or further actions)

4. No pornographic, nsfw, nsfl content may be posted (Will result in warning, channel muting or further actions)

5. Sympathizing with any current or previous government administrations that advocated for or committed genocide or mass murder on par with Hitler or Stalin. (Will result in either a warning, channel muting or further actions). Please use some damn common sense.

6. Denying genocide is equally punishable with rule 5. (Will result in either a warning, channel muting or further actions)

7. This should be obvious, but I'll say it anyway: Any member of this sim found to be doxxing someone else will be permanently banned. Side note, because I'm sure it will come up: If you're unsure as to whether or not something would be considered doxxing, it's best to just not post that thing.

8. Hurling insults and inflammatory language is juvenile and detrimental to the server. anyone doing it should not be surprised if they get muted. we're here to simulate the United States Government and engage in political debates over the issues. (Will result in a warning, channel muting or further actions)

9. Using the term "Nazi" to describe anyone because of their political views can now be considered a slur if used excessively and targeted toward individuals. Any incidences with real followers of Nazism should be reported to the mods. Stop taking it out on fellow sim members. (Will result in a warning, channel muting or further actions)

10. Voice chat is not an easy place to regulate and we expect members to be mature with each other. Please refrain from using slurs and denigrating other races or sexes in voice chat. If by majority vote the moderation team feels you are abusing voice chat your voice chat role may be limited.

11. The members will refrain from having toxic debate or conversations in the general chat. The clerks and moderators will determine what subjects are considered "toxic". Violations may lead to warnings, channel muting or further actions.

12. Do not unnecessarily ping the Mods!

13. Do not advertise other sims or servers without moderator consent.

14. Do not impersonate or imitate other sim members.

15. Members will not maintain alternate accounts in AGS.

16. All decisions made by the mod team are final.

17. Meme comments or otherwise erratic statements made in Gen RP will be considered for negative modifiers, same as if ridiculous statements were made by irl politicians. Additionally, unnecessary comments such as travel plans or narrative comments don't need to be made in general-rp either. That channel is to remain at least mostly serious.

18. The members will not advocate for Meta violence against other members, non-members or groups of people. (Will result in a warning, channel muting or further actions)

20: No racist or homophobic slurs

21. Referring to someone, on purpose, as the incorrect pronoun that they wish to be called is a jailable offense.

22. Intentionally joining roles that you are ineligible for (parties that you were banned from, multiple roles for the same purpose) will result in a jailing.

Addition to Rule 17:

17.1: any constant use of rp channels to use for completely meme content or using rp channels to completely troll may result in suspended rp privileges.

Sources

Bakk's Memory

1. ags-discord-conduct-rules, AGS Main Server ( https://discord.gg/b7YwTYt )