1. Follow the golden rule:
"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."
1a. Personal attacks and derogatory language will not be tolerated.
1b. Other forms of toxic behavior that promotes an unpleasant environment will also be dealt with as needed.
1c.
Please assume good faith of all players that request replacements.
Discussing the reasons behind replacements is against site rules, and it is the moderator's job to determine whether a replacement request is tactical in nature.
1d.
Avoid bringing up real life events in the game thread. If a player brings up a real-life event in the game thread, do not attempt to guess the player's motives for doing so.
It is best to let real life out of this thread, but when it affects your ability to play, others should not resort to the unethical practice of assigning ulterior motives to it.
1e.
Do not suggest other players be banned or force-replaced in-thread.
If you think a player has broken the rules, you have two options. Your first option is to report the post if it breaks the site rules. Your other option is to
privately
pm me the post alongside a description of why the post breaks my rules or the site's rules.
2.
Avoid using the plain spoiler (blackout) tag. Use spoiler= instead.
This is wrong and will be edited by the moderator.
You can use the spoiler tag if you use a different color inside.
This rule exists because the content hidden within a blackout tag is not easily accessed on mobile devices and many players (including the moderator) access and play mafia on mobile devices.
3.
Please spoiler animated GIFs, videos, and multiple large images.
This rule exists for those with slower Internet connections. It also reduces the vertical length of pages and is more pleasing to the eye, especially on mobile devices.
4.
Do not spam the thread with constant and persistent off-topic posts.
Mafia is a social game, so it is okay to occassionally talk about things that are not directly relevent to the game at hand. That said, excessive off-topic posting results in increased filler and makes it hard for other players to find game-relevant content.
5.
Play the game and play to win.
By not playing the game, you ruin the experience of other players.
5a. Do not use the dice tag or other forms of provable randomness.
5b.
You
read your role pm. Do not claim otherwise.
If the moderator failed to send you a role pm, please notify the moderator privately. I will force-replace any players that violate this rule, no warnings.
5c. Claiming scum by yourself or with other players is fine provided that it is clear to the moderator you are not attempting to throw the game.
5d. Scum may attempt to kill their teammates at night provided that there is clear evidence to the moderator that such a move is not heavily detrimental to the team's win condition.
5e. Players may self-vote at anytime and for any reason unless it is a hammer.
5f. Town-aligned players should only self-hammer in exceptional circumstances. A similar ruling applies for scum-aligned players.
6.
Please request replacement if you do not have time to play the game.
Nothing is inherently wrong with replacing out of a game, and you are doing more harm to the game by staying in than you would if you replaced out.
6a. For games with very long threads, please think twice before replacing out as it is hard to find replacements for those games. An alternative to replacing out in many circumstances is to declare V/LA instead.
1.
Discussion of ongoing games at anytime, through any means, and regardless of content, is prohibited as per site rules.
The following rules should guide you as to what is and is not acceptable.
1a. You are free to communicate with the moderator, backup moderators, and/or co-moderators about this game at anytime for any reason. You may also contact list moderators and admins who are not players of this game if an issue arises.
1b.
You may discuss players' activities in other games in a general sense provided that you do not mention anything of substance.
It is up to moderator discretion as to what constitutes a statement of substance. Please see
this post by Untrod Tripod for more details.
1c.
Do not use {redacted} and similar phrasing to bypass the rule against ongoing games.
Micc does a really good job explaining what is and is not acceptable
here. The key takeaway is it is better to say you cannot discuss something because of ongoing games instead of substituting {redacted} for what you cannot say.
1d.
Alt-slips and hydra slips must be quoted by your main account as soon as possible.
Failure to do so in a reasonable time frame will result in the moderator believing the slip to be a discussion of ongoing games and taking the appropriate action.
1e.
Do not quote or reference any post or statement made in this game in your signature and/or your wiki page while the game is ongoing.
Signatures are shown on every post and wiki pages are publicly accessible and sometimes referenced in other games.
1f.
You are allowed a single contentless "Bah!" post after you die.
Further posts and/or posts with content are breaches of the discussion of ongoing games rule.
1g. Once the moderator formally states in the game thread that a player is being replaced, that player should cease any and all posting in the game thread.
1h. If your role specifically allows you to communicate about this game outside the game-thread, then you may do so in the way dictated by your role.
1i. In general, you are allowed to discuss this game in private topics related to the game.
1j. If you have questions about this rule, please contact the game moderator (preferable) or a list moderator not in this game.
2.
Trust tells and other forms of outside influences are prohibited.
2a.
Do not replace out in such a manner as to confirm your alignment.
2b.
Do not threaten to replace out. Do not demand others to replace out.
If you believe a player should be force-replaced, please contact the moderator. In addition, all replacement-related communication should be conducted privately with the game moderator.
2c. Bets of any kind relating to this game (including avatar bets) should be avoided.
2d.
The moderator will only respond to the following requests in-thread: 1) votecount-related questions and corrections 2) V/LAs 3) formatting fixing requests 4) questions about public mechanics that are not tied to a specific alignment (do not ask about daytalk in-thread; it is almost certainly in the rules) 5) questions about public mechanics that apply exclusively to town and 6) the roles or abilities of flipped players.
All other questions including speculative questions should be asked by pm.
2e. Do not discuss actions taken by the moderator while the game is still ongoing. Please save that discussion for post-game. You may privately contact the moderator if you have questions about such actions.
3.
Cryptography and other forms of codes are generally not allowed.
Breadcrumbs are generally okay.
3a. Do not attempt to use BBCode to hide messages.
3b.
All text should be at least
this big (size 75)
.
4.
The direct quoting and/or copy-pasting of private communication is prohibited except as noted below.
Violations of this rule can lead to modkills.
4a.
The following may be copied (but not quoted) verbatim from role pms: 1) alignment 2) flip role/flavor name (generally second line of the role pm) and 3) effective role.
Again, do not quote any of the preceding.
4b. Investigatives and other power roles may
directly copy (not quote) unflavored results
they receive. These are generally bolded.
4c. Mafia, Masons, and other players with private topics known to consist solely of a single alignment may freely copy and/or quote role pms and result pms into the private topic. They may also submit night actions as a collective there as well by bolding.
4d.
Other forms of moderator communication should neither be directly copied nor quoted in the game-thread or anywhere else in this game.
4e.
Do not reference timestamps and/or read statuses in the game thread.
4f. Do not link to private topics for any ongoing game into the main game thread.
Do not quote posts from neighborhoods, etc. into the main thread.
4g.
You may paraphrase anything not otherwise covered by these rules (unless otherwise specified); however, please be careful.
Also, regardless of whether something is a direct quote or not,
surrounding something in quotation marks (") is not acceptable.
The moderator will automatically assume that anything that came from another thread that is surrounded in quotation marks is in fact a direct copy-paste and will take action as necessary.
5.
Do not attempt to impersonate the game moderator, backup moderators, co-moderators, or site staff in any fashion.
5a.
Purple
is my color in the game thread, and I use
yellow
in private topics.
You may use either color as you please provided that it is clear you are not trying to impersonate me by doing so.
5b.
User-provided votecounts should be explicitly marked as "Unofficial" and should not use the same format as official ones.
6.
Do not edit or delete your posts.
6a. The moderator will not delete any posts for any reason including in private topics.
6b. For private topics, you are allowed up to 24 hours after the game concludes to request redactions of your posts.
This does not apply in the dead/spectator PT.
6c. Posts edited by the moderator will be signed by the moderator and include the reason for the edit.
Edit: Here is an example. ~Ircher
7. Do not cheat and attempt to play the game under multiple accounts.
