News Files - Player Firings

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The following section describes United Heroes' policy on player firings. The purpose of this information is not to scare monger any players with the concept that the staff can fire players for certain actions. Rather, it is provided to help explain how rule breaking is dealt with, and to inform players of how the staff will warn a player about inappropriate actions they may be performing, long before the thought of firing will ever be raised.

This information is meant to reassure all players of where they stand in relation to rule breaking.

We operate on a Strike system when dealing with problems that disturb the game or the players on it.

If a player's actions are causing enough problems amongst the other players to warrant staff attention, such as the breaching of rules, the player may receive an Official Warning, or 'Strike'.

Not all staff attention warrants a strike. In fact, the staff wants to help resolve differences between players and to help foster a fun gaming experience here. Ideally, things are worked out before strikes even need to be thought about, but if a player's actions are deemed problematic enough by the staff handling the issue, an official strike will be given to the player.

Receiving a strike is our way of warning the player that continued actions of this kind are not advisable. It is our policy that a player may receive three strikes before the option of removing the player from the game becomes accessible. We believe this is a fair way to give everyone a chance.

The only time a player will be removed from the game without receiving three strikes/warnings is if:

• The player is attempting to crash the game or hack the game or wiki's database / server.
• The player is attempting to run malicious code that would serve the same purpose as the previous point.
• The player is making disturbing levels of unwanted harassment on another player.
• The player is disrupting the game to a serious degree.

A strike is not to be confused with having a character removed due to inactivity. When a player is fired, they are asked to leave the game. Removal of a character due to inactivity is only that, removal of a character. The player may still play here, only with a different character.

A player will always know when they have received an official strike. During discussion with the staff, as they detail the serious rule breech that the player has performed, the staff member will let the player know that the rule breach is going to count as an official strike.

Hopefully, most players will never have to worry about strikes, but the above information is provided so that all players both know how things work here, and where they always stand in regards to firings.

When a player is fired or banned, temporarily or indefinitely, it is against our policy to mock or otherwise publicly shame the individual. That said, we've found ignoring or failing to report that a player has been fired causes far more problems than it solves. Thus, an announcement will be made about it, though the staff will do their best to remain neutral and respectful.

Also, players should already be aware of our rules. If not, please type '+news' in-game to read through the rules or refer to them here in the News Files.