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<title>Signature &amp; Avatar Policies(0)</title>
<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span &gt;&lt;span &gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Signature &amp;amp; Avatar Policies&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* The current maximum size allowed for a forum avatar is &lt;strong&gt;130px&lt;/strong&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;130px&lt;/strong&gt;. Anything found above this size will be subject to removal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span &gt;&lt;span &gt;The current maximum size allowed for a signature is &lt;strong&gt;500px&lt;/strong&gt; by &lt;strong&gt;150px&lt;/strong&gt; and &lt;strong&gt;150KB&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span &gt;&lt;span &gt; Anything found above this size will be subject to removal.&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span &gt;&lt;span &gt;* Political and religious images or text are not allowed in signatures or avatars.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:01:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Forum Ranks(0)</title>
<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;-- SOE Staff Ranks&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; color: #ff0000;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Administrator&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Development&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Customer Support&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Technical Support&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-- Moderator Ranks&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; color: #ff6600;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Lead Moderator&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Senior Moderator&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Moderator&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-- User Special Ranks&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; color: #ccfff0;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fansite Operator - This rank is assigned to users who operate a MxO Fansite. They have the ability to make a custom rank which is moderated to prevent abuse.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt; Folder of the Month - This rank is assigned to the top folder.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #808080;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt; Vindicator&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small; color: #ff99cc;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span&gt; &lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff99cc;&quot;&gt;Femme Fatale&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-- User Earned Ranks&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #f2e5a6;&quot;&gt;Systemic Anomaly - 1200 - days - 1000 posts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ae4528;&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ascendent Logic - 1100 days - 600 posts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #996699;&quot;&gt;Perceptive Mind - 975 days + 450 posts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff9933;&quot;&gt;Mainframe Invader - 870 Days + 300 posts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #9933ff;&quot;&gt;Transcendent - 810 days + 150 posts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #993399;&quot;&gt;Virulent Mind - 750 days + 100 posts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #99ccff;&quot;&gt;Clairvoyant - 690 days + 55 posts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #006600;&quot;&gt; Veteran Hacker - 630 days + 35 posts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #00cc66;&quot;&gt;Matriculated Mind - 570 days + 25 posts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff9900;&quot;&gt;Veteran Operator - 510 days + 20 posts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #33cc33;&quot;&gt;Enlightened Mind - 450 days + 20 posts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #6600cc;&quot;&gt;Veteran Operative - 390 days + 20 posts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: blue;&quot;&gt;Veteran - 330 days + 15 posts &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff9900;&quot;&gt;(permission for custom avatar granted)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ffcc33;&quot;&gt;Encrypted Mind - 270 days + 15 posts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #00cccc;&quot;&gt;Free Mind - 210 days + 15 posts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0099cc;&quot;&gt;Hidden Resource 150 days + 10 posts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #009900;&quot;&gt;Hacker - 120 days + 10 posts&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ffcc00;&quot;&gt; Operator - 60 days + 10 posts &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #009900;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff9900;&quot;&gt;(permission for signature granted)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #00cc00;&quot;&gt;Operative - 30 days + 5 posts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #9933ff;&quot;&gt;Awakened - 21 days + 5 posts&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff0033;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff0033;&quot;&gt;Redpill - 14 days&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0066ff;&quot;&gt;Bluepill - 7 days&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff9900;&quot;&gt;Coppertop - starting rank&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff0000;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;*Note: All ranks are subject to change without notice!*&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: x-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff0000;&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:43:51 GMT</pubDate>
<author>Virrago</author>
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<title>Official Forum Rules - Read Before Posting(0)</title>
<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span &gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;Posting on the Official Forums&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Welcome to the official &lt;em&gt;Matrix Online&lt;/em&gt; forums!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Please note that you must have an active game account to post and send private messages here on the official forum.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Forum Rules&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Matrix Online&lt;/em&gt; forums are a part of Station.com, so that means the Terms of Service from Station.com applies to them, and you!&amp;nbsp; You can find those terms in their entirety at the following URL - &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; href=&quot;http://sonyonline.com/tos/tos.jsp&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;http://sonyonline.com/tos/tos.jsp&lt;/a&gt;. More specifically, there are additional rules which cover the forums especially.&amp;nbsp; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Message Board Code of Conduct&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In addition to the &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; href=&quot;http://sonyonline.com/tos/tos.jsp&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;Station&amp;#39;s Terms of Service&lt;/a&gt;, we expect you to follow some additional rules.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Generally, you may post anything written in a courteous and mature manner, providing that it is on-topic for the forum.&amp;nbsp; This includes posts that disagree with the way that the developers operate the game.&amp;nbsp; We won&amp;#39;t interfere with your communication so long as the presentation is constructive and appropriate.&amp;nbsp; Here are some Do&amp;#39;s and Don&amp;#39;ts to follow-&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Do&amp;#39;s and Don&amp;#39;ts&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do stay on topic for the forum or thread&amp;nbsp;you are in, and keep it relevant.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do be courteous and mature in your posts.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do feel free to disagree, but keep it constructive and appropriate.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do be welcoming of newcomers.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do ask if you have questions. We&amp;#39;re here to help!&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do keep it legal.&amp;nbsp; Don&amp;#39;t post anything unlawful, libelous or that infringes upon any intellectual property rights.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don&amp;#39;t use your post or signature to attack or insult someone.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don&amp;#39;t turn your disagreement into an attack on another person or group.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don&amp;#39;t engage in name-calling, harassment or threats.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don&amp;#39;t post anything that contains obscenity, vulgarity, profanity or sexual content.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don&amp;#39;t attempt to bypass the obscenity filter.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don&amp;#39;t disparage any religion, race, nation, gender or sexual orientation.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don&amp;#39;t infringe upon another person&amp;#39;s privacy rights.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don&amp;#39;t post anything off-topic for the forum you are in.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don&amp;#39;t make multiple posts on the same topic for the purpose of getting attention.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don&amp;#39;t post comments in threads for the purpose of drawing attention to another thread on a different, unrelated subject.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don&amp;#39;t bump, sign, quote for emphasis (QFE), &quot;first&quot;, or &quot;second&quot; any thread.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don&amp;#39;t cross-post the same topic to multiple forums or post the same message to multiple threads.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don&amp;#39;t reserve-post to a non-guide thread.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don&amp;#39;t be a troll. &quot;Trolling&quot; is defined as: Posting with the intent of stirring up trouble or to incite disruption. An example of trolling would be posting to a thread without the intent to provide constructive suggestions or comments and instead making disruptive comments.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don&amp;#39;t post topics addressed directly to another player. Send a private message instead.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don&amp;#39;t post topics addressed directly to a developer. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don&amp;#39;t use the forums to discuss private issues. If you have an issue with another player or group, take it up with them personally.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don&amp;#39;t use the forums as staging grounds for planning disruptive activities or to promote general unrest in the form of sit-ins, polls, petitions, etc.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don&amp;#39;t post exploits, cheats, hacks, or links to websites or other forums that contain such material. If you want to let the MXO team know about an issue like this, please send a private message.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don&amp;#39;t post images or information obtained by hacking or parsing the client files.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don&amp;#39;t use the forums to advertise the sale of characters, items or in-game currency for real-world money.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don&amp;#39;t advertise websites with content that violates these rules, the &lt;em&gt;The Matrix Online&lt;/em&gt; EULA or the Station Terms of Service.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do not post - or place in a signature - material (threads, posts, links, images, videos, ect), that promotes the use of, demonstrates, or endorses illegal substances as determined by substance abuse laws in the United States of America.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don&amp;#39;t advertise products or websites that are not related to &lt;em&gt;The Matrix Online&lt;/em&gt; or Sony Online Entertainment products.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do not make posts that inquire about, contain the same information as, or comment on other removed or locked posts/topics -&amp;nbsp;provided that&amp;nbsp;a Moderator has not&amp;nbsp;said so otherwise. If you have an issue with a Moderator action, send the respective Moderator a private message.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don&amp;#39;t make posts soliciting feedback about Customer Service resolutions.&amp;nbsp; All requests and feedback about Customer Service issues should be handled through petitions or emails using the Knowledge Base. (&lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; href=&quot;http://www.station.sony.com/kb&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;www.station.sony.com/kb&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don&amp;#39;t make posts about Politics or Religion (including the off-topic forum)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;These rules apply to the forums as well as the private message system.&amp;nbsp; Please note that these rules also apply to communication to any Sony Online Entertainment employees, including email.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Consequences&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;If you fail to adhere to the rules, here are a few of the actions that might be taken against you, based on the severity of the violation.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Editing of post or signature&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Removal of the ability to have a signature or link and image posting privileges&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Deletion of the post or thread&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Locking of the thread&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;A warning on record attached to the player&amp;#39;s account. Warnings are given for less severe message board infractions. Any player that receives three warnings for misconduct will be banned.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Suspension, resulting in the user being unable to access any &lt;em&gt;Matrix Online&lt;/em&gt; forum, or play &lt;em&gt;The Matrix Online&lt;/em&gt; for the duration of the suspension at the discretion of the community team. Any subsequent warnings after a suspension will result in banishment.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Banishment, resulting in the user&amp;#39;s forum posting privileges revoked. At the discretion of the community team, the user&amp;#39;s access to &lt;em&gt;The Matrix Online&lt;/em&gt; may also be removed along with their Station account closed.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Legal action &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Those who violate the rules of the message boards may or may not receive any warning before action is taken.&amp;nbsp; In the event that a warning is given, the warning will be recorded on the player&amp;#39;s game account and may result in further action should the player show a pattern of engaging in prohibited conduct.&amp;nbsp; Philosophically and administratively, there is no difference between conduct in-game and conduct on the Official Forums.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Helpful Guidelines&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here are a few tips and hints on proper forum etiquette and a couple of helpful guidelines to get your post noticed.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;A well-written post will get a lot more attention than a grammatical topic trick any day, so let common courtesy prevail.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Keep your thoughts short and sweet. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Negative comments are completely acceptable, but only when done in terms of constructive criticism. If you&amp;#39;ve got a beef with something, make your case clear and propose alternatives. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Please don&amp;#39;t call out MXO team members. We may not always be able to respond to every thread posted to the boards, but we do read the overwhelming majority of them. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Avoid sending private messages to developers asking gameplay-related questions. When we can answer questions posted about general gameplay, we will. We won&amp;#39;t however, reveal anything privately that we won&amp;#39;t reveal in public.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Don&amp;#39;t send private messages asking SOE folks to read a particular thread. &lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;SOE Forum Usage Guidelines&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;SOE provides these Forums as a service to its subscribers, to provide a friendly, positive family-oriented environment, where members can help each other and exchange ideas, tips, information, and techniques related to the game. Like any community, these Forums are most valuable when everyone obeys certain basic guidelines and rules for online behavior. These guidelines and rules are presented here so that you know what is expected of you and what you can expect from others. Please help keep the SOE Forums a clean and friendly community. And, above all else, have fun!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0099ff;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rule 1: We Are All Here to Help &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The purpose of these forums is to enable the members of the community to help each other in a constructive and positive atmosphere. If you are new to the forums and are unsure about anything, just ask! If you are an old hand and see new participants joining the forums, please welcome them and feel free to help them find their way!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0099ff;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rule 2: Be Friendly and Courteous &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Everyone wants to have a positive experience while on the Forums - please make sure that you contribute to it. Please do not post anything harassing, threatening, abusive, lewd, or inflammatory. Flaming people, products, or organizations is never acceptable. Neither is trolling. Instead, be friendly, helpful, and supportive.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0099ff;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rule 3: Be Relevant&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please stay on topic. These Forums are provided to enable members to help each other in sharing their passion for the game. Please refrain from discussing personal matters, abusing any company or product, or, in general, from posting in a manner unrelated to the direct purposes expected in the Forums.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0099ff;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rule 4: Be Legal &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please do not post anything unlawful, libelous, defamatory, or that infringes upon any intellectual property rights. Do not conduct any activity that may be illegal, or harmful in any way, to people, to software or hardware, such as hacking, flooding scripts viruses or Trojan horses. This includes posting of any images in any form in our forums.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0099ff;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rule 5: No Spam &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please do not use the forums in any way to promote third party services, products, websites, or organizations. Spam is also posting repeatedly and off-topic in the forums.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0099ff;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rule 6: Enforcement &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Your participation in the Forums is subject to modification, deletion, access limitation or ban, by moderators, at their sole discretion, without notice or appeal. While SOE does not generally monitor content, it retains the right, at its sole discretion, to edit content and limit users&amp;#39; access that it considers inappropriate. SOE is not responsible for any failure or delay in taking such actions&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #0099ff;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rule 7: Limitation of Liability &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You understand that members like you contribute the content of these Forums, that SOE does not control and is not responsible for it, and that SOE does not in any way guarantee the truthfulness, accuracy, legality or completeness of any such content. You expressly agree that you bear all the risks associated with such content and that SOE is not liable in any way for such content, for its errors and omissions, and for any losses and damage incurred as a result of accessing or using such content. These Usage Guidelines are in addition to, and not in lieu of the rights and obligations contained in &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; href=&quot;http://www.station.sony.com/en/services/help/procedures.vm&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;SOE&amp;#39;s Community Policies&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; href=&quot;http://www.station.sony.com/en/termsofservice.vm&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;SOE&amp;#39;s Terms of Service&lt;/a&gt;, and the &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; href=&quot;http://www.station.sony.com/sonyonline/privacy.vm&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;SOE Privacy Policy&lt;/a&gt;. SOE reserves the right to change its policies at any time.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;color: #ff0000;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;By registering, and by posting in this community, you agree to these Usage Guidelines.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title>Understanding the Report button!(0)</title>
<description>&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: small;&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;The secrets of a successful report!&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In this guide, you will learn the fundamentals of the &amp;quot;Report button&amp;quot; that is located on the&lt;br /&gt;bottom of every post on the official Matrix Online Forums. You can click it to notify a&lt;br /&gt;moderator about inappropriate posts and threads.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://img390.imageshack.us/img390/6907/reportlinkud2.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you report a post, all Moderators are notified. We strive to ensure an enjoyable&lt;br /&gt;experience for all members of the forum community and it is our job to maintain order&lt;br /&gt; and ensure every user stays within the framework of the &lt;a rel=&quot;nofollow&quot; href=&quot;http://forums.station.sony.com/mxo/forums/show.m?forum_id=362&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;&lt;b&gt;Official Forum Rules&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;We evaluate each reported thread to determine if it violates the rules and if so, what action&lt;br /&gt; should be taken.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;How to create a report:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;When you click&amp;nbsp;the &amp;#39;Report this post to a moderator&amp;#39; link at the bottom of the post, you are&lt;br /&gt;redirected to a new page where you will write the report.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://img66.imageshack.us/img66/7312/reportformgp4.png&quot; border=&quot;0&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It isn&amp;#39;t necessary to write an essay but the more information you can give us, the easier it will&lt;br /&gt;be for us to determine what (if any) rules have been broken so we can act on your concerns.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;A single word may summarize the issue; however, &amp;quot;trolling&amp;quot; is an all-encompassing term and&lt;br /&gt; - along with other single word explanations - does not always help us understand the problem.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Even Moderators are sometimes puzzled by short or empty reports and then we must spend time&lt;br /&gt; trying to understand why the post was reported.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We rely on our judgement and experience when dealing with your reports. Something that&lt;br /&gt;is obvious to you may appear harmless to us - since it is possible that we do not understand&lt;br /&gt; the intent behind a particular post and the expected action may not be taken. &lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;Once you click the send button, you can look in your Private Message Outbox to see a copy of&lt;br /&gt;the report that was generated - This is also your confirmation that the forums accepted your&lt;br /&gt;report and delivered it to us.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;b&gt;Here is a short summary which will help us to moderate efficiently:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Do&amp;#39;s&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do write a brief, descriptive statement of why you are reporting a post.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do try to remain constructive and neutral in your wording.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;b&gt;Don&amp;#39;ts&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do not abuse the report function. &lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;Using the report feature to harass the Moderators is not acceptable forum use,&lt;br /&gt;and&amp;nbsp;users doing so will&amp;nbsp;be dealt with accordingly.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do not use it to harass other players.&amp;nbsp; You should not report posts just because you don&amp;#39;t agree with someone.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Do not report multiple posts in the same thread. It is unnecessary and just spams our mailbox. We usually have&lt;br /&gt;a look at the entire thread and then decide what kind of action to take.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;Do not participate in bad behavior or engage in &amp;#39;fanning the flames&amp;#39; within the reported thread.&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;If someone steps&lt;br /&gt; out of line, report their post and then move on.&amp;nbsp; The phrase &amp;quot;two wrongs don&amp;#39;t make a right&amp;quot; definitely applies here.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;u&gt;Some final thoughts:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember, reporting a post doesn&amp;#39;t give you immunity from moderator action.&lt;br /&gt;If you participate in inappropriate behavior, you are just as guilty as the person you are reporting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When you submit a report, your identity remains anonymous, thus no one outside of the&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Forum Moderators&lt;/i&gt; or &lt;i&gt;Community Team&lt;/i&gt; will know who reported the post.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are literally thousands of posts made on the forums every day and there is no way we&lt;br /&gt;can possibly read them all. Therefore, we rely on you, the community, to help us look for posts&lt;br /&gt; that violate the rules so we can work to provide a positive experience for everyone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Depending on the backlog of reports, it may take us a while to get to the post you reported.&lt;br /&gt;While it&amp;#39;s true that sometimes reports can &amp;quot;slip through the cracks&amp;quot;, please be patient and give us&lt;br /&gt; time to have a look at your report; &lt;span class=&quot;postbody&quot;&gt;if you do not see any moderator action taken against your report&lt;br /&gt; within a reasonable amount of time, it is safe to say that we decided that action was not warranted.&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have a question about why Moderator action was (or was not) taken, please feel free&lt;br /&gt; to send one of us a PM.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: xx-small;&quot;&gt;&lt;i&gt;(Thanks to a SWG mod for making this post!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 14:47:40 GMT</pubDate>
<author>mxomod001</author>
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<description>The profanity filter on the forums is there for a reason. Attempting to by-pass it to post words that are filtered can result in a forum suspension.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 4 Apr 2008 09:16:07 GMT</pubDate>
<author>Virrago</author>
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