Community Standards Policy

In addition to the general guidelines listed in the "Rules of Conduct" section, players are also subject to these supplementary rules while playing PlanetSide®. While by no means an all-inclusive list of the do's and don'ts in PlanetSide, it provides a suitable foundation by which the player can determine what activities are appropriate:

1. Foul language is not permitted, in any language.
   Excessive use of foul language in an inappropriate context, including swear words, real-world racial slurs, and other language that is not consistent with the fantasy environment and designed to hurt, will be considered a disruption. The existence of the filter (/filter) is not a license to be profane.
2. You may not harass others.
   Harassment is defined as specifically targeting another player or group of players to harm or inconvenience them. As harassment can take many forms, the CSR involved will make a determination as to whether or not a "reasonable person" would feel harassed and act accordingly.
3. You may not disrupt the normal playability of an area.
   Area Disruption is defined as any activity designed to harm or inconvenience a number of groups rather than a specific player or group of players. This includes, but is not limited to:
• Making excessive and inappropriate use of area or world-wide communications.
• Reverse Griefing Constantly and intentionally standing in front of friendly players to intercept their weapons fire, or be run over by their vehicles/aircraft, thus causing the friendlies to accumulate grief points when they had no intention of hitting friendly players.
• Blocking friendly doorways or access terminals with your body or vehicles.

Note: This list is not all-inclusive. Other actions may be determined as abuse at the discretion of the CSR.

1. "Role-playing" does not grant a license to violate these rules.
   Though PlanetSide™ is a fast paced first person shooter set in a fantasy world, the claim of "Role-play" will not be accepted in defense of any of the anti-social behaviors mentioned above. We encourage role-playing to those who enjoy it, but cannot allow it to be done at the expense of others.
2. You may not operate an outfit, squad, platoon, or other group that habitually violates these rules.
   Disciplinary issues involving outfits, squads, platoons, or other groups may be addressed with the entire group. Groups whose members habitually violate these rules may be issued outfit and other group warnings, and can even be permanently disbanded.

Outfit and other group leaders and/or officers may be held accountable for any actions of their group members, in addition to any other actions that may be taken. It is therefore the responsibility of the group leadership to ensure that all members abide by these rules.