Rules page

Neelix · Postby **Neelix** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 4:57 pm

Please make a page where there is a clear definitions of the rules of Cantr.

Right now I found out there are two rules:
- The capital rule (found it out through the newbie guide, which has a vague definition of it)
- The 4-day rule (heard it mention somewhere, and had to ask someone on what it meant).

Most people know about the first rule, but it would help to have a clear page where the definitions of the rules are which you can always look back on.

And now that the 4-day rule is (apparently) being enforced, I imagine that it might be nice telling people beforehand and clearly about it.

Postby **Surly** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:18 pm

What happened to the Announcements section? That explained the 4-day rule...

But I agree there should be a rules section. Especially for the capital rule, as the definition in newbie guide is quite vague and doesn't seem to cover the second half of the rule i.e. about ooc info from the forum and such.

Neelix · Postby **Neelix** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:34 pm

That "announcement" section did indeed contain the 4-day rule once, but that was before I joined Cantr and I haven't seen it.

And there's a similarly vague description of the Capital rule on the description and background page.

mortaine · Postby **mortaine** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:36 pm

What's the 4 day rule?

I've been playing 3 months (ish) and never heard of it.

Neelix · Postby **Neelix** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:52 pm

Thank you for proving that I'm not crazy

The 4-day rule is (apparently) that you must not talk about things that happened in game in the last 4 days. Only after that period are you allowed to discuss it in chat or on the forum.

kroner · Postby **kroner** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 12:52 am

in general people shouldn't too openly discuss sensitive ic issues on the forum because it tends to affect ic events. this was becoming somewhat of a problem so the 4-day rule was put in place just as an extra precaution against it.

Postby **Surly** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 1:04 am

Hence there should be a page to explain it to new players.

Not to mention that people could the page to disprove most of my beliefs about Cantr's rules... :roll:

Anthony Roberts · Postby **Anthony Roberts** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 3:29 am

The Capital Rule can't really be defined. There are too many possibilities regarding it. However, it's in the FAQ in the General Support thread, explained in the best detail I could.

The 4-day rule is something I'll have to add to the FAQ, but it is exactly as stated, you can't mention things that have happened in game in the last four days - NO EXCEPTIONS. I stress this. No matter how small the thing is you want to talk about it, please, don't break this rule. The reason we have rules is NOT to break them with a bunch of exceptions.

Riddrev · Postby **Riddrev** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 5:43 am

Personally I think that the Capital Rule is quite clear and understandable. But still, as you said, it cannot really be 'defined'.

kroner · Postby **kroner** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 6:09 am

i think it can. someone just needs to take on the task of setting out all the variations and implications, which are many.

west · Postby **west** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 7:29 am

It's sad that the "?" button between character/logout contains information that hasn't been updated in nearly 1000 game days.

Neelix · Postby **Neelix** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 9:39 am

Anthony, as much as I admire your efforts to create an FAQ, the only reference to it is hidden in the forums. There really should be a reference to it from the Cantr pages and the "?" button would be a good start, if you also provide some links to the other docs from the FAQ.

Currently there is no official reference to the 4-day rule anywhere and only vague references to the capital rule (in the introduction). And that really has to be fixed before you start upholding it and start punishing players.

Agar · Postby **Agar** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 3:31 pm

The staff usually just hands out warnings, the don't swoop in and delete accounts or really do anything worse than a stern talking to.

If your worried you're doing or planning something that might brwak the CR, just ask the staff or some older players and they'll clear it up for you. You're beginning to sound paranoid.

Neelix · Postby **Neelix** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 8:16 pm

Actually I was referring to the 4-day rule. It has been used on the forum to heavily censor some messages with a not so nice warning about it, while most players don't really seem aware of it...

Postby **wichita** » Wed Jan 19, 2005 3:35 am

I'm glad I accidentally stumbled across this thread then, being one of the newbies completely oblivious to this 4-day rule. I just witnessed something in game that felt worth sharing. I would hate to have my confidence dashed by the FCC during one of my first posts :wink:

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