Demerit System

The Collective is a guild that has a lot of fun. There is a point, however, where people may step over the lines laid out in our guild charter and code of conduct, in which case disciplinary action may be required.

If an Officer or Executor is present, they will intervene. If a situation occurs when an Officer is not online, or in a private chat or localized situation, screenshots or video detailing the situation may be submitted to an Officer through private message the guild forums.

In most events, a Warning will be issued by an Officer in private to the person in violation, asking for corrective steps to be taken.

In the event that a Warning is not heeded (i.e., a second offense), or if the situation warrants more serious action, a Demerit will be issued.

Demerits will be noted on the guild member's Officer Note. Individual demerits will be removed after two months, but a guild member may continue to accrue demerits through inappropriate action. Disciplinary action associated with demerits are:

One Demerit - This is a recorded note of your disciplinary action.
Two Demerits - You will be demoted to Slorg rank.
Three Demerits - Three strikes, you're out. You are removed from the guild.

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Any actions that run contrary to the Code of Conduct or the Guild Charter may result in disciplinary action. These include:

GUILD

• being downight rude to a guild member
• continually spamming guild chat with loot, begging, and pvp gloating
• talking trash about fellow guild members on the forums or on ventrilo
• giving out the ventrilo info without officer approval
• refusal to follow an officer's instructions

SOCIAL

• not following established loot rules
• continual use of inappropriate language
• harassing or provoking players outside of our guild

Other offenses will also escalate directly to two demerits or three demerits and removal. These may include:

• ninja looting in a guild or pickup run
• scamming or chatting/yelling inappropriately in public channels

Remember:

• If we see you doing something disruptive to the charter, we will most likely give you a warning first. It's easy to get carried away sometimes, and accidents happen. You do not need to play in fear of being demeritowned.

• Individual demerits will decay after two months of game time.

• We are not jerks. We want to keep the game fun, and we want to play. This system is in place to maintain that fun. Your rights end when someone else's begin.

• These offenses are only punishable if they are REPORTED TO A GUILD OFFICER AND DEALT WITH. Please bring all incidents to the attention of an officer or lieutenant through whispers or private messages on the forum.