Code of Ethics and Rules of the Expanse Union Gaming Community

Правила:

1. Be a decent human being – follow mature standards of communication.  

2. Avoid all profanity in conversations, including veiled language in posts.  

3. Do NOT be a source of toxicity or ambiguous communication. If the administration asks you to stop a certain behavior, stop it. If you’re involved in an uncomfortable interaction, remember that your self-restraint in any situation is half the solution. Need help? Tag @administration  

4. Read additional category-specific rules and pinned messages in the chat channels you join. Do NOT go off-topic or spam in themed chat channels, including streaming off-topic games.  

5. It is forbidden to publish content that is unsafe, violent, vulgar, pornographic, or that involves political, ideological, or religious disputes. This rule also applies to the content of your public profile.  

6. Links and tags in your profile that lead to resources with political, militaristic, and/or ideological content are prohibited.  

7. Spamming or self-promotion (server invites, advertisements, usernames with web addresses, etc.) without admin approval is prohibited. This includes sending such content in private messages to server members.  

8. Do NOT share software or information that enables bypassing and/or violating game mechanics, and do NOT encourage others to break license, user, or copyright agreements – the promotion or advocacy of any form of digital piracy is FORBIDDEN. Respect the community’s reputation.  

9. Respect privacy. If you’re streaming to external platforms from a voice channel, notify others and mark the channel with "stream" in its title or description.  

10. You must be 18 or older to participate in giveaways and/or to purchase subscriptions. Your account must have a good reputation and must not have been flagged for security violations within the last 30 days.  

11. Imitating messages from server admins, Discord, or other sources is strictly forbidden. Such behavior is treated as provocation and/or misconduct. The administration will NOT interpret your humor. This rule also applies to your status and personal profile content.  

12. On Fridays, it is forbidden to ruin the mood of moderators in slippers. They are the guardians of order and the cozy atmosphere of our community.  

13. Come to play and relax.

Adult Content on the EXPANSE UNION Server:

Images containing adult content must NOT include:

• Products or other items intended for intimate use  

• Overly revealing depictions of clothing or underwear on a human body  

• Obscene or offensive portrayals in categories such as cosplay, fitness, sports, beauty, tourism, and others  

The following are strictly prohibited:

• Images of nudity: uncovered genitals; uncovered anus and/or fully exposed buttocks in close-up; uncovered female nipples  

• Images of sexual acts or their imitations: implied or explicit sexual intercourse, even if the contact is not directly visible  

• Implied stimulation, even if the act itself is not clearly shown  

• NSFW/18+ emojis, reactions, or stickers

State Symbols in User Profiles and Posts on the EXPANSE UNION Server:

Images of national flags:

• The use of an official state flag in a public profile on the server is permitted.

It is prohibited to use in public profiles and server posts:

• Images of ideological, political, or religious symbols with subtext or references to sensitive topics  

• Obscene and/or offensive, altered, or distorted images involving national and/or state symbols  

• Images, symbols, or depictions of media, political, historical, or military figures or combat-related events  

• Emblems, symbols, insignia of military organizations, and similar imagery  

Recommendations:

• DO NOT post images where the flag is applied to an object. The administration will not evaluate nuances – you will receive a warning.  

• DO NOT post images that depict interactions with a flag. The administration will not evaluate nuances – you will receive a warning.  

• DO NOT use a flag in your profile if you are not a representative of that country. In such cases, the administration will view it as ideological activity – you will receive a warning.  

• DO NOT treat the gaming community as a place to discuss broader interpretations of a country’s flag in a user's avatar. In our community, a flag – including one with a coat of arms – is a simple identification of a user with their country, nothing more, nothing less.  

• DO NOT post coats of arms separately from the official flag. The administration will not evaluate nuances – you will receive a warning.  

• DO NOT post images of military or militarized equipment displaying flags in combat settings. The administration will not evaluate nuances – you will receive a warning.

Respect users' privacy.  

Rule on public streams:

Before starting a stream* in a Discord voice channel, you must notify other participants of your intentions. Mark the channel with a "Stream" status for those who may join later.  

This allows those who do not wish to participate in the stream to leave the channel, mute themselves, avoid joining, or choose a more private setting for conversation.  

⚠ Failure to follow this rule will result in a 24-hour mute.  

*It does not matter whether your stream is public, non-public, private, silent, test-only, or otherwise.

What happens if you break the rules:

We will notify you of the violation and communicate our decision. We understand that sometimes violations happen unintentionally or require individual consideration, which is why we have a warning system in place.   Learn more...

Expanse Union Administration.