PREFACE

TNPV is dedicated to providing a safe, welcoming, and friendly experience for all of its members. In pursuit of that goal, we have established these Code of Conduct Rules, which set the standard of behaviour for our community members and affirm our zero-tolerance policy toward bigotry, harassment, and abuse. 

The Code of Conduct aims to create a positive environment for all members, regardless of background and has been designed to benefit you and your experience rather than detract from them. Access to TNPV and its Discord server is conditioned on your continued good faith observance of the Code of Conduct Rules. Ignorance of the Code of Conduct Rules is not an excuse for failing to observe their provisions. 

The Community Rules may be changed without prior warning. In the interest of transparency, all changes will be announced in a thread visible to the public.

APPLICABILITY AND SCOPE

The Code of Conduct apply to all nations, within the scope of TNPV. This includes public areas, private areas and private messages. Anyone who violates this code of conduct may be warned or banned from TNPV and/or its Discord server by the decision of the TNPV Council.

TNPV reserves the right to exclude people from the competition and Discord, based on their current or past behavior in other spaces and toward people who are not in the TNPV community. Other spaces can include direct messages, telegrams, online platforms of other regions, online platforms entirely outside of NationStates, and even real life. 

CODE OF CONDUCT

We expect participants in our community to conduct themselves in a friendly, polite, and respectful manner in order to create an environment in which individuals from all walks of life can collaborate and interact in a positive and affirming way. In order to contribute to creating this sort of environment, please act in accordance with the following:

1 - Use welcoming and inclusive language.

2 - Be civil and respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences, and in disagreements with other members of the community. Debate concepts and ideas rather than attacking individuals.

3 - Gracefully accept constructive criticism.

4 - Focus on what is best for the overall community.

5 - Show empathy toward other community members.

6 - Observe any and all guidelines posted in specific community areas (e.g., thread topics, sub-forum guidelines, channel rules, etc.)

7 - Ensure that all content you post is PG-13 and safe for work, unless specifically permitted otherwise.

8 - Understand the difference between Out Of Character (OOC), Gameplay In Character (Gameplay IC or GP IC) and Roleplay In Character (Roleplay IC or RP IC), and use the right mode of communication for the space you are in.

9 - Think carefully and use common sense before making jokes that resemble prohibited content. They can still be violations of the rules, even if meant satirically or ironically.

This does not constitute a full list of rules (which can be added at any time).