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4. Player Conduct Policy [PCP]
DIR By: Lord of Fail
Date: December 7, 2012, 1:40 pm
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PLAYER CONDUCT POLICY:
1. IN GAME
1.1 MACROS
1.1.1 A player may not use a macro.
1.1.1.1 Players found to be using macros will be suspended by a
minimum of 2 games.
1.2 MULTIS
1.2.1 A player may not have a multi.
1.2.1.1 Any player found to have multiple accounts will be
banned for a minimum of 1 season.
1.3 MERCS (playing for a team that is you are not on)
1.3.1 A player cannot merc.
1.3.1.1 Any player that is found to be mercing will suffer a
suspension of at least 2 games
1.4 THE CHAT BOX
1.4.1 A player may not spam.
1.4.1.1 Should a player be considered to be spamming during a
game, he will suffer a suspension of minimum 2 games.
1.4.2 No player may abuse another player via the chat box. Any
player found to be doing so will face disciplinary action as
determined by the League Commissioner
1.5 KICKING/BANNING
1.5.1 No player or GM can kick or ban another player in the game
room.
1.5.2 EXCEPTION: If a player is not on either team playing and
is not a Host, Streamer or Official, he shall be kicked from the
game room.
1.5.2.1 A player shall be kicked if the Offical kicks him
because of room size (no team can have more than 5 players in
the room - if a team has 6 they should open a waiting room or
tell the kicked players to wait in XAT)
1.5.3 Anyone found to have kicked or banned a player on a team
currently playing in that game room will be suspended a minimum
of 1 game.
1.5.4 Only the Appointed Game Official or a Commissioner
(Divisional or League) may kick or ban a player.
1.5.5 If a GM / Owner / AGM wants his player kicked, he must
clearly state why to the official, who shall make a ruling on
whether to kick the player. No team may forfeit if the Official
kicking a player results in not having enough players.
1.6 LAG
1.6.1 No player can deliberately lag a room.
1.6.2 No player can DDOS a room
1.6.3 Any matches interrupted by lag or by a DDOS shall have the
game room re-hosted and the half that was currently being played
shall be replayed entirely
1.6.3.1 Any half to be replayed due to lag must be the cause of
EVERY PERSON IN THE ROOM having a ping greater than 500
1.7 SUBSTITUTIONS
1.7.1 Teams may make up to 2 substitutions per game
1.7.2 A substitution can only be made at 30 second intervals
(when the last 2 digits of the timer are :00 or :30)
1.7.3 Before substitutions can be made, the Owner / GM must make
the request to sub to the Official
1.7.4 At the next substitution point, the Official shall pause
the game. The Owner / GM shall then announce who they want
subbed in and out
1.7.5 If the substitution is deemed to be made to avoid a goal
(i.e. breakaway), the substitution will occur at the next 30
second interval.
1.8 CODEWORDS
1.8.1 Before starting a game, the Official will ask for the
Codeword of every playing player.
1.8.2 New Codewords will be issued to played who gave their
codewords to the Official
1.8.3 Failure to say the correct codeword will result in
ineligibility to play
1.8.4 A player must use the codeword sent to them by the
Codeword Managers.
1.8.4.1 A player who attempts to use a Codeword from another
league (i.e. SPHB) shall be suspended by a minumum of 1 week.
1.8.5 All Players are expected to show up to games with
knowledge of their codeword
1.9 TIMING
1.9.1 Players must show up NO LATER than 15 minutes after the
scheduled start of a game
1.9.1.1 Games shall begin at 8:00 and 8:30
1.9.2 Game times will be posted at least 12 hours before the
game is played
1.9.3 If a player wishes a game be played later, the proposed
postponal must be accepted by:
1.9.3.1 His GM
1.9.3.2 The opponent's GM
1.9.3.3 The League Commissioner
1.9.3.4 In the proposal must be included the proposed time for
the make-up game
1.10 ROOM ADMINS
1.10.1 The following people, and ONLY the following people shall
have admin privileges in game rooms
1.10.1.1 The League Commissioner
1.10.1.2 The Divisional Commissioner
1.10.1.3 The Game Official
1.10.1.4 The Room Host
1.10.2 No Owner or GM is allowed admin due to the recent rule
infractions such as pausing the game, kicking / banning players
and impersonations.
1.11 GAME PASSWORDS
1.11.1 Each Game shall have a unique password
1.11.2 The Game Official is responsible for notifying (via PM or
other method) the following people of the Game Password:
1.11.2.1 The League Commissioner
1.11.2.2 The Deputy Commissioner
1.11.2.3 The Divisional Commissioner
1.11.2.4 Both Team Owners, both General Managers and both
Assistant General Managers.
2. ON THE FORUM
2.1 XAT / IRC
2.1.1 No player can spam the XAT or IRC. Should a player be
spamming, he will be kicked or banned on XAT or IRC
2.1.1.1 A player is considered to be spamming if he is posting
useless comments repetitively interrupting the conversation that
was going on.
2.1.2 No player can abuse another player through XAT / IRC. Any
player thought to be abusing another player will be banned from
XAT / IRC and may face disciplinary action as determined by the
League Commissioner
2.1.2.1 A player is considered to be abusing another player
when he or she is posting repetitive insults towards another
player even after being asked to stop by the other player. If
the other player does not ask for the abusing player to stop, no
disciplinary action will be taken.
2.1.3 GMs get mod
2.1.4 HCD Staff get owner
2.2 Posts / Topics
2.2.1 No player shall post or start a topic which directly
insults another player
2.2.1.1 Posts / Topics in violation of this Rule should be
reported and the HCD Staff will take appropriate measures
2.1.2 Players who post posts or topics shall face disciplinary
action as determined by the HCD Staff. The minimum suspension
for this offense is 2 games.
2.3 PM
2.3.1 No player may abuse another player through PMs. Any PMs
that are found offensive or abusive should be forwarded to the
League Commissioner, who will make a ruling. Disciplinary action
will follow as decided by the League Commissioner.
2.4 ANNOUNCEMENTS
2.4.1 All important announcements shall be displayed on top of
the page
2.4.2 No player may spread false rumors/speculations about a
change occurring/an announcement.
2.4.2.1 If a player is found to be spreading rumors, he will be
suspended by a minimum of 1 week.
2.5 RETIRING / HALL OF FAME
2.5.1 If a player wants to retire and leave HCD, he must place a
formal retiring topic in the Retired Players board.
2.5.2 Outstanding people in HCD who have been Retired for at
least 2 seasons is eligible for induction to the HCD Hall of
Fame.
2.5.2.1 Hall of Fame inductees will be voted in by the General
Managers.
2.6 SUSPENSIONS / BANISHMENTS
2.6.1 General Managers shall vote on Suspensions or Banishments
in the General Managers Private Forum.
2.6.2 If a GM suspects a violation of any rule, he is to post
the suspected violation and the suspected violator in the GM
forum, with a poll asking whether the player should be banned
2.6.2.1 A 75% majority vote is required for a ban (minimum ban =
1 full season)
2.6.2.2 A 50% vote is required for a suspension.
2.6.3 The length of the suspension or banishment shall be
determined by the HCD League Commissioner.
2.7 IMPEACHMENT
2.7.1 General Manager and his Assistant General Manager shall be
impeached should their team obtain 5 or more points deducted
from Yellow and/or Red Cards, forfeit 3 games in a row due to
lack of attendance, or a majority vote of 55% is acquired in an
impeachment poll.
2.7.2 An Owner shall be impeached with a 65% majority vote or if
his team amasses 5 penalty points or forfeits 3 games in a row
due to attendance over the course of a season.
2.7.3 An Owner shall also be impeached if he fails to attend any
3 Owner Meetings during the course of a season
2.7.3.1 A season begins at its draft and ends at the next
season's draft
2.7.4 A HCD Staff member shall be impeached and replaced if he
is deemed incompetent.
2.7.4.1 In order for a General Manager, Owner or HCD Staff be
deemed incompetent, a formal complaint must be made to one of
the Staff member's superiors.
2.7.4.2 A majority vote of 75% amongst all HCD members is
required to impeach a Staff member
2.7.5 The League Commissioner can only be impeached if a 85%
majority vote amongst all HCD members is achieved.
2.7.6 All Impeachment Polls are to be put up by a Commissioner
(Divisional, Deputy or League)
2.7.7 If an Impeachment Poll results in the General Manager,
Owner or Staff Member not being impeached, a minimum of 7 days
is required before a new poll is put up.
2.7.8 Once a poll is put up, users shall have 3 days to vote.
2.7.9 Any impeachment polls in which the majority vote is
achieved may be reversed if 75% of HCD Staff members do not want
the impeachment to occur.
2.7.10 Any player may put up an impeachment thread
2.7.11 Reasons for impeachment must be stated in the impeachment
thread.
2.7.12 Upon impeachment of an Owner the GM shall be the new
Owner
2.7.13 Upon impeachment of a GM or AGM, the Owner shall be the
new GM / AGM
2.7.13.1 Note that if the Owner and GM are the same person, they
are both impeached at the same time and the AGM takes over as
Owner and GM.
2.7.14 Upon interim of a Deputy Divisional Commissioner, the
Division Commissioner shall take over as Deputy Divisional
Commissioner
2.7.15 Upon impeachment of a Divisional Commissioner, the Deputy
Divisional Commissioner shall take over as Divisional
Commissioner
2.7.16 Upon impeachment of the Divisional Commissioner, the
League Commissioner shall take over as Deputy Commissioner
2.7.17 Upon impeachment of the League Commissioner, the Deputy
Commissioner shall take over as League commissioner
2.8 RULEBOOK CHANGES
2.8.1 Only the League Commissioner may edit the Rulebook
2.8.1.1 Any other staff member found guilty of editing the
Rulebook shall lost his admin rights for a minimum of 1 week
2.8.2 Changes may be suggested in the HCD Rulebook Suggestions
thread
2.8.2.1 New Rules adopted are put in effect immediately
3. LEAGUE STRUCTURE
3.1 NEW TEAM APPLICATIONS
3.1.1 Players making new teams are to respect the 16 team
maximum per Division restriction.
3.1.1.1 Requests for teams to be made in full divisions will be
ignored.
3.1.2 Players making new teams are to respect the 4 team minimum
per Division restriction.
3.1.2.1 Requests for new divisions to be made with less than 4
teams will be ignored.
3.2 TEAM NAME CHANGES
3.2.1 All team name and color changes must be approved by the
League Commissioner of the Division that the team is in.
3.2.2 Teams can only submit name and color changes during the
off-season.
3.2.3 Approved changed will be effective immediately.
3.2.4 Any names deemed by the HCD Staff to be offensive and/or
inappropriate will be changed to a more appropriate name.
3.3 EXPANSION TEAM REQUIREMENTS
3.3.1 All requests for expansion teams to be made must be
submitted before the deadline
3.3.2 All expansion Owners / GMs MUST bring in at least 10 new
players to the league, and submit this list of 10 players to the
League Commissioner
3.3.3 All expansion teams automatically enter the lowest
division unless otherwise specified
3.3.4 Expansion teams get last draft picks but enter first in
waiver order
3.3.5 If expansion playoffs occur, all players brought into the
league by the expansion Owners / GMs are considered to be on the
roster and can be played.
3.3.6 Once expansion playoffs end, the expansion teams must
respect the keeper rules.
3.4 PLAYER NAME CHANGES
3.4.1 A player may only change their name during the offseason
3.4.2 All name changes must be approved by the League Staff
and/or Commissioners to take place
3.4.3 All approved name changes take place immediately
3.4.4 No player name may directly insult or make fun of another
player
3.4.5 No player name may directly insult or make fun of the
league in any way
-Lord of Fail
Commissioner of the Haxball Club Divisionals
If anyone has any questions/complains/concerns/praise/anger/etc
about the PCP, feel free to send me a PM.
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