Bravo & Charlie Members - Code of Conduct

[TeaLeaf]

The Admins have recently had a number of discussions about the behaviour of some Bravo members which have had an impact in some way upon dMw in a less than positive way.   The Admins would like to take this opportunity to remind all members of the following:

General Standards

• Please realise that when you are known as a dMw member or are wearing the dMw tag that your actions will reflect upon our community.  So when you post in another forum, play on another server, or just kick around in irc, your behaviour and attitude towards others should always be exemplary, irrespective of whether or not the dMw wings happen to be attached to your name.  
  
• Far more people than you realise know of dMw and the information and feedback that dMw Admins receive from other clans and server admins comes from far and wide.  When you TW or TK someone on another server because they were ticking you off, or when you attack an server admin's decision in public then you'd be amazed at just how often the information gets passed back to us!  Your actions have a direct impact upon dMw's reputation!

Forum Standards

• Our forums see well over 100 new posts every single day.  Many of the forum topics are not seen by Alpha or Bravo Company members as they are private to Charlie, Delta, Admins, TCS Admins, match squads etc.  So a member of Bravo may only see about half the forum topics that are there, a member of Charlie may only see three quarters of the forum topics.  So for a dedicated member or Admin you can imagine that it can take some considerable time to read through all of the posts on the forums each day.  Now ask yourself how other dMw members feel when someone has posted a single word reply to every single topic on the forum.  Friendly banter is good but relevant comments are appreciated more, so don't post a reply or comment *just* because you can!

Whiter Than White

• Wearing the dMw wings brings with it a responsibility to both the community and competition parts of the clan.  We (the members) have worked really hard to establish and maintain dMw's reputation and it does not take too much for a single incident to sully our currently unblemished and enviable reputation.
• If you have an issue with another member then speak in confidence to one of the dMw Admins.  If it is something we can assist with then we will.
• If you have an issue with another clan then speak in confidence to one of the dMw Admins.  If it is something we can assist with then we will.
• If you disagree with something then take it up with that clan/player/admin privately.  Never ever challenge an Admin whilst in game on a server as it will most often lead to that Admin associating the dMw name with 'trouble' and you getting an immediate ban.   This in turn is bad for dMw's reputation.
• If you get kicked from a non-dMw server you should report the matter to a dMw Admin.  Your PM or email should provide details of the incident, the server name and ip, the date and time of the incident and the name of the Admin (if available) who kicked you.  If you have any logs or demos please submit these too.  Notifying our Admins promptly of these incidents will minimise the risk that dMw's stellar reputation is in any way tarnished.  Where appropriate dMw will then follow up on your behalf and this will minimise the chance that you are unfairly banned from another server.
  

Your membership of dMw is dependent upon you maintaining an exemplary record on all servers, all forums and in all situations.  If a member fails to respect the standards to which other members adhere then the Admins will take steps to deal with the situation.  Your membership of dMw is a privilege and the Admins can withdraw that privilege if you do not maintain the appropriate standards!

Wear your dMw wings with pride, spread the TCS word and enjoy the game!

TL.

[TeaLeaf]

Due to a recent incident reported to us by another clan's Server Admin we (the dMw Admins) thought it would be appropriate to bump this post to make sure that all members read it again.

When you are a member of dMw we expect you to behave in an appropriate manner.  Membership of dMw and inappropriate behaviour are mutually exclusive!

These standards have teeth, please don't ignore them.

TL.

[TeaLeaf]

You will no doubt have read the thread earlier today detailing the apology we have just received from another clan for incorrectly banning one of our Members from their server and accusing him of cheating.  This clan's Admins have now checked their server logs and found nothing untoward, other than the fact that they appear to have had their rcon password stolen as the ban was issued by someone who should not have rcon control over their server :lol:  Our member has now received an apology from them via their forums.  

Our thanks go to this member for reporting this incident to the Admins.  The dMw Admins followed this up with the clan concerned and this resulted in our member's ban being immediately lifted, all accusations of cheating being dropped, an apology being issued and another clan's server being made more secure.  Best of all, dMw's name and the member's name and reputation remain totally untarnished :thumbsup:

With this incident in mind the Admins felt it appropriate to give this thread another bump, which will hopefully be the last bump for a while!

Please ensure you re-read the Bravo & Charlie Company Code of Conduct, in particular  the final bullet point.

Thank you.

TL.

[OldBloke]

Bump because ...

Last night I had the onerous task of banning one of our own members for deliberately TKing another player on our public server. I never wish to have to do that again. I know that he was provoked but I'm afraid that isn't an excuse for that type of action, particularly when there are other guests on the server as well as admins to handle the situation more appropriately.