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The StE modteam would like to announce two new changes to rules/policy.

First, as per player suggestion, we are introducing three new tags to the main community at [community profile] savetheearth: !open, #network, and #action, for post navigation and organization's sake. From here on out, posts are to be tagged according to type as applicable, and we will work through old posts to put type tags into place - although any assistance to speed this effort along will be greatly appreciated!

Second, as the ability to play within, respond to, and follow the game's plot is important for all players and characters under their control, we wish to explicitly remind everyone that all players must remain flexible and willing to fairly accommodate, cooperate with, and coordinate with other players and with us as the mods in plotting, and have updated the Rules page accordingly. If ever you encounter difficulties in playing due to difficulty reaching compromise with another player, or if you have any other concerns you'd like to bring to our attention, please contact us on the Mod Contact page - comments are screened, and anonymous commenting is enabled.
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The Save the Earth modteam would like to remind everyone that out-of-character harassment between players is not acceptable under any circumstances and will not be tolerated in this game. In a perfect world we wouldn't have to bring this up at all, but it has become necessary to implement a strict harassment policy, starting now.

Harassment here is defined as "continued unwanted actions from one party to another." It is a two-strike system: if we receive a complaint about a player's behavior and confirm it, we will send them a warning with full expectation that the harassment will stop. All complaints will be investigated, and we will ask for evidence (links, screencaps, etc). If the harassment continues at all, the player will be banned. In severe cases, such as instances where the harassment victim's privacy is violated or they otherwise feel threatened, we reserve the right to ban the player without waiting for a second strike.

The rules have been updated to better reflect this.

If you're having an issue with another player that cannot be resolved privately, or you have concerns in general regarding another player's conduct, please contact us on this post or privately. Anonymous commenting is now enabled on the Mod Contact page to help players who might not otherwise feel comfortable come forward to us.

Please remember that we cannot take action if problems are not brought to us directly. Keeping our thumb on the pulse of this game is something we can only do with your help. Thank you.