Changes: Respect

Revision as of 18:22, 31 December 2009

Respect is one of the three categories of the Rules of RuneScape, which also include Honour and Security. Rules in this category state that being unrespectful to other members of the player community is deemed unacceptable by Jagex. Disobeying the Respect rule includes the following:^[1]

Discrimination of any kind, whether based on another player's race, nationality, gender, sexual orientation or religious beliefs
Solicitation
Threatening another player, or bullying of any kind
Using obscene or inappropriate language
Spamming, or disruptive behaviour
Misuse of the forums

“	Every RuneScape player is entitled to the respect of the other members of the player community.	”
	— Jagex Rules of RuneScape, Respect^[1]

Unacceptable behaviour

Inappropriate language or behaviour

You must not use any language that could be considered offensive, racist, obscene or otherwise inappropriate. This includes swearing. You should not create an account with an offensive or inappropriate username.^[2]

If you are called a 'noob', you should just ignore it.^[3]

More information can be found in the RuneScape Game Guide.

What is NOT allowed

Note that breaking this rule is not limited to the following.^[4]

Discussion of recreational drugs
Sexually explicit language
Solicitation
Racism or other prejudice
Threatening
Blackmail
Swearing
Offensive username^[5]
Asking for a boyfriend or girlfriend in the games^[6]
Mis-spelling an offensive word to disguise it^[7]
Spamming / Flooding the Chat window^[8]

Why this rule exists

“	We have this rule to maintain a pleasant environment in our games. For many people it's not much fun playing if there is someone else being rude or offensive, so please consider others when chatting. Also please remember that not everyone playing is the same age or from the same background, so they may be more offended or upset than you expect.	”
	— Jagex ^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b Rules of RuneScape. 18:17, December 31, 2009 (UTC).*
^ Inappropriate language or behaviour. 18:17, December 31, 2009 (UTC).*
^ Inappropriate language or behaviour. 18:22, December 31, 2009 (UTC).*
^ Inappropriate language or behaviour. 18:17, December 31, 2009 (UTC).*
^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named username
^ Inappropriate language or behaviour. 18:17, December 31, 2009 (UTC).*
^ Inappropriate language or behaviour. 18:17, December 31, 2009 (UTC).*
^ Inappropriate language or behavour. 18:17, December 31, 2009 (UTC).*
^ Inappropriate language or behaviour. 18:22, December 31, 2009 (UTC).*

[rules-1] Rules of RuneScape. 18:17, December 31, 2009 (UTC).*

[2] Inappropriate language or behaviour. 18:17, December 31, 2009 (UTC).*

[3] Inappropriate language or behaviour. 18:22, December 31, 2009 (UTC).*

[4] Inappropriate language or behaviour. 18:17, December 31, 2009 (UTC).*

[username-5] Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named username

[6] Inappropriate language or behaviour. 18:17, December 31, 2009 (UTC).*

[7] Inappropriate language or behaviour. 18:17, December 31, 2009 (UTC).*

[8] Inappropriate language or behavour. 18:17, December 31, 2009 (UTC).*

[9] Inappropriate language or behaviour. 18:22, December 31, 2009 (UTC).*

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 ===Inappropriate language or behaviour===
 You must not use any language that could be considered offensive, racist, obscene or otherwise inappropriate. This includes swearing. You should not create an account with an offensive or inappropriate username.{{CiteGG|url=http://www.runescape.com/rules/rule_inappropriate_language.ws|title=Inappropriate language or behaviour|sectitle=no|date=18:17, December 31, 2009 (UTC)|username}}
+If you are called a '[[noob]]', you should just ignore it.{{CiteGG|url=http://www.runescape.com/rules/rule_inappropriate_language.ws#noob|title=Inappropriate language or behaviour|sectitle=5. I was called a 'noob'. Is this offensive? Should I report this player?|date=18:22, December 31, 2009 (UTC)}}
+More information can be found in [http://www.runescape.com/rules/rule_inappropriate_language.ws the ''RuneScape'' Game Guide].
 ====What is NOT allowed====
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 *Mis-spelling an offensive word to disguise it{{CiteGG|url=http://www.runescape.com/rules/rule_inappropriate_language.ws#disguise|title=Inappropriate language or behaviour|sectitle=4. What about mis-spelling an offensive word to disguise it? Is that okay?|date=18:17, December 31, 2009 (UTC)}}
 *Spamming / Flooding the Chat window{{CiteGG|url=http://www.runescape.com/rules/rule_inappropriate_language.ws#chat|title=Inappropriate language or behavour|sectitle=6. What is flooding the chat window?|date=18:17, December 31, 2009 (UTC)}}
+====Why this rule exists====
+{{cquote2|We have this rule to maintain a pleasant environment in our games. For many people it's not much fun playing if there is someone else being rude or offensive, so please consider others when chatting. Also please remember that not everyone playing is the same age or from the same background, so they may be more offended or upset than you expect.|[[Jagex]]|{{CiteGG|url=http://www.runescape.com/rules/rule_inappropriate_language.ws#why|title=Inappropriate language or behaviour|sectitle=1. Why do we have this rule?|date=18:22, December 31, 2009 (UTC)}}}}
 ==References==