Partners in Crime General Rules and Qualifications

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Partners in Crime General Rules and Qualifications

We are a friendly, family-like Guild who welcomes members willing to show dedication and participation to both the game and Guild. Partners in Crime welcomes the more mature players--and that stated level of maturity is based on overall behavior, not age. We strive to maintain a suitable level of order within the Partners in Crime Guild, that's why we have rules and qualifications---to ensure that all of the member's gameplay experience will not be thrown into complete chaos and/or increasing frustration of members due to lack of order.


All PIC Members: Either it be Co-Guildmasters or members, all must be willing to abide by the rules of Partners in Crime. Our rules are based on common courtesy and nothing else.

Rules:

--RESPECT YOUR FELLOW GUILDMATES! This is also a POTCO rule as well. PIC members are expected to show respect to all members as this Guild was founded in hopes that such a rule will always remain, no exceptions. Harassment, annoying behavior, and making other players feel uncomfortable is NOT acceptable. Anyonewho thinks that they can get away with showing disrespect to any member what so ever shall be dealt with ASAP by the Officers, Co-Guildmasters, and Guildmaster.

--Have fun! We work together as a family to ensure that our members are having a good time in PIC. No one guild is right for everyone--- if you're not having fun in PIC, then this guild isn't for you.

--Always request the permission to teleport to a fellow Guildmate unless you're in the same crew. Sometimes, our Guildmates wish to teleport to a guildmate to see what they're up to or what not, but there are certain times when one doesn't wish for another to TP without their OK. A person may be in danger leveling or in the middle of something important, and teleporting without asking shows no consideration or respect for the other person. A guildmate may be fighting a Seabeard for example under very laggy conditions, ready to make that all important final attack when BAM, a fellow guildie comes to visit and it costs the guildmate leveling a trip back to jail. The only exceptions for teleporting without asking are whenever guildmates are in the same crew. Crews amongst guildmates are usually made for common purposes, such as sailing or leveling/questing, and in situations such as that, teleporting without asking is just fine. The other exception is when a guildmate is in danger of dying in game and that guildmate may be allowed to send a simple "HELP" message in Guild Chat and whoever is willing to help may TP without direct permission. This exception is NOT to be abused what so ever. Anyone who is discovered to be abusing this will be dealt with by the Officer, Co-Guildmasters and Guildmaster.

--Whenever you're aboard a ship belonging to another guildmate, always respect their right to the helm as captain. If you wish you steer, ask politely before taking control, never just decide to take the helm and sail away. The captain's ship, the captain's commands. Should the captain say no to your request, never take it as an act of disrespect unless you're being approached in such a manner.

--Need help? Help is always available, only available to those who ask for help. Demanding and/or begging for help will not be tolerated since there are other members with other matters to attend to. Such immature behavior isn't allowed in PIC, if you need help, there will be others willing to help, so all you need to do is ask politely and someone may assist you. Please note that other members are busy in game or AFK and cannot help at the moment. If you do not recieve help right away, don't think bad, for you too are too busy to assist others at times as well.

--Whenever someone is leveling, never take their targets without the pirate's OK. A major part of POTCO is leveling skills, and this takes up a lot of gametime, plus leveling can be very difficult. No one wants a fellow pirate stealing rep at all. If a guildmate is leveling, respect their right to level and if you want to attack their enemy/target, ASK FIRST. If they say no, then don't start any problems, just find another target.

--Spamming, swearing, annoying chat will not be tolerated. Please keep in mind that this Guild does have children and swearing in Guild Chat is nothing more or less than setting a very bad example. There are adults in this Guild who wouldn't mind but you never know who may come online at any time, plus, it is against the POTCO Terms and Conditions to type inappropriate things in Guild Chat and might get the entire Guild in trouble if members are caught doing this.
Spamming/annoying chat is too many random phrases and/or repeated characters in one chat such as "???????????????????????" "Rainbow! Tree! Dog!" etc. This kind of immature behavior tends to irritate a lot of members who are trying to actually play the game and will not be taken lightly if it persists.

--NEVER request a promotion of any kind! We promote members to Officers and Officers to Co-Guildmasters once we see that you have a good record of participation in PIC by helping others, abiding by the Guild rules and being an active player. As a Guild, we are very careful about who we promote, since we've had rouge Officers in the past. Anyone who demands, asks, or begs for a promotion will be given a warning and will be moderated by the Officers, Co-Guildmasters and Guildmaster. Anyone who persists with requesting a promotion shall be dealt with without hesitation.

These rules are made for a reason. Anyone who breaks the rules will have to deal with the consenquences. Anyone who breaks the rules 3 times will be ejected, no exceptions. Anyone showing signs of misbehavior will be dealt with by the Co-Guildmasters and Guildmaster based on their decisions by what they have observed.

For clarification, the Co-Guildmasters are as follows:
-Anne Chiphazzard
-Andrea Melissa
-Christopher Ironskull
-Rachel Hookratte
-Amelia Mckidd
-Angel Heartstealer

Qualifications

Partners in Crime is a welcoming, friendly Guild but we don't invite just ANYONE. In order to join, you must fit all of our qualifications.

--We prefer Unlimited Access members, no Notoriety level qualification. Although, a Basic Access member Notoriety level 12 or above is qualified to join. We prefer players who are dedicated to playing the game and usually, players who either payed or is a high level for Basic Access are active players.

--Must be an active player. We try to maintain a Guild with a good amount of players online at one time, (4+) as we try avoid the "inactive guild scene" and the "alone feeling" that members may feel when there isn't a good amount of members online. Anyone who is seen as inactive will be discussed amongst the Co-Guildmasters and Guildmaster as to eject or not after a observed period of time.

--Must have open chat. We've had members in the past who did not have the ability to communicate with the rest of the Guild due to the lack of open chat. This game is a time for relaxation and members who have to use plus-chat just to talk to one member won't work in terms of communication reasons, it also shows no equality if the pirate wants to go leveling or what not and the other members have difficulty giving a simple statement.

--Must be mature and fun-loving. This guild loves having fun with more mature kids and adults and will absolutely not tolerate any immature behavior. PIC loves to joke around with each other so please be able to take a joke. Downers and PIC just don't mix.