POLICY 3 has been updated to include vulgarity, cyber-bullying, out of character threats, and doxing as disruptive behavior. Two new sections have also been included about vulgarity and buyer beware. The updates to POLICY 3 also reference POLICY 17 which also has been updated concerning privacy in Elanthia.

In January, our vulgarity policy and staff protocol was updated to be better at self-monitoring graphic language. Some clarification on what that all means is needed though, as we discovered many of you use offensive language regularly. If you need to swear, do so privately. If your character has been set up for vulgarity monitoring, every time you use profanity, it's resulting in strikes against your account. Enough strikes can get you placed into a lockin or a lockout. The new monitoring system is virtually invisible, but not everyone is automatically monitored.

If you do go somewhere private to use graphic language, make sure you have consent. Make sure the area is actually private or you're whispering. Tables are not private. Being alone with just your friend resting in a public area is not private. Bath houses are not private. Major Sanctuaries are not private.

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Wyrom, PM

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