General Rules of Conduct

1. Abuse of the forums will not be tolerated.

No flaming, harassing, abusive language, swearing or abbreviations of such words, personal attacks, racial attacks, religious attacks, ethnic attacks, or sexual related insults and slangs. This includes linking to sources outside which contain such ill-mannered content.

*Flaming is considered attacking another users or users in a vulgar, harsh or with the use of personal attacks.
*Personal attacks like such are not tolerated
EX: “You are stupid and a complete moron, please stop being a [censored]”

If any of the above show up in any post or via PM then a warning will be issued and if the abuse continues the forum account will be suspended.

2. No character assassination threads.

Any posts that singles out a player to issue a slanderous comment regarding an issue that started in-game will be removed from the general view without any warning. Continued posting such slander will be considered as ongoing harassment and will not be tolerated by the moderation staff. If an issue regarding the abuse of a in-game rules happens then that abuse and situation needs to be reported via the appropriate channels such as the GM Email Inquiry system. If you feel that the use of the GM Email Inquiry system has not provided a sufficient or timely response, you may submit the report via PM to either Heimdallr via the forums. Public posting of such matters is regarded as an attempt to slander and will not be tolerated.

Any attacks against the forum moderators or employees of Gravity Interactive or Gravity Corp. developers will not be allowed. If you disagree with an action taken on the forums by a moderator, you can send a complaint to Heimdallr via PM or email to be reviewed.

3. Censorship Posts.

Topics regarding forum censorship will be removed. All content posted on the forums will be allowed/removed at the discretion of the Community Manager. The posts will be removed and a warning given to the poster. Any further posting about the topic by the poster will be considered spam and the forum account would be banned from accessing the forums.

4. No spamming or thread bumping.

Bumping threads will not be tolerated. If no community posts have been applied to a topic then consider the topic dead. Any bumping or spamming of threads to keep the thread in active view will be considered a violation of the forum rules. This does not apply to iRO Marketplace of the forums, a thread maybe bumped 1 time per every 12 hours in the iRO Marketplace sections of the forums.

5. Bad Word Filter.

Any attempt to circumvent the forum bad word filter will not be tolerated including posting avatars, forum names or signatures that contain a word that is censored by the bad word filter. Modification of words or the use of abbreviations is considered a suspendable offense.

6. No “Petitioning.”

Threads of petitioning for game features, additions, updates, or website and forum changes are not tolerated. Such posts will be removed with out warning. The forums contains a Suggestion section that maybe used to post your ideas, but creating petitions for others to sign is considered another form of "bumping".

7. No “Or Else!” threads.

Threads posted in manner that is considered as combative or with the intent to pick fights will be removed without notice. If you have a question that has not be given an answer by one of the moderators or a member of the GM Team, there is a reason for that, or there is no answer currently available to be given for the answer. Please understand that if the issue is serious in nature, we will make every attempt to obtain an answer in a timely manner, however this may not always be possible for all situations. Such posts will be removed without notice if no answer can be given.

8. No proxy posting.

Posting on behalf of a suspended user is not allowed. Posting to appeal or complain on behalf of another user will not be allowed. If they have an issue then they should use the correct channels to discuss the topic.

9. No Conspiracy Threads.

Threads with groundless claims about Gravity Interactive, Gravity Corp, or any of its employees acting in collusion with or granting special favors to any group or single player will be removed without notice.

10. No Rule Circumvention threads.

Any thread we feel is trying to find some loophole to get away with disobeying the rules of the forums, in fact or in spirit, will be removed.

11. No Legal Action threads.

Using the forums or PMs for encouraging, promoting, endorsing, or inciting any kind of legal action against anyone is strictly prohibited. Such content will be removed, and the author's posting privileges will be permanently suspended.

12. No posting of sales or trades of items/zeny on a different server or items for in-game or real currency.

If you wish to move items to another server, use the Value added services. You shall not offer to trade your +1 Shiny Sword on Chaos, for a +3 Awesome Plate on Loki.

RMT (Real Money Trades, IE real world service/goods for in-game goods/service) trades are strictly forbidden, and will result in not only forum privilege revocation but in possible game play privilege revocation.

13. Posting regarding rumors of future content or game updates may or may not be removed based on content.

Future content for Ragnarok Online will be moderated by the Community Moderation team, posts of this nature have a high chance of removal if it is not official sources or discussions.

*These rules are subject to updating, we will do everything possible to allow users the freedom to talk, but if the posts are causing chaos or inhibiting others freedom to enjoy themselves here we will take appropriate corrective actions to maintain order here.*

14. No harassment threads of other players, posters, or persons for any reason, including lifestyle, grammar, or past events.