12:26 PM <subm^>                                                      Room Rules
12:26 PM <subm^> 1. Respectful communication, courtesy, and tolerance of others is expected
12:26 PM <subm^> 2. No personal attacks are allowed.
12:26 PM <subm^> 3. Spamming the room is not allowed.
12:26 PM <subm^> 4. Revealing one's age, location, or gender to others is not required at all. However, if an op believes you may be underage, you are required to give your age to the op if they request it. Minimum age for participation in the room is 18.
12:26 PM <subm^> 5. No advertising of any type is allowed for commercial gain or advertising other hypno rooms, but mentioning them in the course of chatting is.
12:26 PM <subm^> 6. Ask permission in the room to initiate a PM unless the recipient has already given you permission.
12:26 PM <subm^> 7.PMs are private messages. Sharing or sending copies of PMs is not allowed unless permission of doing such has been given by all participants in the PM. However, if a complaint is given to an op, then a PM, up to and including logs, supporting that complaint, may be shared with ops to assess the complaint, without permission given by all participants in the PM.
12:26 PM <subm^> 8. Please take a room discussion to PMs if an op or higher requests such.
12:26 PM <subm^> 9. No means no, and stop means stop.
12:26 PM <subm^>                                                    Hypnosis Rules
12:26 PM <subm^> 1. Hypnosis is permissible in the room but room trances must be safe, mild, focus on pleasure and relaxation, and have no residual effects.
12:26 PM <subm^> 2. Anyone may use hypnosis, but attempts to force submission or use anyone for personal gain is not allowed and is a basis for being banned from the room.
12:26 PM <subm^> 3. No notification is necessary before a room trance is started.
12:26 PM <subm^> 4. Consent is not necessary to do a room trance as long as the trance conforms to rules 1 and 2 above.
12:26 PM <subm^> 5. Room trances should avoid interruption of an active room conversation.
12:26 PM <subm^> 6. If you object to the content of a room trance, please contact a room op in a PM, and do not interrupt the room trance.
12:26 PM <subm^> 7. Hypnosis is allowed in PMs only if the subject gives consent before the hypnosis occurs, and the content of the trance is consistent with what is agreed upon prior the the hypnosis.
12:26 PM <subm^>                                                       The Op Rule
12:27 PM <subm^> 1. If you have a relationship with a visitor or may be biased in any way, please allow another op make any disciplinary decision relative to the visitor.