Rule Zero (CONCERNING NEW MEMBERS): If someone new shows up, please be patient and temporarily drop whatever the subject to give them a hand. New players are our lifeblood, alienating them for the wrong reasons only creates problems for the perception and future of the community, so please be on extra good behavior around new people.

Rule One (Concerning Channel Discourse): Don't monopolize the channel, especially with personal problems or conversations that you wouldn't have in polite internet company. Joking with each other is fine. As a general rule, if a couple people talking drown out absolutely everyone else, then it needs to stop.

Rule Two (Concerning Exceptions to Channel Discourse): Games can be as terrible as you want, as long as the terrible parts are out of mainchat. Discussing non-explicit parts of games is a partial exception to Rule One, in that if talk about one game or another dominates conversation, it's fine because it gets new people excited about playing. Only a PARTIAL exception, though.

Rule Three (Concerning Common Decency): No trolling. Again, joking is fine, but as soon as you try to intentionally make someone mad shit has to go.

Rule Four (Concerning the Enforcement of Violations): If you're worried or want something to stop, do one of two things. Either politely and seriously ask people if they can stop, or alert a mod to the problem. if one option fails, try the other. Don't make a big stink about things, don't argue, but if there's a problem it's within your rights to bring it up, and if anything's questionable and not entirely against the rules, this is where you start if it bothers you.