Smash Player Public Behaviour Guidelines v1.2a

Smash Player Public Behaviour Guidelines v1.2a

Synopsis:
Events concerning the behaviour of Smash community members at the major gaming events and within Evo and Genesis have prompted the creation of a set of guidelines regarding how to best behave and interact with other event participants while enjoying the various public events and venues open to us.

Not only is it important to be familiar with and do your best to follow these guidelines, but it is equally important to look after your Smash friends so we all help each other act accordingly and set good examples at public events.

Most importantly, please remember that what you say and do not only affects you, but the Smash community as well.

Public Behavior Guidelines:

1. Represent the best parts of Super Smash Bros. Reflect gaming society and interests in a positive light when around or speaking to both non-Smashers and/or non-gamers.  In other words, be on your "best behaviour" when in these situations. (Remember, you are part of a group and you represent that group to others. The things you say and do are not only reflections upon you, but of the group as a whole.)

2. If you wear diapers by need or by choice, be clean about it! Do not purposefully leak on anyone or anything. Carry a spare, dry diaper when practical.

3. It is generally frowned upon to defecate in ones diaper at gaming events, tournaments, parties or when visiting a friend’s house or room, unless agreed upon by all parties present. Please use the toilet for defecation.  If you are medically prone to these type of accidents, we recommend you take chlorophyll pills or other odour-reducing agents per product instructions.

4. Wetting ones diaper at gaming events, tournaments, parties or when visiting a friend’s house or room is an accepted part of being in the Smash player's role.   However, please heed Guideline number 2 and change often enough so your diapers don’t begin to give off offending odours.  Staying away from caffeinated or sugary beverages and drinking plenty of water is a good way to reduce strong urine odours.

5. Keep your body meticulously clean! Nothing turns someone off more than a smelly, stinky gamer!  Bathe, using soap, change your clothes at least once each day and use deodorant or antiperspirant.  Use soap and water, or a waterless wash solution, to wash your diaper area after each change.  This not only reduces odours but also prevents skin rashes.

6. Be discreet when in public. Do not make your diapers purposely obvious or visible while in public. Overalls and short-alls are okay, as are juvenile shirts.  Badges depicting your mains are acceptable.  Wearing a pacifier holder with a pacifier visible or in a pocket is acceptable but considered by some to be very close to the line. Sucking on pacifiers and nursing from bottles or sippy cups in public are not.

7. Try to be aware of the comfort levels of the public around you and modify your dress and behavior to meet them.  It is disrespectful to cause the unwilling public to become participants or spectators to your hobby.  Save that behavior for back in your room or for the practice room or games room if it is acceptable there. Just because you're in a city that is not your own does NOT give you the right to act socially inept and impolite.

8. Don't be forceful with the public, other gamers, or Smashers.  No means NO! That goes for diaper changes, room visits, pictures, commissions, diapers, food, drink, etc.

9. Be respectful of the artists... Not every artist has time to draw your commission idea and not every artist is comfortable with drawing Smash characters. Be patient, kind, and don't push the issue if they refuse to draw your picture.

10. Respect the copyright that artists hold on their works. Do not distribute, sell, modify or infringe upon an artist’s work unless that artist has granted permission first. This includes posting, emailing or uploading electronic versions of any copyright artwork. Think of  it like a greeting card: You can buy a greeting card, but that does not grant you rights to copy or distribute the contents or artwork contained therein.

11. Keep your room clean! Do NOT leave wet/messy diapers out in the open or just in a pile on the floor. Always bag them and tie it tight! Make it easy on your host or room service: Put your used diapers in bags that are a manageable size and weight and DO NOT SMELL.

12. Use a reusable or disposable waterproof mattress pad at night if you wear diapers to bed or are a bed wetter.  A hotel room towel is not sufficient for this purpose.

13. Do not abuse the convention practice room or friendlies station! The practice room and friendlies station at events are opened up out of the goodness of host’s heart and it is expected that you treat the room and the gamers that inhabit it with the same respect you would like to be treated with in your own home.  Know and follow the rules established by the hosts of each of these events and if donations are asked for, please contribute.

14. It is recommended that you bring your own diapers, diapering supplies and disposal bags for your stay.  Mooching off of other Smash players’ supplies for the extent of the event is frowned upon and will win you a bad reputation.  If you are in a situation where you can not supply your own needs, it is recommended that you make proper arrangements with other gamers, before the event, to provide you with these necessities and adequately compensate them.  At the very least, ASK before you just take or use something from someone else’s supplies.

15. Respect the noise limits of the gamers around you. Keep private scenes and/or room parties at a volume level that doesn't carry into other rooms, waking or keeping awake public guests or other gamers rooming nearby at night.

16. At the end of the event, leave a generous tip for the staff that has had to put up with us for the length of the tournament.

Conclusion:
These "guidelines" are not intended to restrict or limit your enjoyment of Smashing at public or private events and venues, nor are they directed solely at any group or individual within our community.  They have been drafted as a reminder to each of us in the community that a basic level of conduct and demeanour is necessary to ensure the continuing involvement of our group in activities offered by, and within, the Smash community and secure our good reputation.
Questions, comments and suggestions on these and for new guidelines are encouraged.