STAFF TEAM RULES



as of August 1st, 2017



These rules can be improved at any time by the Staff team.
We do not accept "I did not know the rules".
When your interview took place and you've passed the interview, you must read those rules.
No improvements will take place before discussing with the Owner and the other realm's Staff.



1.
There is no player rule which would not apply to the Staff Team.



2.
You are not allowed to share your Staff Member's account.



3.
Respect is shown to everyone by everyone, disregarding race, gender, rank, etc.



4.
No Staff Member should publicly state personal information regarding anyone.
This includes showing emails, account names, real names (this also includes first names), IPs-addresses, skype-contact-details, phone numbers, addresses.



5.
No command is used for fun or in an abusive manner!
If you do not know the effect of a command, ask another Staff Member for more details.
If no other Staff Member with the knowledge of this command is online, you should not use the proper command.



6.
A Staff Member will not be rude or verbally abuse any human being on this server.



7.
An account of a Staff Member must have a valid email address.



8.
The forum account name of a Staff Member must be same as the in-game character name.
While choosing a name for the character, remember not to use similar names of your alternate characters.
Same thing vice versa.



9.
No Staff Member is allowed to talk in a slang or use another kind of street language.
Remain to be professional and mature!




10.
Announcements are made with the ".nameannounce" command.
This command is only for server related issues.
This includes custom events too.



11.
A Staff Member must stay invisible in a public place.
If there is a need to become visible in front of a player, then there are specific Staff Member spots for such things.



12.
No In-Game Staff Member is allowed to use commands to help the players achieve something in a cheatable way.
This also includes helping them to kill any kind of NPC.



13.
No In-Game Staff Member is allowed to PvP or take part of any kind of PvE-ish action with players.



14.
An In-Game Staff Member does not close an open ticket without contacting the player first through a whisper or the mail system to ensure the ticket has been taken care of.



15.
You are not allowed to close or delete tickets that are addressed to an Administrator or above.



16.
No punishment will take place without a valid proof!
Without it, the player will be unbanned.
You must also keep a record of the ban with the Ban Report Form.



17.
No In-Game Staff Member gives a player free items, currency, or spells!
If there is a need to recover something, a valid proof must be taken from the player and saved for the future.
This obviously goes also about the alternative accounts of an In-Game Staff Member.
A valid proof can be a picture/ screenshot, a video, a donation code, a donation email address, etc.



18.
No transfer or exchange is made for free.
The needed coin must be traded and deleted as the first item.
The record of the action must be kept on the forum at the Staff section under your realm with the Exchange Form.



19.
A rank 5 In-Game Staff Member or higher can be given the rank VIP and a free donation character on one alternative account.
This can only be given by the Head Administrator.
Same goes for transferring the character.
This all can be accessed after 3 months of being in the Staff.
(The total time of the Staff Member can be reviewed on the forum (WotG Staff Time Award) or by contacting Poseidon.)
Not to mention the VIP rank and the character will be deleted after leaving the Staff Team.



20.
No In-Game Staff Member is allowed to join another World of Warcraft Server without notifying the Head Administrator.



21.
If you want to stay AFK while being online, ask an Supervisor or above for permission.
If there is nobody to ask, then you may not stay online while AFKing.
This rule does not apply for Developers (remember to stay invisible while being on your Developer account.)



22.
Staff Members will be allowed to cast their votes upon the choice of new Staff members being picked out.
However, it is up to the Head Administrator(s) / Owner to shout out the final decision.



23.
No Staff Member will ask for promotion(s) or about other Staff Member's demotion(s)!
This does not include asking about promotions to get information about the next rank.



24.
No custom event will take place without a rank 4 In-Game Staff Member or higher In-Game Staff Member's permission!
If permission has been granted, do not forget to discuss the prizes before the event will be hosted.



25.
No Staff Member will enforce rules on other Staff Member, instead, a reminder of the rule they are violating must be given.
Do not forget to report the violation to an Administrator or higher.
A valid proof, like always, is needed.



26.
Staff Members are allowed to visit another realm offered by World of the Gods, as long as there is no work on the realm the Game Master is hired at.
Visiting or helping the other realm isn't a misdemeanour.



27.
No Staff Member will associate with in-game guilds.
An exception would be the making of new guild leaders due to last one's inactivity.



28.
Every Staff Member's account will be closed and the rank removed after leaving the Staff.



29.
Anonymity is a great deal for us, so please do not break the anonymity of the staff!

A staff member has every right to share HIS alternative accounts/characters with player(s), but he cannot do the same with his fellow staff member.





30.
No Staff Member will be demoted without a valid reason.
Demotions can only be done by the Head Administrator of the realm or the Owner.
Database access can just be removed from the Owner or the Head Administrator.



31.
No member of the staff is allowed to use commands to spam the command logs.



32.
Every staff member has to VOTE for the server every day even if they have already "enough" Vote Points and would not need them! (from GM, or non-GM account)



33.
A Developer has no rights to act as an In-Game Staff Member*.
He has no rights to ban a member or solve tickets which are not addressed to him expect permission has been given from a Co. Head Administrator, Head Administrator or the Owner.
However, he is allowed to handle development-related tickets he/ she can handle on his/ her own.
If a person holds the In-Game Staff Member* position and the Developer position (example: Administrator in the learning phase of a Developer; Head Administrator and Developer in one person), this rule will not count for this person.


*) In-Game Staff Member at this situation means Trial Game Master, Game Master Assistant, Game Master, Supervisor, Administrator, Co. Head Administrator, Head Administrator.






The punishment for each rule depends on the Owner's/ Head Administrator's/ Co. Head Administrator's decision on the current situation.