GS internal Code of Conduct

[DeepO]

I just realized we have not made any 'legal' arrangements on access to the turn, and how to deal with it... might be time to start some debate on this now. The problem is that these rules seem so obvious.

Historically, the following happened:
- the turnplayer and some others gave their addresses to whoever is before us in turnorder
- the moment a save arrives, people can open it and take screenies, but not move a single thing.

- for important turns, whoever is first is welcome to post a screenie. Not everyone can play a save when he's online.
- the turnplayer generally starts with posting a screenshot

- the turnplayer posts every single move
- people are allowed to follow these moves. They are not allowed to use the save for anything else

- the turnplayer finishes the turn, and forwards it
- others are not allowed to change any irreversible thing in the save. They can't e.g. move a defender to scout something the turnplayer didn't see. If in doubt, don't do it. They can however change things which can be changed back, in PTW some analysis on opponents shields/GNP could be done by tweaking citizen allocation. What is reversible is okay.

- In case something bad happened, for instance by accident you moved a unit one tile to the wrong side, and spot an enemy that the team hasn't seen yet, you explain what happened, but without revealing anything. You will stop posting until the team catches up, or the information is no longer relevant. And you'll notify the admins.

everyone can make mistakes, so it's not a big deal if it happens. What is important that we deal with such mistakes in a very correct way.

For me, the same can happen here, and everyone who is willing to agree to these rules can get the save.

Any comments?

DeepO

[RoyAl]

I would've expected Aeson and/or Snoop to introduce such a code. Nevertheless, it's a good thing to sort of 'selfregulate' in these matters. I'm in.

[DeepO]

none of the admins is going to step up unless something goes wrong... this is a selfregulating game. Which means we better think on it before a mistake is made.

DeepO

[Solomwi]

I don't see anything in that deserving of objection.

[asleepathewheel]

[Cort Haus]

[Aginor]

Fair enough - I can subscribe to that.

[snoopy369]

indeed. We aren't going to be too pushy about things, other than about not cheating ...

[Master Zen]

+1

[Hot Mustard]

Originally posted by Master Zen


+1

(+1)

[alva]

By admins, do we mean Markos et all?? or Aeson?

Other thatn that.

[NicodaMax]

I'm not 100% clear on this (sorry, no DG experience). Let me get this straight, we all have access to the savedgame at some point (in order to look at stuff like shield production, gamestats, terrain, etc.) as long as we adhere to the above conditions of not moving units, or changing stuff that can't be changed back, etc?

If that's the case, my response would of course be to the rules stated above

[Arrian]

Most likely anyone who wants access to the save will have it, and our password. The potential pitfall of seeing something you shouldn't see is the big one, and it's addressed well in the ruleset DeepO posted.



-Arrian

[Metaliturtle]

I'm thumbs up but no reliable way to look at saves so don't expect me to be moving pieces