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Taint Charter of Rights and Responsibilities

The Taint is a large group of very diverse players and one of the many things that makes this guild a great place to play is that we welcome all types of players - gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, heterosexual, queers, geeks, misfits, studs, friends, lovers and anyone else who appreciates the fun and slightly twisted atmosphere of The Taint. However, in order to ensure that the guild remains such an open and welcoming place, it is necessary for all our members to observe a few basic rules.

1. Membership in the guild is a privilege, not a right.

While The Taint is intended to be a safe place for LGBTQ gamers and their friends, being queer or queer-friendly does not entitle you to guild membership in and of itself. We have rules, codes of conduct and expectations of player behavior. If you feel you either cannot or are unwilling to follow the rules within this charter, then membership here is probably not for you.

Also, officers reserve the right to take whatever actions necessary to improve, correct, or maintain a pleasant environment within our game, ventrilio, and/or forums. To that end, we reserve a range of rights, from downgrading game/forum/ventrilo permissions to removing consistently disruptive people from the guild and subsequent forums/ventrilio etc. via a majority vote amongst officers.

2. You have the right to play without being harassed.

Taint members are expected to treat each other with respect at all times. Regardless of race, class, gender, culture, ethnicity, sexual preference or any other characteristic, Taint officers will - without hesitation - ask players to desist with chat or other action that is deemed to be in the realm of harassment. This includes, but is not limited to slurs, disparaging comments and inflammatory statements that target either individual players or groups of players based on any such qualities. Players have a responsibility to keep guild chat an accommodating place for everyone and refrain from such speech in general and more specifically to drop it when an officer asks them to.

3. You do not have the right to not be offended.

Harassment is one thing. Being offended is quite the other. Guild chat is an adults only zone. As such it is subject to an array of topics covering anything from sexuality to politics, music, film and a multitude of other subjects. Taint officers will not censor conversations based solely on whether or not they are tasteful or too extreme. You will probably not enjoy everything that is said in guild chat. That's fine. If a subject of conversation annoys you, either join in or stay out. If you decide to stay out of a particular conversation at any time, we have a second chat channel that is focused solely on game related matters that will still allow you to keep in touch with other Tainters while you play. Of course, if you can't handle differing opinions, don't start these kinds of conversations in the first place.

4. Your right to free speech does not take precedence over anyone else's rights within the guild.

This means that at any time, you may be asked to censor yourself if a topic of conversation is deemed hurtful or overly drama-inducing. Players will be expected to comply with officer requests to change the subject of conversation. If you feel that you have been asked unfairly to censor yourself, please take your complaint directly to a different officer via the communications function on this forum board. Do not argue the case in guild chat, as this only exacerbates the problem further.

5. You are always an ambassador of the guild.

This guild has a strong reputation in the gaming community and we would like to keep it that way. Taint members are asked to realize that their actions impact this reputation and so we ask that Tainters treat all players in the game in a decent, civilized manner and with respect at all times. Whether you are grouping with other Tainters, playing in a pick up group, hanging out in game or posting on the WAR forums, you are expected to uphold the Taint reputation of being a fair, reasonable and respectable player. Your behavior whether in pick-up groups, general world chat or battlegrounds should be fair and reasonable. Taint will not harbor ninja-looters, battle ground AFKers, people who make a nuisance of themselves in world chat, or people who take it upon themselves to spoil the experience of other players. If we receive a valid complaint about a member's behavior, we will take it seriously and will take appropriate measures to ensure that our guild is behaving fairly with others and that the guild only retains members who are appropriate representatives of The Taint. Likewise, while we realize that players should be able to do as they choose in the game, if we observe Tainters 'behaving badly' in a repeated fashion, we will address the issue with the Tainter in question and disciplinary action, up to and including removal from the guild, could result.

6. The same holds true within the guild as well.

You share this guild with a multitude of people. The guild is a collective entity and its needs as such will always take precedence over the indulgence of an individual player. That means that if a player proves to be more trouble than benefit to this guild, they will be removed. Players will be expected to take their fellow guild members into account and treat them with an appropriate level of respect and consideration. Any member who feels that they are not being treated with proper respect by another member, should report the incident to an officer.


These rules are simple and for the most part go without saying. We ask that you read over them and respect them. If you feel they are overly restrictive or that they do not mesh with what you feel is appropriate then you may wish to reevaluate your membership within this guild. These rules are by no means an exhaustive list of what is and is not appropriate within the guild and other issues will be dealt with through officer discretion. Moreover, these rules will be revised and updated by guild leadership as need dictates. We feel that following these rules will do much in creating and maintaining a guild that is welcoming, friendly, enjoyable, fair and one to which we can all proudly belong.