Hi all! I have a quick question about the rules. On Rule #3, it says you are not aloud to be sharing any personal information. This is completely reasonable to me, and a great rule. But, what if you are private messaging one of your family members (and only them), could you talk about various other things, like personal information? I don't know when this would come into play, but just in case it does, I want to know what would happen. Thanks!
I know when I talk to my brother through pms ingame, I still call him by his username. I also don't make it too personal, like I don't say anything like "oh we're going to randomplace in randomcity." I don't think there's a reason to make it too personal anyways. I would try to steer clear of that, just in case.
You WOULD know hackers could get into a admin's place, and hear it. It also works for regular admins. I wouldn't think you should do any personal stuff like that in pms. -Myles6
I would consider using Skype or facetime for this, because this shows up on the console and moderators can see them.
Even if it's not a 'safety' issue any more, think about it from the perspective of the moderators -- how would they know that you two are relatives / real-life personal friends? It wouldn't be reasonable to expect the folks who are keeping an eye on PM's / chats / etc. to also need to keep track which players are OK to share personal info. So, probably best to share that personal info somewhere separate from Sandlot, to make it safer for everyone, and easier on the admins.
My two cents, the rules are in place to keep everyone safe. The Sandlot strives to be a server that kids, parents and families can play on and feel safe. Keeping your personal information well guarded is a large part of maintaining that feeling of security. If you allow yourself to share personal info. in PM's, it is only a matter of time before you slip up and do it in a more public forum. With that said, let's examine the rule closely: As you can see, the rule is pretty specific. I also highlighted some fairly important detail. It is allowable to share your real first name, if you wish to, as long as it is ok with your parents. It is allowable to share general information about your location, again as long as you want to and it is ok with your parents. If you are communicating with a sibling or parent and if instead of their IGN, you want to use their real first name or refer to your mom as "Mom", that is allowable. Anything that could allow people to pinpoint your real world identity or location is not allowed on the game server.
Blok pretty much covered everything, for me though the issue with allowing family members to share info on the server is... its actually impossible for us to know for every player on the server who is whose family members or real life friends. a couple of kids could be sharing skype account info for example and both pretend they know each other in real life, how am I to know they actually know each other or not. of course if they know each other and already have each others skype accounts through real life, theres no harm in saying via pm "skype me dude!" as long as they arnt sharing the account information on the server. so I would say just stick to the rules as blok outlined, makes our lives easier
