Chatting Report Rules: Request for Feedback

In the locked thread above I posted some rules etc on the issue of reporting chat. That thread is locked, in order to keep it easy to read. However I would like feedback on the post, in case I missed something or it was not clear. So feel free to comment here.

Duplicate post:

The goal of the administrators of four-player chess is to provide an enjoyable experience for all players.  We have young players, older players, and players from all over the world who speak all sorts of languages. Thus while we wish to allow everyone their freedom of speech in chat, this is a private organization and not a public forum. The following rules of decorum should thus be always followed during chat in four player chess, particularly when playing, and particularly in rated games:

Offensive Chat

Keeping in mind that we have players that speak all sort of languages, and who are young and old; please keep your language clear and decent. Foul language should be avoided, including idioms that might be perceived as foul language. Using *** or spaces between letters to avoid spelling out a word/phrase is a good indication that you should not be using that word/phrase in chat.

It is forbidden to castigate another player based on their status as a new player (or old player, for that matter), the country they come from, the language they speak, etc.

It is forbidden to use four player chess chat for sexual activity: including both sexual solicitation and sexual harassment.

It is forbidden to ‘dox’ other players: ie reveal or discuss their private/personal information: such as where they live, who their spouse is, what their political affiliation is, etc.

Teaming Chat

It is forbidden to request or accept a request to team in four player FFA or solo chess. This applies for a given move or for the whole game. It also includes suicide talk, such as, “I’m so mad at red I’m just going to go whole hog against him for the rest of the game.” (It isn’t forbidden to be mad at red, or to go against him. It is only forbidden from announcing that in chat, and thus giving the other players the advantage of knowing your moves will be against red.)

It is forbidden to suggest a move in FFA; even if it is not a matter of teaming. This includes pointing things out, such as ‘Hey, Red’s queen is just hanging there’. It also forbids ‘Why don’t you resign?’ Or ‘claim victory’.

It is allowed to say ‘It’s your turn!” Or “Hurry up and move!”. Moves may be fully discussed after they are no longer relevant, particularly after the game.

Spamming Chat

To ‘spam’ chat means to post multiple meaningless chat messages. It is very annoying and distracting to other players. If someone is doing it, mute them. Please only report them if they are following you from game to game and doing it repetitively.

Reporting Chat

The first step when a player is being annoying should be to mute them.

The first step when a player is chatting illegally should be to the /stop-chat command immediately. Do not let illegal chat continue.

Do not threaten to report another player. If you believe that they have chatted illegally you should report them, but you should not use the threat of a report. If you merely wish to warn them about illegal chat, in an effort to inform and get them to stop, then you should merely say, “That kind of chat is illegal, please stop.” Instead of saying  ‘that kind of chat’ it might helpful to be more specific: “suggesting teaming is illegal”, “suggesting moves is illegal”.

It is forbidden to use your relationship with an administrator to threaten another player or to discourage them from reporting you.

Please don’t use the reason ‘other’ when reporting chat. Chat violations fall under ‘illegal’ or ‘offensive’.

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See my recent thread wherein I think trolling by knowingly playing mediocre moves should be also banned.

I don't think banning bad play will ever be possible. I saw a really good player totally miss an obvious game winning play. He just missed it.