The Rules and the Strike System
The Game Lab forum includes a Strike System that allows moderators to apply strikes on a user's account for broken rules, and automatically suspend that user's account for a certain amount of time if a specific number of strikes are received.
| Strikes Received | Length of Suspension |
|---|---|
| 2 strikes | 1 day |
| 4 strikes | 7 days |
| 6 strikes | 30 days |
| 8 strikes | Permanent |
How are Strikes calculated?
The following offences will result in strikes:
The moderators can only moderate content in English. Any content not in English will receive 1 strike.
Posting off-topic content (anything not directly related to Game Lab or this forum) without using the Off-Topic tag will result in 1 strike.
Posting off-topic comments (not related to the original post) will result in 1 strike.
Posting inappropriate content (NSFW/NSFL, such as sexual content or gore) will result in 4 strikes.
Using an inappropriate username will result in 1 strike. In most cases, your username will be reset to a generic username.
Threatening anyone with physical harm, whether it be another user or yourself, will result in 4 strikes.
Creating an alternate account to evade a block (when another user decides to hide your posts from themselves) will result in 2 strikes.
Creating an alternate account to evade a temporary ban will result in 4 strikes.
Creating an alternate account to evade a permanent ban will result in 8 strikes and may result in your IP address getting blocked as a whole. Either one of these will result in the alt account being deleted.
Hate speech, such as racism or sexism, will result in 4 strikes.
Slurs, regardless of whether or not it's socially acceptable for you to use them, will result in 1 strike.
Spamming will result in 1 strike. Spamming includes:
- Promoting a project without the Promotion tag.
- Repeatedly posting about the same topic.
- Posting gibberish.
Spreading false information or rumors will result in 2 strikes.
Posting links with malicious intent, such as IP grabbers, will result in 3 strikes.
Reporting or Flagging someone for no reason will result in 1 strike the second time onward.
Publicly asking for another user to be banned will result in 1 strike.
The rules are not limited to what is listed here. Moderators are allowed to apply strikes onto your account at any time for any reason, but keep in mind that you are allowed to peacefully debate any strikes. However, you must keep any and all debates in Private Discussions, or your account will receive 2 strikes. You may also fill out this form: https://forms.gle/xHEz7wQ5EFAQ6uAq9