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Acceptance of Terms and Conditions/Code of Conduct
Use of this website and/or the War of Conquest client software are conditional upon you accepting the following Terms and Conditions/Code of Conduct. Unless otherwise specified, your acceptance shall be indicated by your use of the website and/or War of Conquest client software. If you do not accept these Terms and Conditions, you must not use the website and/or the War of Conquest client software.
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Be community-minded.
Express yourself in ways that are constructive and will help to foster the growth of the community. Making comments in the chat channels and forums for the sole purpose of destroying community spirit will not be tolerated.
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Personal verbal attacks are prohibited.
Also known as 'flaming' these are statements which are designed to personally berate, humiliate, or insult a fellow player on a level that has nothing to do with their gameplaying abilities. Text of this nature serves no purpose in building community spirit and will not be tolerated.
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'Newbie' bashing will not be tolerated.
New players are encouraged to participate in the chat channels and forums. All players are expected to be polite and encouraged to be helpful and courteous in their responses.
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Inappropriate discussions are prohibited.
Muting and banning from the chat channels and or forums may result from any of the following: discussions regarding pornography or inappropriately gruesome and/or hideous subjects; discriminatory remarks which are sexually explicit, harmful, threatening, abusive, defamatory, obscene, hateful, racially or ethnically offensive; excessive obscene or vulgar language; the discussion of illegal activity; or providing links to sites that contain any of the aforementioned.
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Inappropriate nation and/or player names are prohibited.
Muting and banning from the chat channels and or forums, and renaming of said accounts and/or nations may result if the name contains any of the following: words or phrases that are sexually explicit, obscene, discriminatory, racially or ethnically offensive.
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Spamming and/or flooding are prohibited.
Spamming or flooding the chat. Spamming is where a player repeatedly enters the same text, or garbage text into the chat window, causing the screen to scroll or fill up with this text. Generally speaking, repeating the same text more than a 2-3 times in a short span of time will be considered spam.
Posts will be considered spam when one, some or possibly all of the following conditions are met The post is off topic in the extreme.The post contains nothing more than a long string of emoticons.The post contains very few words and those present are obviously there just to make your post count rise, or to 'bump' a posts position.
Spamming the forums will result in the posts being deleted, the possible banning of your forum accunt, or, in cases of post counts or bumping, your post count being reset to zero.
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Signatures and Avatars
Signatures are subject to the following limits
Signatures may contain up to five lines of text (one line being that displayed on a browser opened to 800px width) Signatures may contain a maximum of 250 characters, including spaces and punctuation. Signatures may contain 1 image no more than 100px high, 500px wide and 40KB in size. Signature images must fall within acceptable use for a general audience. Pornographic, excessively violent, and/or otherwise tasteless images are not allowed and use of such will result in losing your ability to use signature images Links are permitted in signatures. Such links may NOT be a form of advertising for any commercial venture outside of the scope of War of Conquest. In plain English this means you can link to your own WoC fan site, your personal home page, or the home page of your goldfish, but NOT to that wizzy cool affiliate site.
Avatars are subject to the same rules as signature images except:
The dimensions are limited to 80px X 80px, and a filesize of 10KB.
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Nations or groups that hate-monger will be suspended.
You may not organize nor be a member of any nation or other group within War of Conquest that is based on, or espouse, any racist, sexist, anti-religious, anti-ethnic, anti-gay, or other hate-mongering philosophies. Such nations and accounts may be suspended on a permanent basis with no regard for current winnings, monies spent or other losses that may be incurred by players participating in this activity.
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Mutings, warnings and bans are not to be discussed.
These matters are considered private between War of Conquest representatives and the user. Questions or comments concerning moderation methods will be conveyed through private messages only, and only with the parties involved. Private communication between War of Conquest representatives (including volunteers) and the players is not to be made public in the chat channels, on our forums, or elsewhere.
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Impersonating a War of Conquest representative, volunteer, or fellow player is prohibited.
Doing so may result in the permanent revocation of your chat privileges, temporary suspension or permanent banning of your account.
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Advertsing is prohibited.
You may not market, promote, advertise, or solicit within the War of Conquest chat channels or forums. This includes posting URLs to other gaming sites or their affiliate links.
In plain English this means you can link to your own WoC fan site, your personal home page, or the home page of your goldfish, but NOT to that wizzy cool affiliate site.
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Hacking of the server or fellow players' accounts and/or nations is prohibited.
You will not attempt to interfere with, hack into, or decipher any transmissions to or from the servers running War of Conquest. Hacking into a fellow players nation is prohibited and may result in all of your accounts and nations being suspended permanently. Using another player's password to steal, sabotage, or in any way alter that player's account, nation, or any game related items wll be considered a form of hacking and will result in your accounts being banned from playing War of Conquest.
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Account sharing is prohibited.
Do not give out the password for your War of Conquest account to anyone for any reason. Doing so may result in damage or theft of the account and/or your nation by another player. Any problems that result from the use of your password by another player are your responsibility, and War of Conquest administrators are under no obligation to rectify such problems. In limited cases War of Conquest administrators may take steps to rectify such situations, however this will be considered an exception and not the rule, and will be performed only as time permits.
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Harassment of staff and volunteers prohibited.
The repeated and persistent badgering, annoying, and/or pestering of staff via any means whether telephone, email, chat channel, or forums, may be considered harassment, and will result in severe penalties, including possible lifetime game bans. Note that harassment is NOT the reasonable pursuit of technical support via the provided and customary channels such as email, helpdesk, and game chat or forums.
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Distribution of copyrighted materials is prohibited.
You may not post or link to, nor arrange for the exchange or transfer of any pirated or illegal software, music, or other copyrighted materials.
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Client code is not open source.
You may not reduce the client software to human readable form, reverse engineer, de-compile, or disassemble the client software, except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation. You may not remove any copyright, trademark, reservation of rights, or any other proprietary language displayed on, in, or with the client software.
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Buying, trading, and/or selling War of Conquest property limited.
You agree that all War of Conquest nations, accounts, player (personal) points, and credits are and remain the property of War of Conquest. You may not sell, transfer or lend any account and you may not accept an account which is offered to you by another player.
You may not sell or trade any nation, account, player (personal) points, or credits, nor your time spent in obtaining any of the aforementioned for any form of currency, goods, or services, except where otherwise stated.
You may not trade currency, goods and/or services provided in the "real-world" for nations, accounts, player (personal) points, or credits.
You may trade nations you have created and in-game mercenary services for credits or other items and services available within the scope of the game. All nation trades must be registered in the War of Conquest forums. All other forms of trade are prohibited.
Violations of this condition will result in the accounts of all players involved being game banned for the period of time we deem necessary to deter future violations of this condition. Repeated violations may result in a forfeiture of all nations, accounts, player (personal) points, credits, winnings, and a permanent game ban.
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Purchase is not required to win prizes.
War of Conquest offers cash and other prizes to players at our own discretion. War of Conquest makes no claims as to the availability, amount, or form of prizes. The purchasing of game credits does not guarantee the availability or amount of cash or other prizes. War of Conquest is not gambling, nor a game of skill with cash prizes. Prizes are given as a means to show appreciation to our community. The purchase of game credits or other in-game services and/or features are not required in order to receive a prize. The odds of winning a prize are dependent upon a number of factors, including the number of players at any given time, and the players willingness to compete against other players to obtain the prizes.
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War of Conquest shall not be held responsible.
Any losses resulting from suspension of any account for any reason shall be the sole responsibility of the player. War of Conquest shall assume no liability, nor provide any refunds.
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Rights Reserved
War of Conquest and its representatives reserve the right to add to, change or otherwise modify the Code of Conduct at any given time without notice to you. It shall be your responsibility to remain informed of the current Code of Conduct.
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Why can't I log in?
Have you registered? Seriously, you must register in order to log in. Have you been banned from the board? (A message will be displayed if you have.) If so, you should contact the webmaster or board administrator to find out why. If you have registered and are not banned and you still cannot log in then check and double-check your username and password. Usually this is the problem; if not, contact the board administrator -- they may have incorrect configuration settings for the board.
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Why do I need to register at all?
You may not have to -- it is up to the administrator of the board as to whether you need to register in order to post messages. However, registration will give you access to additional features not available to guest users such as definable avatar images, private messaging, emailing to fellow users, usergroup subscription, etc. It only takes a few minutes to register so it is recommended you do so.
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Why do I get logged off automatically?
If you do not check the Log me in automatically box when you log in, the board will only keep you logged in for a preset time. This prevents misuse of your account by anyone else. To stay logged in, check the box during login. This is not recommended if you access the board from a shared computer, e.g. library, internet cafe, university cluster, etc.
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How do I prevent my username from appearing in the online user listings?
In your profile you will find an option Hide your online status; if you switch this on you'll only appear to board administrators or to yourself. You will be counted as a hidden user.
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I've lost my password!
Don't panic! While your password cannot be retrieved it can be reset. To do this go to the login page and click I've forgotten my password. Follow the instructions and you should be back online in no time.
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I registered but cannot log in!
First check that you are entering the correct username and password. If they are okay then one of two things may have happened: if COPPA support is enabled and you clicked the I am under 13 years old link while registering then you will have to follow the instructions you received. If this is not the case then maybe your account need activating. Some boards will require all new registrations be activated, either by yourself or by the administrator before you can log on. When you registered it would have told you whether activation was required. If you were sent an email then follow the instructions; if you did not receive the email then check that your email address is valid. One reason activation is used is to reduce the possibility of rogue users abusing the board anonymously. If you are sure the email address you used is valid then try contacting the board administrator.
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I registered in the past but cannot log in anymore!
The most likely reasons for this are: you entered an incorrect username or password (check the email you were sent when you first registered) or the administrator has deleted your account for some reason. If it is the latter case then perhaps you did not post anything? It is usual for boards to periodically remove users who have not posted anything so as to reduce the size of the database. Try registering again and get involved in discussions.
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How do I change my settings?
All your settings (if you are registered) are stored in the database. To alter them click the Profile link (generally shown at the top of pages but this may not be the case). This will allow you to change all your settings.
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The times are not correct!
The times are almost certainly correct; however, what you may be seeing are times displayed in a timezone different from the one you are in. If this is the case, you should change your profile setting for the timezone to match your particular area, e.g. London, Paris, New York, Sydney, etc. Please note that changing the timezone, like most settings, can only be done by registered users. So if you are not registered, this is a good time to do so, if you pardon the pun!
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I changed the timezone and the time is still wrong!
If you are sure you have set the timezone correctly and the time is still different, the most likely answer is daylight savings time (or summer time as it is known in the UK and other places). The board is not designed to handle the changeovers between standard and daylight time so during summer months the time may be an hour different from the real local time.
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My language is not in the list!
The most likely reasons for this are either the administrator did not install your language or someone has not translated this board into your language. Try asking the board administrator if they can install the language pack you need or if it does not exist, please feel free to create a new translation. More information can be found at the phpBB Group website (see link at bottom of pages)
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How do I show an image below my username?
There may be two images below a username when viewing posts. The first is an image associated with your rank; generally these take the form of stars or blocks indicating how many posts you have made or your status on the forums. Below this may be a larger image known as an avatar; this is generally unique or personal to each user. It is up to the board administrator to enable avatars and they have a choice over the way in which avatars can be made available. If you are unable to use avatars then this is the decision of the board admin and you should ask them their reasons (we're sure they'll be good!)
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How do I change my rank?
In general you cannot directly change the wording of any rank (ranks appear below your username in topics and on your profile depending on the style used). Most boards use ranks to indicate the number of posts you have made and to identify certain users. For example, moderators and administrators may have a special rank. Please do not abuse the board by posting unnecessarily just to increase your rank -- you will probably find the moderator or administrator will simply lower your post count.
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When I click the email link for a user it asks me to log in.
Sorry, but only registered users can send email to people via the built-in email form (if the admin has enabled this feature). This is to prevent malicious use of the email system by anonymous users.
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How do I post a topic in a forum?
Easy -- click the relevant button on either the forum or topic screens. You may need to register before you can post a message. The facilities available to you are listed at the bottom of the forum and topic screens (the You can post new topics, You can vote in polls, etc. list)
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How do I edit or delete a post?
Unless you are the board admin or forum moderator you can only edit or delete your own posts. You can edit a post (sometimes for only a limited time after it was made) by clicking the edit button for the relevant post. If someone has already replied to the post, you will find a small piece of text output below the post when you return to the topic that lists the number of times you edited it. This will only appear if no one has replied; it also will not appear if moderators or administrators edit the post (they should leave a message saying what they altered and why). Please note that normal users cannot delete a post once someone has replied.
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How do I add a signature to my post?
To add a signature to a post you must first create one; this is done via your profile. Once created you can check the Add Signature box on the posting form to add your signature. You can also add a signature by default to all your posts by checking the appropriate radio box in your profile. You can still prevent a signature being added to individual posts by un-checking the add signature box on the posting form.
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How do I create a poll?
Creating a poll is easy -- when you post a new topic (or edit the first post of a topic, if you have permission) you should see a Add Poll form below the main posting box. If you cannot see this then you probably do not have rights to create polls. You should enter a title for the poll and then at least two options -- to set an option type in the poll question and click the Add option button. You can also set a time limit for the poll, 0 being an infinite amount. There will be a limit to the number of options you can list, which is set by the board administrator
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How do I edit or delete a poll?
As with posts, polls can only be edited by the original poster, a moderator, or board administrator. To edit a poll, click the first post in the topic, which always has the poll associated with it. If no one has cast a vote then users can delete the poll or edit any poll option. However, if people have already placed votes only moderators or administrators can edit or delete it; this is to prevent people rigging polls by changing options mid-way through a poll
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Why can't I access a forum?
Some forums may be limited to certain users or groups. To view, read, post, etc. you may need special authorization which only the forum moderator and board administrator can grant, so you should contact them.
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Why can't I vote in polls?
Only registered users can vote in polls so as to prevent spoofing of results. If you have registered and still cannot vote then you probably do not have appropriate access rights.
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What is BBCode?
BBCode is a special implementation of HTML. Whether you can use BBCode is determined by the administrator. You can also disable it on a per post basis from the posting form. BBCode itself is similar in style to HTML: tags are enclosed in square braces [ and ] rather than < and > and it offers greater control over what and how something is displayed. For more information on BBCode see the guide which can be accessed from the posting page.
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Can I use HTML?
That depends on whether the administrator allows you to; they have complete control over it. If you are allowed to use it, you will probably find only certain tags work. This is a safety feature to prevent people from abusing the board by using tags which may destroy the layout or cause other problems. If HTML is enabled you can disable it on a per post basis from the posting form.
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What are Smileys?
Smileys, or Emoticons, are small graphical images which can be used to express some feeling using a short code, e.g. :) means happy, :( means sad. The full list of emoticons can be seen via the posting form. Try not to overuse smileys, though, as they can quickly render a post unreadable and a moderator may decide to edit them out or remove the post altogether.
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Can I post Images?
Images can indeed be shown in your posts. However, there is no facility at present for uploading images directly to this board. Therefore you must link to an image stored on a publicly accessible web server, e.g. http://www.some-unknown-place.net/my-picture.gif. You cannot link to pictures stored on your own PC (unless it is a publicly accessible server) nor to images stored behind authentication mechanisms such as Hotmail or Yahoo mailboxes, password-protected sites, etc. To display the image use either the BBCode [img] tag or appropriate HTML (if allowed).
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What are Announcements?
Announcements often contain important information and you should read them as soon as possible. Announcements appear at the top of every page in the forum to which they are posted. Whether or not you can post an announcement depends on the permissions required, which are set by the administrator.
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What are Sticky topics?
Sticky topics appear below any announcements in viewforum and only on the first page. They are often quite important so you should read them where possible. As with announcements the board administrator determines what permissions are required to post sticky topics in each forum.
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What are Locked topics?
Locked topics are set this way by either the forum moderator or board administrator. You cannot reply to locked topics and any poll contained inside is automatically ended. Topics may be locked for many reasons.
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What are Administrators?
Administrators are people assigned the highest level of control over the entire board. These people can control all facets of board operation which include setting permissions, banning users, creating usergroups or moderators, etc. They also have full moderator capabilities in all the forums.
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What are Moderators?
Moderators are individuals (or groups of individuals) whose job it is to look after the running of the forums from day to day. They have the power to edit or delete posts and lock, unlock, move, delete and split topics in the forum they moderate. Generally moderators are there to prevent people going off-topic or posting abusive or offensive material.
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I cannot send private messages!
There are three reasons for this; you are not registered and/or not logged on, the board administrator has disabled private messaging for the entire board, or the board administrator has prevented you individually from sending messages. If it is the latter case you should try asking the administrator why.
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I keep getting unwanted private messages!
In the future we will be adding an ignore list to the private messaging system. For now, though, if you keep receiving unwanted private messages from someone, inform the board administrator -- they have the power to prevent a user from sending private messages at all.
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I have received a spamming or abusive email from someone on this board!
We are sorry to hear that. The email form feature of this board includes safeguards to try to track users who send such posts. You should email the board administrator with a full copy of the email you received and it is very important this include the headers (these list details of the user that sent the email). They can then take action.
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