Welcome to the FORCV discussion forum: The People's Voice | Voz di Povo!

This forum is here to provide you with a friendly environment where you can discuss ideas and converse about any other aspects of Cape Verde, it's Diaspora and the world. Community forums are at their best when participants treat their fellow posters with respect and courtesy. Therefore, we ask that you conduct yourself in a civilized manner when participating in these forums.

The guidelines and rules listed below explain what behavior is expected of you and what behavior you can expect from other community members. Note that the following guidelines are not exhaustive, and may not address all manner of offensive behavior. As such, the forum moderators shall have full discretion to address any behavior that they feel is inappropriate. Also, suspension or banishment from the forum will always result in the same in regard to forum access. Your access to these forums is a "privilege," and not a "right." FORCV.com reserves the right to suspend your access to these forums at any time for reasons that include, but are not necessarily limited to, your failure to abide by these guidelines.

We reserve the right to evaluate each incident on a case by case basis. The action we take may be more lenient or more severe than those listed under each category.

Highly Inappropriate
Language or links to websites containing language or images which fall under the following categories is deemed to be highly inappropriate.

Racial/Ethnic; Extreme Sexuality/Violence; Real-Life Threats; Distribution of Real-Life Personal Information; Sexual Orientation; Posting Cheats, Hacks, Trojan Horses, or Malicious Programs; Impersonating a FORCV Team Member; Posting Unreleased Content.

Clarification on what constitutes each category can be found at the end of this message.

Moderately Inappropriate
Language or links to websites containing language or images which fall under the following categories is deemed to be highly inappropriate.

Obscene/Vulgar; Inappropriate; Harassing or Defamatory; Major Religions or Religious Figures; National; Illegal Drugs or Activities; Spamming and Trolling; Advertising; Discussing Disciplinary Actions

Other Categories
There are two other categories of harassment that are not necessarily related to the language used, these are listed below.

Ongoing harassment
Harassment takes many forms, and is not necessarily limited to the type of language used, but the intent. Repeatedly targeting a specific visitor with harassment can lead to more severe action. The idea behind this is to prevent any one visitor or member from consistently being uncomfortable at the FORCV forum.

Clarification on what constitutes each category can be found at the end of this message.

IMPORTANT
Repeatedly violating any area of the FORCV Forum Code of Conduct, including the areas detailed above, will often result in permanent banishment from the forums.

This policy is not language-restrictive. Language that falls under this policy will always be subject to the repercussions listed, whether it is inappropriate in English or any other language.

The bottom line is that we want FORCV to be a respectful and safe environment for all visitors.

Thank you,

The FORCV Forum Moderators.






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Innapropriate Categories for This Forum:

Racial/Ethnic
This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

Promote racial/ethnic hatred

Are recognized as a racial/ethnic slur

Allude to a symbol of racial/ethnic hatred

If a visitor or member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a warning, any further violations will result in permanent ban from the forum depending upon severity.

Extreme Sexuality/Violence
This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

Refer to extreme and/or violent sexual acts

Refer to extremely violent real life actions

If a visitor or member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a warning, any further violations will result in permanent ban from the forum depending upon severity

Real-Life Threats
This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

Refer to violence in any capacity that is not directly related to the forum

If a visitor or member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a warning, any further violations will result in permanent ban from the forum depending upon severity.

Distribution of Real-Life Personal Information
This category includes:

Releasing any real-life information about other visitors or members

If a visitor or member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a warning, any further violations will result in permanent ban from the forum depending upon severity.

Sexual Orientation
This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

Insultingly refer to any aspect of sexual orientation pertaining to themselves or other players

If a visitor or member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a warning, any further violations will result in permanent ban from the forum depending upon severity.

Impersonating a FORCV Team Member
This category includes:
Passing yourself off as a FORCV Team member to post false information

If a visitor or member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a warning, any further violations will result in permanent ban from the forum depending upon severity.

Obscene/Vulgar
This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

Are an inappropriate reference to human anatomy or bodily functions

Are pornographic in nature

If a visitor or member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a warning, any further violations will result in permanent ban from the forum depending upon severity.

Inappropriate language
This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

Are a mildly inappropriate reference to human anatomy or bodily functions

Are otherwise considered objectionable

If a visitor or member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a warning, any further violations will result in permanent ban from the forum depending upon severity.

Harassing or Defamatory
This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

Insultingly refer to other characters, visitors, members, FOTCV team members, or groups of people

If a visitor or member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a warning, any further violations will result in permanent ban from the forum depending upon severity.

Major Religions or Religious Figures
This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

Negatively portray major religions or religious figures

If a visitor or member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a warning, any further violations will result in permanent ban from the forum depending upon severity.

National
This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

Promote national hatred

Are recognized as national slurs

Allude to symbols of national hatred

If a visitor or member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a warning, any further violations will result in permanent ban from the forum depending upon severity.

Illegal Drugs or Activities
This category includes both clear and masked language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:

Reference to abusing illegal drugs

Reference to performing illegal activities

If a visitor or member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a warning, any further violations will result in permanent ban from the forum depending upon severity.

Spamming and Trolling
This category includes:

Excessively communicating the same phrase, similar phrases, or pure gibberish

Creating threads for the sole purpose of causing unrest on the forum

Causing disturbances in forum threads, such as picking fights, making off topic posts that ruin the thread, insulting other posters

Making non-constructive posts

If a visitor or member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a warning, any further violations will result in permanent ban from the forum depending upon severity.

Advertising
This category includes advertisement of:

Any non-beneficial, non- FORCV related businesses, organizations, or websites

If a visitor or member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a warning, any further violations will result in permanent ban from the forum depending upon severity.

Discussing Disciplinary Actions
This category includes:
Creating posts or threads to discuss disciplinary actions taken against a player, including chat logs and email correspondence between a visitors, members, and a FORCV Team Member

If a visitor or member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a warning, any further violations will result in permanent ban from the forum depending upon severity.

Posting Unreleased Content
This category includes: language and/or links to websites containing such language or images which:
Show unreleased forum topics, equipment, or areas that have been unlocked by hacking into client data files

If a visitor or member is found to have participated in such actions, he/she will:

Be given a warning, any further violations will result in permanent ban from the forum depending upon severity.

Other Categories
There are two other categories of harassment that are not necessarily related to the language used, these are listed below.

Ongoing harassment
Harassment takes many forms, and is not necessarily limited to the type of language used, but the intent. Repeatedly targeting a specific visitor or member with harassment can lead to more severe action. The idea behind this is to prevent any one player from consistently being uncomfortable in the FORCV forum.

IMPORTANT
Repeatedly violating any area of the FORCV Terms of Use or Forum Code of Conduct, including the areas detailed above, will often result in permanent banishment from the forums.

This policy is not language-restrictive. Language that falls under this policy will always be subject to the repercussions listed, whether it is inappropriate in English or any other language.

The bottom line is that we want FORCV to be a respectful and safe environment for all visitors.

Thank You,

The FORCV Management