originally posted by delilah{K}
As indicated in the slave training manual, the following rules are in effect:
-Gor business and role-play stays in MTC and OUT of instant message programs, period.
-Slaves will give their ICQ/MSN/yahoo/etc instant message IDs to trainers, Coordinators, and MTC Council members ONLY.
-This rule is not meant to restrict a slave's RT friends, RT relationships, RT conversations, or RT rights; it is, however, meant to eliminate the following:
*Taking Gor out of Gor
*Rumor-spreading, back-biting, and general he-said-she-said idiocy
*Engaging in Gorean-themed cybersex when not in camp
*Camp slaves being promised personal collars without Ubar's say-so
*Camp slaves persuing personal collars without Ubar's approval
*Oh, and did I mention general he-said-she-said idiocy?
-Slaves are under NO obligation to accept unwanted pms. If you are uncomfortable and feel harrassed, you WILL post the offending messages TO THE ROOM for it to be immediately dealt with.
That said... we have received reports that the IM/PM rules are NOT being followed and that improper instruction and/or rumor-mongering has resulted in the hurt feelings of several slaves.
There is a reason our rules exist - namely, YOUR PROTECTION. We expect them to be followed. Failure to observe the same will result in swift punishment for all parties involved, to be determined by our Ubar.
Further, our slaves are expected to know our basic rules as listed on our slave manual before passing to the mat or thrall training level. The rules for IMing and PMing are a major component of these basic rules. The training team should not have to spend time enforcing basic rules and making reminder posts such as this one. Failure to adhere may just mean that a slave does not deserve the rank he/she has attained. Consider this your first and final warning in that regard.
For those slaves already observing our rules, we of the training team apologize for the redundancy and thank you for your dilligence.
Those slaves breaking our rules will hereby cease.
