BwA RULES

HAVE FUN: That's why we're all here! You don't play an online game to be miserable, and we wouldn't have formed this group if we didn't enjoy playing games and each other's company. We all have fun when we respect each other and the public. Sure it can get intense in the heat of battle, but when the round ends, we should hear nothing but "good game" and "nice shot". The same goes for text messages to the public. Only positive statements. "Hello, NS, GG," do not bait or insult a public player in text, regardless of what they type. Let it go. Having fun on our servers does not include flame wars in text. If you have a public player that's getting out of hand, get an Admin. It's not fun to have the public complaining in our forums about the conduct of one of our own behaving badly. Looks bad for all of us.

DONATIONS: This entire group is member supported. All donations go toward Servers, Websites, Domain Registrations etc. All members are volunteers. No donations pay for any "expenses" of any member. They all are collected and spent on group services. A monthly detailed profit & loss statement will be provided to all members.

While donations are not mandatory, it's fairly obvious that nothing we do on-line is free. You have to pay for your game, computer and connection. We have to pay to provide you with a place to play, talk and post. Donations are collected through Pay Pal. We are very cautious with your donations and transparent to all members with the financials. Expansion or contraction of server numbers, quality, etc. will be based on the members input and financial support. All donations of any amount are appreciated.

We do hope all members and even our guest will do what they can each month! Think about the amount of time and enjoyment you get (or will get) on our servers and in vent and then think what you spend on say 1 movie a month or 1 dinner out, etc.. and then realize what a bargain a small donation each month is. Thanks for any and all you can do!

NO CHEATING: We expect that you hate cheaters as much as we do. If you are caught cheating on any of our servers, you will be banned permanently. If you are flagged or caught in a game that uses Punkbuster, Punksbusted or VAC, or in a league like CAL or TWL cheating, expect to be removed immediately until the matter is cleared up. It will solely be the flagged member's responsibility to clear this matter up. Once Punkbuster ,Punksbusted or VAC has removed the ban, you will be reinstated. Do not ever accuse a member or a pub player of cheating! If you think this is happening or have proof, submit the information confidentially to the appropriate staff member(s).

NO FOUL LANGUAGE (in voice or typed): Remember, we are a mature group, but, foul language is not uncontrollable, and many of us don't feel that a constant barrage of profanity is fun to listen to while playing. An occasional slip of the tongue is one thing, but repeated violations may result in disciplinary actions against you, or removal from the group.

NO COMPLAINING/WHINING: If you want to constantly complain about every little thing that happens to you in game, DON'T press your talk key. (Ex: I'm lagging, my shot registry sucks, I am getting choke, hit boxes are off, etc….) Whine and complain all you want to your monitor. When you've gotten it out, rejoin the one's trying to have fun in chat and get back to laughing with the rest of us. Repeated "whining" or "complaining" will lead to disciplinary actions or removal from the group

NO RELIGION/POLITICAL TALK or RACIAL SLURS: Racism will NOT be tolerated here. It's that simple. We don't use the "N" word or any other derogatory phrase towards anyone person or that person's country when on our servers (voice or text) or forums. On our servers you will respect the members, their spouses, all pub players and their countries. This goes in ALL channels and forums. Also, this is a gaming server, not a political arena. Do not assume that everyone shares your political views. Leave your opinion at the door.

NO DEGRADING OF OTHER CLANS: We do not allow our members to go around and bash other clans. This includes posting on other clans forums. You might think that "post war" you got into on a non-BwA forum is your business. If it comes to our attention, it may result in disciplinary actions against you or removal from the group.

TEAM KILLING/ATTACKING:- No intentional team killing, especially in retaliation for being team attacked/killed. This includes ongoing, constant seemingly "accidental" team attacking, and that little quick team hit coming out of spawn. We expect all players to quickly apologize in voice or type as quickly as they can when they team attack/kill. We all hit our own teammates from time to time, but we should be trying to limit this as much as possible. Also, when team killed, please take in to account the amount of damage you took, the circumstances, amount of times that player has team attacked you and others, etc… into consideration before you pick a "punish" option in game.

RESPECT ALL PLAYERS: Do not insult members or the public on our servers. This includes in text or in voice. Do not call players names or insult them or make fun of their gaming style or abilities. Do not criticize them for "camping", etc.., or for making mistakes in strategy, etc. Failure to follow this will not be tolerated. You're on a BwA server. We don't care what the "norm" for conduct is on other servers; don't bring your "public" game in here.

CLAN TAG: -=BwA=- Always wear your clan tag. During holidays we allow a "goofy" name tag as long as you enter your normal name, using the Comments tab in Ventrilo, so everyone can see who you are. Inappropriate names are not acceptable, keep them in the spirit of the holiday, AND they must contain enough of a play on your name so that we can figure out who you are, and have something related to the holiday. You will be issued the BwA tag in Boot Camp by your DI. Please do not put the tag on until your DI tells you to. This will help us manage "posers". If you want to change your name, you must get that prior approved by staff and the roster changed.

MISSING IN ACTION: Any member who is MIA for a period of ONE month will be removed from the active roster and placed on the MIA Roster. After a short period of time, you will be discharged from the group. Requirements to stay an active member and not be classified "MIA" are: 1. Make your monthly post in that months "check in" thread in the forums. 2. Check your YIM regularly for messages. 3. Check the web site and forums regularly for new important posts. 4. Game on BwA servers at least 2 hours cumulative time each month. (This requirement is so that we know you still have access to the games we support and are still at least somewhat an active gamer, which is what our group is formed for).

RETIREMENT REQUIREMENTS: Requirements will be set in the future.

VENTRILO: When on our servers, you must be logged into Ventrilo and use the "Push to Talk" mode. This is mandatory. Please go in the correct room in Ventrilo, don't chit-chat in the same area that others are trying to play. Move it to another channel. If your mic is temporarily not working (broken or in a situation that you can't make noise) you must enter "no mic" in the comment field next to your name. You will be expected to fix a broken mic ASAP (2 weeks max). Also considered as a broken mic is one that picks up too much "room noise" when keyed open. Get a headset to reduce the amount of extraneous noise being transmitted. You are expected to only maintain one Ventrilo Account. We will periodically sweep the accounts and delete duplicates and unknown accounts (one's that don't match our current roster). You will be assigned a personal login password for vent. Do not give this to anyone or allow anyone to log-in as you.

YAHOO YIM: You are required as a member to maintain an active YIM account and to provide us with that account name. You are encouraged to have YIM on at all times, but at a minimum you are required to check your YIM messages regularly (daily?) . This is an important tool of communication for our group

ADMINS: On our servers, the admins are always right. Please follow the instructions of the Admins . Failure to obey admins will lead to disciplinary actions &/or removal from our group.

JUNIORS: While sons/daughters are encouraged to game with us, at this time we do not have a Jr. designation for them.

OTHER CLANS/GROUPS: By joining we expect that this is your only group/clan for the games we support, and that you will conduct yourself in a proper, respectful way where ever you might play. If you decide you want to be in a different clan/group, we expect you to resign from ours prior to joining another. Any game we host (CSS & L4D presently) is considered a conflict and you will have to make a choice or we will make the choice for you.

OTHER GAMES: If you like a game that we don't currently host and you would like to try it out, feel free to get a server up and going. We will create a channel on Ventrilo. We will expect to have Admin access if requested and will help in any way we can. If it goes over big and enough members want the game, we will add a server to our collection.