Moderation and Order

Hello COH2.ORG!

It's time we talked.

In recent months our community has really grown, and we are super excited! We broke records recently when we had 472 users online at once, on the 22nd of July 2014. We have been hard at work producing content, improving our website, and earning your visits to COH2.ORG. What can I say? We just like having you around.

With growth comes growing pains, and the staff at COH2.ORG is concerned with the state of our community. Our forums are the life blood of COH2.ORG, and we are taking steps to bring them back in line with our vision. COH2.ORG has always erred on the side of free speech over strict moderation, but in recent months we have observed a concerning trend. It has become far too commonplace for poor attitudes, rude behavior, disrespectful language, and trolling to be present on our forums. We have taken steps, and will continue to move forward with a plan to clean up our forums for the sake of our community. We are in this thing together, and we need to address our growing pains.




COH2.ORG's philosophy is to allow open discussion amongst our members. Disrupting that open discussion by spamming, flaming, excessively trolling, creating more than one account, posting offensive content, being disrespectful to developers or other users and behaviors similar to these are not tolerated and will be dealt with by moderators with suspensions, or in egregious situations, bans. Banned users will not be allowed to take part in the events that we host such as tournaments and Sunday Night Fights.

Spamming
More rifleman noob, more rifleman noob, more rifleman noob, more rifleman noob, more rifleman noob, more rifleman noob, more rifleman noob, more rifleman noob, more rifleman noob, more rifleman noob, more rifleman noob, more rifleman noob, more rifleman noob. These ally fan boys just can't believe their faction is OP.

Flaming
Are you dense? I swear every one of your posts defends the most OP crap in the game. This is why 80% of auto-match is axis - you morons cant win without your broken faction. Please just piss off.

Excessive Trolling
Another thread about blobs? The whole lot of you is one giant blob. Flocking to every post claiming blobbing is unbeatable.

Zero Tolerance
We have a zero-tolerance policy for racism, sexism, homophobia, pornography, and defamation of other users. Use common sense when you post.

Cheating
Cheating is absolutely not allowed and anyone found to be cheating, publicly accusing others of cheating, or posting links to third party cheats, will be removed. Please report cheating directly to Relic via email: enforcement@relic.com. If you are not sure about whether or not you should post something on COH2.ORG, it's always best to PM a COH2.ORG Admin to ask first.




We would also like to take this time to call attention to a relatively new feature at COH2.ORG. Thanks to Janne252, users can now report bad posts directly to our moderation team. Some members have already been using this new feature, and it has allowed the COH2.ORG staff to remove posts that are not in compliance with our rules. When you use the report button, our staff can easily view the post and take action as necessary. The single best way to keep our discussions on track and keep the forums moderated is to use the report button. Even if a post has already been reported, additional reports will also be logged and our staff can quickly gauge community concern.



Report Button Abuse
It should go without saying, but we will say it anyway: Abuse of the report feature will not be tolerated. Report posts that concern you. Do not report posts simply because you disagree. If you spam report to grief our staff, there will be no warnings, you will be suspended or banned promptly.




In addition to a re-emphasis of our rules, we also want to make crystal clear the purpose of our Balance Forums. They do not exist for members to throw insults at each other, and we will be moderating the balance forums vigorously to remove undesirable behavior. It is simple: Make an argument, argue a point, disagree for a reason, use evidence, and use reason. Do not derail threads with attacks, false arguments, and poor attitudes. We will remove you.




With the rules now spelled out, and a means to enforce them, we must now make clear the consequences of violating our Terms of Use. Violating the terms of use will result in a first warning, second warning, temporary suspension, and finally a permanent ban. We will continue to err on the side of free speech and open discussion over strict moderation, but consequences will be in order for anyone who fails to follow the rules. Being a member of the COH2.ORG is not an inalienable right, and we take very seriously the need to maintain a harmonious atmosphere for our members to enjoy.

Misbehave, and you will be removed. Keep it civil, respectful, open, and reasoned.



We are also accepting applications from members to become a Moderator for our forums. As a member of the COH2.ORG staff you will work to enforce our rules, keep the forums clean, and to help promote acceptable behavior. Using our moderator tools you will address user reports, report especially egregious behavior, remove posts in violation of the rules, and model acceptable behavior. If you are interested in applying to join the COH2.ORG team as a moderator, please send a private message to our Director of Moderation - Lynskey.