NSFL Media Code of Ethics

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These rules have been a long time coming, but for the longest time HO has ignored user harassment and abuse in Media. It's honestly a very simple rule and while the judgement of these points may be subjective, it should be in place at the very least.

The NSFL is a community that we all want to be happy with and have fun in. We want to attract and retain good, quality people. We do not condone harassment on any level and that includes in media.

1. Any piece of media that spends the majority of the article attacking a player's character or a user's character without the explicit consent of the targeted user will be considered harassment and will not receive payment.

2. Any piece of "offensive media" that is meant to be satire and is not explicitly marked as such will be considered harassment and will not receive payment
a. If the piece is deemed as offensive enough, the satire tag will be ignored and the piece will be judged based on its content

3. Any piece of media whose sole purpose is to comment on or incite "drama" will be viewed as a "Thunderdome" post will not receive payment.

4. A media post that is suspected of qualifying for any of the previous rules regarding Media Harassment will be flagged by the targeted user or the grader and sent to the Media Team or the Head Office to deliberate if it is worthy of punishment.

5. While the withholding of payment is the base punishment for Media Harassment, Head Office retains the right to suggest additional punishments based on the Code of Conduct should the situation deem it necessary.