PMU Rules

The rules are a series of laws used to determine what is and is not allowed to happen on the game. The staff has the final say in what is acceptable, but the rules are a guideline for them and the community. The rules also listed on the official PMU website.

The Core Rules of Netiquette
We use the rules to help identify good people based on our education and upbringing. The core rules of netiquette are designed to help you show who you are. They facilitate a positive online image and effective communication.

Golden Rule
Treat others the way you want to be treated. The Golden Rule of Netiquette is the spiritual, moral, and ethical foundation of the philosophy. It is the universal rule of Netiquette designed to promote goodwill. Practically applied, the Golden Rule is to be nice. The Golden Rule of Netiquette is not literal. There are things on the internet that you cannot do to others, even if they have been done to you. The Golden Rule allows users to be themselves in the application of the rules of Netiquette. A user can alter, disregard, or apply any Netiquette rule to varying degrees as they choose by following the Golden Rule first. Do the right thing.

Review
It is proper Netiquette to proofread internet messages because grammar and spelling errors make communication hard to understand.

All Caps
Writing text in all capital letters, ‘all caps’, is shouting because it communicates emphasis with inappropriate connotation. Shouting is not appropriate because it is intimidating. It gets attention for the wrong reasons. This style of text is appropriate for headings and telecommunication with a lot of background interference.

Truth
The truth online is a statement that is correct about something. A lie is a statement about something that is false. Misleading statements are borderline lies. Vague statements protect privacy with honesty.

Be Yourself
People who act differently online than they do in reality cause communication problems. At the extreme, online instigators and agitators are considered trolls. Online communication should not be taken to be completely serious. It is proper netiquette to act as you do in reality online, be yourself, so you can be taken seriously.

No Flames
Communication is sending or receiving a message and responding. We freely communicate with people we feel equal to by choice. Positive communication is good. Negative communication is bad. An online insult is negative communication known as a flame. It is bad. Flame is a reference to inflammatory material posted on the internet. Targets of a flames acknowledge the insult by responding. There is no reference to it without a response. It loses popularity.

No Spam
Contacts lose contact when they get spammed. Many ignore unsolicited messages. Unsolicited messages are asking for money because it takes time to read them and time is money. Hackers use malware, scare ware, and virus’s to steal information from computers up to and including every keystroke. Spam may include malware, scare ware, and virus programs. Often it takes a download to activate them.

Messages
It is reasonable to send messages if your relationship status with the recipient permits it. A relationship is required. Reasons rely on the relationship status. Receiving relevant informational messages can help you make better decisions in your life. It empowers you because knowledge is power. The more you have the more powerful you are.

Discretion
Unauthorized acquisition of data is hacking. There is a lot of hacking going on online. Online data is easily compromised by mistake and on purpose. Personal judgment is commonly used to determine information sharing practices.

Loopholes
Any attempt to use loopholes to your advantage, despite the application of common sense, will be met with an application of the "Catch All" rule. Do not attempt to play games with the staff. If you are unsure if something is illegal or not, ask before doing so.

Catch All Rule
The Staff Team reserves the right to administer any form of punishment with just cause. This is generally done through a majority consensus on the Staff Team.

Staff Members

 * Kindly respect and be courteous to the Staff Members and listen to them.
 * Do not ask to be a Staff Member.
 * Try not to bother the Staff Members unless you are absolutely sure you cannot solve your problem on your own.
 * Do not beg for any items, Poké, Pokémon, events, or to have commands used on you.
 * If you're planning on accusing a current Staff Member of being corrupt, show Administrators proof. If you just call on any specific Staff member corrupt without any solid proof, you will not be seen as credible.

Harassment

 * Insulting via public chat or private messages is not allowed. Depending on the severity, punishment can be given without a warning.
 * Publicly defaming someone's name by saying "Beware of ____. They are a scammer!" or anything similar to it will result in you getting muted. If you have conclusive evidence, make a report about the person through the appropriate channels. This is considered harassment and will not be tolerated.
 * Begging for items/Poké/levels/etc or anything unlisted is considered harassment and is not allowed.
 * Ultimately, it's up to the Staff Member to decide what is/isn't harassment.

Scamming and Items

 * Twisting the truth or otherwise deceiving or misrepresenting something in order to get money, items, or accounts is against the rules.
 * Disclaimer: Buying something at a high price and discovering some one else was selling it much lower is not scamming. You are responsible for knowing a current item's worth prior to buying/selling it.
 * Accidentally vending for too low is not scamming.
 * By dropping an item on the ground (whether purposely or accidentally), showing off said item, failure to block your map, having a full inventory or overweight capacity, you relinquish possession of said item(s). If someone comes by and picks it up, they have the right to keep it.
 * Selling or buying anything that is based off of trust is the player's risk. Depending on what sort of evidence you have to support your claim, the GMs reserve the right to deny helping in this sort of report.

Spamming

 * Excessive talking in chat and/or repeating lines consecutively is punishable. People can read what you say, so there's no need to repeat it endlessly. This includes but is not limited to using over 3 lines of chat at a time, or repeating your chat more often than 30 seconds after it's left your screen.
 * Do not excessively use moves in areas with vast amount of players in-game - it may cause lag to other players.

Advertisement

 * Do not advertise another product, web service, server or even another MMO. It is up to the Staff Members to determine what is advertising or not. Basic common sense will keep you out of trouble.
 * Examples:
 * Intolerable: "You should consider joining [Game]. I could give you a whole team of rare Pokemon."
 * Tolerable:  "I used to play [Game], then I came here," or, "Yeah he quit a while ago and went to [Game]."
 * Posting or otherwise sharing referral links is not allowed. This is due to being unverifiable as non-scams and act to purely benefit the advertising person alone.

Names
All text based content, whether they belong to guilds, characters, or signs, need to be appropriate for the game. At most, they should be suitable for a PG-13 rating. If you are unsure whether or not your name is okay, then it is best not to use it.

Account Sharing
<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:17px;direction:ltr;line-height:1.6;">Although not technically illegal, account sharing is heavily frowned upon. Not only does it put your account at risk, but it also puts you in danger of not getting helped. If there is any evidence of sharing, actual or circumstantial, the Staff Team reserves the right to refuse to help you in various situations. The account holder is responsible for any and all things that take place when logged in, so "my brother uses my account" will not be a sufficient defense. The entire account will suffer any and all consequences, regardless of how many people use it.

Public Chat

 * Keep Global Chat English. We do this so it can be moderated properly as all the staff can moderate English.
 * No begging.
 * No spamming (we don't want to have to put a chat delay).
 * No excessive trade, rp recruiting, dungeon recruiting, Moderation is the key to a healthy chat.
 * Limit your complaints, whining about it all day doesn't exactly help either of us much.
 * Please do not "sing" in main or break up a sentence into 5-7 different messages. Respect the Enter key. It can be seen as spam to other players, and can be quite bothersome.
 * Take note to keep adult themed conversations off of main chat. Please remain mindful of younger players. Try to keep the topics clean, and be respectful. Harassment won't be tolerated on main just like anywhere else.
 * Constant and or repetitive swearing is prohibited. There are children who play.
 * The use of racial slurs will not be tolerated. No matter what ethnicity you may be, or how the person you are talking to doesn't mind it, some people can and most likely will be offended in some way. If you want to talk to your friend using that sort of language, take it off to PMs.

Exploits and Hacking

 * Exploiting and doing other things deemed against the rules by a Staff Member will result in an insta-ban. Report all bugs/exploits to the Staff Member team via PM Immediately. (Exploiting: Abusing a bug in the game for self gain.)
 * Any means by which a player intentionally causes other players to error is against the rules.
 * Hacking via a brute force method is illegal.
 * If you were gullible enough to share your information or trust someone's program that gives you unlimited items/Poké, that’s your own fault.