New Games

• In order for any game to be introduced into WN, it must first be approved by Development.
  • Exception: Merges with existing sections may be allowed upon agreement of supporting Admin/s.
• It is required to obtain 10 primary members through official signups to become a section. Sections which have failed before may require more.
• Once the section has been approved, it then has a number of months to make progress towards agreed release criteria.
• Once membership, activity and recruitment is considered strong, the Development Department will then decide when the section will be released as a fully supported section and who the initial game leader will be.
• Control then passes to the Major/GM of the section with Admin Support.

Existing Games

• Games supported by WN are required to hold a minimum of primary members with an unlimited maximum.
• Any game that falls below a certain threshold of activity will be evaluated to determine if any action is required on a case-by-case basis.
• Any action required will be set a reasonable time frame to be completed. If the situation does not improve a game may be subject to more intensive intervention from Development or risk being shut down.
  

All games will be appointed an Admin Support contact for any and all assistance. They also have the authority to appoint game leaders within their supported sections.

Game Servers

WN has several ways that game servers are provided. Either directly by WN financial support or by a member solely managing the server. All members are expected to treat all members and guests on public servers with respect. No member shall flame or tease unknown members because of their skill. Keep in mind all guests are potential new recruits.

All members are required to wear their WNx tag while playing in all private and/or public WN Game Servers.

- No one with admin authority shall abuse the rights they have by banning or kicking without just cause (this includes kicking or banning as a joke). A member who hosts or pays for a dedicated server on their own is not excluded from these rules if the server is used as a WN supported server.

Primary/Secondary Game Selection.

• You must have a primary game at all times. Eligible to earn any rank.
• Secondary game is optional. Only rank achievable is equivalent to Private/Squire.
• Additional games are optional and unlimited however no rank may be held and no acknowledgement will be seen on rosters.
• Game changes result in field rank reset unless new game leader appoints otherwise.

Those who recruit new members are held accountable for walking them through the admission process of WN. You shall assist them with any introductory training and knowledge of rules or processes within the game they are recruited to. Recruiters are not to push the person off to someone else. Although anyone may also volunteer to assist.

• Admins, Game Leaders and Engineers have the ability to approve new member accounts.

Everyone must register as a member of the forum. In compliance with COPPA new members must be at least 13 years of age or older to be admitted. All members should aim to visit the forum and post regularly and respond to any requested messages from game leaders.

Honorable Discharge

Any member resigning on good terms. This grants eligibility to return to WN in the future.

• 30 day waiting period from the day you submit your HD scriptorium request before you can return.
• Administrators may approve early return within a 72 hour grace period.
• Accounts are purged from the system after 180 days.

Once your account is purged from the system you forfeit any awards or medals previously earned. The purpose of this is to free up names for future use.

Dishonorable Discharge

Any member that is banned for breaking laws or disruptive conduct. Any member resigning with after effect flaming, bad mouthing, negative or destructive behavior towards WN or its members can and will be changed from Honorable to Dishonorable status.

This disallows return to WN for a minimum period of 6 months, at which time the banned member may apply and have the Justice Department review their case. Re-admittance is by no means guaranteed and subject to a 30 day evaluation period if approved. All past awards and medals are permanently forfeited upon your dishonorable discharge and not returnable in the event you are readmitted to WN. Any current or previous member joining a clan on the enemies list will be subject to their account status being changed to Dishonorable Discharge regardless of what their WNx account was set to at the time of their departure.

• Accounts are deleted after 90 days of inactivity.
• Members accepted to return from guilty verdicts may not hold a rank above field for a period of 90 days.
  

Leave of Absence (LOA)

Any member who will be on an extended leave of absence of more than 60 days. This is generally due to military, medical, family or other real life issues that would prevent you from logging into the forums for a period of 60 to 365 days.

We purge all inactive accounts that have shown no activity for a period of 180+ days. The purpose of LOA is to protect your account from being purged (deleted) while you are on an extended leave of absence for a minimum of 60 days and a maximum of one year. After one year of inactivity your account is deleted.

• While on LOA status you are still bound to The Law and Policies of WN and any violation can result in a change in status to Dishonorable Discharge.
• You must have at least 30 days membership and 50 posts to qualify for LOA status.
• Submitting an Administrative Request instantly updates your account status to and from LOA by automation.

Other information about accounts

• Activity is measured by visiting the forum while logged into your account. You must visit and log in through the main forum home, forums, blogs, social group or profile.
• Newly registered accounts are deleted after 10 days if they are not validated through the email confirmation process.
• Accounts that are declined in the registration queue are immediately deleted.