1. The CONSORTIUM Code of Conduct is as follows:

Terms:
BOD = Board of Directors; the governing body of The CONSORTIUM as a whole.
ECC = Executive Controlling Committee; the elected governing body of SWG-TCON.
CoC = This Code of Conduct.
EULA = End User License Agreement; the vendor provided legal terms to which you must agree before playing certain games.
SWG = Star Wars Galaxies; an online role-playing game.
SOE = Sony Online Entertainment; creator/vendor of SWG and other games.
EQ2 = EverQuest2; an online role-playing game.

1.1 Members shall be courteous and respectful to all other members of the CONSORTIUM at all times, regardless of the forum.

1.2 All CONSORTIUM members shall conduct themselves respectfully and decently when representing The CONSORTIUM in all general forums and in-game.

1.3 Flaming or offensive behavior in any CONSORTIUM or General forum, including in-game behavior, will not be tolerated and may result in immediate disciplinary action.

1.4 'd00d' or 'l33t' speak are not acceptable forms of conversation or communication, and shall not be used in any official CONSORTIUM forum except in the context of light humor.

1.5 Members shall stridently attempt to meet all business deadlines and/or timeframes for the completion of CONSORTIUM assigned tasks.

1.6 Members shall endeavor to use their forum's Secure Channel for 'sensitive' or potentially 'inflammatory' subject posts.

1.7 The use of foul language or unsavory comments in any CONSORTIUM forum shall be kept to an ABSOLUTE minimum. The continued use of foul language or unsavory comments in any general forum or in-game will not be tolerated, and may result in disciplinary action.

1.8 Spamming/Flooding of any CONSORTIUM, general forum or in-game by CONSORTIUM members will not be tolerated and may result in disciplinary action.

1.9 Any other offensive behavior that the appropriate body of officers deem as inappropriate will not be tolerated and may result in disciplinary action.

1.10 When the Code of Conduct/Disciplinary Process is updated a message will appear in The CONSORTIUM Info Channel. It is the responsibility of every member to ensure they are familiar and in agreement with the latest version.

1.11 Any CONSORTIUM member that holds membership to any other recognized Guild/Player Association shall declare this information to their appropriate governing body in writing as soon as possible. Failure to do so may be taken as an act of espionage and may result in immediate disciplinary action upon discovery.

1.12 Any posting of confidential CONSORTIUM material to any public Forum or web site is strictly forbidden, and may result in immediate disciplinary action. Unless otherwise indicated, confidential CONSORTIUM material shall be considered to be official email/in-game gmails, anything that falls outside of the public areas of our website or within in-game Guild Chat.

1.13 Members will be expected to abide by the official rules of conduct of their games, found here: SWG EULA, EQ2 EULA, Sony TOS . Other links will be added as necessary. Failure to do so will be reported immediately to the appropriate retailer's point of contact and may also result in disciplinary action.

2. The CONSORTIUM Disciplinary Process is as follows:

2.1 It is the responsibility of the complainant to report any Code of Conduct violation they feel warrants disciplinary action to an Officer of their governing body. The governing body will record the complaint and will maintain a record of all complaints and adjudications as they see fit.

2.2 For any offense determined to warrant disciplinary action, the offending member will be contacted in writing, and alerted to the offense in question. That member will have the opportunity to present mitigating information concerning the offense at that time.

2.3 In the first instance, an Officer may issue reprimand at their discretion. This in no way implies that actions cannot be conducted under para. 2.5 below if so warranted.

2.4 On subsequent instances, a formal written warning will be issued. This in no way implies that actions cannot be conducted under para. 2.5 below if so warranted.

2.5 If the behavior is serious enough that the appropriate governing body believe it warrants action, that member may be subject to one or more of the following punishments:

2.5.1 Member may be directed to make reparations or restitution commensurate with the offense.

2.5.2 Reduction in member rank (i.e. from Respected Member to Member, or from Member to Prospect)

2.5.3 Removal from Office (if player holds an official position in The CONSORTIUM)

2.5.4 Total removal of CONSORTIUM membership and all associated rights and privileges, including in-game association membership.

2.5.5 Any other punishment or action deemed sufficient by the appropriate govering body.

2.6 To further any investigation into breaches of the CoC, the appropriate governing body shall conduct whatever investigatory actions as they see fit; shall convene whatever meetings or special chat events or forum threads as they see fit; and shall meet to allow the appropriate executive officer final review and adjudication of any evidence presented.

2.7 The appropriate executive officer has the final authority for application and execution of punishment(s) within his/her TCON Group under para 2.5 above.