Staff Ban Chart

This chart may be used as a table for the staff and members of Trade. It can be used to help with any questions about infractions that are more severe than others. This table does not show required ban lengths for any infraction; it is simply a chart to help in the event that there are questions.

Consequences from infractions are to involve moderator discretion in addition to the following recommended ban times.


Inappropriate Content (swearing or racism): maximum ban allowed (under most conditions).

Inappropriate Content (insults): six to eight hour ban (under most conditions).

Flaming via smilies such as (n) (crazy) or (flip) next to a users name can incur a punishment as low as a kick and as much as a one hour ban.

Scamming: discretion by owner.

Owners may ban up to forever if sufficient proof for scamming or phishing is included.

Spamming: one kick to a one hour ban (can slightly vary).

Smiley Spam: one kick to a one hour ban (can slightly vary).

Exceeded Smileys in Name: one kick and possibly a one hour ban if the issue continues.

Requesting a Higher Rank: one kick to a one hour ban.

Inappropriate Smilies: one kick to a one hour ban.

Advertising: one kick to a six hour ban.

Not Using English or English Translations: one kick to a two hour ban.

Abuse of the Capitalization Rule: one kick to a one hour ban.