Here at Whistler Crest, we try our utmost not to be too demanding of our members. We love giving you the freedom to express yourselves! But, as with every group, we must lay down some ground rules to make sure that everyone is able to feel comfortable and safe within our shared environment. Please review these guidelines to ensure you are well versed in the rules of conduct.
Rule 1 - Respect your fellow townsfolk!
Here at Whistler Crest, we want to promote a safe and friendly environment for everyone to enjoy. We expect members to treat each other with respect when it pertains to group activities, group-related art, and their interactions with other members. Remember, everyone is here to grow, enjoy the game, and enjoy their characters!
This means no harassment, no bullying, and no creating or promoting hateful speech or art! If someone tells you to stop or leave them alone, LISTEN! If a topic or conversation is upsetting you, please step away! People should not be forced to be subject to topics that make them uncomfortable. This does NOT mean we condone censorship, but you shouldn’t go out of your way to make someone feel bad when it's clear that they aren't having a good time. If the topic or conversation is offensive, you can always submit a report.
If you are having trouble with a member in the group, please reach out via the report function or reach out to a Staff member so we can attempt to sort things out. We don’t take lightly to people disrespecting each other in our group!
If it is about something outside the group, there isn’t much we can do besides separate you and the person harassing you as best we can.
While we realize that some of our members may have had bad experiences elsewhere, we ask that you do not bring them here. Please do not talk about other groups or other people in a hateful manner.
Breaking this rule will earn you anywhere from 1-3 warnings, or even a direct ban, depending on the severity of the behavior.
Rule 2 - Practice good sportsmanship - don’t promote or contribute to a negative atmosphere!
Whistler Crest is meant to be a fun and enjoyable place for everyone. We do not have a rant/vent channel, so don’t use the main server channels to do so! You shouldn’t be mindlessly bashing other users, other groups, others’ art, or excessively venting about real life.
While we understand it can be very disappointing when something doesn't end up in your favor, a negative reaction to others’ luck or hard work creates a negative atmosphere and sours the experience of other members. If something happens in the group that disappoints or upsets you, we ask that you please take the time to step away and do not detract from others’ excitement. Express your disappointments in private, rather than posting about it in public chats.
This applies to plot reveals, contest winners, and randomized or odds-based content, including but not limited to raffles, RNG adopts, or breeding results. We do our best to keep things fair and exciting for everyone! Again, while we understand that you may be upset about the outcome of these results, please keep comments about your disappointment limited to yourself or in private settings.
Please also remember that Staffers are only human, and put a lot of effort into creating content for the group! We are always striving to improve, and appreciate constructive criticism and feedback - personal attacks or destructive criticism are NOT helpful, nor is criticism that's kept in private! If you have constructive criticism, feedback, or other concerns that need to be addressed, please see our #suggestions channel in the server, or the feedback forms on the site! These will provide the best guarantee of Staff seeing your concerns and being able to discuss and implement changes or improvements.
Breaking this rule will usually result in a time-out, but more severe punishments will be given if staff deems it necessary.
Rule 3 - Keep the rating appropriate - NO NSFW art or content!
While Whistler Crest now has a 16+ rating, we still do not allow explicit sexual content or fetish content. We do not have plans for allowing this type of content, as our group is still open to minors!
Written depictions of violence, blood and gore are allowed, but please make sure to tag them appropriately and spoiler them! Not everyone is comfortable with this type of art.
Graphic depictions of sex or sexual activities are still NOT ALLOWED in Whistler Crest. It has been decided that our player species do not have sex organs in the way that our real life animals do, so you shouldn’t be drawing this type of art in our group. We also do not allow fetish-type art, even if it is not explicit.
Use common sense when it comes to this rule - if you wouldn’t see it in a movie or video game rated for teens/16+, it is not allowed here.
Whistler Crest falls somewhere between Teen and Mature ratings; that is, we allow moderate levels of violence, blood, gore, harsh language (swearing/cursing), and non-sexual nudity, but do not allow explicit sexual themes since the group is free and open for minors to participate in.
You can find some examples from existing rating systems below - again, we DO NOT allow explicit/sexual content!
16+ Not suitable for younger teens. It may contain strong violence, harsh language, and suggestive content, including non-explicit nudity.
[Teen] Content is generally suitable for ages 13 and up. May contain violence, suggestive themes, crude humor, minimal blood, simulated gambling and/or infrequent use of strong language.
[Mature] Content is generally suitable for ages 17 and up. May contain intense violence, blood and gore, sexual content and/or strong language.
Breaking this rule will earn you 1-3 warnings, or a direct ban depending on the severity of the behavior.
Rule 4 - Do not trace or steal art, and do not use AI for art OR writing!
We do not condone stealing and/or tracing other people’s artwork. Referencing is ok, but your art should not essentially be a copy. While referencing or tracing art for practice is commonplace, and can be very helpful for beginner artists, please do not try to claim EXP for it or post it here at all. You can always ask for tips and advice in the #art-critiques or #application-help channels on our discord!
This rule also includes the use of AI, which uses work from other artists and writers to generate images or text. Oftentimes, this is done against those artists' wills or without their knowledge - so it counts as theft! We are firmly against AI, as we feel it has a net negative impact on a person’s ability to grow and improve as an artist.
Breaking this rule will earn you a warning.
Rule 5 - Advertisement and promotions
While we allow advertisement on discord in the #non-wc-stuff channel, we ask that you do not spam! Members are allowed to show off both their own groups or others’ groups. If you’re offering commissions, please post those in the #art-promotion channel!
If you’re interested in becoming affiliates with Whistler Crest, please reach out to the Staff Team!
Breaking this rule will usually result in a time-out, but more severe punishments will be given if staff deems it necessary.
Rule 6 - Sales, Trades, Adopts, Cash Shop, and more!
In Whistler Crest, members have the ability to spend real life money on cash shop items and adopts. We may host Cash Adopts, Auction Adopts, and sell items in our Cash Shop for varying prices. We do our best to keep prices fair and reasonable for members, while also keeping it fair and reasonable in order to keep the group up and running!
Money made from sales will typically always go towards the group itself in one fashion or another, unless explicitly stated otherwise. With that said, there are still rules for members to follow pertaining to items and goods obtained with real money!
Freely obtained items may NEVER be sold for real money. If you are interested in obtaining an item for free, you can obtain them from raffles or giveaways hosted by Staff. Alternatively, please refer to the on-site trading system, or the #trade-discussion and #atlas-trading-post in the discord server. Any kind of cash adopts (both characters and pets), including but not limited to cash raffles, flat sales, or auction sales for characters or pets, they may ONLY be sold for their original price or lower. This keeps things fair, as it prevents overcharging or undercharging for goods.
As an example, if you purchase a Nyulop adopt for 20$ but are unhappy with it or wish to resell it to get your money back, you may sell it for any price up to 20$ but the price may not exceed 20$.
Attempting to sell freely obtained items or MYO slots for real money, or attempting to overcharge for goods paid for with real money, will result in an Instant Ban.
Rule 7 - Trading, Gifting, Raffles, and more!
Just to reiterate - Freely obtained items may NEVER be sold for real money! You can obtain free items through trades with other members, or even through free raffles and giveaways hosted by Staff! Some items may even occasionally be given out as rewards for certain events, such as the Scavenger Hunt.
Free MYO Slots can now be traded or gifted, with the switch to Lorekeeper! If you need help marking your character as tradeable, untradeable, giftable, or ungiftable, please reach out to Staff for assistance.
Items that have been obtained freely or paid for and then used cannot be traded. For example, if you win or buy an MYO Key, it counts as an item. If you use the MYO Key to create a character, you gain an extra character slot and the item is consumed. You can now no longer trade the MYO Key, because it is now a character slot and no longer counts as an item.
Attempting to sell freely obtained items or MYO slots for real money will result in an Instant Ban.
Rule 8 - Do not abuse exploits!
Whistler Crest’s new Lorekeeper site is still fairly new, and we may run into bugs and errors on occasion. If you find ANY kind of bugs, errors, loopholes, broken links, exploits, or any other issues with the site, please submit a bug report here! Anyone caught intentionally abusing bugs or exploits will result in any unfairly obtained items, slots, or characters being removed.
Breaking this rule may result in anywhere from a warning to a ban, depending on the severity of the behavior.
Rule 9 - Do not ban evade or make duplicate accounts!
Do not make extra accounts to give yourself more character slots or items. This is considered cheating. The characters, exp, and items linked to a duplicate account are not valid and will be considered voided! If we are informed of or find duplicate accounts, the duplicated account will receive a ban from the site, and the original user account will receive a warning. Ban evading will result in a more severe ban for the original account.
Rule 10 - Follow the group and art rules, and listen to staff members!
When a staff member tells you that you did something wrong, we expect you to change it! We ask that you remain civil and open to discussion when corrected. Corrections can be for anything from behavior to artwork. If it is a serious offense it will never be stated in a public comment! Repeatedly ignoring mod messages or breaking rules (conduct or art wise) may result in a warning. For art-related offenses, we reserve the right to issue warnings or void the EXP you would’ve earned from the artwork.
Whistler Crest follows a 3-strike warning system, followed by a ban. Each rule will state what the penalty may be for breaking it. Our Warning/Ban System works as follows:
Strike 1: This is your first warning. You will receive a mod message addressing the issue.
Strike 2: This is your second warning. A mod will address the issue again, notifying you of the consequences, and if applicable you will receive a time out or be kicked from the discord server. You can always return to the server after being kicked or your time out has ended, but you will be watched carefully.
Strike 3: This is your third warning. You will be reminded that this is your last chance to fix your behavior. If applicable, you may be temporarily banned from the discord server, which will vary depending on the severity of the offense. When the initial ban time is over, you may petition Staff about rejoining.
Time-outs and Bans:
- Time-outs are primarily applicable in the discord server, and function as a sort of “mute.” You will be unable to participate in chat for a short amount of time, and depending on the severity of your behavior you may receive a warning.
- Bans may come in the form of temp bans, permanent bans, and instant bans. After 3 warnings you will receive a ban.
- Temporary Bans are only valid for a short amount of time, after which you may petition Staff to rejoin.
- Permanent Bans are, as the name implies, permanent. You will not be permitted to rejoin Whistler Crest, and will be banned from both the site and the discord server. Unless we see solid evidence of a genuine attempt to change, this type of ban is irreversible.
- Instant Bans mean that we may bypass 1-3 Strikes/Warnings (depending on how many you already have) in order to ban you. This type of ban may be combined with Temporary Bans OR Permanent Bans, depending on the severity of the behavior, and may apply to the discord server, the site, or both.
While most of the time this 3-strikes-and-you’re-out rule will apply, ultimately Staff reserves the right to penalize members on a case by case basis if deemed necessary.
We reserve the right to change or update the rules as necessary. For now, if you have additional questions or concerns we strongly advise you to check out our F.A.Q, or give us feedback on our feedback section!
Thank you for reading the rules! Whistler Crest is meant to be a community, so we expect you to follow these ground rules to make sure the site and discord server are a fun place to hang out!