Pixels is committed to providing a friendly, safe, trustworthy and comfortable environment for all, regardless of sex, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, mental illness, neuro(a)typicality, physical appearance, race, ethnicity, religion, nationality, age, or level of experience.
Scope
Team members, moderators and community members are expected to proactively support the creation of this environment within the Pixels metaverse, Discord, Twitter, and other associated platforms.
Our Goal
The goal of this document is to set the overall tone for our community. This isn't an exhaustive list of things you can and can't do. Rather, take this document in the spirit in which it's intended, and try to be your best self.
Examples of encouraged behavior by members include:
Being kind and courteous to others
Using welcoming and inclusive language
Being respectful of differing viewpoints and experiences
Collaborating with other community members
Gracefully accepting constructive criticism
Focusing on what is best for the community
Showing empathy towards other community members
Examples of unacceptable behavior by members include (but are not limited to):
Offensive comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, mental illness, neuro(a)typicality, physical appearance, body size, race, or religion
Unwelcome comments regarding a person’s lifestyle choices and practices, including those related to food, health, parenting, drugs, and employment
Lying or deliberately misconstruing information to trick or deceive users for their own benefit
Contacting users outside the various Pixels platforms to manipulate or deceive users for their own benefit
Harassment, including persistent attempts to communicate with someone (publicly or privately) after requests are ignored or otherwise declined
Deliberate misgendering or use of ‘dead’ or rejected names
Gratuitous or off-topic sexual images or behavior in spaces where they’re not appropriate
Simulated physical contact (e.g. textual descriptions like “hug” or “backrub”) without consent or after a request to stop
Threats of violence
Incitement of violence towards any individual, including encouraging a person to commit suicide or to engage in self-harm
Deliberate intimidation
Sustained disruption of discussion
Unwelcome sexual attention
Publication of non-harassing private communication (e.g. screenshots of personal exchanges) or private personal information (e.g. name, location, identifying details)
In-Game Behavior
Pixels is a PG, family-friendly game. Sexual, abusive or malicious content will not be tolerated.
Communication
When participating in communication of any kind (chat, voice communication), you are responsible for how you express yourself. You may not use language that could be offensive or vulgar to others.
Hate speech and discriminatory language is inappropriate, as is any obscene or disruptive language. Threatening or harassing another player is always unacceptable, regardless of language used. Violating any of these expectations will result in account restrictions. More serious and repeated violations will result in greater restrictions.
Naming
If you chose to use a Pixels avatar, the name you chose is subject to the same rules established above. Any name the player has the ability to customize must be appropriate and inoffensive. Any name that violates our standards or disrupts the community will be changed, and additional limitations may be placed on the offending account per our discretion.
Cheating
Cheating in any fashion will result in immediate action. Using third-party programs to automate any facet of the game, exploiting bugs, or engaging in any activity that grants an unfair advantage is considered cheating.
Exploiting other players is an equally serious offence. Scamming, or anything else that may degrade the gaming experience for other players will receive harsh penalties.
Farm Land Design
Sexual, racist, sexist, abusive or harmful designs will not be tolerated. This may include the arrangement of floor tiles or objects to depict an inappropriate image.
Abuse of the link feature will not be tolerated. This includes linking to sexual, abusive or malicious websites.
NFT Integrations
NFT collections that depict inappropriate language or imagery will not be integrated into the Pixels metaverse. Examples include (but are not limited to):
Sexual imagery or naming
Racist or abusive imagery or naming
Sexist imagery or naming
The Pixels team has the right to refuse integration into the Pixels metaverse.
Logs and Records in Discord
Please be mindful that things you say may at some point become public. We cannot prevent people from screenshotting or otherwise logging the server. We also can't guarantee that every member's login credentials and logged-in devices are secure. Files uploaded can be downloaded by anyone with a login. Please exercise caution and refrain from sharing sensitive information that could harm you or others if it became public.
Reporting An Issue
If you are being harassed, notice that someone else is being harassed, or have any other concerns, please contact a Pixels team member or Moderator on Discord. They'll respond as promptly as they can.
We will respect confidentiality requests for the purpose of protecting victims of abuse. At our discretion, we may publicly name a person about whom we’ve received harassment complaints, or privately warn third parties about them. We will not name harassment victims without their affirmative consent.
Consequences
Participants asked to stop any harassing behavior are expected to comply immediately. Pixels team members and moderators reserve the right to enforce action at any point in time.
Discord
If a user engages in harassing behavior, the Pixels Team members or Moderators may take any action they deem appropriate, up to and including expulsion from the discord and identifying the participant publicly as someone about whom we've received complaints.
In-Game
If any user or their farm land is found in violation of the community guidelines, their land will be made private, blocking any visitors from entering. The user will be given 48 hours to redesign or make the necessary changes to comply with community guidelines. If the user fails to make these changes, their land will be reset to one of the Pixels templates.
Attribution
This code of conduct documentation draws from the following antecedents: Annalee Flower Horne's Sample Discord Code of Conduct, Geek Feminism's Community Anti-Harassment Policy, Python's Discord Code of Conduct, Blizzard’s Code of Conduct, and FWB’s Code of Conduct.