Update Rules.txt (#135)

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Resources/ServerInfo/Rules.txt

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 [color=#ff0000]DISCONNECTING FROM OR IGNORING/EVADING ADMIN-HELPS WILL RESULT IN AN APPEAL ONLY BAN.[/color]
 
-[color=#ff6600]Rules Update 26Aug2023 - Changed rule 5 to remove defibbed players from forgetting the circumstances of their death. Adjusted rule 15 to fix any confusion about the amount of time it takes to qualify a prisoner for extended confinement.[/color]
+[color=#00ff00]Rules Update 08Oct2023 - Revised Rule 7; naming conventions are less rigid and rely more on admin judgement.[/color]
 
 [color=#ffff00]Delta-V is a Medium Roleplay server. Try to immerse yourself into your character. This includes doing your job, interacting with your fellow crewmates, and using roleplay as the primary vessel to play the game. MRP places less emphasis on “winning” and more on just telling a story.[/color]
 
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ If you have any questions about these rules, please use the admin help (ahelp) m
     - Do not abuse glitches and exploits. [color=#ff0000]We have zero tolerance for abusing exploits/bugs. If you’re not sure, ask an admin.[/color] Otherwise, please use the #bug-reports channel on the Discord to report the bug.
     - If you are banned from a role or department, you may not play that role. This includes seeking or accepting promotions into roles you are banned from.
     - Do not make yourself a major problem/annoyance/disruption for the crew while not being an antagonist (i.e. self-antagging).
+    - Do not, as a crewmate, hide the nuclear fission explosive (i.e. "the nuke") in an impossible to see location.
     - Do not ignore the admin help relay or abuse it by flooding it with garbage, checking for admins before stating a problem (ex: "hello?", "any admins?"), using it as a chatroom, or sending messages of no substance. Hostility to administrators in the relay will result in your removal. All ahelp messages are sent to the Delta-V Discord.
     - Department strikes, revolutions (ex: cargonia and any variation thereof), riots, cults, and any other type of similar largely disruptive behavior are strictly forbidden. These activities are generally antagonist-only and all players regardless of antagonist status must obtain admin Central Command permission before engaging in this behavior (you are extremely unlikely to get permission).
     - AFK (aka SSD) and catatonic players are considered to have the same rights as a conscious crewmate.
@@ -28,17 +29,20 @@ If you have any questions about these rules, please use the admin help (ahelp) m
     - Do not spam.
     - Do not advertise.
     - Do not use netspeak in character (i.e. btw, lmfao).
+    - Do not use the Emotes channel to bypass an inability to speak. This includes examples like "motions for you to put parmesan THEN sauce on the spaghetti," "im friendly," and "huh weird looks like I can't type."
+    - Use the LOOC and OOC channels properly. Don’t speak of in-character matters in those channels unless you’re asking questions related to in-game concepts.
+       * DO NOT use in-character channels to bypass a lack of ability to use OOC/LOOC chats (e.g. "Huh, wonder where captain went? *OOC* He probably left to get dinner lol"). This will result in an immediate dewhitelist.
     - Hate speech, slurs and bigotry are [color=#ff0000]not allowed[/color]. Words that are closely tied to real life slurs are [color=#ff0000]not allowed[/color].
     - No racist remarks towards in-game races/morphotypes (i.e. Simulated Racism), while you don’t have to like everybody, you should not be acting upon nor expressing your distaste for other races/morphotypes.
 
 [color=#a4885c]4.[/color] Follow Metagaming guidelines
-   - If you die and get revived, do not act on things you saw while you were dead.
-   - Use the LOOC and OOC channels properly. Don’t speak of in-character matters in those channels unless you’re asking questions related to in-game concepts.
-   - Do not engage in meta-communications. This includes using chat channels outside of what is available in-game to communicate with other players in the same game. 
-   - Players are allowed to have in-character relationships (friends, enemies, or otherwise), however they cannot be used as a reason to grant or deny things based exclusively on having a relationship with one another(i.e. Meta-Friending).
-   - You are allowed to have knowledge of past experiences with someone else in prior shifts. This does not give you permission to hold a grudge against someone that results in you treating them differently in an unfair way (i.e. Meta-Grudging).
-   - Specific players who were antagonists in previous rounds must not be treated differently because of it.
-   - [color=#ff0000]Do not stream the current round to the Delta-V Discord.[/color]
+    - If you die and get revived, do not act on things you saw while you were dead.
+    - Do not engage in meta-communications. This includes using chat channels outside of what is available in-game to communicate with other players in the same game. 
+    - Players are allowed to have in-character relationships (friends, enemies, or otherwise), however they cannot be used as a reason to grant or deny things based exclusively on having a relationship with one another(i.e. Meta-Friending).
+    - You are allowed to have knowledge of past experiences with someone else in prior shifts. This does not give you permission to hold a grudge against someone that results in you treating them differently in an unfair way (i.e. Meta-Grudging).
+    - Specific players who were antagonists in previous rounds must not be treated differently because of it.
+    - Do not "Antag Roll." This is the act of joining rounds for the purpose of seeing if you joined as an antagonist, and leaving soon after if not. Players who have a history of this behavior will have their whitelist revoked and/or face a ban.
+    - [color=#ff0000]Do not stream the current round to the Delta-V Discord.[/color]
 
 [color=#a4885c]5.[/color] If a player dies and is brought back, you don't have amnesia, but you do forget the last five minutes leading to your death and cannot describe who or what killed you. Players that are revived by using a defibrillator CAN recall what killed them and do not have any forgetfulness about what happened while they were alive. [color=#ff0000]Please report players who violate this rule.[/color]
 
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 [color=#a4885c]7.[/color] Follow Naming Conventions
     - In-character names must fit the server standards of:
-        * Firstname Middlename Lastname
-        * Firstname Lastname
-        * Firstname
-        * any variation of the above utilizing hyphens (e.g. Jean-Pierre, Aoboshi-no-Onna, Withers-in-Valleys)
-        * Does not contain titles (e.g. Mr.; Mrs.)
-    - Your IC name must be realistic. Joke names and names of fictional or real people, or names playing off of them (e.g. Saul Badman.) are NOT ALLOWED.
-    - The only exception to the above two points is that theatrical roles like clown, boxer, and mime are allowed stage names with some freedom, as long as it is not obscene.
+        * Doesn't make obvious references
+        * Doesn't disturb roleplay
+      OR
+        * Is a result of random name generation. 
+    - The only exception to the above is that theatrical roles like clown, boxer, and mime are allowed stage names with some freedom, as long as it is not obscene.
 
 [color=#a4885c]8.[/color] Follow Roleplay Guidelines
 - Treat your character as a separate entity from you, the player. Your character's actions, feelings, and knowledge in-game should be based solely on the character's experiences and not your own as the player. Low roleplay actions that have no regard for your character or the setting (Memes, silly copy paste spam IC) are not acceptable.
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     - The damage antagonists cause should be roughly proportional to their objectives, and contribute towards achieving them in some way. However antagonists have leniency in regards to what they can and can’t do.  If you are concerned as to whether or not what you're about to do is allowed, feel free to ahelp and ask an admin.
     - Other antagonists are not necessarily your friends. Traitors, rat kings, and possibly even space dragons are free agents, but no one should be working together with xenomorphs or zombies.
     - Exploits, arrivals camping, unnecessary round extensions, and other extremely lame behavior are forbidden.
+    - Ghost roles have their own independent rules that must be followed. [color=#ff0000]Breaking these rules can result in a ban, whitelist removal, or both.[/color]
 
 [color=#a4885c]11.[/color] Psionics
     - Players that have psionic powers are allowed to use them at-will to accomplish their roleplay goals. It should be noted that in-character consequences can happen as a result of their use, including being stripped of psionic powers or even death.
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     - Brig times should generally not exceed 20 minutes unless the crime is permabriggable.
     - Security may choose to confiscate dangerous items (weapons, firearms) as well as items used to commit crimes or items that prove problematic in possession of the detainee (tools, insulated gloves, etc.).
     - Security may inspect PDAs of detainees, but can only confiscate them if they are obviously contraband. Suspicion alone is NOT sufficient for PDA confiscation by Security.
+    - Security is prohibited from checking crewmates for implants without reasonable suspicion.
     - Detainees that die in your custody must be cloned unless they have been (legally) executed or have committed suicide.
     - Executions must be for a capital crime, used only as a last resort, and MUST be authorized by the highest ranking member of Security, who will answer to the use of execution.
     - Detainees in the brig have the right to know what they are being charged with.