The goal of BICS is to provide a friendly means for chess enthusiasts to
 play chess and bughouse games and discuss topics of interest, chess related or not.  In order to promote a
 very friendly atmosphere, BICS follows simple guidelines and rules of etiquette. 
BICS admins have the authority to warn and (if necessary) sanction/ban users who
 do not follow these guidelines.




COMMUNICATIONS

  

Please use the various ways of communicating on this server for their
 intended purpose: to foster chess fellowship and companionship.

  

Users should refrain from making any statements or engaging in any conduct
 that could be considered abusive, harrassing, offensive or obscene, especially 
with regard to nationality, race, religion or sexual orientation.

  Please avoid having differences of opinion escalate into personal 
confrontations and attacks.  Refrain from namecalling and disparaging a user's 
character.

  

It is also good etiquette to have lengthy discussions about a topic or issue
 using channels rather than shouts.  Special topic channels have been created
 for this purpose (the "channel_list" help file lists them).  There may be
 times when you are asked to move your discussion to a channel.

  

Further examples of abusive communication are given in the "shout_abuse" help file.




CHESS COMPETITION

  

Users should refrain from conduct that ruins the spirit of competition on
 this server.  Such misconduct includes:

  

(a) intentionally disconnecting in order to avoid losing a chess match 
-or- to analyze the     game and resume playing it later

(b) intentionally losing a chess match in order to inflate another user's
 rating
  

(c) using a chess computer to play a match without having the account
 registered as a     computer
  
 
(d) registering as a "blindfold" account but using a board while playing
 (blindfold     accounts must use style 9, by the way)
  

(e) letting other people play rated matches using your registered account


(f) giving assistance to a player while he/she is playing a match
  

(g) receiving assistance from a person, book or computer while you are
 playing a match


(h) engaging in conduct that interferes with a chess match or a player's
 being able to     concentrate on his/her chess match
  

(i) intentionally letting your clock run out of time during a chess match
 rather than     resigning or moving in a lost position.




PROBLEM SITUATIONS

  

Many users have finger notes that explain how they will handle certain
 situations, such as lag and takeback.  The issue of transmission lag often
 comes up for discussion.  As noted in the "lag" help file, it is not unethical
 to flag your opponent when he/she runs out of time.

  If you suspect that a user is abusing his/her communication privileges
 and/or not following the spirit of competition, feel free to contact an admin 
with details concerning the situation.



See Also:  abuser  admins  blindfold  channel  channel_list  computers  handle 
intro_playing  intro_talking  lag  shout_abuse


[Last modified: November 27, 2009 -- ilknight]

