We are posting this to make you all aware of a rule addition that we have in the past enforced, yet it was not added to this account once we received access. We will from this point forward no longer tolerate any disability shaming or harassment toward other users and this rule is now being added to our profile for your reference.
We would like to direct you to our profile, where we have made this addition. You can find it under "General Harassment" on our profile:
5A. Disability Shaming/Harassing users while personally attacking them about disabilities - This is one of the newer rules of Tengaged. This will be something that is taken seriously, and bans will be handed out because of it. Using the "R" word is not bannable, but disability shaming and going out of your way to attack somebody, telling them they have certain disabilities is now something that is considered a bannable offense and falls under general harassment of users. Any offenses will be taken seriously and bans will be handed out based off the users past, how many bans they have received, and the severity of the comments.
We believe this is a huge issue here on Tengaged. It's going to be difficult to judge true disability shaming, and since this falls under general harassment, not everything will be bannable. It will depend on the severity, but if you genuinely feel like a comment is offensive and should not be on Tengaged, please let us know, and we will do our best to make sure that the comments do not come back up, as long as they are reasonable.
Going forward, disability shaming will be a minimum 2 day ban and 7 day black list. (if it is blogged) If a user has many past bans (does not matter what sort of bans they are), longer bans will be handed out aswell as longer blacklists.
We do not want to look for a reason to ban the users of Tengaged, but this issue has come to our attention recently.
Hello Tengaged!
We feel it is time for us to address this issue.
First of all, it is in your best interest to never be in contact with anyone that attacks this website. If they add you on Skype, block them as they are able to obtain your IP address and attack your personal computer.
Secondly, we (Tengaged_Moderation as well as randomize) will not now nor will we ever entertain these hackers in any way, shape or form. We will remove all blogs posted and any messages received. We will not give them the attention they are after and we suggest you do the same.
Randomize has been working very diligently to fight against these attacks and we now have 3 leads to the users behind them. We will continue to look for any links to this and every possible link will be reported to authorities. If you think it is funny to create a new account as these attackers, that is not in your best interest as all possible links will be investigated and this will lead to you being investigated.
DDoS IS ILLEGAL AND WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.
We hope you all continue to enjoy the site as it is meant to be and please, ignore any of these illegal activities. As the saying goes...
"Weak people revenge, strong people forgive, Intelligent people ignore."
With the recent discussions about our site on the Big Brother Live Feeds, we are seeing many new faces joining us. We understand how overwhelming this site can be to newcomers and we have decided to re-activate the Tengaged Welcoming Committee.
We will run this Committee as a Frat rather than a group since Frats are much more prominent on the site now. If you would like to help mentor newcomers and guide them to becoming a better game player, please join us on the Welcoming Committee.
The Tengaged Welcome Committee is a group of selected responsible Tengaged users who will be paired up with a buddy (new white level) and help them out on their first step on becoming a TV Star level.
Some new users have no idea how to use this site. Joining a game may be confusing, as well as playing the game. Most new players don't understand how the game works, or the rules of the site. Our goal is to help these new members with anything and everything they need help with.
If you would like to apply to be apart of the Tengaged Welcoming Committee, please join the frat as an aspirant, and we will contact you.
There will be a Weekly T$ award for the best and most helpful mentor, courtesy of Johneh
Please do not troll the frat. (Even though we know it's going to happen anyway). Anyone trolling the frat will be removed and banned from the frat, and possible a temp ban from the site.
If you feel there is anything to add, please feel free to mail us with your comments/suggestions.
*UPDATE* For those users that wish to lend a hand and stay in their frat, please apply in our group, we will give you more information there :) http://www.tengaged.com/group/2400
