Site Rules
From Sim Dynasty Rulebook
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Site Wide Rules
Punishment for breaking the following rules will be determined on a case by case basis. Punishments may range from simple warnings, to reversal of trades (or other actions), to loss of players, loss of picks, or loss of the franchise.
Private leagues will generally follow these same guidelines without explicit league rules to the contrary, but may have specified unique procedures for implementation; please consult your league rules. Due to abundance of cheating in free Single Season Leagues, staff intervention is more likely and all reversals of trades or other transactions and removal of owners will be at the discretion of the site staff.
No Lopsided Trading
Trades that appear to excessively benefit one team will be reversed. This extends to accepting offers made to you which excessively benefit you. It doesn't matter who offered the trade, if it's lopsided, it hurts the whole league.
No "Renting" Of Players
Players may not be borrowed to other teams for any reason. Whether it be to develop the player or his stats, to help a certain team win, or any other reason which places a player on the major league roster of another team with the intent of returning him. Exception: CP trades will still be allowed in leagues which do not have specific rules against them, as long as the players involved are not purposely played in the majors.
Draft Pick & CP Trades
Draft picks can be traded out in dynasty leagues to however many seasons each owner is renewed for, up to 5. In private and speed leagues these can only be traded up to your renewal, and limited by a preset number of seasons out. This applies also to CP trades. You cannot trade CPs for seasons beyond your renewal, or beyond the number of seasons set for draft pick trades.
Details Of Trades And Agreements Must Be Posted
If you make a trade/agreement with another owner which includes something not clearly detailed as part of the transaction, you must post the details on the league message board. This is intended specifically for CP trades, conditional draft pick trades, or another other agreement which is made that other owners can not normally see the details of. Please note that these trades are completed at your own risk, and the site administrators will only offer limited support and assistance.
Inactive Owners May Be Removed
Owners who are inactive without previous arrangement may be removed from team ownership and their team sold to a replacement owner. For all Dynasty leagues and other 3 game per day leagues, owners may be removed for four weeks of inactivity. For leagues that play 6 to 9 games per day, inactivity for three weeks may result in removal. Higher paced 12 and 15 game per day leagues may remove owners after two weeks of inactivity.
Trade Challenges
Owners who feel that trades are lopsided, and whose league doesn't have a specific rule and process for trade challenges, should post this in report problems or send a u2u to Admin within a reasonable time of the trade in question (within a few days). We will review the trade and if we feel it warrants league consideration we may force a vote. Trades will be reversed if 66% of the league (those that actually vote) feels they should be. The 2 owners involved in the trade do not vote. Your league could be paused during this voting process for a maximum of 24 hours.
Message Board Posting Guidelines
1) The following will not be tolerated on the message boards: Personal attacks, flaming, or threats of any kind Swearing Racial or Sexual Harassment
2) Controversial topics (including, but not limited to, politics and religion) that serve no purpose but to start an argument are not permitted.
3) Topics and posts in the "Sim Forums" should remain relevant to the game and forum; any personal discussions - or disagreements - should remain in "Other Stuff" or a league specific forum from which they arise.
4) Inappropriate, adult, or obscene content will not be allowed. Please realize that users come from many backgrounds and ages; teenage minors may be users on the site, other users may view or share teams and messages boards with family, and all owners have different standards of decency and obscenity.
5) Spamming and other advertisements are not permitted. Established customers who wish to review, suggest or advise others on other sites or opportunities may not use inappropriate forums and should not use direct links or engage in unsolicited and/or unwanted advertisement or recruitment via the message boards. Other contact information such as email and U2U gained through SimDynasty may not be used for unrelated purposes.
Violation of any of these policies or refusal to respond to staff warnings may result in being banned from the message boards. Violating these guidelines on the main site may result in loss of access to the site, including forfeiture of any teams.
