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Hello, Passive-ists,

PMOG has been and always will be about giving you the opportunity to share with others how you play the web, in a fun and open manner. There are times though, especially in the recent past, where a few players have chosen to abuse the openness of PMOG through harassing individuals, and disrupting the game as a whole.

During the month of June, I opened a Community Standards discussion, which asked what you as a community hold each other accountable for. A number of you responded with feedback both advising us that you enjoy the freedom PMOG gives its players, but at the same time desiring a clear set of expectations for general conduct.

In counsel with this thread, along with feedback I’ve received personally from players on IRC, PMail, the forums, and e-mail, we at GameLayers have crafted the following policy in order to provide both newer and veteran members of our community with some general standards and expectations.

The policy can be read in full at http://pmog.com/about/community.

Essentially, it asks that all players be conscious that there are other people playing PMOG in addition to themselves. This includes labeling NSFW content, not harassing other players, keeping avatars “clean,” and generally being aware that egregious behavior will not be rewarded.

I would like to point out this policy does not deviate in any way, shape or form from our Terms of Service; it merely serves as further clarification of what the majority of players are already doing and expecting from one another.

This thread on the forums is open for your questions, comments, and opinions about our new Community Standards and Expectations.

If you’d rather contact us directly, please either drop me a PMail (@burdenday) or e-mail feedback at pmog dot com.

Thanks again for making this wonderful community, I am glad to call my virtual home.

Yours,
Joe
@burdenday

The Tubenauts: tonedef, snocrsh, and ethdem, are back with a second installment of the unofficial PMOG podcast.  Just in time, they cover drudge’s Week of Chaos, including a weather report by pixielo explaining the recent shoat shrapnel falling from the PMOGeon skies.

Download your own copy from Zous’s website (above) or subscribe via iTunes to get each week’s episode downloaded directly to your computer.

This edition of Tubenauts also includes further discussion of the Shoppe bug, some speculation revolving around the recent PMOG survey, and my personal favorite another installment of “What Nicks my Mines!” where ethdem discusses the ever crate topic of bad mission making.

New and old players alike, support and stay in sync with your PMOG community by listening to the Tubenauts! These players have put together a professional grade, well thought podcast for your listening pleasure.

Oh, and don’t forget to listen in next week when the Tubenauts cover uselessness’s Week of Order, which starts June 30.

Until then, enjoy the rest of the Week of Chaos.

Armors on to you,
Joe
@burdenday

I’d love to know how you play the web with each other. The survey is only 10 questions, and the questions are about PMOG. Thanks!

This Sunday, from 9am until 11am GMT, PMOG will be undergoing some maintenance.

Stay asleep, as always, that’s the safest bet!

A group of players who call themselves the Tubenauts banded together to start a PMOG webcast about the Passively Multiplayer Online Game. Apart from the enjoyment to be had by listening to funny banter, the cast also serves as a crash course in the PMOG community. The panelists talk about the recent tool reset (which I didn’t handle very well, but which taught us a lot about our players), whether they play passively, and what their tactics are.

The cast is pretty professional: tonedef serves as the host, and ethdem, lehall, and snocrsh are all panelists. The cast is produced by zous and Pixielo; it includes some really great musical interludes by pornophonic. It’s all very This American Life.

I love the section, What Nicks My Mines, in which one player rants against well, what upsets him. I think I am going to start using that phrase in my speech…

And to top it all off – the entire webcast is licensed by Creative Commons.

GameLayers is developing PMOG in concert with our players. As we build new features we’ll be testing them with small slice of the community, and we’re always listening to the feedback we’re getting. PMOG will only become more complex in its game dynamics and more flexible with its community.

So I will be taking notes during future Tubenaut webcasts, sipping on a bacon martini.

Many thanks to the players who made this webcast!