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Here, for reference, is every rule that Maia [b]could[/b] have broken:
here are the [url=https://tgstation13.org/wiki/Rules#RP_Rule_2_Precedents]rules[/url].
[size=200]MAIN RULES[/size]

[size=150]1. Don't be a dick:[/size]
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[quote]We're all here to have a good time, supposedly. Going out of your way to seriously negatively impact or end the round for someone with little IC justification is against the rules, this also includes harassing a player OOC (Out of character). Legitimate conflicts where people get upset do happen however, as detailed in the escalation section of the rules. [/quote]
This is rule is applied to stop somebody from griffing other players, such as when you beat somebody to crit FNR, and is also the basis for the famous "one day per dead" rule that is applied in a lot of ban appeals. Those are not the [url=https://tgstation13.org/wiki/Rules#Rule_1_Precedents]only[/url] use for it, and it is applied when you have negatively impacted somebodies shift, and just as a blanket "quality control" type ban.
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[size=150]Do not use information gained outside of in-character means:[/size]
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[quote]I.e. metagaming. This especially refers to communication between players outside of the game via things like Discord, known as metacomms. Characters are otherwise allowed to know everything about ingame mechanics or antagonists, as well as keep persistent friendships or relationships with other characters when not for the purpose of unfair advantage by teaming up together for little IC reason. [/quote]
IE metagaming, this rule is meant to stop me from calling up Maia and saying "butterfingers is in west maints, just killed me, ling with desword". The only things that doesn't involve voice calls are the precedents [quote]1.) Similar to how characters are allowed to know everything about in-game mechanics or antagonists under rule 2, characters are allowed to have persistent knowledge/relationships/friendships with the caveat that knowledge of a character being an antagonist from a previous round is not used.
2.) Character friendships should not be exploitative in nature or be used to gain an unfair advantage. Having an IC friendship with another player does not, for example, justify giving them all-access each round.[/quote] Those are about metaing info from different shifts to give somebody a IC advantage. The last rule is stopping a malf AI BEFORE you know it is malf or shiftstart:
[quote]Atmos techs are not allowed to edit atmos at roundstart so that the AI cannot use it for malicious purposes. While this might not make sense IC, it's a necessary OOC precedent for some game mechanics to work. Atmos techs are allowed if they have any reasonable suspicion of the AI being rogue.[/quote]   [/spoil]
[size=150]3. Do not say in character (IC) things in the out of character (OOC) chat channel.[/size]
[spoil][quote]Do not say OOC things in IC either. There is an exception for OOC in IC where terms like 'clickdrag X to Y, or look for the tab' is used to help a player. [/quote]N/A, at least I hope so[/spoil]
[size=150]4. Lone antagonists can do whatever they want:[/size]
[spoil][quote]Except metagaming/comms, bug/exploit abuse, erotic/creepy stuff, OOC in IC or IC in OOC, and spawn-camping arrivals. Team antagonists can do whatever they want as per lone antagonists, as long as it doesn’t harm their team. Non-antagonists can do whatever they want to antagonists as per lone antagonists, but non-antagonists are not allowed to pre-emptively search for, hinder or otherwise seek conflict with antagonists without reasonable prior cause. Non-antags acting like an antag can be treated as an antag. [/quote]
The relevant part of this rule is how non-antagonists can do whatever they want to a antag as if they were a lone antag, such as burning them in a burn chamber. The ban was not placed because they burned the traitor to death, but because the plasma got out, and did damage to departures, and maybe hurt/kiledl somebody (I have not logdived yet) [/spoil]
[size=150]5. Players in a head of staff, AI/Silicon role, or a team conversion role require a minimum amount of effort; generally considered to be not logging out at or near roundstart: [/size]
[spoil]N/A, as the shuttle was coming, so it was not roundstart.[/spoil]
[size=150]6. In-game administration rulings are final. [/size]
[spoil][quote]Incidences of admin abuse, negligence or disputed rulings can be taken to the forums. If an admin says something was 'looked into, handled, resolved' etc, regarding an issue, it is unlikely an admin will provide any further information. Admins are under no obligation to reveal IC information. Deliberately lying or misrepresenting facts in adminhelps will be dealt with harshly. [/quote]
N/A, Maia got banned, and took it to forums[/spoil]
[size=150]7. If you regularly come close to breaking the rules without actually breaking them, it will be treated as the rules being broken. [/size]
[spoil][quote]Repeated instances of the same rules being broken may be met with harsher consequences. Baiting people into situations where you can report them to admins will be dealt with harshly. [/quote]The more you break a rule, the more you get banned for it, moving up to a perma if you do it enough. I cannot see maia's not history, so I cannot comment on this. [/spoil]
[size=150]8. Erotic/creepy stuff is not allowed: [/size]
[spoil][quote]No form of erotic roleplay is allowed on the servers, including things that could be construed as sexual by unwilling participants. [/quote]
N/A, unless you think that burning somebody to death is kinky and/or ERP.[/spoil]
[size=150]9. Players need to be the age of 18 or above: [/size]
[spoil][quote]This rule is for the benefit of and is meant to protect people who shouldn't be playing here due to the nature of the SS13 community. Your age won't be hunted down, but if you admit it to us in admin PMs, or other places within the /tg/Station13 community (the official Discord server, forums, OOC chat, etc.), you're getting banned. [/quote]True shit[/spoil]
[size=150]10. Losing is part of the game. [/size]
[spoil][quote]Your character will frequently die, sometimes without even a possibility of avoiding it. Events will often be out of your control. No matter how good or prepared you are, sometimes you just lose. [/quote]This rule is to get people to not ahelp over being owned for a random reason, and so the admin can go "rule 10 mate"[/spoil]
[size=150]11. Bigotry is not allowed:[/size]
[spoil][quote]Intentionally seeking to demean others due to their actual or perceived race, sex, gender, disability, orientation or the like is not tolerated. It is not our goal to create or enforce a list of banned words and instead our goal to eject the expression of bigotry from the community. Enforcement will be less PC based and more common sense based with that goal in mind.

This means rather than warning or banning for quoting a usage such as "Griff McNazi got banned for calling somebody a faggot" or even things like "nigga pls" and "what are you faggots playing" which are generally not statements made to be bigoted, we'll focus more on statements like "you talk like a [insert stereotype]" or "x is a [insert slur]". [/quote]N/A[/spoil]
[size=150]12. This is a sandbox roleplaying game:[/size]
[spoil][quote]The purpose of the game is to have fun roleplaying. Play-to-win gameplay that ruins the purpose of the game at the expense of others is against the rules. [/quote]This is a sandbox roleplaying game... I would go more in depth, but that would enter peanut zone. This purpose of this rule is to stop people from being P2W, and not from powergaming, but from [size=150]powergaming[/size] every single shift[/spoil]

[size=200]ROLEPLAY RULES[/size]
[size=150]2. Escalation and roleplay:[/size]
[spoil][quote]Going out of your way to seriously negatively impact or end the round for someone with little to no justification is against the rules. Legitimate conflicts where people get upset do happen; however, these conflicts should escalate properly, and retribution must be proportionate. For example, this means you shouldn’t immediately escalate to murder when someone refuses to leave a certain area or give back something they stole. [/quote]
Don't murder somebody because they slipped you, or stole your ID. [/spoil]
[size=150]3. Chain of command and security are important:[/size]
[spoil][quote]The head of your department is your boss and they can fire you; security officers can arrest you for stealing or breaking into places. Unless they're doing something unreasonable, such as spacing you for spraying graffiti on the walls, you shouldn't freak out over being punished for doing something that would get you fired or arrested in real life. This also means that if you're in the chain of command, and especially if you're in Security, you're expected to put in some effort and do your job. [/quote]N/A lol like this ever worked[/spoil]
[size=150]4. If you are not part of the security team, you should not go out of your way to hunt for potential antagonists:[/size]
[spoil][quote]You can defend yourself and others from violent antagonists, but you should not act like a vigilante if a security force is present. The exception to this rule is when antagonists clearly represent a global or round-ending threat to everyone on board the station - for example, a blob, nuclear operatives or cults with halos. Non-security players can take full action against such threats. [/quote]Don't be a staffie and get a stunprod, then explore maints all shift looking for antags cause "why not". If somebody tries to murder you, you can hurt/murder them back[/spoil]
[size=150]5. Antagonism, murderboning, and roleplaying as an antagonist:[/size]
[spoil][quote]You're an antag, great! Try your best to play the role to drive the round forward, inserting conflict into the round is important. Your actions should make the game more fun, more exciting and more enjoyable for everyone (Though some people will just lose, and that’s part of the game.) [/quote]N/A, this is about a non-antag going for a antag, not the other way around.[/spoil]
[size=150]6. Deal with the bad guys in proportion to their crime(s):[/size]
[spoil][quote]When dealing with antagonists deal with them proportionally to their crime(s). Someone who stole the captain's medal shouldn't be immediately lasered to death, but lethal injecting someone who has killed four people is understandable. If an antagonist shows a willingness to engage with you, do your best to reciprocate it, though leniency as to their punishment is still in your court. [/quote]Don't execute somebody because they put up a funny poster. This does not mean if a murderer tries to murder you, you cannot murder them back[/spoil]
[size=150]7. Do not spam in either OOC channels or IC channels. [/size]
[spoil][quote]This applies to both typical spam and reading porn or copypastas (like WGW). In the latter case, even one instance of reading it once in-game is against the rules. [/quote]Don't read porn in MY plasmaflood... N/A[/spoil]
[size=150]8. Don’t use OOC information or knowledge that your character would not reasonably be aware of just to give yourself an advantage. [/size]
[spoil][quote]Do not powergame. Powergaming is gearing up or preparing in other ways to face an issue that is not related to your job and is not currently a credible threat. Someone going missing on the station, and then you making a stunprod to wield whenever you go into maint is powergaming. However; knowing there have been murders occurring across the station, and grabbing a stunprod while you go to fix wires in maint is fine. [/quote]The example is a good one; don't gear up with everything under the sun to stop yourself from being owned by a antag.[/spoil]
[size=150]9. Play as a coherent, believable character. [/size]
[spoil][quote]Real life realism is not required, and you are encouraged to be a little silly within the context of the SS13 game world. (Clowning around, people spontaneously exploding and creating ridiculously elaborate machinery are all non-serious things but yet a vital part of the game world.) There's a good chance your character still wants to have a job at the end of the day, so you should probably act like it. [/quote]I AM JERRY NAZI HEIL HITLER!!!!!!!!!! that is not allowed, ofc. Also, don't randomly punch people, don't do shit because "LOL I CAN". Do stuff because your spess man wants to, not because you do[/spoil]
[size=150]10. Stay in your lane. [/size]
[spoil][quote]Stay in your lane. This means that you should do the job you signed up for and not try and do other people’s jobs for them. If you need something from another player you should attempt to ask them to get it for you instead of just taking it. If there is no one around to do a job or you get permission to help or grab something it is acceptable to stray from your lane. [/quote]Don't be a sci validhunter. Don't be a sec paramedic, etc. BUT if nobody is around, then you are allowed to do said job... also [b]I[/b] think this is a N/A[/spoil]
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