FS Economy Etiquette and Rules of Fair Play

FS Economy (FSE) is a very open-ended system designed to allow simulation pilots
the ability to fly the way they want to fly and earn simulated money by taking
on simulated jobs. The "Spirit of FSE" is to fly your MS Flight Simulator
while interfaced with FSE, accept and create income-generating assignments, and
to creatively interact with fellow simulator pilots to simulate an economical
environment centered on the General Aviation marketplace. By using the FS Economy
system, to include the web site, discussion forums, and client agent, you agree
to be bound by the following rules of play. Violations of these rules will be
handled on a case-by-case basis, and procedures for how FS Economy staff members
will handle these cases is outlined below. Some of these rules are controlled by
automated tools, and some rely on personal integrity. Please don't abuse the FSE
system and this service will remain a valuable add-on to the MS Flight Simulator
program for years to come.

1. FSE is free of charge; however, it is a privately held service. As such, FSE
makes no warranty or guarantee of service. FSE reserves the right to terminate
or sanction the account of any individual behaving in an unethical or
inappropriate manner or abusing the FSE system. Sanctions may include but are
not limited to the revocation, in whole or in part, against any FSE assets, or
restrictions on flight or system access.
2. Any earnings within the FS Economy system are purely virtual. There is no
real-world value to them and they may be terminated, revoked, or altered at
any time and at the sole discretion of FSE. Virtual assets within FSE, to include aircraft,
FBOs, commodities, or virtual money may not be sold or purchased for real money.
3. Disputes between parties shall be addressed to the FSE Board of Directors who
will investigate the matter fairly and thoroughly. All findings and
decisions made by the Board will be final.
4. If you don't like a person, don't interact with him. There's plenty of space
in the FSE virtual world. In general, people are not out there to hurt you. If
you feel that way, most of the time you have interpreted a message incorrectly.
5. FSE users will be limited to a single logon account and the same account name
must be used within the FSE game and on the FSE forums. A valid email address
must be provided and maintained at all times. Communications between users shall
take place through the forum, or through normal email. You will not send anonymous
emails. Communications between users are meant to make arrangement for group
flights, make business transactions or discuss flight group operations. Harassing
or abusive emails, PMs, or forum posts will not be tolerated.
6. You will not use features within the MS Flight Simulator program to circumvent
the controls within the FSE system. This includes, but is not limited to,
moving an aircraft from one location to another without actually flying the
plane, to include slewing, using the "Go To Airport" selection in the menu
system, using FSNav or other moving-map applications to move your aircraft, and
adding fuel to your aircraft.
7. The use of "time compression" is an accepted method of flying due to the
constraints of real life. However, it must be taken into consideration that
there are some pilots who choose not to use time compression. This has the
potential to create unfair advantages for those who use compression to complete
a dozen or more jobs in one sitting whereas the non-compression users are only
able to complete 1 or 2 assignments. To balance this ratio, and "level the
playing field" for those with less real time on their hands to devote to simming,
all FSE pilots are limited to no more than 15 hours of "simulated flying time"
in any given 24-hour period.
8. All aircraft must be serviced at FBO's offering repair services at every
100-hour interval. You may service early but servicing late is not permitted.
You may go over the 100-hour limit by 2 hours ONLY to move the aircraft to an
airport with repair facilities for the purpose of getting the 100-hour service.
9. All pilots, their aircraft, and general logbook statistics will be listed
for public review.
10. All Flight Groups, their members to include owners and staff, their aircraft
and general group logbook statistics will be listed for public review.
11. Players may not create groups for the purpose of laundering money or to create
wealth for themselves or other members.

Disciplinary board procedures:
Evidence of cheating, trickery or wrongdoing may come to the attention of the FSE
Board of Directors through evidence automatically identified within the FSE
database by automated tools, through observations by Board of Director members,
or by players who have brought wrongdoing to the board's attention. Posting
evidence or accusations on the FSE forum shall not be used to identify wrongdoing
and such posts will be removed and the poster warned for violation of the rules
listed above.
1. The Board of Directors will appoint an investigating official to look into
allegations. This official will work with all parties involved to resolve the
issue. If the issue cannot be resolved between the parties, then the Board
of Directors will convene and make a determination and final decision. Any
Board member with a conflict of interest in the dispute will not participate
in either the investigation or any decision making process.
2. The decision to take punitive action against a player requires a 75% vote
by the Board of directors. Punitive actions may include reclaiming money or
assets gained through the player's actions or temporary account disabling.
3. The decision to terminate a player's account requires approval by 100% of the
Board members.
4.The remedies recommended by the Board should err in the favor of education.
First offenses should be handled through an education process where the parties
involved will be shown why their actions violated the rules of fair play to
ensure they understand what happened and prevent it from happening again. Repeat
offenders will be issued stiffer penelties and those users who don't want to
follow the rules will be banned from game play.

The use of this service for any activity that violates any local, provincial, state, federal or international law, order or regulation is a violation of membership. Prohibited activities include, but are not limited to:

* Posting, linking to or disseminating material which is unlawful (such as child pornography or obscene material).
* Posting, linking to, or disseminating material which may be offensive to some individuals, or inappropriate to minors, including but not limited to racial or sexual remarks or material, or political or religious discussions that demean or degrade others.
* Disseminating material that violates the copyright or other intellectual property rights of others. You assume all risks regarding the determination of whether material is in the public domain.
* Discussing the techniques or practices involved with sharing or disseminating material that violates the copyright or other intellectual property rights of others.
* Pyramid or other illegal soliciting schemes.
* Any fraudulent activities, including impersonating any person or entity or forging anyone else's digital or manual signature.

You are responsible for any misuse under your account even if the inappropriate activity was committed by a friend, family member, guest, employee or customer with access to your account. Therefore, you must take steps to ensure that others do not gain unauthorized editing access to this forum.