Official:Greeter Chat Rules

Greeter Chat Rules

Greeter Chat Rule #1: If you are asked a question you cannot answer, first consult the Y!PPedia.
Greeter Chat Rule #2: Greeter chat is to be used only for asking and answering questions related to the game that are asked by greenies that you cannot find the answer to when searching Y!PPedia, for asking for help with greenies if you do not speak the greenie's language or you need to log off, or to ask for help if you are running a greeter pillage. Off-topic discussion should be kept to /tell.
Greeter Chat Rule #3: Anyone misusing Greeter Chat should be informed with a /tell or reported with a /complain. Do not use /blackspot to police other greeters yourself.

Greeter chat is for communication between greeters. Uses can include if you are asked a question by a new player that you cannot find the answer to, if you are unsure about an aspect of greeting and want to check with other greeters, or if you are planning a greeter pillage or event and want to find other greeters that are interested in helping.

Unlike other chat channels in the game, greeter chat is not to be used for socializing and general chatting. Due to the high volume of people that it reaches, the use of greeter chat for socializing is not possible. The chat channel should also not be used for berating other greeters, or for questioning other greeters' motivations. If you are typing the answer to a question, check first to see if that question has been answered by other greeters. If your answer does not add anything, do not spam the channel with it. If you believe another greeter is using greeter chat improperly, please use the /complain command to send the matter to an oceanmaster for review.

Infractions of greeter chat may result in an oceanmaster warning, a blackspot and unshun from an OM to remove your access to greeter chat for a few months (and to allow you to speak and interact normally right after being blackspotted), or the removal of your account's greeter eligibility permanently.

Please understand that having access to greeter duty removed is not personal, but is due to concern from other pirates that you are misusing the greeter chat channel or that you are not ready to be a greeter. You are always welcome to help new players, even without access to the greeter chat channel. If you are still interested in going back on duty after a warning or blackspot, you are urged to review the greeter page on the Y!PPedia carefully before doing so.

Greetership is not a mandatory responsibility, nor is it a right. You are not under any obligation to go on duty as a greeter, nor is it any sort of status symbol or part of gameplay that you should feel entitled to take part in.