Rules

Kurultay is an independent Turkish Star Citizen fan community and organization. These rules exist so that everyone can play and chat in a safe, respectful, and orderly environment; when an interpretation is in doubt, the spirit of the rule prevails over its letter. This text governs day-to-day community and Discord conduct; governance, elections, and leadership are defined separately in the Constitution.

1. General Respect and Courtesy

• All members are treated with respect; everyone's right to be here is valued.
• Constructive debate is welcome; personal attacks, insults, and belittling are forbidden.
• Disagreements are resolved with maturity; an escalating argument is stopped and, if necessary, left to a moderator.
• New and rookie members are treated with patience; differences in experience, age, or role are not grounds for privilege.

2. Language and Communication

• The server's primary language is Turkish; clear and proper Turkish is used in general channels.
• Heavy profanity, insults, and threatening language are forbidden; writing banned words with altered letters is also a violation.
• Constant capital letters, excessive punctuation, and a "shouting" tone are avoided.
• Polarizing debates such as politics and religion are not brought into general channels.
• Objections are not raised by starting fights in a channel, but are submitted through the designated objection channel.

3. Spam, Advertising, and Tagging

• Repeating the same message, emoji, or link in a short span (flooding) and scrolling the channel by splitting messages is forbidden; excessive emoji, sticker, and reaction spam is not allowed.
• Moderators, @everyone/@here, and members are not tagged (mentioned) unnecessarily or repeatedly; harassing people with persistent DMs is forbidden.
• Unauthorized advertising is forbidden: promoting another server, site, social media, or service is not allowed without moderator permission.
• Buying, selling, or trading accounts, ships, eUEC/aUEC, in-game items, or keys for real money or any out-of-game value — and advertising such offers (including on Discord/site/forum) — is forbidden. This is not merely a community rule but a violation of the CIG/RSI Terms of Service (Sections IV/V): in-game assets are granted to you under a limited license only, are not property, and cannot be converted into monetary value. A violation risks both the cancellation of org membership and the closure of your CIG account. (Only non-cashable in-game social trading is permitted.)
• Providing in-game services in exchange for out-of-game payment (boosting / power-leveling) is forbidden under the same scope (CIG ToS Section IV).

4. Prohibited Content (NSFW and Harmful Content)

• Sexual/obscene (NSFW), pornographic, or excessively gory content may not be shared.
• Shocking, disturbing, or repulsive imagery is forbidden.
• Malware, viruses, phishing, and scam links may absolutely not be shared.
• Illegal content (pirated software, cracks, cheats) and material that incites crime may not be shared.
• Every channel is used only for its intended purpose; off-topic content is moved to the relevant channel.

5. Privacy and Personal Data (KVKK)

• Sharing another person's real name, address, phone number, workplace, photo, RSI handle, or Discord identity without permission, or threatening to expose such information (doxxing), is forbidden.
• Private DM conversations and screenshots may not be disclosed without the consent of the person involved.
• The community processes only the personal data necessary for membership, verification, and governance, and does not use it for any other purpose.
• The member's rights under KVKK (Turkey's data protection law) — access, rectification, and erasure/anonymization of data — are recognized; details are defined in Article 9.4 of the Constitution (erasure/anonymization).
• In the event of removal/ban, data identifying the person is irreversibly anonymized in accordance with Article 9.4 of the Constitution (only the date, reason, and an anonymized record are retained).

6. Voice Channel Etiquette

• Microphone spam, shouting, and soundboard abuse are forbidden.
• Background noise is kept to a minimum; push-to-talk is used when necessary.
• Ongoing conversation is respected; talking over others is avoided.
• Continually joining and leaving channels (channel hopping) solely to annoy others is not allowed.
• If voice or stream recording is to be made, those in the channel are notified beforehand and consent is obtained; recordings made without consent are not shared.
• During operations and combat, unnecessary chatter is avoided in the command channel; callouts (status reports) and commands take priority. Working voice communication (microphone/headset) is mandatory for participation in operations.

7. In-Game and Operation Etiquette

• Cheating, third-party software, and the exploitation of in-game glitches/bugs (exploiting/duping) are strictly forbidden. A discovered exploit must not be abused; it is reported responsibly, first to org leadership and, if necessary, through CIG's Responsible Disclosure process. The excuse "I was just testing / trying to help" is not valid (CIG bans for this reason too).
• The Star Citizen and RSI Terms of Service are always binding; a ToS violation is also a community violation. Pad-ramming (crushing ships on a takeoff/landing pad) and stream-sniping, named explicitly as prohibited in the RSI Code of Conduct, are not allowed.
• Griefing is forbidden. Griefing = targeted killing/harassment that is repeated, serves no profit motive, and genuinely prevents a player from actually playing (CIG's definition). By contrast, profit-driven piracy (targeting cargo, loot, ships, or money) and PvP are legitimate and central play styles in Star Citizen; they are not forbidden.
• In-org discipline: in-game attacks against org members, allies, and org assets (team-killing / friendly fire / internal theft / betrayal) are forbidden. Legitimate piracy and PvP are directed only at non-org targets; members' actions directly affect the org's reputation.
• Players carrying a CrimeStat (crime rating) are legitimate targets; however, courtesy is extended to passive or new players who fall into criminal status unintentionally.
• Members are encouraged to record their PvP encounters (clips/video); this serves as evidence against false griefing or combat-log accusations.
• Combat logging (disconnecting to flee during combat) is forbidden: a 1st violation is a warning, and repetition leads to removal. A server crash (Error 30000 / "30k") does not count as combat logging.
• In the event of a 30k / serious desync, do not panic and immediately reconnect; if the ASOP terminal shows the ship as "Claim," do not claim it — wait until "Retrieve" appears (5-10 min), as a premature claim leads to the loss of inventory and ship components.
• In operations, a member stays in the role they are assigned and follows the commander's/leader's orders; suggestions and objections are presented constructively after the operation ends.
• Saying "I'll join" and not showing up (no-show) is a disciplinary matter if repeated; if plans change, notice is given as soon as possible. Real life always takes priority.

8. Teamwork and Ship/Loot Sharing

• Operation earnings are shared fairly according to a model announced in advance; the default is an equal share, and the model is announced at the start of the operation and not changed afterward.
• Before sharing, the ship owner's reasonable operation costs (fuel, ammunition, repairs) may be deducted from the common pool; the remaining profit is split equally — this is not a share privilege.
• Crew serving aboard someone else's ship are given a fair share; a "pay low, take high profit" attitude is forbidden.
• A leader or commander may not create a share privilege for themselves; sharing rules are applied equally and transparently to everyone.
• A borrowed org/member ship is used responsibly; damage or loss is reported immediately. In Alpha, a ship's hull is insured without limit and claimed for free; the real loss is uninsured components/upgrades and the claim waiting time. In the case of accidental loss, no categorical compensation is expected; an obligation to compensate applies only in cases of intent or gross negligence and is kept proportional to the component loss.
• Org resources (ships, materials, funds) are used for the common purpose, not for personal gain.

9. Identity, Account, and Representation

• Impersonating another person, moderator, or institution (impersonation) and using a misleading nickname/profile is forbidden.
• Opening or using an alternate (alt) account to evade a sanction is a separate and serious violation.
• Sharing or selling an account is a violation not only of community rules but of the CIG/RSI ToS (Sections III/IV); you are responsible for every activity on your account, and CIG may reclaim and permanently close a shared/sold account. Enabling multi-factor authentication (MFA) is recommended.
• If the org's name or brand is to be used externally, prior approval from leadership is obtained; unauthorized representation is forbidden.
• Dual membership is permitted; however, Kurultay expects members to keep the org set as their Primary org in their RSI profile — voting rights are unlocked only with Primary-org membership, and affiliate (secondary) membership does not grant votes/roles. Keeping your profile or org visibility private is permitted; since a private profile cannot be verified automatically, verification falls to Founder review, and the Founder approves if satisfied (Constitution Art. 1.2). Active collaboration with groups hostile to the org, or focused on piracy or infiltration against it, is a violation of these rules.

10. Age, Discord Terms, and Copyright

• The minimum age for KURULTAY membership is 20; members under 20 are not admitted (Founder decision, 2026-06-11). Discord's own minimum age requirement (13) is also binding under all circumstances.
• Inappropriate communication, harassment, or grooming involving members under 18 is strictly forbidden and escalated to the most severe process.
• Discord's Terms of Service and Community Guidelines always apply; no local rule that violates them can be valid.
• Star Citizen and all trademarks belong to Cloud Imperium Games (CIG)/RSI; Kurultay is an unofficial fan organization and may not present itself as "official/endorsed." Content is used only within the limits of the CIG Fan Content Policy and may not be placed behind a paywall.
• All visual/video content produced is subject to the CIG Fan Film & Machinima Policy: commercial exploitation is forbidden, an unofficial fan-made disclaimer is carried, and official assets are used only after accepting the CIG Fan Kit Agreement (from the Fan Kit).

11. Sanctions and Appeals

• Sanctions are graduated and generally follow an escalating sequence: warning → muting (mute/timeout) → temporary suspension → permanent removal (ban); the sanction compounds as the violation is repeated.
• The severity of a sanction is determined by the seriousness of the violation; severe violations (harassment, doxxing, abuse of minors, DDoS, real-life threats) may be escalated to the most severe process on the first occurrence.
• Sanctions are not a one-click arbitrary power; routine discipline operates in a graduated and transparent manner, and decisions and their reasons (without identifying the person) are announced in an open record.
• Permanent removal (ban) is not an independent moderator or voting authority: under Article 9.1 of the Constitution, it proceeds as request/complaint → (optional, non-binding) senate pre-review/recommendation → the Founder's reasoned final approval; no ban is applied without the Founder's approval.
• When a ban is approved, the system removes the member from Discord and anonymizes the data identifying the person in a KVKK-compliant manner under Article 9.4.
• Right of appeal: a sanction may be appealed with evidence through the channel on the site's Contact page or by writing directly to the Founder via Discord; the final assessment regarding a ban decision is referred to the Founder, and to the senate in relevant cases, within the framework of Article 9.1.

These rules may be updated when necessary; continuing to stay on the server means the rules are accepted. Ignorance is not an excuse. Details regarding the processing of personal data are on the separate 0 page.