CE Wiki

Rules and Administration ​

This page sets out the rules for the use of both the CE Website and CE Discord server, as well as the principles governing these rules.

CE Website ​

The use of the CE Website is predicated on adherence to the rules as set out below.

Rules - CE Website ​

  1. Objectives registered with the CE Website on a user's profile need to have been legitimately obtained (i.e. not earned through use of cheats, external programs, through another user playing on your account, etc).

    {1.1} Should objectives have been earned on the CE Website arising from previous instances of cheating (or similar), continued use of the CE Website is permitted only if a ticket is raised with the Moderation team, identifying impacted games/objectives. The Moderation team will look to work with you to rectify your CE profile.

    {1.2} Where this process is not followed, if your account is identified as having obtained objectives illegitimately, your profile will be flagged as Removed, and you will not appear on any leaderboard.

  2. A user's username and display picture cannot contain offensive, NSFW, derogatory or defamatory content. Your CE user page name and avatar are based on those present on Steam as at the time of last profile synchronisation.

Leaderboard Removal ​

A Removed flag is applied to profiles that have been identified as using illegitimate means for earning objectives on the CE Website.

Profiles with this flag applied will not appear on leaderboards, and their individual game completions will not appear on game pages.

Leaderboard Exclusion ​

The CE team recognise that users may choose to interact with challenge-focused gaming with different motivations.

For those that wish to continue utilising the CE Website, but do not wish to have their profile appear on leaderboards, they may apply through the Moderation team (see: Raising a ticket) to have their profile marked with the Excluded flag.

The process to have this flag applied is involved, and should be considered a permanent change to one's profile.

Profiles with this flag applied will not appear on leaderboards, and their individual game completions will not appear on game pages.

CE Discord ​

The use of the CE Discord is predicated on good faith engagement with other community members, and adherence to the rules as set out below.

Throughout the sections below we use 'the community' to refer to those interacting with CE through the Discord server (CE Discord or the server).

Rules - CE Discord ​

  1. No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, or other similar forms of discriminatory behaviour.
    We accept any person who seeks out challenging gaming content, subject to adherence to our rules and principles, and hateful or derogatory comments that would make others feel unwelcome are not accepted within the community.

  2. No illegal, harmful, or NSFW content (including links to sites that have these things)

    {2.1} While discussion of piracy is not explicitly disallowed, the sharing of copyrighted content is prohibited on the server. This includes, but is not limited to, uploading files within Discord, or linking to websites where said copyrighted content may be obtained without appropriate compensation to the author(s).

  3. No humble bragging, elitism, or downplaying of others' accomplishments.

  4. Do not promote, normalise, or glorify cheating, nor the use of cheating software at all.
    We are a challenge seeking community, and actively aiming to circumvent the legitimate completion of challenges, or encourage this behaviour, is not aligned with our core values.

  5. Be honest and transparent in regards to your own gaming accomplishments.
    This includes transparency of when 'cheese' is used in a game, where Steam-reported (or other platform-reported) play time is not accurate, where external help may have been enlisted, or where accomplishments have been obtained through illegitimate means.

    {5.1} A user's activity prior to joining CE, including the use of SAM or other cheating software, does not exclude a user's ability to engage with the community, subject to their adhering to Rule 1 in the CE Website section above.
    The use of cheating software, or other means of illegitimately obtaining objectives on CE, while being part of this community is not accepted, and will result in a ban from the leaderboards.

    {5.2} If you notice suspicious activity, do not call out or attack the user in question publicly.
    Please raise a ticket (see: #support) with the Mod team, who will be happy to discuss with you and/or investigate further, as required.

  6. We require all users to follow the Discord Community Guidelines when engaging with the server: https://discord.com/guidelines
    Further to these guidelines, the below points are to be followed when utilising the CE discord:

    {6.1} Public discussion of what users you have blocked and/or have blocked you, unless strictly required to clarify a misunderstanding, is prohibited.

    {6.2} Regular/ongoing messages with negative sentiment directed towards one's self are not allowed. Whilst people are generally happy to offer support insofar as possible, the server is not a place for seeking professional self-help advice.

    {6.3} Messages suggesting suicidal ideation, whether intended only as a joke or otherwise, are not permitted.

    {6.4} Arguments over things related to CE are going to be fine if kept civil, but if things start getting heated or the conversation relates to a divisive non-gaming topic (eg: politics, the use of AI, etc), we will ask people to take it elsewhere or find another format for discussion

  7. The CE Discord is an English language server, so you're encouraged to communicate in English within the server.
    Messages in other languages aren't prohibited, but sustained conversation in a language other than English is not allowed; all members should be able to follow conversation.
    Please take conversation to Direct Messages if another language is the preferred means of communication.

    {7.1} (日本語) CEに参加している日本人が集まった派生サーバーがあります。
    サーバーやサイトの仕組みでも、ゲームの攻略でも、なにかしら質問等がある場合はこちらで聞いてみると良いかもしれません。

Discord rule enforcement ​

If a message is deemed to be offending, relative to the rules set out above, it may be deleted/removed.
Depending on the nature and circumstances of the message, the user may be warned either informally or formally.

Should server rules be broken frequently, a formal warning will be issued, with repeat offences resulting in 'Q Rank' being applied.
The 'Q Rank' role has restricted permissions, effectively acting as a temporary server-wide mute that prevents posting in text channels. The duration of the 'Q Rank' role's application will be at the discretion of the moderator handling the matter, and should take into account the nature and regularity of rule breaking.

After having been warned and/or had the 'Q Rank' role applied, a consistently-demonstrated inability to follow the server rules and guidelines can lead to a ban from the server.

Community Guiding Principles ​

Separate to the rules that apply to the use of the CE Discord server, as set out above, we have listed below the principles that are at the core of our community moderation practices, and the values of the CE administrators.

  1. The server should be a place where users' gaming accomplishments are celebrated, whether big or small, and frustrations expressed en route to success are responded to in a supportive and uplifting manner.

  2. All community members should feel safe and comfortable being present within the community.
    To the extent this is not the case, we welcome users to raise a Moderator or Admin ticket, as deemed appropriate by the user raising the ticket.

  3. How a user engages outside of the CE community is not in itself grounds for removal from the CE community.
    There may, however, be repercussions to the extent that this outside engagement could be reasonably argued to:

    • Impact the safety and well-being of users engaging as part of the CE community; or
    • Impact negatively on the public's perception of CE and/or its community.

  4. A user's historical actions do not inherently predicate future actions of a similar nature. Subject to the above guiding principles and rules being maintained, there should always be an avenue to reconciliation and reinstatement into the community.
    Banned users seeking reinstatement should DM one of the admins.

Rule 0 / R0 ​

'Rule 0' is a process that can be summarised as 'an exceptions-based override of the standard CE guidelines documented in this wiki, subject to enough consensus that would warrant an exception'.

In the context of objective types, the R0 process relates to seeking a re-categorisation of an objective from its guidelines-based categorisation.
This may be from 'CO to SO', 'PO to CO' etc.

The process by which this would be undertaken is as follows:

  • A member of at least A rank or higher must have a QA Team member create an override thread in #recommendations. This provides the QA Team a chance to assess the argument/rationale brought forward prior to commencing the process.
    • This does not require the QA Team member to agree with the proposal, necessarily; this step aims to ensure a cohesive and well-articulated rationale is present.
    • Once created, the Admins and the QA Team will be tagged into the thread.
  • A list of members eligible to vote will be established. An eligible member is one who:
    • is C Rank or higher; AND
    • has >0 points in the game OR has meaningfully explored/engaged with the content of the game (i.e. not just watched someone play the game); AND
    • has been in the server for at least 6 months prior to the creation of the override thread.
  • Once eligible voting members are identified, a poll will be conducted by one of the Admins via DMs.
    • Each person is permitted to submit only one vote. In addition to the vote on the binary outcome, additional commentary may be provided as part of the voting process.
    • The answer and rationale of each person will be shared with the other Admins, and/or the QA Team if deemed relevant, for verification.

Once the poll has concluded, the override may take place if:

  • the poll receives a super majority (75%+) of support in favor of the override; AND
  • at least half of the QA Team at the time of the vote agree; AND
  • at least one Admin agrees.

Any game impacted by a Rule 0 override will be noted as an exception, and cannot be used as a reference or justification for any other game or objective on the site.

Any other such changes would need to follow the same process, on their own specific merits.

Successful override ​

Should the outcome be in favour of an override being applied, the following will be actioned:

  1. The game's information box will be updated to note that particular objectives' categorisation has been overridden, and the date the override was made.
    • The impacted objective(s) will have information attached to them (the 'i' icon) specifying the same.
  2. The overall results of the poll will be shared publicly at an aggregate level; no individual user's response will be made known.
  3. An update will be provided via #game-additions.

The outcome may not be challenged again, absent extenuating circumstances (eg: a material game update), for one year after the closing of the thread.

Unsuccessful override ​

The same override may not be polled again for one year after the closing of the previous thread.