place to keep the forums readable and civil. Serious violations will still have the appropriate action taken against them as documented in the Code of Conduct, and we do keep track of these cool down periods separately
if one is found to be repeatedly violating policy, appropriate action will be taken. Do not "Name and Shame" when posting the forums If you have a grievance with a player in-game, please do not identify the player by name here on the forums. While we do appreciate that in most cases violations of this rule are legitimate attempts to warn the community of dishonourable behaviour from individuals, allowing players to post potentially harmful statements about other players is open to abuse, and is therefore not allowed. This rule applies to screenshots as well as direct naming. Please note that this rule exists to prevent innocent players from being wrongfully accused. As this rule can also potentially protect players who are guilty, there are some guidelines for such accusatory threads, and they can be found at: In addition, there is a cool down period we institute during times of high forum traffic. If you are violating policy during one of these times due to frustration, you will be given a three-hour cool down suspension. This does not get logged on your record, and is simply
little thing called the authenticator
If you have discovered a phishing email, then forward it to hacks@blizzard.com. I've sent a lot there, and I'm sure Blizzard is happy to get as many phishing emails as possible.There are two more important resources that you'll want to check out.The first is the blue sticky post about fake emails from "Blizzard Entertainment" on the customer service forums, and the second is the antivirus program AVG. If you're
not running an antivirus application you're just asking for trouble.Oh, and there's this little thing called the authenticator you should get too.Stay safe, and watch out for the phish!Please remember that account safety and computer security is your responsibility! While WoW Insider has provided you with resources to additional information, do your homework and make sure you know what you're doing before installing any antivirus or other software
