MAIN RULES:
1) No member of JG53 will fly for any other online Il2 Cliffs of Dover group. Without permission from a member of Gruppe Stab.
2) Discussion will be permitted, with everyone having equal say. You must however not get involved in any flame wars or arguments. If engaging in a discussion you must remain polite, civilised and respectfull at all times. We retain the right to close topics, delete or edit posts that break these rules. The Kommandeur’s word will be taken as final, if they are not present then the Adjutant’s word will be final. All members should refrain from making any posts that are intended to be inflammatory in nature. Use a little discretion and common sense when posting and please do not use excessive swearing. All members must carry themselves in a mature manner. Please note that we now operate a minimum age policy. All applicants MUST be aged 18 or over, those under 18 may join by invite only, applications from those below this age cannot be considered. However immaturity will not be tolerated from members of any age.
3) All members will extend courtesy to enemy Squadrons at all times. Be modest in victory and gracious in defeat. Do not get involved in any verbal squad bashing or troll attempts. If you have been flying on someone’s server it’s always polite to say thanks if you had a good time.
4) No member will ever fire upon a friendly pilot in a session. Excluding training, or designated head to head team missions, we shall always fly as a team.
5) Any member discovered deliberately trying to sabotage our operations will be instantly dismissed. This includes, but is not limtied to; attacks on the group server, a hosted mission, the website, forum, comms channel, or another members computer.
6) Our chain of command and rank structure will be adhered to at all times. Should any member feel that something asked of them is questionable or dubious, they should take the issue to their Staffelkapitän. If he is unable to remedy the issue, the Gruppe Adjutant should be notified or (in his absence), his Stellvertreter (representative). Any decisions made by the Gruppe Adjutant or representative will be final.
7) All members will respect their teammates and the rules of our Gruppe at all times.
8) Any problems or issues should be discussed, use common sense here on where to post your issue. Certain things are best kept to Private messages to the applicable authority. Discussion of what can be deemed “non sensitive” subjects is permitted providing rule 2 is adhered to. The Kommandeur’s decision is final, it is not meant in any biased way and will serve the interests of the Gruppe.
9) Pilots are to try and remain active, and to notify of any extended period of downtime so your fellow pilots know they aren’t waiting on you to show up to a mission. Should anyone feel that JG53 no longer interests them, they should contact a member of the Gruppestab so that they may be removed from the active roster. Their flight record will be kept stored for a possible return in the future should they so desire.
10) Any members in a position of authority will act on their powers in a fair and unbiased way. There must not be a show of favouritism nor must there be any sort of discrimination. The Kommandeur and Adjutant must always act to forward the gruppe and maintain it as a fun place to fly. As such our ranking structure is important to maintaining discipline.
Anyone breaching these rules will be either stripped of Rank/Medals for the more minor infringements all the way to dismissal from the Gruppe for extreme cases. We WILL NOT be afraid to dismiss people from the Gruppe if warranted. Our reputation is paramount and we will not let it be compromised.
Should anyone want clarification of any of the above rules, please contact any available member of the Gruppestab, or send an email or private message to either the Kommandeur or the Adjuntant.
