We have put our Code of Conduct here so that every visitor to our website will read it. These rules apply to the IEF Game Servers as well as Team Speak and the Message Board.  The Code of Conduct provides rules and practices that all players need to follow to make IEF enjoyable for everyone.

Banning Players
We do not like to ban players, but there are some circumstances where we will do just that. In general we will give some warnings or requests and possibly even a kick. Players will be banned for the following:
- Using a false =IEF= label and/or arm-patch.
- Deliberate TKing or Gimping of other players.
- Cheating in the game in any form.

What you should and should not do:

While these following topics might not constitute an immediate ban or kick, IEF administrators will discuss and review player’s actions and kicking and/or banning may result. Really, all of the rules can be summed up in this one rule: Respect your fellow players. If you do that then you will probably never run into problems while playing on our servers. Here are some more specific guidelines that you can follow:

- Do not harass, stalk, yell at, threaten or otherwise abuse other players.
- Do not use racial, ethnic or religious slurs.
- Respect women playing on the server. This is not a chat room or a dating service and real friendship with anyone male or female is something that is built through respect over time. We want women in general and particularly married women to feel comfortable playing on our servers!
- Do not use profanity in the in-game console. This is a family server.
- Be considerate with the language that you use in Team Speak. Language is a difficult area and some people “swear” more than others. The occasional outburst may happen, but players are encouraged to keep it clean. Excessively foul language will not be tolerated and offending players will be banned.
- Put downs or offensive swearing directed towards another person is not acceptable. For example the designation “noob” or “newbie” is offensive. Instead you should endeavor to encourage and help the newer players, perhaps through your example.
- Do not tell other people how to play. For example if you want to be silent then do so, but respect that others may choose to be loud. Of course suggestions may be made, but the right of an individual to play the game the way they choose should also be respected.
- Do try to avoid Team Killing and gimping other players. Accidents will happen (just ask Champ), but when they do apologize before the start of the next round to the affected players. Apologizing for an accidental TK is the best policy even if you don't think that you were at fault.
- Do try to avoid getting into other player’s line-of-fire.
- Do not “Zulu” other players. We do not have “Zulu” for the last living member to rush or commit suicide, but rather to continue with the mission no matter how many terrorists are left. Of course you can choose to rush a bit, but we would encourage any last man standing to have a good go at it. Many times a map is finished in this way.
- Respect the maps and the server. If you don't like a map and you really do not want to play it, then put up a vote, being prepared to abide by the decision of the majority of players. Don't tell people what they “have” to vote.
- Do not “advertise” that you are going off to play on another particular server. Simply say you are of to play elsewhere, adversarial or terrorist hunt and then communicate further details with anyone else in private, so as not to disrupt or take everyone else away from the game in progress.
- Do not distribute, post, discuss defamatory, obscene or other unlawful materials such as child pornography.
- Do not post links to websites that violate this Code of Conduct.
- Do not use IEF message boards or game servers for commercial purposes.
- Do have fun and enjoy yourself.