WELCOME
We want our players to feel at home on all our EA Forums. Anyone should feel comfortable asking for help, sharing their tips and tricks, and having fun with other players. We have a community of global perspectives and different passions all united on one thing: playing fun games. That's why it's important that everyone feels comfortable expressing themselves.
To keep our games and communities safe and fair we have to put a few rules in place. Our guidelines show you the type of behavior we need to create a fun, safe community for everyone. That includes things like:
- Stopping any toxic behavior.
- Keeping things fair.
- Creating clean content.
These guidelines don't include all behaviors, and moderators can decide if something is toxic or unfair based on the context.
For a list of the rules you agree to when you sign up for an EA account and use an EA Service, read Section 6 of our
User Agreement.
Any questions? Ask an EA Community Manager via Direct Message.
EA FORUM RULES & GUIDELINES
Our forum moderators oversee all posts. Posts that break the rules and guidelines may be removed. If you break the rules, we also may need to sanction your forum account. If you want to appeal a ban or moderation decision, you can use our steps on EA Help.
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Here's a breakdown for what to do and what not to do here on EA Forums.
Dos
Don'ts
Doing something on this list often can get your forum account warned, suspended, or sometimes even permanently banned.
These are more serious don'ts. That means if you do something from this list, we might ban you right away.
A lot of our rules about images, avatars are the same as our Dos and Don'ts. But just to make sure it's clear, here's what you can and can't do.
IMAGES / AVATARS
You can:
But don't:
SIGNATURES
In some EA Forums signatures is a feature only available for certain ranks. If the option is available for you:
You can:
But don't:
Being temporarily banned from the Forums means that you have broken the rules or have not been participating in a constructive fashion. Take a break, go for a walk, have a snack, play some games: it's not a big deal. We're not mad at you; you just need a break. Please, take time to review the rules and guidelines as posted above.
A short-term ban is our way of preventing further disruptive behavior and asking you to reexamine how you behave. Do not discuss your ban on the public forums or ask your friends to post about it for you. That could get your ban extended and may even get your friends in trouble, too. Keep in mind that discussing moderation is against our rules.
If you think you've been banned by mistake, get in touch with our Terms of Service team by following the steps outlined here.