As many of you may now know, one of the co-owners of the Justplay.tf Community, Wrech has recently left us. What this means is that funding for both servers has recently been cut. (Wrech was the sole funding for both servers) What this means now is that funding the server now depends on us. Lapper, the owner of Justplay, is doing everything he can to get both servers funded so that we can both continue to operate. He has opened a patreon page[www.patreon.com] to get funding. Understandably, he is prioritizing the turbine server over ours because the turbine server is older and has a larger membership.

Ordinarily, this would likely be the end of our server. However, thanks to the truly awesome generosity and devotion of our members, I am pleased to say that for now we are funded once again. Ash and Ares have agreed to foot the cost of the server to keep it open for the foreseeable future. A warm thank you should be given to those two individuals without whom we might have seen the end of the server. We will be looking in to other ways of helping to get the server funded to help reduce the burden on them. If you have any ideas that you think might help with this please let me know. This is the end of an era for our trade server, but that doesn't mean it has to be the end. Let's get this server bigger and better than it ever has been before!

If you have any questions, concerns or ideas regarding this announcement feel free to message them to me.

-Laughing 'Can' 86

• Follow all of the server rules in the MOTD.
  
• Maintain a calm and easygoing attitude on the server. Remember it's just a game, and don't rage, especially not in chat or over voice.
  
• Don't badmouth other players, the server, or the community. Players are listening and will follow your example. If you have a complaint, bring it to one of the superadmins.
  
• Don't joke or pretend that you're going to ban someone, etc. if they haven't done anything wrong. You might know you're not going to do it, but the players don't.
  
• If someone is breaking the rules, consult the admin action table and do what it says. Get back to playing the game when you're done.
  
• Don't air your dirty laundry with other players or admins on the server. Don't contradict other admins about admin action in chat or voice. Use Steam chat or Mumble.
  
• If an admin is breaking the code of conduct, document it and remind them (nicely) over Steam chat, not in server. If it is particularly egregious, e.g., banning every player who connects to the server, message the superadmins.
  
• If another admin tells you to do something, you should probably do it. If a superadmin tells you to do something, make sure it gets done.
  
• Try to connect to the server for at least an hour every couple of days. Admins who rarely connect or who do not connect for an extended period of time (weeks) without notice can and will be removed. If you're going on leave, throw Laughing Can a message.
  
• Never harass any player with admin actions or otherwise. Use silly SourceMod commands (drugs, noclip, slap, etc.) only when appropriate and never on non-consenting players.