Ok, since I haven't been in Deva a while now, due to school & work (my appoligies), I'll offer my third-party opinion. 1) Shad0ws, being a staff member means you shouldn't swear towards another player, even more so through pm's. (though I'm not saying we should ban swearing, some contexts are a-ok) 2) X`terrania is a player, but no matter who it is, staff should not have to accept personal attacks. Racism, swearing, etc. 3) If there's a problem between player-staff, use *warn command (which was done) 4) X`terrania should not criticize staff warnings; warnings should not be taken lightly, we're a clean zone, and let's keep it that way. 5) Rasta, a staff member, should neither tolerate racism. Laserman shouldn't write racist comments. You asked for my opinion, and this is how I see it. I cannot judge the context, or what was your first motive for pm'ing X`terrania "stfu noob/!@#$%^&*". Here's my 2 cents for future reference though: Even if it's not the golden rule of Deva, it's common sense.