Rules

## General Rules

These rules pertain to builds, non-RPGHorse mobs, and general gameplay on RnC.

* **No hacks or mods of any kind, with the exception of Optifine.**

Hacks and mods are not allowed on RnC as they can give you unfair advantages over other players.

* **Do not take advantage of glitches.**

Using glitches for any reason is considered cheating. Telling or showing other players glitches is not tolerated. Please report any glitches you find immediately and privately to a staff member.

* **You may not use alternate accounts to give your main account advantages.**

Advantages can be anything from first-join kits, horses, to event prizes and everything in between.

* **No auto-farms.**

Any farm that breaks, collects, and places items into a chest without any action of the player is considered an auto-farm. Farms using redstone should have an on/off switch that should be switched off when not in use. Minecarts and rails should never be used to keep a device running when you are out of the chunk. If you are unsure if a build is considered an auto-farm, consult a mod+.

* **No mob grinders or XP farms.**

This includes any build that forces mobs to spawn, automatically kills or damages mobs that have spawned, or moves them to a more convenient spot to be killed. This also includes any modifications to naturally occurring mob spawners that prevents a player from being injured by the mobs, automatically kills or damages mobs, collects them in a convenient spot to be killed, or encourages spawn rate.

* **Do not build 1x1 or similar towers.**

These are vertical structures that have no clear purpose, they are unnecessary and annoying. This rule does not apply to posts that are obviously marking the outline of a building in progress. This rule is waived in the nether to allow players without fly to reach resources that may be otherwise unobtainable.

* **Each player may only have 15 of each mob type (excluding claimed RPGHorses).**

This rule applies to all ranks. Fish count as one animal type (not 15 cod, 15 salmon, etc). If you are sharing an area for your animals with another ACTIVE (online in the last 45 days) player, be sure to state this on a sign where it is visible so staff know that 15 belong to X and 15 belong to Y.

* **You are responsible for the actions of your own account.**

We will not accept the “it was my brother/sister/dog/friend/etc” as an excuse for breaking any rules.

* **No player owned/operated banks.**

Any form of a bank run by a player is not allowed. This can cause problems between users with money/items that can not be properly monitored or have adequate proof collected by staff to confirm any accusations against or from the bank owner.

* **No trolling/flaming**

This includes both structures built directly outside of others claims, and builds made to intentionally harass another player.

* **Any items or money obtained from hackers/exploiters must be turned-in to a staff member.**

In the event a user is taking advantage of an exploit, the situation will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis by a staff member(s).

* **Respect other players and their property.**

Any form of name-calling, putting down, making fun of, disrespecting, stealing from, scamming/manipulating, or griefing land nearby or on claims with the intention of upsetting a player is not tolerated. This applies to both public and private chats, if staff receive screenshots from a player showing disrespectful messages from another player then we will handle the situation as if it were done in global chat.

* **Keep your claims a minimum of 1 chunk (16 blocks) away from the claims of other players.**

There is an exception to this rule if the player has given you permission to claim closer. Claiming chunks near to others claims with the intention of preventing them from claiming nearby areas or to allow you to steal from them violates this rule as well.

## Chat Rules

These rules pertain to public and private chats both in game on RnC or on any affiliated Discord servers.

* **Do not start or facilitate arguments or drama with other users or speak to others in a disrespectful manner.**

If you are having an issue with someone, please privately message a staff member or visit the #ranch-n-help channel on our Discord. This rule applies to global and private chats. If staff receive screenshots from someone of a private chat breaking this rule, we will handle it as if the situation were done in global chat.

* **Be family friendly.**

RnC is a family-friendly server meaning that it is a safe environment for users of all ages. Do not curse in chat or in signs/books, discuss inappropriate topics, use inappropriate nicknames, or build inappropriate structures. This rule applies to both global and private chats. If staff receive screenshots from someone of a private chat breaking this rule, we will handle it as if the situation were done in global chat.

* **Do not request or share personal information.**

This includes account details, personal links, social media, addresses, phone numbers, etc.

* **No cursing.**

We are a family friendly server and require you to refrain from the use of curse words. Be mindful that we have players from all over the world, so a word that you might not consider a curse word may be considered one to someone else. It is not possible for us to filter every possible swear word so if you are ever unsure, privately message a staff member to ask for clarification before using it in global chat.

* **Avoid the use of excessive capital letters or caps lock.**

While the use of capital letters in itself is not an issue, we ask that you do not use them excessively as it can become spammy.

For example:

THIS MESSAGE IS CONSIDERED EXCESSIVE.

While this one is NOT.

* **No spamming**

Spam includes but is not limited to: repeated characters, ‘keysmash’ (random characters), text arrows/unnecessary special characters, repeated messages within one page of chat, repeated /tpa requests, and relog messages.

* **No links.**

Do not post links into in-game chat or on Discord. The only acceptable links are those directly affiliated with RnC (ex. Server website, forums/documents shared by staff in info channels).

* **No advertising other servers on RnC, or advertising RnC on other servers.**

This includes saying the name or ips of another server in conversation. Do not advertise RnC on other servers, we do not want to attract users in an unfair or wrong way.

* **Do not ask for ranks, money, items, etc.**

You may ask other players for help but do not continuously ask for free things.

* **English only in global chats.**

We are a primarily English-speaking server and ask that you only use English in global chats as staff are not able to moderate what is being said in other languages and tell if someone is requesting help, etc.

* **Do not debate or joke about sensitive/potentially offensive topics.**

This includes but is not limited to race/religion/politics/LGBT+/etc. We accept everyone as they are, and expect the same from our users. If a discussion gets out of hand, a staff member will deal with it accordingly.

* **Be patient.**

We understand that you may need assistance from staff at some points, but ask that you be patient when requesting help as our staff members may be busy with other server work. Our staff members also have their own personal responsibilities outside of RnC and are therefore not always going to be available. If you need to request assistance from a staff member and there is none online that are available, use the #ranch-n-help channel in our Discord or submit a help ticket.

## Horse Rules

These rules pertain to our HorseRPG plugin and use of these horses.

* **No AFK/glitch training horses.**

Leveling horse(s) in any way that is not sitting on the horse and riding him/her on the minecraft ground/world with your hands on the keyboard is not allowed. The use of specially placed blocks to make leveling faster is also not allowed. If you find glitches that allow you to train horses faster, notify a staff member.

* **Horses must sell for a MINIMUM of 20,000 in-game money.**

Horse prices are set at this minimum to keep our horses valuable and the economy stable. Any player that tries to get around this rule will be dealt with appropriately.

* **Do NOT claim or attempt to claim ‘wild’ horses or NPC horses.**

Doing so can cause issues with the HorseRPG database and might result in your losing all of your horses.

* **Do NOT list horses on the market with the intention of freeing up horse slots.**

Horse market is intended only for horses that are being sold. Listing horses for unreasonably high prices so that no one will buy them and you can open up some of your horse slots is against our rules.

## Staff Rules

Our staff members main role is to support users during their time on RnC. They are also responsible for ensuring the safety and well-being of all members of our community.

**Depending on rank, staff can:**

* Visibly, or invisibly follow any online player for any amount of time, with just cause.
* Ban, IP-ban, kick, mute, jail, or otherwise enforce rules on any player found to be breaking them.
* Inspect any location, build, chest, inventory, etc, for any amount of time, with player consent, or with just cause.

**Staff can NOT:**

* Discriminate any player based on experience, knowledge, age, race, orientation, English-skill etc.
* Use any staff powers for self-interest.
* Give players free items, commands, gamemodes, or special abilities not granted by the players current rank.
* Disclose any personal or private information about a player, including but not limited to IP address(es), name(s), location(s), etc.

**Depending on rank, all staff MUST:**

* Follow the same rules and guidelines as any other user.
* Be aware of how they portray themselves to both users and other staff members.
* Keep up to date with staff chats and server updates.
* Read and respond to ban appeals as they are posted.
* Post in the appropriate document when they jail a player.
* Post sufficient evidence any time they punish a player..