Rules

**Short rules for all players.**

1. **No griefing** which means destroying or disfiguring builds that you do not own. **1-3**
2. **No stealing** which means taking other’s items, pets and farms without asking. **1-3**
3. **No advertising** other servers, discords, websites or social media pages. **1**
4. **No hacking** for a list of what client mods we allow, check this page **2-4**
5. **No killing** whether it be by unwarranted PvP or traps. Both parties should agree to any fight. **1-2**
6. **No discrimination** based on unchangeable characteristics. This includes slurs. **1-2**
7. **No NSFW** anywhere **2-4**
8. **No offensive structures** which means structures built to annoy or offend a user or group. **1**
9. **Respect others** by not harassing, annoying, insulting or bullying them. **1-2**
10. **Respect the open world nature of the server** other people are allowed to visit your base. **1**
11. **No deliberate begging** we will not grant unfair advantages to players. **1**
12. **No spam** outside #spam which means repeated messages or excessively long messages. **1**
13. **Use the right channels**, the descriptions can help. **1**
14. **Keep the server tidy** by not placing random blocks, creeper holes, chests etc in public areas such as spawn, shops or highways. **1**

**Punishment system.**

* 1 warning = Kick from minecraft server
* 2 warnings = Kick from minecraft server
* 3 warnings = 14 day ban from current world
* 4 warnings = Permanant ban from current world

* Warnings and bans are reset when any world is reset.
* Warnings last for 90 days, temporary bans last for 14 days., permanant bans last until the end of a world.
* Discord warnings will be issued through the Minecraft server so they count.
* Warnings are reserved for repeated or severe infringments, we will not warn for the theft of 50 cobblestone.
* If you break the rules within 24 hours of logging in for the first time, break the rules and leave the Discord, or break the rules to an extreme extent, you will gain 4 warnings at once and so will be permanantly banned from the current world, the Discord server and any future worlds.
* If you are banned from 2 worlds in a row, you will be be permanantly banned from the current world, the Discord server and any future worlds.
* If you steadily gain 4 warnings within 90 days in one world, you will only be permanantly banned from the current world.

**Slightly longer explanation for players who may have a question.**

1. Griefing is not permitted on the server, when exploring other bases you should treat it as if you are in spectator mode. If you accidentally break or place a few blocks in another base this will not result in a warn and you are free to report any staff who warn you for this. Griefing your own property, or anything you traded or bought is allowed if you just want to watch the world burn.
2. Stealing is not permitted on the server, you are allowed to look in other players containers however no items in these containers should be touched. You may take from containers marked as "public" or "TAT" etc. You should also avoid taking from unmarked chests however if you are desperate and steal a bit of food from an abandoned chest at spawn this will not result in a warn.
3. Advertising any other Minecraft Servers or Discord Servers is strictly nt allowed and will always result in one warning. If you use our server as an advertisement platform this will be taken very seriously and you will be swiftly removed from the server permanently. You may post your YouTube Channel, Twitch Stream, social media page etc. in the channel #media or when someone asks.
4. Hacking is banned from the server and will likely result in multiple warnings if done. Using any disallowed modification is also banned. What is considered a disallowed modification on this server may be different than the land claims player homes based servers you may be used to so we reccomend you read the page on this wiki that states exactly what is and is not allowed.

**Lengthy rules for staff, helpers and nerds:**

## No griefing which means destroying or disfiguring builds that you do not own. 1-3

Griefing refers to doing the following in or around other people’s property:

* Breaking/placing blocks, even if the action is undone
* Removing/adding entities such as chickens/boats/minecarts/armour stands etc.
* Detonating TNT/creepers/end crystals/beds/respawn anchors/withers
* Placing fire/lava/water
* Messing with redstone such as activating buttons and changing repeaters
* Killing villagers/pets/penned animals
* Allowing villagers/pets/penned animals to escape and/or die of natural causes
* Messing with nether portals
* Breaking through a locked vault door, even if the blocks are replaced
* Entering a base with Bad Omen, starting a raid
* Taking a shop or base for yourself, even if a user is inactive or has left
* Taking a shop of a banned user, these shops should be donated to the mayor and resold

Griefing does *not* refer to the following:

* Entering a base
* Opening wooden and single button doors, as long as they are closed when you are done
* Collecting moderate amounts of resource blocks, such as sand and clay within sight of a base
* Strip mining under another base
* Caving in caves under another base
* Collecting trees and plants that are within sight of another’s base.
* Killing hostile mobs in other bases
* Killing wild, unpenned animals in other bases
* Accidentally letting a creeper explode in a base, as long as the damage is repaired
* Taking a base of a banned user, this is treated like a naturally generated structure

When exploring another’s base it is advisable to do as little as possible, please treat it as though you are in adventure mode, you may open wooden doors and peek in chests however do not break any blocks or activate any redstone. Items in chests should not be moved or tampered with and blocks should not be placed or broken. If someone has a vault door, respect this and do not just break through the blocks to go through it, even if you replace them.

If sand, gravel or clay is desired in large quantities, it is recommended you collect from areas that are a long distance away from any base.

Staff are advised not to warn players who break very little such as placing singular blocks. This means accedentally breaking a few blocks and such will not result in a warn. Players are allowed to explore each others bases as part of the server's ethos and the staff are told to respect this.

*Breaking this rule may result in up to 3 warnings and a 14 day ban, depending on how much was griefed, the nature and intent of the griefing and how consistent the griefing was.*

## No stealing which means taking other’s items, pets and farms without asking. 1-3

(“Container” from now on refers to any block that can store items such as chests/shulker boxes/barrels/hoppers etc.)

Stealing refers to doing the following:

* Taking from any container that is not clearly signed to be public, or in a clearly public room
* Taking from any container within a base, even if the base owner is inactive or has left
* Shoplifting
* Taking profits from other’s shops
* Scalping (buying up all the stock of a shop, only to sell it at a higher price)
* Paying the incorrect price in a shop
* Using villagers in other bases
* Using other player’s farms without permission
* Taking the drops from other player’s farms
* Taking villagers, penned animals or pets from bases

Stealing does *not* refer to the following:

* Looking in containers and not touching anything
* Using farms with permission of the farm owner
* Using farms signed as public
* Taking drops of farms signed as public
* Paying for services such as villager moving/bedrock breaking/farm hiring etc.
* Buying from a shop
* Performing a fair trade agreed by both parties
* Accepting gifts from other players
* Looting natural chests such as dungeon chests in bases
* Taking in moderation from any container that is marked with “TAT”, “public”, “free stuff”, or anything else that classifies it as public
* Taking from public buildings and bases
* Taking from the base of a banned user, these are treated like naturally generated structures
* In the case of a mayor, taking a shop that has been inactive for over 1 month or is owned by a banned player

Staff are advised not to warn players who take very little such as items that are not desired or can be re-obtained in a few minuites. This means stealling 5 dirst blocks and such will not result in a warn. Players are allowed to explore each others bases as part of the server's ethos and the staff are told to respect this.

*Breaking this rule may result in up to 3 warnings and a 14 day ban, depending on how much was stolen, the nature and intent of the stealing and how consistent the stealing was.*

## No advertising other servers, discords, websites or social media pages. 1

We do not allow advertisements for any real world product or service.

We also do not allow any advertisements to social media pages, YouTube channels, websites, other Discord servers or other Minecraft servers unless it is specifically relating to PridelandsMC (Discord server for a base, YouTube channel relating to the server etc.), requested by another player, or allowed by a moderator.

Posting single images, videos and posts from other sites is allowed at any time, as long as it is relivemnt to the conversation.

Advertising shops on the server is permitted.

This applies to Discord chat, in game chat, maps, signs, pixel art, pet names, item names and books and applies to every form in which an advertisment can be given such as text, images, codes etc.

*Breaking this rule may result in 1 warning per offense.*

## No hacking for a list of what client mods we allow, check Allowed Client Mods. 2-4

*Main article: Allowed Client Mods*

General quality of life clients such as Lunar are permitted, hacked clients such as Impact or Future, and automated accounts such as baritone are banned.

Cracked launchers or accounts will not get past the authentication servers and cannot be whitelisted.

Clicker software is banned as it gives an unfair advantage in combat, 4 second or longer clicker software may be used while AFK if it is the only option for a farm.

One alt per player is allowed to be invited to AFK at farms. Therefore they will have one account to play and AFK, and one account to AFK while the main account is playing, offline or AFKing.

AFK mining or resource gathering is banned. Auto tunnelers and TNT miners are permitted.

Exploiting hardware such as drag clicking is considered an unfair advantage and is banned. Butterfly clicking, jitter clicking etc. are permitted.

Using external hardware or devices to interact with the game is banned. As is using any hardware designed to emulate a mouse or keyboard. Using a device to physically click imput devices automatically is banned.

While texture packs are permitted, we recommend vanilla like backs such as Default +, New Defult, Vanilla Tweaks or Faithful. Xray texture packs will not work and are banned.

Ban evasion by using another account, a VPN, another internet network or another computer is banned. Evading a temporary ban will make the ban permanent.

*Breaking this rule may result in a minimum of 2 warnings, up to 4 warnings and a permanent ban, depending on how severe and game breaking the usage of unauthorized software was.*

## No killing whether it be by unwarranted PvP or traps. Both parties should agree to any fight. 1-2

While organised PvP battles and tormanents are allowed, players should ask thir oponent beforehand. Fights should be set up with rules regarding things such as equipment/bows/iPvP etc. Randimly hitting, shooting or iPvPing players for no reaosn is banned.

It is recommended a specific area is designated to engage in PvP such as a public colloseum build close to spawn.

If you plan on using destructive weapons such as TNT cannons or end crystals, do this far away from other bases.

AFK players should be left alone and not killed, moved, surrounded by blocks or pranked.

Do not annoy or provoke other players by spleefing them/placing blocks around them/blowing creepers up in their face etc.

Spawn trapping and spawn camping is prohibited.

If you are unlawfully killed by another player, do not kill them back as this many escalate to war, simply report them in #report.

Please do not build any traps that are inescapable or deadly for a moderately geared player.

Harmless prank traps are permitted.

Any traps in portals, the nether or the end are banned.

Traps are permitted in one room, per person, per based and they must be explicitly signed warning of the danger.

*Breaking this rule may result in up to 2 warnings, depending on how damaging the consequence was and any offending structures will be removed with worldedit or coreprotect.*

## No discrimination based on unchangeable characteristics. This includes slurs. 1-2

As this is an extremely diverse server, we take discrimination based off *unchangable* characteristics very seriously as it can heavily offend large sections of the community.

This includes, but is not limited to age, gender, sexuality, gender identity, race, skin colour, country of birth and mental conditions unless it is something stupid or parody such as identifying as an Apachi attack helicopter or being a MAP (don’t look that up).

Support of such discrimination is also forbidden.

Using words such as the n-word and f-slur will be an immediate breach of this rule.

Discrimination based off *changeable* chracteristics is taken much less seriously and will likely not be warned. This includes, but is not limited to political beliefs, religion and world views.

While we support free speech, allow general profanity, and permit jokes that may come off to the overly sensitive as offensive, we prohibit certain words and symbols due to their impact on certain groups. Generally, memes and jokes are not to be taken seriously and even though they may offend, they are not banned from the server.

The banned words for the server were taken from this document: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/\_\_data/assets/pdf\_file/0023/91625/OfcomQRG-AOC.pdf Anything that was both described as “Strongest language” and did not contain any words with other acceptable meanings have been put into an automatic filter.

*Breaking this rule may result in up to 2 warnings per offense.*

## No NSFW anywhere 2-4

As this server is mainly used by minors, we demand no adult content is posted anywhere on the server.

This includes usernames, nicknames, statuses and profile images.

It also includes messages, gifs, emotes, images, videos, links, screen sharing and webcam sharing.

It also includes in game chat, maps, signs, pixel art, pet names, item names and books.

Content that is outlawed includes, but is not limited to videos, text, images and audio footage depicting nudity, pornography and fetishes.

It also includes artistic representation of such things, for example hentai and yiff.

Illegal adult content such as child pornography, lolicon, shotacon and cub will result in an instant ban.

Extremely subtle references such as naming your axe “Monosodium Glutamate” to reference the furry porn site named after it will not be punishable.

*Breaking this rule may result in a minimum of 2 warnings, up to 4 warnings and a permanent ban, per offense, depending on the amount of content posted, the nature of the content and the presence of the content.*

## No offensive structures which means structures built to annoy or offend a user or group. 1

The following are not permitted anywhere on the server:

* Lag machines (laggy farms are treated differently)
* Noise machines (loud farms are treated differently)
* Structures that advertise real world products  (advertisements for in-game stuff like shops in the server is allowed)
* Anything that is offensive, discriminatory or NSFW. (regular strong language is permitted)

The following are not permitted close to other’s bases and spawn:

* Ridiculously large or tall builds
* Ugly, monochromic or view blocking builds
* Builds that encircle or block access to spawn, another’s base or transport links
* Builds over or under other bases
* Builds that block reasonable expansion

Most of this is common sense, just do not “devalue” spawn or another player’s base.

Personal and group bases may be built anywhere in the server that is not clearly belonging to another player or group. Things to look out for are fences, torches, signs and cleared land.

Please do not take all the resources next to another’s base. If you would like to collect sand, gravel or clay, do so where it is obvious no other players live there.

Bases can be whatever and wherever you would like as long as they follow the above guidelines.

If you want to make your base or district public, please sign it as “public x base”, “[name of base], public”, or anything else that classifies it as public. These public bases and districts allow any other players to settle there and add builds freely without asking permission from the base owner(s). These may have rules or building regulations that only apply to that base, which should also be clearly signed at the entrance or centre of the base. It is recommended that the boundaries of these public bases and districts be obvious with fences/signs/torches/cleared land.

If you start your own public base or district, you may add reasonable building regulations such as a height limit, plot size, plot location or block palette. You may enforce these guidelines without breaching rule 1.

If you move into a pre established public base, then you may be required to follow such building regulations.

This rule applies to buildings, signs, map art, pixel art and mob names.

*Breaking this rule may result in up to one warning and any offending structures will be removed with worldedit or coreprotect.*

## Respect others by not harassing, annoying, insulting or bullying them. 1-2

We do not tolerate any teasing, harassment or bullying towards other players unless it is obviously decided to be taken as a joke.

Directing profanity at another player is also banned (damn you, [player], [player] is a bastard etc.) unless it was meant as a joke.

We do not desire overall negativity towards other players of genuine feuds between players. This is a block game mostly played by children, not real life.

We do not tolerate insulting other players.

We do not tolerate being overly annoying towards other players by saying the same thing over again, or continually saying things they do not like.

Deliberately disobeing reasonable requests by staff or failing to follow their instructions is banned as this will be counted as harassment. We do not take lightly to bullying staff for simply doing their job which is completely voluntary and may be stressful at times. IIf staff are abusing thir power, there is this report form: https://forms.gle/YnPohmWrh63JrPLQ6

We do not allow the distribution of any personal (name, face etc.), contact (email, home address etc.) or financial (credit card number etc.) information of any other player unless specifically permitted by that player. Players may share their own information, although we advise against it.

Anything that is implicitly divisive is not welcome on the server.

*Breaking this rule may result in up to 2 warnings per offense.*

## Respect the open world nature of the server other people are allowed to visit your base. 1

Respect the open world nature of the server other people are allowed to visit your base. 1

## No deliberate begging we will not grant unfair advantages to players. 1

No deliberate begging we will not grant unfair advantages to players. 1

## No spam outside #spam which means repeated messages or excessively long messages. 1

No spam outside #spam which means repeated messages or excessively long messages. 1

## Use the right channels, the descriptions can help. 1

Use the right channels, the descriptions can help. 1

## Keep the server tidy by not placing random blocks, creeper holes, chests etc in public areas such as spawn, shops or highways. 1

Keep the server tidy by not placing random blocks, creeper holes, chests etc in public areas such as spawn, shops or highways. 1