Basic Rules

These rules is our basic rules list that will be enforced across ALL of our Platforms including; Discord, Minecraft Network, Software, and Website.

1. Spamming

   1. Sending multiple similar messages within the chat in a short period of time. This also includes countdowns.

   2. People sending messages that are intended to gain other members to join in the spamming frenzy, after staff has warned members verbally to not participate.

   3. Sending multiple messages with unnecessary characters, making the message overly long and annoying.

   4. Encouraging or instructing others to join yourself in spamming anything.

   5. Flooding any chat with absurd amounts of messages about the same topic or activities. Maintain full sentences to avoid this.

   6. Any form of Spambot usage.

      1. Large amounts of users quickly spamming the server chats. Can also be when a single user sends a message of hacked client spam.

   7. Spamming commands in chat that show messages in chat.

      1. For example, the /pay command.

2. Abuse of Another User (Disrespect / Harassment)

   1. Being intentionally disrespectful or abusive towards other players. Harassment means continuous or ongoing bullying which is less severe then plain disrespect.

   2. Conversations involving explicit or inappropriate topics.

   3. Racial slurs or discrimination involving derogatory words. This includes any censored forms of any words or phrases.

3. Excessive Accusations

   1. Repeatedly accusing someone of scamming, breaking rules, DDoSing or hacking. Telling staff members to spectate a potential hacker is ok, just do not make multiple requests.

4. Fake Messages

   1. Sending fake or misleading messages in an attempt to deceive or trick a player.

5. Arguments

   1. Constant arguing in a public or private chat to other players or towards staff members.

   2. Conversations or disputes about anything racial, religious or political.

6. Unrelated Links

   1. Sending links that aren't related to Minecraft or the server in public chat. Sending these links in private are allowed, keep in mind that the links are not allowed to be to other MC servers.

7. Trolling

   1. Knowingly wasting a staff member's time by asking questions or nagging them about matters not related to their duties.

   2. Trolling is defined as intentionally taking an action with the sole purpose of annoying or upsetting others. This includes the below situations.

      1. Killing or injuring players

      2. Breaking other players items or structures

      3. Stealing items from others with no intent to do anything with it

      4. Spamming a player with invites or messages. (See Rule 1)

      5. Repeatedly killing or obstructing others

      6. Building inappropriate structures or things

      7. Using signs to bypass server chat filter

      8. Tricking others into breaking any rules

      9. Anything else that staff may deem to fit under this rule.

8. Excessive Inappropriate Language

   1. Using multiple swear words or words blocked by the chat filter.

9. Bypassing Chat Filter

   1. Finding any conceivable way to bypass the chat filter.

10. Impersonation

    1. Pretending to be someone you are not. This includes the below situations.

       1. Staff Team Members

       2. Other Players

       3. Any Public Official

       4. Celebrity

       5. Government Employee or Official

       6. Anyone Famous

       7. Anybody who is not you and only you.

11. Inappropriate Links

    1. Sending offensive or inappropriate links in public or private chats.

12. Explicit Conversations/Messages

    1. Conversations involving explicit or inappropriate topics.

    2. Any death threats or wishes, encouraging suicide or suicidal thoughts, encouraging self harm. This does not include game related death.

    3. DDos, DOXing, Swatting or Rat wishes or threats.

       1. Joking about this topic is not tolerated. Even threats made as a joke will lead to punishment. This also counts if the threat or wish is written on signs.

    4. Staff have discretion to this rule to deem something inappropriate.

13. Advertising

    1. Sending links or messages about anything not involving Lotus 8 or related items. This includes the below items.

       1. IP addresses

       2. Other websites

       3. Discords

       4. Any form of media

       5. Stores

       6. Fake IP addresses)

    2. It is acceptable to send a IP in private messages only if another player has requested it.

    3. If a user accidently pastes a server IP in the public chat or gets tricked into saying an IP, they should notify a staff member immediately so as to not get wrongfully punished.

14. Partnered Members

    1. May advertise their own Discord or related media on their own server.

    2. MysticHorizonsMC global rules shall be followed.

    3. MysticHorizonsMC staff members may punish members from partnered servers if rules are broken. The staff may punish up to kicking the member from the server. This is due to the privacy of the Partner and their community members.

15. Phishing or Leaking Personal Information

    1. Trying to compromise someone's personal information or accounts with links or by any other means.

    2. Sending personal information about a user. This includes their real name, home address, IP address, private social media or login information to any kind of account.

    3. *Sharing your own information in public chat is unacceptable unless proven that the information is widely known that it is yours.

16. Excessive Chat Offenses

    1. Having 20 or more chat offenses and warnings combined. After being unmuted for the first time, the player is then only allowed 5 warnings before being muted for this rule.

    2. You may be permanently muted depending on the range of prior offenses.

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Miscellaneous Rules (Global)

1. DDoSing / DOXing

   1. DDoSing or DOXing other members of the community.

      1. Defined as compiling or publishing private or identifying information about an individual in any way with the intent of malice.

2. Mute Evading

   1. Having 3 or more accounts muted on the server simultaneously under the same IP address.

3. Ban Evading

   1. Having 2 or more accounts banned on the server simultaneously under the same IP for any of the following offenses:

      1. Any severity 3 gameplay offenses

      2. Any severity 2 client modification offenses

      3. Any severity 3 client modification offenses

      4. Severe Griefing / Scamming / Death Trapping

4. IP Ban Evading

   1. Logging in with another IP address in order to evade an existing IP Ban.

5. Auto Selling

   1. Using the /sell or any shop command to gain an unfair advantage over others.

   2. Using the command with a macro or hotkey or as a script.

      1. Has a script that runs the /sell command every few seconds.

      2. Has a macro, so that when they click a key on their keyboard, it automatically uses the /sell command.

6. Creating Lag or Crashing Servers

   1. Intentionally creating lag or causing a crash.

      1. Lag machines

      2. Lag switches

      3. Any form of lag creation

      4. Any form of crash causing

7. Inappropriate or Offensive Usernames & Skins

   1. Having a username that is offensive, inappropriate or racial. This includes usernames that have a blacklisted word in them.

   2. Having a skin that is offensive, inappropriate or racial. This includes the following, but not limited to:

      1. Pornographic or nude skins

      2. Political figures not in good standing with society

      3. World War 2 related skins

      4. Racist or derogatory skins

      5. Anything else that staff may deem to fit under this rule.

8. Severe Griefing / Scamming / Death-Trapping

   1. An amplified version of regular griefing, scamming and death-trapping. This is for very serious scenarios that result in a mass amount of stolen or scammed valuables.