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Staff Tips:

  • Go easy on new players. Education over punishment.
  • Don't punish multiple times for multiple rule breaks in one act, punish once, and the user should learn from it. If they don't, punish them again.
  • Only Verbal Warnings or !warns should be given when it was an accident.
  • If X is done three or more times it is considered "mass X".
  • Keep your ban reasons professional. No personal comments from yourself or quotes from the banned player is allowed. Any context surrounding the ban is fine.

    Good example of a ban message: "MNLR | FailRP | Kept interfering in raids as sewer lord". Bad example of a ban message: "ARDM, learn how to aim shitter" 

  • Requesting a ban to be extended is easy. Add your name to the ban reason and how long you would like the extension to be. Example: "Extend to [TIME] for [YOUR NAME] | Ban Reason"
  • Do not kick/ban/warn/continue a sit on a user when they are AFK. You must either keep them in sit land or return them to the main land and watch them. If they are fake AFKing it will be obvious, and you may punish once it is obvious they are doing so to avoid punishment.
  • If a user has been banned previously within less than a month ago for the same punishment their ban should be increased to a longer length, there can be exceptions for serious cases.
  • Make sure you do not continue sits/staff situations for light offenses if the person making the sit is doing it out of spite or revenge, or just trying to mess with/troll the reported person(s). We are not weapons to be used to get people in trouble. Do not play those games with people, and do not let yourself be used for beef, trolling, or revenge.
  • Light Offenses are generally anything not listed under Serious Offenses, though there are exceptions as needed based on staff discretion of the situation.
  • Serious Offenses are Mass Offenses(3+)/Exploiting/Cheating/Extreme Toxicity/Racism/Homophobia/Transphobia/Antisemitism/Scamming/FDA in a raid/Repeated Priors/Player Toxicity/Illegal Threats or Discussions or Accusations/NLR if it can not be handled in RP or in game/Staff Rule Breaks/Other things that  can hold harsh consequences. 
  • Before claiming a sit or responding to a report, ask yourself if the situation is going to warrant any actual punishment. Just because a sit or report is made doesn't mean something MUST be done about it. If the sit is not for a serious offense, or the offender doesn't have a lot of priors or recent priors, then just note it down and end the sit. If a report does not follow the guidelines for reporting in our Forum Rules section of the Rules, then it should be denied.

 

The chain of punishment is as follows:

Verbal Warning --> Warning/Gag/Mute --> Kick/Jail --> Ban --> Perm Ban

Ban times and reasons are at the discretion of the staff member giving the punishment. This is only a guide for reference.

 

 

(RDM) Falsely killing someone

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Accidental: Verbal warning would be given unless it could have obviously been avoided. 
Intentional: Verbal/Warning or a 1 hour -3 day ban. Punishment is at your discretion. Remember, education>punishment.

  • If the player is RDMing for false reasons and is asked to stop (ex: Revolution is over but still killing CP) the ban should result in a 1 hour - 24-hour ban depending on the player's attitude
  • If the player killed the person for "Revenge RDM" because they are angry they lost then it should result in a warn or 1 hour - 3 day ban depending on the player's attitude and punishment history
  •  If the player RDM'd someone and has multiple recent warns(i.e: three RDM warns within 2 weeks) then a 3 day ban can be issued for "IRDM | NITRP"

 

Mass RDM: Intentional or not can default to a one week ban. As a staff member you have final say in punishment, there is no minimum time for any mass ban, if it was an accident you can verbal, or even give a 1 hour ban. (ex: Someone forgets to advert PD raid and kills 3+ players, you can then verbal for fail raiding instead of banning for MRDM)
Mass RDM w/ NITRP: Will default up to a one week ban (ex: Someone joins, instantly goes bounty hunter to shoot everyone on the street and LTAP when they are jailed)


(NLR) New Life Rule

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NLR exists. Consider the risk / loss if someone breaks NLR

Single NLR: Verbal or warn. Repeat offender probably deserves a warn.

Intentional NLR: NLR involving a raid is more serious and can result in either a warn or 1 hour - 3 day ban.
Mass NLR: Use your best judgement on this, mass anything can result in a 7 day ban.


(RDA) Falsely Arresting/Wanting someone

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Accidental: A verbal warning would be given unless it could have obviously been avoided. In this case usually an apology is all that's needed + a refund if necessary.
Intentional: Intentionally RDA'ing would result in a punishment of a Warning/CP ban, up to a 1 hour - 3 day ban.

  • If the cop arrested someone for being RDMed earlier, Verbal/Warn or CP ban the player.
  • If the cop arrested someone due to some personal grudge against the user, Warn/1 hour - 3 day ban or 3 hour CP ban.

 

Mass RDA: Intentional or not can lead to one week ban.

Acceptable CP Ban lengths: 15-30 minutes - 1 hour - 3 hour - 6 hour. For the six hour ban, use this for serious offenses in which you would rather use a lesser punishment, or have them educated. For example: A cop arrests 7 people but apologizes or has a good attitude in the sit, you can then 6 hour cp ban instead of the normal 7 day MRDA ban.


Stun-gun Abuse / Job Abuse

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If a player is continuously stun-gunning other players with no roleplay situation, this is called Stun-gun Abuse or some staff might call it Job Abuse since you are not using the job for it's intended purpose. Stun-gun abuse or abuse of the CP class just to mess with people can result in a CP Ban or a warn. Some staff might also consider this FailRP. 

Single Offense: Verbal warning or Warn for Stun-gun Abuse, Job Abuse, or FailRP 
Repeat Offense: CP ban for 20min - 1 hour


(Harassment) Disrespecting / Threatening

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We highly recommend dealing with this in an RP manner. You should not take what people say seriously on the internet.
Harassment should not result in a ban or kick unless it's very severe. 
Start with a verbal warning and then if they refuse to stop or the harassment gets severe, get an admin+ involved.

Staff Harassment: Do not get offended if someone calls you a terrible staff member or anything else. If harassment goes too far, get an admin+ involved.

DDoS/Doxx threats: 1 month-6 month ban. Request extension right away. You can warn for obvious jokes and stress the next time will be a hefty ban to the offender.

Constant banter to a staff member while they are trying to resolve their issue could result in a 6 hour - 3-day ban immediately.


(FailRP) Not role-playing properly or as chosen job

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Not every situation requires staff, if it is possible to be resolved through /demote, players should /demote before staff intervention. If a demote isn't viable, or the FailRP is continued after the user has been demoted, staff may intervene and punish accordingly. Warns/Bans may be given out depending on severity/intent.
Note: Punishments should increase if it is a repeat offender or included with other offenses


Examples where staff can intervene with punishment:
Any class that is not allowed to raid that is caught raiding is considered FailRP (Verbal-Warning)
Player X is being raided and destroys all entities inside his base so the raiders cannot steal them (Warning)
Repeat FailRPer, or multiple FailRPs at once (Ban - very rare, usually only if NITRP is included)
The punishment is up to you as the staff member. Punishments can vary anywhere from a Verbal-3d ban 

 

Exploiting/Hacking

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Exploiting is using a feature in an unintended manner to give yourself an advantage. If caught exploiting, the punishment will vary depending on how much of an advantage the exploiter gains. This ranges from being humiliated to being issued a ban between 6 months and permanently.

 

Reporting an exploit gets you off the hook 99.99% of the time unless you are continuing to abuse it after the fact. In some cases you may be financial compensation under the bug bounty program for responsibly disclosing an exploit before abusing it or sharing it with any third party.  Responsible disclosures should be sent to [email protected] and include clear steps to reproduce to be considered for a bug bounty. If you are found to have abused the exploit you will be banned. 
 

Cheating (First offense): 6 month
Duping / Exploiting (First offense): 6 month - permanent 

Anti-Cheat (Quad0): 6 month - permanent

 

All bans under this category, with the exception of Quad0 bans, require evidence which proves beyond a reasonable doubt that the player is cheating. Evidence should be reviewed by multiple staff members before issuing the ban when possible. 

A second ban under this category, or a history of similar offenses will result in a permanent ban.

 

(FDA) Fading Door Abuse

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If a player is caught using key binds to open and close doors to avoid RP scenarios, this is a  verbal warning for new players then warn or up to a one day ban.
Look for keypads/buttons on both sides of a fading door! Use the keypad checker SWEP on the fading door to check for keypads/buttons before.


(Spamming) Chat

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Players should simply mute players before getting staff involved unless they're extremely vulgar or racist.
If disrespectful use the gag (voice) or mute (text chat) command in ULX menu. ulx gigamute does both. Don't use !gag or !mute.

Spamming offensive messages in OOC or Advert is a ban.

Racism is a ban or warn.

 

(Prop Abuse) General Prop Abuse

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  • Can be anywhere from a verbal warning to a ban. This includes but is not limited to prop Blocking/Flying/Spamming.
  • Building in a place you do not own to give yourself any form of advantage is a warn or ban. 
  • If involved in a raid this could be considered exploiting and can result in up to a 30 day ban.
  • If prop spam causes lag then it can be considered "Crashing Server" & is a 6 month ban.

 

FailBasing

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Failbasing encompasses a large variety of bases that are either banned or unfair.

Punishment for this rule varies massively and depends on how often a user breaks it. It usually starts with a warn/kick.

 

Bases that fall under this category include:

  • Skybases (Unless your job allows it)
  • a base that use props to climb onto a building
  • a crouch base that exploit head glitches
  • a base with hidden keypads (They must be next to the door and in plain sight)
  • a base that is only accessible using weapons/tools that let you access higher parts of the map (e.g Master Sword)
  • a blackout base or any color that makes it almost impossible to gain a perception of direction
  • a base that uses a killbox or any form of inescapable trap
  • a base that exploits a body part glitch


Repeat Offence in short time span (Continue After Warned)

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If continued after being told not to by staff a higher punishment will be given.
This mainly applies to offenders who do something multiple times in one sitting.

 

The following bans will be automatically given by the server once the number of warns is met:

  • 15 warns - 1-week ban
  • 25 warns - 2-week ban
  • 35 warns - 1-month ban
  • 50 warns - Permanent ban


(LTAP) Leaving to avoid punishment

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It is only considered LTAP if you leave during a sit. If someone leaves before a sit - punish with what you have proof on, but do not include LTAP into the ban.


Examples:

  • Mass RDM + LTAP defaults to 7 Days
  • Single RDM + LTAP = 1-3 Days 


(Crashing Server) Attempting to lag or crash the server

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This will be a 6 month ban about 90% of the time.
Even threatening it can lead to a 6 month ban.

Causing lag in game and DDoSing fall under this.

 

Player Toxicity

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ALL PUNISHMENTS UNDER THIS SECTION ARE REQUIRED TO BE LABELED AS "Player Toxicity" WITH A !addnote EXPLAINING THE SPECIFICS AND DETAILS - Exceptions can be made for Racism

Racism / Vulgar / Sexual comments in OOC should result in a verbal OR gigamute for 30 minutes (along with adding a note on their profile) OR warn first depending on staff discretion, followed by a 1-3 day ban depending on continued offenses/previous history

 

Personal attacks on other players should result in a 3-day ban - 1-week ban - 2-week ban depending on continued offenses/previous history


Ex:  (Player X says a racial slur: warn) (Old Player says a racial slur with recent priors for racism: 1 day ban minimum)
Ex:(Player X targets and harasses Player Y. Player X is being racist, slandering them, degrading them. Player Y reports Player Xwith evidence: 1+ week ban. If ban time is unclear, contact Smod+ previous offenses should increase the ban.)
Ex: (Player X tells Player Y he is going to find where they live and kill their family: perma ban)
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Pedophile accusations
(Bans under this label are only for serious accusations, not jokes) 

(First offense) warn - 2 week ban depending on the situation. If a situation is extremely serious/vile then a perma ban could be issued. ONLY WITH ADMIN APPROVAL

(Second offense) 1 month ban with no chance of appeal

(Third offense) Perma ban 

Ex: (Player X claims Player Y is a pedophile for no reason other than to cause issues/without talking to staff about their claims privately)

Perma Ex: (Player X goes through extensive lengths or vile descriptions to falsely accuse someone of being a pedophile)

Ex: (Player X says to Player Y "lol ur a pedo" and shows remorse in the sit: warn)


Pedophile Comments
Perma ban This requires the comment to be a serious matter, jokes are not the same thing.

Ex: (Player X makes comments about the subject in a way that would make themselves look like a possible threat to the server/community.)

Pedophile Jokes
warn - 2w ban depending on priors OR intent, then follows the same times as accusations. This means someone could potentially be warned for more than the first offense IF the situation is not genuine or serious. A 6mo ban may only be given in situations that are not deemed quite enough to be a perma ban, but are close to being a perma ban.
a 6mo requires staff discussion and Admin approval. ^


Ex: (Player X calls Player Y Epstein or says someone was on the island to get a rise out of them, but isn't seriously trying to claim they are a pedo: warn)

Ex: (Player X  makes a joke about Player Y being a "Diddyblud" because they have "bit-minors" in their base: warn)

Ex: (Player X makes a dark or descriptive joke about the subject with no remorse or care: 2w ban)

Ex: (A friend calls their other friend "Diddy" or "Epstein" or other controversial figures as a consensual joke between friends: ignore)

Ex: (Player Z makes the same joke without consent about Player Y being "Epstein/etc" that their friend Player X  just said: inform them it has to be a consensual joke)

Remember to use your brain when handling these kinds of things, some things may be treated more harshly or more lightly depending on the context of the situation like intention, age, and details.
Kids say stupid shit to be edgy, grown ass men are held to higher expectations and get less leeway. If you are unsure about what a punishment should be TALK TO YOUR TEAM, and/or ask an Admin
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Drama

Causing or contributing to drama will be issued a verbal warning to take it out of the server. If continued, the players involved in contributing will be banned for a up to a month depending on the severity of the situation

 

Personal Info Leaking

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Players caught leaking any info of other players without permission will be banned for 1 week - Permanent ban


NSFW

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Porn Link (Basic) (First Time Offender) - 2 Week ban with no appeal  

(Basic) (Repeat Offender) - 1 Month Ban with no appeal 
CP/Mutilation (First Time Offender) - Community Removal 

 

Alting

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Alting to avoid getting punished on your main, or using alts to cause any drama/problems for the community/staff team will result in said alts being permanently banned with no chance of appeal. These permanent bans require Admin approval beforehand. Any normal punishment given to an alt will also be given to the main - minus the permanent  ban for causing issues.

Alting while banned will result in a permanent ban for the alt and the main account's punishment doubled up to 6mo (or more in rare/extreme circumstances.)

Alting while banned for any form of cheating will result in a permanent ban for the alt and the main. (Quad0/Client Integrity Manipulation/Exploiting in rare cases)



 

 

Anti-Semitic Propaganda /  Nazi Dupes

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This is not a 1942 RP. While it's not explicitly against the rules to spawn dupes that include any sort of propaganda, if the dupe may be offensive to someone based on their religion, political belief, or the symbol has been designated as a symbol of hate (i.e. Nazi dupes), the staff member must ask the player to remove the symbol or propaganda. If the player refuses to remove the objects from their dupe, you may kick them to force-remove the objects. If the player continues to paste the dupe after being asked to remove it, you may ban them.

Abuse of the vote ban/kick/mute system

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(First Offense) Warn + 7 day vote restriction
(Repeat Offense) Warn + 1 month vote restriction
(Mass Abuse) 1 day ban + permanent vote restriction

(Accidental) Verbal or Warn for multiple offenses

 

Edited by Blue.
Expanded upon the accusations/jokes/comments guidelines
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