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= Universal =
This page outlines the official rules for the Nerd.nu Gaming Community. For additional policy information please see the [[Server_Policies|Server Policies]] page


'''These rules apply to all servers, including the subreddit, mumble server, IRC channel and forum where applicable'''
= '''ALL SERVICES''' =
*'''Be respectful and civil toward your fellow players'''
**No harassment or excessive trolling
**No bigotry / hate speech including but not limited to ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, and religion.
**No disruptive arguments/discussions in global chat
***Staff will ask you to take these to private message or clanchat if you wish to continue.
**No public accusations of rule-breaking or discussion of bans
***To report rule violations, make a /modreq ingame or contact a staff member.
**No “ban baiting”
***Ban baiting is enticing or aggravating someone into saying or doing something that will result in a ban – this may result in a ban for both parties.
**Do not build too close to another player’s build (see [http://wiki.nerd.nu/wiki/PvE_Information_Guide PVE] or [http://wiki.nerd.nu/wiki/Creative_Information_Guide Creative] FAQ for details)
**No posting personal information (i.e. doxxing)
**No offensive/inappropriate constructions or skins
**No impersonating other players, particularly staff
***This includes both claiming to be another person or staff, as well as changing your screen name in a way that can be thought to be another user. In these instances your account may be banned until you can change the name again.
**Client mods that give a distinct advantage to an individual are not allowed. Click here for the list of  [http://wiki.nerd.nu/wiki/Approved_client_mods approved client mods]
**No killing/stealing mobs "owned" by other players
***This includes any named mobs, mobs that are enclosed/restrained, claimed pet-type mobs and villagers. “Hostile mob” pets must be enclosed such that players cannot enter and be harmed (without breaking in).
**You may not trap or kill players except in designated arenas
***This includes player traps or indirect forms or killing such as placing lava or using mobs
**You may not restrict access to your builds - the map should be open for exploration
***Exceptions to this on PvE would include: a structure to hold villagers for trading; killing box of iron grinders (assuming iron is available to the public); small containers housing “pet” hostile mobs.


*'''Don't be a dick'''
*No sexism, racism, homophobia or any type of hate speech, especially targeted at specific users.
*Please respect all players. Blatant harassment of the staff, or any one else, can result in a kick or a ban.
*You are responsible for your own account. Anything that is done on your account will be viewed as done by you, and will be treated as such. Please do not message the moderators with the excuse that someone else used your account.  We have no way to verify this, and as such, it will not be tolerated as an excuse.
*Players blatantly using modifications to change gameplay may be asked to stop, kicked, or banned with little warning.  This includes, but is not limited to: noclip, invincibility, speed, and duping hacks.
*No griefing, including but not limited to:
**Destroying blocks placed by other players.
**Placing blocks or leaving inappropriate signs on other player’s structures.
**Flooding structures.
**Spamming items.
**Destroying crops without replanting.
**Note that this rule is not applicable on the chaos server.
*No "grief-baiting".  This means that players cannot try to get other players in trouble by tricking/forcing them to destroying structures in an attempt to get the player warned or banned.  This will fall under our umbrella "Don't be a dick." rule and will (if abused enough) result in a ban.
*No attempts to circumvent any protections on the server, including but not limited to the server script, LWC(Chest protection), WorldGuard(Block protection), and No Cheat Plus. Attempts to do so without permission will result in a ban without appeal.
*Invisible or glitched players may have their data reset without warning.
*No sharing of illegal content.
*No trolling in chat (Don’t spam the chat with useless twaddle)
**This includes no role playing in general chat.
*No posting of other players' personal information without their explicit permission in general chat or to anyone else on the servers (including but not limited to: names, photographs, addresses, and social networking profiles).
*<b>[Added as per subreddit post http://redd.it/13cisa]</b> We are not in the business of protecting players' alt accounts - but if a player has made it clear that they don't want their alt accounts publicized, then you need to respect that. Taunting players with the names of their alt accounts, particularly if those players have made it clear that they are uncomfortable with this, will be treated as harassment.
*If you are banned under one account you cannot play on other accounts on the server while the ban is still in effect. If you are caught playing on alt accounts while your main account is banned will result in your alt accounts being permanently banned.
*Any rules placed at spawn on the servers supersede the rules here as they will generally be more up-to-date.
*No offensive or inappropriate skins. Failure to change when asked by a mod will result in a ban until it is changed.
*No NSFW constructions (e.g. giant phallic buildings).
*Absolutely no impersonation of staff members.
*No advertising of non-nerd.nu servers.


===Banning policy===
*'''Be Respectful to the server'''
*In most cases, an attempt at establishing communication will be made prior to a ban. However, during certain times the server can be very busy, and depending on reason for the ban, you may not be warned. In situations where the player is significantly changing the game environment, they may be banned without any warning.
**No xraying/hacking/cheating or exploiting bugs to give yourself an unfair advantage
*You may appeal bans by following the appeals process at: http://nerd.nu/appeal
***Any use of xray / ore detection will result in an immediate ban and rollback of all edits.
*If you are banned, please do not make a subreddit post or it may be removed & ignored.
**No griefing or block spamming
*We will not discuss ban appeals in the in-game chat.  
**No inducing excessive lag
*Lifting bans is done entirely at the discretion of the mods / admins, and conditions may be imposed if a ban is lifted.
***Do not allow huge numbers of entities to build up, e.g. by idling at a non-kill mob grinder or breeding an absurd number of animals.
***All redstone must have an off switch (or the ability to automatically turn off when not in use)
**No spam
***'Spam' includes a high volume of lines and/or repeated characters entered into chat.
**No Advertising non-nerd.nu servers
**Build Removal:
***Scaffolding, 1x1 towers, or other temporary builds should be removed when you are finished with them. These structures may be removed by staff without notice.
***Certain "very low quality" structures including but not limited to cobble/netherrack boxes, and floating skyrails may be removed if they significantly impact the surrounding area in a negative way.  
***Unfinished builds that are deemed ‘abandoned’ and are negatively affecting other builds may be removed at admin discretion.
***Unused claims may be removed at after 1 month of inactivity on creative, or at admin discretion on pve
**Certain blocks are not permitted, please refer to the [http://wiki.nerd.nu/wiki/Creative_Information_Guide#Are_there_any_blocks_I_can.E2.80.99t_place.3F Creative FAQ] or [http://wiki.nerd.nu/wiki/PvE_Information_Guide#Are_there_any_blocks_I_can.E2.80.99t_place.3F PvE FAQ] for details


= [[Chaos]] =
===General===
*No rules, except the universal server rules (minus griefing). No hacking or client mods, specifically.
*Admins reserve the right to clean up anything making the game unplayable, including making spawn inescapable by any means.
*The map should be considered volatile and may potentially be reset at any time


===Banned Items===
*'''Bans '''
*None
**If banned, no evading the ban - request unbans at nerd.nu/appeal
***A minimum of 2 weeks will be added to the original ban length for every account used to evade a ban on any of our servers.
***Any accounts used to evade a ban will be banned for the same amount of time as the original banned account.
***Admins reserve the right to add additional time depending on the circumstances.
***Only appealed bans will be lifted.
***At the time at which an appeal is allowed or afterward, a player may appeal for their other accounts to be unbanned, and if the "main" account is unbanned then the alts are as well.
***Unbanning of all alt accounts will be done by an administrator or higher.
***At the discretion of an admin, alternate accounts could remain banned if we believe that the person appealing isn't the actual owner.
***Bans for the alt accounts will include the name of their "main" account.


= [[Creative]] =
===General===
*All MCPublic universal rules still apply.


===Banned Items===
*Additional revision-specific rules can be found on each servers page.
*Blocks you can ask a mod or an admin to place for you:
** [http://wiki.nerd.nu/wiki/PvE_Information_Guide PvE Information Page]
**Flowing water (#8)
** [http://wiki.nerd.nu/wiki/Creative_Information_Guide Creative Information Page]
**Flowing lava (#10)
**Fire (#51)
**End portal (#119)
**Beacon (#138)
*Blocks and items that are either disabled and/or will not be placed:
**Stationary water (#9)
**Stationary lava (#11)
**TNT (#46)
**Mob spawner (#52)
**Portal (#90)
**Dragon egg (#122)
**Command block (#137)
**Flint and steel (#259)
**Bow (#261)
**Water bucket (#326)
**Lava bucket (#327)
**Snowball (#332)
**Storage minecart (#342)
**Powered minecart (#343)
**Egg (#344)
**Fishing rod (#346)
**Potions (#373)
**Eye of Ender (#381)
**Spawn eggs (#383)
**Bottle of enchanting (#384)
**Item frame (#389)
**Mobs of any kind - passive and hostile
**Drops of any kind
***Attempts to use such items may result in a kick.
*Growth is also disabled on the server.


= [[pve|PvE]] =
===General===
*All MCPublic universal rules still apply.
*No killing or trapping other players in any manner except in clearly marked PVP arenas. PvP arenas must be clearly marked, completely enclosed, and access-restricted builds. The PvP-enabled area may not exceed 40x40x40 blocks, and may not interact with other PvP areas in any way. Enabling of the PvP flag will be done entirely at the discretion of server admins.
*Do not leave large numbers of items on the ground from mining, farms, grinders, etc. This is detrimental to the performance and stability of the server.
**Grinders and automatic farms should be protected and must have an incinerator (destroys drops when no one is using, like cactus or lava)
*The map should be considered open for exploration. Players are not allowed to completely block off large sections of the map. Access to land and buildings should not be "restricted". Anything can be explored by anyone. Rare exceptions include structures such as private animal farms.
*Unless specific permission is given, killing or stealing mobs that are "owned" by other players is considered griefing. Mobs are considered owned if they are in clearly marked,  enclosed areas, which are inaccessible without region permissions. Mobs found in the wild may be killed or captured.


===Mobs===
'''This rules list cannot possibly hope to cover all instances of behavior that is detrimental to the servers or community, thus the admins reserve the right to warn, kick, or ban players deemed to be detrimental, as well as the right to form new rules when needed. Admins also reserve the right to reset player data as needed.'''
We have a plugin written by our Tech Admins to handle mobs to ensure server stability.
*See the wiki page  [[Pve_Mob_Plugin|Wiki PvE Mob Plugin]]
*See also the Subreddit post annoucing it [[http://redd.it/11qbwq MCPublic PvE Mob Post]]


===Structures===
= EVENTS =
*Don't build very close to other players' structures; be sure to leave some space. Buildings that violate this rule may be moved to a new location without warning.
*Event server rules will depend on the event type, typically following the mold of one of the previous four server rulesets. Specific rules are established per-event.  
*If you have a large project such as a city or megabuild, expand in directions that do not come into conflict with other players. Exhaust all available unopposed routes before expanding near already established players. If you must expand in the vicinity of other players, speak with them first and see if they are willing to participate in your project. Leave signs, /mail send, or /msg them in chat. If you are unable to come to an agreement, contact a moderator for assistance.
*Scaffolding, 1x1 towers, and other temporary builds should be removed as soon as no longer needed. Such structures may be removed by moderators at any time.
*Be respectful of the map and do not mar the experience or view for other players. Certain “very low quality” structures including but not limited to cobble/netherrack boxes, floating skyrails, and abandoned incomplete builds may be removed if they significantly impact the surrounding area in a negative way. Such removal will be done entirely at the discretion of server admins.  


===Nether/End===
= [http://www.reddit.com/r/mcpublic/ SUBREDDIT] =
*All server rules still apply in the Nether and End.  
*Posts must be related to the Nerd.nu Minecraft servers or gaming events
*The End should be considered stable and will likely not be reset during any particular map revision.
*General Minecraft content should be posted in <u>[http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft/ /r/Minecraft]</u>
*The Nether should be considered stable and will likely not be reset during any particular map revision.
*Advertisements for other servers should be posted in <u>[http://www.reddit.com/r/mcservers/ /r/mcservers]</u>
*Silly/off-topic things should be posted in <u>[http://www.reddit.com/r/mcpubliccirclejerk /r/mcpubliccirclejerk]</u> or <u>[http://www.reddit.com/r/mcpublicofftopic /r/mcpublicofftopic]</u>


===Protections===
= MUMBLE/IRC/FORUMS/WIKI =
*Protections exist solely to prevent grief and other unauthorized edits.
*On mumble, no "spamming" with loud or annoying noises
*Protections are not used for "claiming land." Mods will only protect builds (houses, rail, farms, etc.) and clearly established large projects, such as cities. Requests to protect empty land or to protect a very large buffer around a structure will be denied.
*On mumble, please use push-to-talk
*Protections generally will cover the entire area above a structure (to sky limit) and about 10 blocks below the lowest floor.
*On mumble, no recording unless you have permission from everyone in the channel
**We will not protect to bedrock unless your structure extends down that far. Underground resources are considered to be public property. Mines, drop shafts, etc., will not be protected.
*Please mark all NSFW links as such - do not send NSFW material to minors or people who are not interested in seeing it.
 
*No "griefing" the wiki
===Banned Items===
*TNT (mods will not place)
*Water and lava buckets only place static liquid. If you need water or lava made to flow, please make a /modreq. Mods and admins reserve the right to deny flowing water or lava.
*Redstone mechanisms, dispensers, and pistons may be removed at moderator discretion; abuse of these (lag inducing, player traps, etc.) may result in a ban.
*Portals - players may not build or light portals. Official portals are provided at spawn and in the wilderness.
 
===Hacking===
*No attempts to circumvent any protections on the server, including but not limited to the server script, LWC(Chest protection) and WorldGuard(Block protection). Attempts to do so without permission will result in a ban without appeal.
*Players using modifications to change gameplay may be asked to stop, kicked, or banned with little or no warning depending on the severity of the situation. This includes, but is not limited to: flying, speed modifications, xray/ore-detection, player radars, and duping hacks.
*No use of bugs or exploits to gain an advantage over other players (eg: item duping).
 
= [[Survival]] =
===General===
*All MCPublic universal rules still apply.
*Any rules placed at spawn on the servers supersede the rules here as they will generally be more up-to-date.
*Admins reserve the right to reset player data as needed.
*No "grief-baiting". This means that players cannot try to get other players in trouble by tricking/forcing them to destroying structures in an attempt to get the player warned or banned.
**Note: Piston doors that are made of ore blocks are considered grief-bait and will not be replaced if griefed.
*No attempting to place or use banned items (List of banned items below).
*No ban evasion via the use of other accounts.
*Please don’t complain about lag or server restarts. It’s a fact of life, our technical admins are constantly working to smooth the experience, and repeated complaints get annoying.
*Do not spam chat or abuse commands.
*Within 500 blocks of spawn, please do not create:
**Darkroom Mob Grinders
**Auto-harvesting Farms
**Redstone Loops
 
===Banned Items===
*Water and lava buckets only place static liquid. If you need water or lava made to flow, or fire placed please make a /modreq.
**Mods and Admins reserve the right to deny flowing water or lava.
*Portals
**There are several public portals available for player use, including several "hidden" ones. Clues can be found around nerd.nu and the subreddit at www.reddit.com/r/mcpublic
*Beds are disabled - your spawn point cannot be changed.
 
===Hacking===
*No attempts to circumvent any protections on the server, including but not limited to the server script, LWC(Chest protection) and WorldGuard(Block protection). Attempts to do so without permission will result in a ban without appeal.
*Players using modifications to change gameplay may be asked to stop, kicked, or banned with little or no warning depending on the severity of the situation. This includes, but is not limited to: flying, speed modifications, xray/ore-detection, player radars, and duping hacks. Only client modifications on the [[List of approved client mods]] may be used.
*No use of bugs or exploits to gain an advantage over other players (eg: item duping).
 
===Social===
*Please respect all players. Harassment of the staff, or any one else, can result in a kick or a ban.
**Although bad mouthing and trolling is a port of the survival server experience, excessive direct verbal(textual) attacks against a person will not be tolerated.
*No sexism, racism, homophobia or any type of hate speech.
*No offensive or inappropriate skins. Failure to change when asked by a mod will result in a ban until it is changed.
 
===PvP===
*Players are allowed to make a small number of temporary edits for the purpose of gaining access to other players’ bases, such as for PvP or exploration. However, all such edits must be fixed immediately; this rule does not justify any form of griefing or base modification.
*No spawn camping.
*Using login as a function of PvP is not allowed. This includes, but is not limited to:
**Logging off while engaged in combat.
**Relogging to gain an advantage such as invulnerability for PvP or to prevent fall damage while being chased.
**Timing logins to attack players at specific locations.
**Playing with multiple accounts to give yourself a PvP-related advantage
**Users who do any of these may get warned by a mod or kicked/banned by an admin.
*No use of LWC-locked blocks for the purpose of base defense or '''any other''' use than to protect the items within the locked block.
**Admins reserve the right to remove LWC-locked blocks used for base defense. Chests and other lockable items may not be used to obstruct movement or access to an area.
*Anything unlocked may be looted. You are not to take someones unlocked block(griefing), nor lock it, but you may take the contents within.
*All beacons must be protected with WorldGuard. To get a protection on your beacon, just make a modreq beside your beacon asking for protection and an Admin will protect the beacon along with the beacon base as soon as they can. Abusing your beacon protection for base defense is not acceptable and will result in a ban.
 
===Land Claims===
*In order to claim land you must build a border around what land you want to claim. Borders must be on the surface of the land in order to be considered valid (no underground borders).
*A claim extends from bedrock to skylimit. However, mine-shafts that intersect with this claim are not considered griefing.
*If your claim goes without use for a long enough period of time an admin can choose to give it to a user who requests it.
*Admins reserve the right to resolve land disputes in a manner they deem appropriate.
 
===More info===
A comprehensive introduction to Survival has been written by several staff and users, if you are new to the server and looking to learn then visit [http://redditpublic.com/wiki/Survival_Introduction this link]
 
= Subreddit =
*Posts must be related to Minecraft and the servers
*No personal attacks on users, any such posts will be removed. Don't be a dick.
*No posting personal information without the explicit permission of the other party
*General Minecraft content should be posted in [http://www.reddit.com/r/Minecraft /r/Minecraft]
*Advertisements for other servers should be posted in [http://www.reddit.com/r/mcservers /r/mcservers]
*Silly/off-topic things should be posted in [http://www.reddit.com/r/mcpubliccirclejerk /r/mcpubliccirclejerk] or [http://www.reddit.com/r/mcpublicofftopic /r/mcpublicofftopic]
 
= Mumble/IRC/Nerd.nu Forums =
*No “spamming” in the mumble with loud or generally annoying noises
*For Mumble you will be asked to put on push to talk, if a player fails to do so they may be moved to the channel “Turn On Push to Talk”.  If a player repeatedly joins a channel and causes problems he or she may be kicked or banned.
*No sexism, racism, homophobia or any type of hate speech, especially targeted at specific users (harassment).
*Excessive trolling in general will not be tolerated and may result in a ban from the forum, mumble, and/or the nerd.nu servers. This includes trolling with your nickname.
*No posting of other players' personal information without their explicit permission in any server-associated communication channel (including but not limited to names, photographs, addresses and social networking profiles).
*Please do not discuss bans in irc or mumble if it has the potential of being disruptive. Persisting in doing so can result in kicks/bans from irc or mumble. Bans can be discussed and resolved on the forums (nerd.nu/appeal).
*Please mark all NSFW material linked as such, and be aware of who is in the channel. Do not send NSFW material to minors or people who are not interested in seeing it.
 
= Wiki rules =
'''If you destroy anything on the wiki, you will also be banned from the Reddit Public Minecraft Servers'''
 
This is taken extremely seriously. If you are banned from the wiki or the minecraft servers, you may appeal your ban at http://nerd.nu/appeal.
 
[[Category:Main]]

Latest revision as of 17:23, 21 April 2018

This page outlines the official rules for the Nerd.nu Gaming Community. For additional policy information please see the Server Policies page

ALL SERVICES

  • Be respectful and civil toward your fellow players
    • No harassment or excessive trolling
    • No bigotry / hate speech including but not limited to ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, and religion.
    • No disruptive arguments/discussions in global chat
      • Staff will ask you to take these to private message or clanchat if you wish to continue.
    • No public accusations of rule-breaking or discussion of bans
      • To report rule violations, make a /modreq ingame or contact a staff member.
    • No “ban baiting”
      • Ban baiting is enticing or aggravating someone into saying or doing something that will result in a ban – this may result in a ban for both parties.
    • Do not build too close to another player’s build (see PVE or Creative FAQ for details)
    • No posting personal information (i.e. doxxing)
    • No offensive/inappropriate constructions or skins
    • No impersonating other players, particularly staff
      • This includes both claiming to be another person or staff, as well as changing your screen name in a way that can be thought to be another user. In these instances your account may be banned until you can change the name again.
    • Client mods that give a distinct advantage to an individual are not allowed. Click here for the list of approved client mods
    • No killing/stealing mobs "owned" by other players
      • This includes any named mobs, mobs that are enclosed/restrained, claimed pet-type mobs and villagers. “Hostile mob” pets must be enclosed such that players cannot enter and be harmed (without breaking in).
    • You may not trap or kill players except in designated arenas
      • This includes player traps or indirect forms or killing such as placing lava or using mobs
    • You may not restrict access to your builds - the map should be open for exploration
      • Exceptions to this on PvE would include: a structure to hold villagers for trading; killing box of iron grinders (assuming iron is available to the public); small containers housing “pet” hostile mobs.


  • Be Respectful to the server
    • No xraying/hacking/cheating or exploiting bugs to give yourself an unfair advantage
      • Any use of xray / ore detection will result in an immediate ban and rollback of all edits.
    • No griefing or block spamming
    • No inducing excessive lag
      • Do not allow huge numbers of entities to build up, e.g. by idling at a non-kill mob grinder or breeding an absurd number of animals.
      • All redstone must have an off switch (or the ability to automatically turn off when not in use)
    • No spam
      • 'Spam' includes a high volume of lines and/or repeated characters entered into chat.
    • No Advertising non-nerd.nu servers
    • Build Removal:
      • Scaffolding, 1x1 towers, or other temporary builds should be removed when you are finished with them. These structures may be removed by staff without notice.
      • Certain "very low quality" structures including but not limited to cobble/netherrack boxes, and floating skyrails may be removed if they significantly impact the surrounding area in a negative way.
      • Unfinished builds that are deemed ‘abandoned’ and are negatively affecting other builds may be removed at admin discretion.
      • Unused claims may be removed at after 1 month of inactivity on creative, or at admin discretion on pve
    • Certain blocks are not permitted, please refer to the Creative FAQ or PvE FAQ for details


  • Bans
    • If banned, no evading the ban - request unbans at nerd.nu/appeal
      • A minimum of 2 weeks will be added to the original ban length for every account used to evade a ban on any of our servers.
      • Any accounts used to evade a ban will be banned for the same amount of time as the original banned account.
      • Admins reserve the right to add additional time depending on the circumstances.
      • Only appealed bans will be lifted.
      • At the time at which an appeal is allowed or afterward, a player may appeal for their other accounts to be unbanned, and if the "main" account is unbanned then the alts are as well.
      • Unbanning of all alt accounts will be done by an administrator or higher.
      • At the discretion of an admin, alternate accounts could remain banned if we believe that the person appealing isn't the actual owner.
      • Bans for the alt accounts will include the name of their "main" account.



This rules list cannot possibly hope to cover all instances of behavior that is detrimental to the servers or community, thus the admins reserve the right to warn, kick, or ban players deemed to be detrimental, as well as the right to form new rules when needed. Admins also reserve the right to reset player data as needed.

EVENTS

  • Event server rules will depend on the event type, typically following the mold of one of the previous four server rulesets. Specific rules are established per-event.

SUBREDDIT

MUMBLE/IRC/FORUMS/WIKI

  • On mumble, no "spamming" with loud or annoying noises
  • On mumble, please use push-to-talk
  • On mumble, no recording unless you have permission from everyone in the channel
  • Please mark all NSFW links as such - do not send NSFW material to minors or people who are not interested in seeing it.
  • No "griefing" the wiki
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