Rules

Universal

These rules apply to all servers, including the subreddit, mumble server, IRC channel and forum where applicable

• Don't be a dick
• No sexism, racism, homophobia or any type of hate speech, especially targeted at specific users.
• Please respect all players. 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 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: noclip, invincibility, speed modification, xray/ore-detection, and duping hacks. (Note that Survival has its own list of approved client mods; see below.)
• 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).
• 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

• 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.
• You may appeal bans by following the appeals process at: http://nerd.nu/appeal
• If you are banned, please do not make a subreddit post or it may be removed & ignored.
• We will not discuss ban appeals in the in-game chat.
• Lifting bans is done entirely at the discretion of the mods / admins, and conditions may be imposed if a ban is lifted.

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

• None

Creative

General

• All MCPublic universal rules still apply.

Banned Items

• Blocks you can ask a mod or an admin to place for you:
  • Flowing water (#8)
  • 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

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 open for exploration. Do not restrict access to buildings or land (this includes land claims, homes, grinders, etc). Rare exceptions would include: a structure to hold villagers for trading; killing box of iron grinders (assuming iron is available to the public); 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

We have a plugin written by our Tech Admins to handle mobs to ensure server stability.

• See the wiki page Wiki PvE Mob Plugin
• See also the Subreddit post annoucing it [MCPublic PvE Mob Post]

Structures

• 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.
• 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

• All server rules still apply in the Nether and End.
• The End should be considered stable and will likely not be reset during any particular map revision.
• The Nether should be considered stable and will likely not be reset during any particular map revision.

Protections

• Protections exist solely to prevent grief and other unauthorized edits.
• 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.
• Protections generally will cover the entire area above a structure (to sky limit) and about 10 blocks below the lowest floor.
  • 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.

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.
• Only client modifications explicitly allowed on the Survival List of approved client mods may be used.
• No use of bugs or exploits to gain an advantage over other players (eg: item duping).
• Although bad mouthing and trolling is a part of the survival server experience, excessive direct verbal (textual) attacks against a person will not be tolerated. (Remember, from the universal rules: please respect all players. Blatant harassment of the staff, or any one else, can result in a kick or a ban.)
• Accusations of rule breaking made in open chat will not be tolerated. Make a /modreq in-game or contact a moderator if you have concerns that another player is disobeying server rules.
• Do not spam chat or abuse commands.
• Admins reserve the right to reset player data as needed.
• 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.

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.
• Using any method of teleportation (such as the end portal, /spawnme etc.) to re-enter no-pvp zones in order to avoid pvp encounters will result in a ban. If observed by a staff member using said no-pvp zones (such as spawn) to avoid pvp in such a manner, you will be asked to move immediately or face a ban.

LWC

• 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.

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.

Other Gameplay

• 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.
• Piston doors that are made of ore blocks are considered grief-bait (as discussed in the universal rules) and will not be replaced if griefed.
• Within 500 blocks of spawn, please do not create:
  • Darkroom mob grinders
  • Auto-harvesting farms
  • Redstone loops
• 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.
• Flint and steel can be used to create fire, but will not be able to light portals. There are several public portals available for player use, including several "hidden" ones.
• Other gameplay changes on Survival:
  • Beds are disabled - your spawn point cannot be changed.
  • Block damage from TNT, creepers, and withers has been disabled.
  • Experience from killing mobs has been plumped (currently x8).
  • The ability to use golden carrots in brewing potions has been disabled.
  • Villagers are disabled.
  • The crafting recipe for books does not require leather.
  • A player will drop their own skull if killed by another player in PVP, if both players are wearing an iron/diamond chestplate and leggings with Protection 3 or 4 enchantments.
• Please see all available User commands.

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 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 /r/Minecraft
• Advertisements for other servers should be posted in /r/mcservers
• Silly/off-topic things should be posted in /r/mcpubliccirclejerk or /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.