MCForever: Rights & Rules

The following definitions apply across this document.

Cheating

Gaining unfair advantage over other members through 3rd party programs including macros.

Exploit

Intentional abuse of unintentional game mechanics.

Griefing

Intentionally modifying property that doesn't belong to you, with malicious intent (including but not limited to items and entities).

Player

A member playing on the Minecraft server.

PvP

Player-on-player violence with the intention of killing or noticeably damaging another player.

Within reason

A standard of judgment based on context, proportionality, good faith, and the intended social atmosphere of the server, decided by the subjectivity of Dyljyn.

1. All members are guaranteed equal benefit, protection, and enforcement of these rules and rights without discrimination for any reason.
2. Fundamental Freedom to be yourself:
   1. Freedom of thought, belief, opinion and expression
   2. Freedom of peace
   3. Freedom of religion
   4. Freedom to create
3. Freedom of mobility:
   1. Every player has the right to travel and exist anywhere on the map within the designated world border.
   2. Players have the right to claim any currently unclaimed area as their own property.
4. In the event of a dispute or disciplinary action, any member has the right to:
   1. Be fully informed of the explicit reason behind any punishment.
   2. Be considered innocent of any rule violation until proven guilty.
   3. Be forgiven, within reason.
5. Members have the right to maintain a life outside the server and possess full autonomy over their time.
   1. Integrated members who require an extended break may request a Leave of Absence.
6. Members have the right to request server-related information.
   1. Members may ask fellow members for assistance, including conflict resolution.
   2. Members also reserve the right to refrain from answering or assisting if they choose.
7. Members who have been kicked from the community retain the right to submit a single appeal via Discord. All appeal decisions are final.

8. Ignorance of the rules does not exempt members from the consequences of breaking them.
   1. This document is not open to personal interpretation and any perceived ambiguities must be cleared up immediately.

Social Behavior

9. Members are obligated to respect one another at all times, regardless of any conflict. Harassment and targeted hostility that is interpreted as such is prohibited.
   1. Intentionally making another member feel uncomfortable is classified as harassment.
   2. Building a social environment that makes others feel unwelcome, unsafe, or uncomfortable playing on the server or participating in the Discord is prohibited.
   3. While you are not required to be friends with everyone, you must be able to share the server without creating ongoing personal tension.
   4. Repeated behaviors that cause other members to actively avoid playing, chatting, or participating will result in a warning or a kick.
10. Members are responsible for moderating their own behavior. If a member feels uncomfortable or interprets an action as hostile, they must speak up to at least one other member with the genuine intention of resolving the discomfort.
11. The primary language is English. While other languages are permitted, they must never be used with the deliberate intention of excluding other members.
12. Sharing another member's personal or private real-life information without their explicit consent is strictly forbidden.
    1. Members caught doxxing / violating privacy do not have the right to appeal.

Gameplay

13. Griefing is forbidden.
14. Cheating is forbidden.
    1. Players caught cheating do not have the right to appeal.
15. Exploiting is forbidden by default. However, explicit exceptions are granted for the following mechanics:
    1. Carpet duping
    2. Rail duping
    3. TNT duping
    4. Gravity block duping
16. Intentionally lagging the server is prohibited.
    1. Contraptions, mechanisms, and farms should be optimized to the absolute best of your ability.
    2. This standard extends to managing excess items and entity counts.
17. Permanent builds must not be constructed within the marked regions seen on the official map (in browser), unless explicit prior authorization has been granted by the region's owner.
18. PvP is disallowed by default. PvP is only permitted if all involved parties provide explicit, mutual consent.
19. Players may establish localized rules for specific projects or areas, provided they do not conflict with these rules or violate any player rights.

Activity Requirements

20. Members are expected to be active within the community, not simply players on the server.
    1. This means making a reasonable, consistent effort to interact with others.
    2. New members are granted a one-month grace period to integrate into the community. During this timeframe, they are not expected to be part of the already established community, but they are expected to make an effort to get involved.
21. Members inactive for 6 consecutive months without prior notice will get kicked. Inactivity is measured strictly from a member's last recorded login on the Minecraft server. The warning schedule is enforced as follows:
    1. Month 3 of Inactivity: First warning.
    2. Month 4 of Inactivity: Second warning.
    3. Month 5 of Inactivity: Final warning.
    4. Month 6 of Inactivity: Permanent removal (kick) from the server.

Server admins possess specific duties and limitations to maintain server stability and event fluidness.

22. An admin may teleport players under certain circumstances.
    1. Players must not expect on-demand teleports.
    2. Teleportation is permitted when a delay threatens to ruin an ongoing community-wide moment or event.
    3. Teleportation is permitted to resolve or correct unexpected behavior caused directly by the server, glitches, or technical issues.