Rules

Moderation is an important aspect of keeping our network a welcome and inclusive environment for everyone to enjoy. Below, we’ve included some guidelines that apply on all Minecraft Cities Network platforms.

Staff maintain full discretion in their enforcement of rules and general moderation.

Feel free to ask questions on our Discord server if you have any questions or concerns.

Respect the spirit of the rules. These rules are here to protect you - not for us to come after you!

You will never be punished for raising a concern regarding rules, regardless of whether it is about yourself or others.

Something may not be explicitly defined here, that doesn’t necessary make it okay. If you have to consider whether it is allowed, ask!

1. Respect

Harassment. Harassment is any targeted, unwelcome behaviour that seeks to intimidate, threaten, repeatedly disturb, humiliate, or otherwise negatively impact another person's ability to participate in the network. Harassment may consist of a single severe incident or repeated conduct over time.

Any form of harassment or discrimination, such as: racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, antisemitism, stalking, and bigotry are not acceptable ever.

Examples of harassment include:

• Targeting a player or group of players through means of stalking, destruction of property or killings.

• Politicising staff actions, for the sake of roleplay or otherwise, is strictly prohibited. There must be an undeniable separation between staffing and state and this is heavily policed. Our Staff members are players who, in their own time, volunteer to help.
• Repeatedly attempting to communicate with a player or groups of after they have explicitly expressed they do not wish to communicate with you.
• Any other acts which in either frequency or act causes loss of enjoyment of the network on the basis of being an individual, or group, beyond conventional gameplay mechanics (i.e. politicking and running campaign ads against parties etc is still acceptable behaviour.

Controversial Topics. Discussions about controversial topics such as real world politics and world religion are not permitted in public channels.

Impersonation. You are not allowed to impersonate, mimic, or create malicious doctored images of other players or staff members in a manner intended to deceive, manipulate, gain trust, evade accountability, or cause harm. This rule does not apply to legitimate roleplay interactions conducted within the boundaries of gameplay.

Support Tickets. Tickets must be used for assistance purposes only.

Honesty. Always be truthful when interacting with staff. We rely on your honest recount alongside our evidence to keep our community safe. Trying to lie or misrepresent facts intentionally may result in additional disciplinary actions.

Appropriate Content. All content on this network must be appropriate for minors. This includes all skins, language, and actions on all our platforms.

Artificial Intelligence. Players may not post, share, or disseminate content substantially generated by artificial intelligence on all our official and affiliate platforms.

2. Chat

Spam. Please do not excessively repeat phrases, use profanity, and/or capital letters in your messages.

Impairment. If your speech is altered by in-game drinks, you are not permitted to speak in public channels.

Profanity. Profanity or strong language is permitted when used to express emotion or opinion about a situation, but not when directed at or used to insult another person.

Language. Communication must be conducted in English on all network platforms. Other languages may be used incidentally (i.e. a message sign-off) when accompanied by an English translation.

Ask Channel. You may only use /ask to ask or answer questions in good faith.

Recording VCs. You must only use the #➕ | Create VC channel on our Discord when you are streaming or recording.

• You must inform or clearly advertise to people who join your voice channel that you are recording.

Network Platforms. Our platforms are split into different categories for the purpose of moderation

Categories of platforms

Type	Managed by	Moderated by	Registration required?	Responsibilities	Limitations	Notes
Official	Network (staff). If a Government platform → managed by Government but still reported to staff	Staff or Government	No	Must comply with network rules	Fully integrated with network	Can be Government-managed but still Staff-moderated
Affiliate	Private players. Associated with Network (e.g. businesses, political parties)	Staff and Individuals (Staff moderation is relaxed)	No	Must comply with network rules. Owners must remove banned players. Must require verification through Server bot. Must align with network values/responsibilities	Can advertise on official and other affiliate platforms	Considered part of Network ecosystem
Non-affiliated	Private players. Not associated with Network	Individuals (Staff only moderate if blatantly necessary)	No	None	Cannot be advertised to network players or share on affiliate/official platforms	Fully separate from Network
Private conversations	Individuals	Individuals (Staff only moderate if blatantly necessary)	No	None	Not generally moderated	Government cannot penalise players for refusing to provide private messages

3. Advertising

Gambling. You must not advertise player-run gambling in-game or anywhere on our Official and Affiliate platforms, including through the usage of in-game items.

Non-affiliated Platforms. You must not advertise non-affiliated platforms to network players for any reason.

Discouragement. You must not actively encourage other players onto other major games where it would decrease their engagement in the network (excluding minor team/individual games like Discord games, Among Us, Jackbox).

Poaching. Non-affiliated platforms and Minecraft networks are not allowed to be advertised anywhere.

4. Property

Lockable Items. You may not use lockable items (e.g. doors, buttons, etc.) to protect whole or partial structures

• It is acceptable to lock barrels, doors, etc for normal gameplay purposes

Griefing. You may not destroy, obstruct, or otherwise disturb property that you do not own, unless it is in the Wilderness/End/Nether.

Griefing. Lava casting and flooding is not permitted anywhere.

5. Lag Prevention

Redstone Clocks. Redstone clocks are not permitted in any builds. There must be a player interaction to activate the redstone circuit on each occurrence.

Automation. All farms must either be manual or semi-automatic and are required to have player interactions.

Entities. You must avoid using excessive tile entities (chests, hoppers, item frames) or regular entities (mobs) in builds and designated spaces.

• Item frames must only be used to display non-vanilla items. This applies especially for ChestShops

6. Fair Play

Gambling Services. Participating in, promoting, or facilitating gambling services is prohibited.

• Arcade and casino games are permitted when exclusively in-game or on Discord using in-server currency or items. Any usage of real-world currency or external gambling websites is strictly prohibited.

Permissions. Permissions must be used strictly for the reasons you told you can have them for

• Many Government jobs contain additional features or access. It is your responsibility to use them responsibly and only for appropriate reasons
• Chatter directly inside government announcement channels are strictly prohibited

Client Modifications. You are allowed to use client modifications from our Client Modifications only

• Any proceeds from x-ray texture packs will be confiscated

Any methods to avoid being kicked for being away-from-keyboard that is not genuine gameplay is not allowed

Exploitation. Any form of exploitation is not permitted for any reason

• This includes abusing bugs in network features
• This includes any form of attempting to breach, exploit, scan, or otherwise gain access to systems, bots, accounts, or data without permission

Alternative Accounts. You can only play on this network with one Minecraft account across all network platforms

• Any activities that occur on this account are your responsibility

Currency. Business entities cannot transact in real-world currency

Compromised Accounts. If your account is compromised, report it! We will try to help you out, and keep the account banned until you regain access to it.

Issuing Punishments

Punishments are not linear, and depend heavily on the circumstances of each contravention of the rules.

This means the following factors typically get considered prior to issuing a punishment:

• Severity of the contravention - how serious the behaviour was and its impact
• Intent - whether the action was deliberate, negligent, or accidental
• Context - what was happening at the time, including any provocation or misunderstandings
• Player history - any previous warnings, notes, or prior contraventions
• Attitude and cooperation - whether the player was honest, respectful, or attempted to evade responsibility
• Impact - whether other players or backend systems were affected, and to what extent
• Mitigating or aggravating factors - anything that reasonably reduces or increases culpability
  • e.g., attempts to fix the issue vs. attempts to conceal it
• Behavioural patterns - whether there is recurring misconduct, ongoing negativity, or persistent disruptive behaviour
  • This is not to be confused with player standing, only the player’s conduct and documented history may be considered

Where it is possible and reasonable to do so, we try to enforce punishment parity.

• e.g. if you are warned on our network's Discord platforms, you may be warned in-game as well

See: Issuing Punishments

Types of Punishments

Short Deport (<4 Months)

• Politically: Considered incapacitated from jobs and offices held (not auto removed).
• Legally: May retain legal representation or represent themselves in the courts.
• Assets remain unless otherwise specified by staff, courts, or law.
• May remain in affiliate or unofficial platforms.

Long Deport (4> Months)

• Politically: Considered incapacitated from jobs and offices held (auto removed).
• Legally: May not retain legal representation or represent themselves in the courts (public defence may represent procedure, not the individual).
• Cannot have their assets distributed per their wishes, and are instead subject to staff, courts, and or the law.
• Must be removed from all official/affiliated platforms.
• Considered 'Permanently Deported' under current legislation. Exception: Alts are issued a permanent long deport.

Ban (Permanent)

• Mirrors long deport provisions.

Network Rule Changes

Network Rules exist as a shared standard across the network.

Network Rules may be amended without prior notice by Staff.

Server Governments may initiate changes to Network Rules through their respective legislative processes. Proposed changes must be ratified by all recognised Network Governments before coming into force.

Conclusion

Our rules are here to foster safe and inclusive gameplay, accordingly Staff have absolute discretion on how to enforce rules as they see fit.