Rules

Revision as of 13:42, 22 February 2019

This page states and explains the rules of the Dogcraft Minecraft Server, the Dogcraft Cybernation website and the Dogcraft Cybernation Discord server. The official rules and explanations can also be found on the official Dogcraft Discord in the #rules channel.

General Dogcraft Rules

These rules have been copied over from the Dogcraft Discord's #rules channel, and apply to the Server, Discord and Website. Failure to follow these rules may result in an official warning or ban, depending on the rule and the severity of the violation. Three accumulated warnings result in an automatic ban. Bans can be appealed by private-messaging a Headmod on Discord.

Like Rendog’s channel, our community is family-friendly and PG13. This means swearing and ‘adult content’ are largely prohibited.
- Keep your language PG13. If you wouldn’t say it in front of your grandmother, don’t say it here.
- You may not use abbreviations, acronyms or symbols of swearing either.
- By ‘adult content’, we mean anything involving topics such as pornography, sex, violence, racism, homophobia, politics, religion, alcohol, drugs and piracy. This is not to say you can’t say innocent things like “I have church today”, but discussions involving the topics will be shut down by moderators.
- The points above also apply to skins, profile pictures, usernames, banners and signs.
English is the only language allowed in public, to not exclude anyone and to enable moderation of chat.
- Other languages are allowed to be spoken in private messages if the receiving party consents to this.
No spamming or trolling.
- Generally speaking, the line we draw for spamming in text is “maximum 3 of the same character in a row”. Going over the limit will usually first get a moderator to tell you to stop doing it. Repeat offense may result in an official warning.
- Repeating the same thing over and over again is also seen as spam.
- Spam includes: Letters/numbers, excessive caps, color abuse, font abuse and excessive line breaks.
No advertising in public.
- Advertising servers, websites and products is not allowed in public chat.
- If someone asks you for a website link or Discord invite, you may do so in a private message.
- Advertising shops/services on the server in public chat is not allowed. If you are looking for a shop/service, you may ask about it in chat. If asked about a product/shop in game, you may respond to the question.
You consent to being 13 years or older.
- Due to complications of international law, our policy is to not allow anyone under the age of 13.
- This goes for Discord as well, in compliance with their Terms of Service (see: https://discordapp.com/terms).
- When asked about your date of birth by a staff member, you are obligated to answer truthfully.
- As our servers are located in Europe, our full Privacy Notice, written in compliance with the European GDPR laws, can be found here: https://dogcraft.net/privacy.php.
One account per player, one player per account.
- You are not allowed to have multiple accounts (‘alts’) on the website, server or Discord. If you are caught using multiple, one of them will be banned. If you are using a second account to circumvent a ban, you will be banned for this.
- ou are not allowed to share your account with others. Everything that happens on your account, is your own responsibility. “I was hacked” or “my little sister did it” are not acceptable reasons when rules were broken by your account.
Respect all other players.
- Treat everyone with respect, in public chat and private messages, no matter what the reason.
- Our community is a safe haven for everyone, from religious people to the LGBT+ community. In compliance with Rule 1, these topics are not to be discussed in public, and you are to treat everyone with respect no matter what their age, race, sex, religion or orientation.
- Do not disclose other people’s personal information (name, age, location, etc.) without their explicit consent.
- If someone asks you to leave them alone, honor their request. Do not harass players in private messages, whether it’s on the server, website or Discord.
- We have a ‘zero tolerance’ policy against (cyber-)bullying.

Website Rules

The full website rules can also be found here, under the heading 'Website Rules'.

No swearing or excessively foul language.
Absolutely no discussions about porn, sex, violence, racism, politics, drugs, alcohol or religion. This includes innuendos, references to and graphic descriptions of anything previously stated.
No spamming or trolling (More information about spamming can be found under Help -> FAQ - > What is considered spam) - This rule includes any condescending or derogatory remarks, please refrain from such things.
No abusing or harassing other users - This rule includes bugging other users with whispers (Private messages). If someone doesn't want to talk to you, please respect their decision.
No uploading of explicit, violent or disturbing content.
No capslock abuse - Only Moderators may use capslock to issue warnings.
No abuse of fonts, font sizes, colours, chat tools or line breaks.
Do not create multiple accounts. Do not share your account with others. Users are solely responsible for their own accounts.
Respect the Moderators. Do not argue with any Moderator. When you're told to stop discussing something, do so.
Decisions made by Moderators are final.
No backseat Moderating.
Do not give out your personal information to other members, (i.e your age, real name, or your location like home town), as this can be used in a negative way. If a Moderator asks your age, answer them truthfully.
No pro-piracy discussions of any kind are permitted. The distribution of pirated software or links to pirated software on our website will result in an immediate ban.
If any user joins chat whilst drunk, they will be kicked from chat. We don't want you abusing the rules whilst intoxicated. This rule includes Moderators who are drunk.
- This rule also includes being under the influence of heavy medication.
Please only use English on the public parts of the site, using another language is only allowed in private messages.
No "necroing". Necroing is when someone replies to a post that has already been answered or had "died" a long time ago.
Advertising accounts are not acceptable on our website. All advertising accounts will be banned.
Please refrain from asking about when the next Rendog livestream will be or when the next video is coming out. Stream announcements will be posted on Twitter.
No copying and pasting of large amounts of text from other websites, this will be seen as DogCraft Dollar (DCD) farming and is not allowed.

Cyberdog Nation Discord Rules

The full list of rules for the Discord server can be found in the #rules channel. The rules are identical to those of the website, with addition of the following:

18. Talking on the #serverchat channel while being online on the server is not allowed.

19. Do not use #serverchat to circumvent a mute/tempban/ban. This is punishable by warning and retracting server Discord rights.

20. No sharing of links that do not involve Dogcraft. This includes other game codes, links to game sites, and other discord servers. If you have questions if anything you are about to do falls under this rule, ask a mod.

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-This page states and explains the rules of the Dogcraft Minecraft Server, the Dogcraft Cybernation website and the Dogcraft Cybernation Discord server. The official rules and explanations can also be found on the official [https://dogcraft.net/rules.php Dogcraft website]. This page is not official, and merely provides an explanation to the rules.
+This page states and explains the rules of the Dogcraft Minecraft Server, the Dogcraft Cybernation website and the Dogcraft Cybernation Discord server. The official rules and explanations can also be found on the official Dogcraft Discord in the #rules channel.
-== Minecraft Server Rules ==
+== General Dogcraft Rules ==
-Official extensive explanations of these rules can also be found [https://dogcraft.net/rules.php here], under the heading 'Server Rules'. Failure to follow these rules may result in an official warning or ban, depending on the rule. Three accumulated warnings result in an automatic ban. Bans can be appealed by private-messaging a [[Staff Members|Headmod]] on Discord.
+These rules have been copied over from the Dogcraft Discord's #rules channel, and apply to the Server, [[Discord]] and [[Website]]. Failure to follow these rules may result in an official warning or ban, depending on the rule and the severity of the violation. Three accumulated warnings result in an automatic ban. Bans can be appealed by private-messaging a [[Staff Members|Headmod]] on Discord.
-# ''No griefing or stealing from unclaimed chests.''
+# Like Rendog’s channel, our community is family-friendly and PG13. This means swearing and ‘adult content’ are largely prohibited.
-#* Griefing is altering someone's builds without permission, both with good or bad intentions.
+#* Keep your language PG13. If you wouldn’t say it in front of your grandmother, don’t say it here.
-#* The rule also applies for unclaimed builds or chests.
+#* You may not use abbreviations, acronyms or symbols of swearing either.
-#* Removal of obsidian pillars on the main End island is allowed, if the player immediately respawns and kills the dragon afterwards.
+#* By ‘adult content’, we mean anything involving topics such as pornography, sex, violence, racism, homophobia, politics, religion, alcohol, drugs and piracy. This is not to say you can’t say innocent things like “I have church today”, but discussions involving the topics will be shut down by moderators.
-#* Breaking bedrock and/or building on the roof of the Nether is not allowed
+#* The points above also apply to skins, profile pictures, usernames, banners and signs.
-#* Failure to follow this rule may result in a permanent ban.
+# English is the only language allowed in public, to not exclude anyone and to enable moderation of chat.
-# ''No spamming, cursing, trolling/flaming, or full caps messages.''
+#* <em>Other languages are allowed to be spoken in private messages if the receiving party consents to this.</em>
-#* Spamming means filling chat with meaningless text, abusing caps lock, or repeating the same text over and over again.
+# No spamming or trolling.
-#* Cursing or swearing is not allowed, including replacing part of it with other characters such as ***, or abbreviations or the swearing.
+#* Generally speaking, the line we draw for spamming in text is “maximum 3 of the same character in a row”. Going over the limit will usually first get a moderator to tell you to stop doing it. Repeat offense may result in an official warning.
-#* To avoid accidental spam, avoid using the same letter or character more than 3 times in a row.
+#* Repeating the same thing over and over again is also seen as spam.
-# ''Claim your land with a golden shovel.''
+#* Spam includes: Letters/numbers, excessive caps, color abuse, font abuse and excessive line breaks.
-#* While griefing unclaimed builds is not allowed, players are responsible for claiming their own builds with a golden shovel. Theft of unclaimed items may not be reimbursed.
+# No advertising in public.
-#* See also our [[Guide to Claiming Land]] and our [[Commands Guide|Overview of Dogcraft Commands]].
+#* Advertising servers, websites and products is not allowed in public chat.
-# ''No racist, pornographic, drugs, political, sexual or religious talk in public chat.''
+#* If someone asks you for a website link or Discord invite, you may do so in a private message.
-#* No discussions about these topics whatsoever. The rule also applies for signs, skins and player names.
+#* Advertising shops/services on the server in public chat is not allowed. If you are looking for a shop/service, you may ask about it in chat. If asked about a product/shop in game, you may respond to the question.
-# ''Respect all players.''
+# You consent to being 13 years or older.
-#* Treat all players with equal respect. This includes harassing players in private messages, if someone does not want to talk to you, respect their decision.
+#* Due to complications of international law, our policy is to not allow anyone under the age of 13.
-# ''No use of mods or clients that give you an advantage over others.''
+#* This goes for Discord as well, in compliance with their Terms of Service (see: https://discordapp.com/terms).
-#* Flying mods, xray mods and other modifications are not allowed, as well as altered clients.
+#* When asked about your date of birth by a staff member, you are obligated to answer truthfully.
-#* The '''only''' exceptions to this rule are Optifine and shaders. Any question asking if other mods are allowed, will be answered with 'no'.
+#* As our servers are located in Europe, our full Privacy Notice, written in compliance with the European GDPR laws, can be found here: https://dogcraft.net/privacy.php.
-#* Failure to follow this rule may result in a permanent ban.
+# One account per player, one player per account.
-# ''Respect and follow any directions give to you by staff, or any decisions made by staff. Answer when asked a question.''
+#* You are not allowed to have multiple accounts (‘alts’) on the website, server or Discord. If you are caught using multiple, one of them will be banned. If you are using a second account to circumvent a ban, you will be banned for this.
-#* Always listen to [[Staff Members|staff]] and respond to their questions. They can be recognized by their respective colored [[Ranks|rank]].
+#* ou are not allowed to share your account with others. Everything that happens on your account, is your own responsibility. “I was hacked” or “my little sister did it” are not acceptable reasons when rules were broken by your account.
-#* If you have an issue with a certain staff member, don't react by complaining in chat, but contact a higher ranking staff member.
+# Respect all other players.
-# ''No asking mods for free items, or to abuse their power.''
+#* Treat everyone with respect, in public chat and private messages, no matter what the reason.
-#* Do not ask any staff member for free items, teleports or anything of the sort.
+#* Our community is a safe haven for everyone, from religious people to the LGBT+ community. In compliance with Rule 1, these topics are not to be discussed in public, and you are to treat everyone with respect no matter what their age, race, sex, religion or orientation.
-#* Staff members play in survival mode like everyone else, and do not have access to free items. For trading items, use the [[Mall]].
+#* Do not disclose other people’s personal information (name, age, location, etc.) without their explicit consent.
-# ''Cheating the AFK kicker is not allowed.''
+#* If someone asks you to leave them alone, honor their request. Do not harass players in private messages, whether it’s on the server, website or Discord.
-#* This includes using AFK pools/carts, rejoin scripts, auto clickers, or anything else that automatically performs an in-game action for you.
+#* We have a ‘zero tolerance’ policy against (cyber-)bullying.
-# ''You are responsible for your own account.''
+#
-#* You are responsible for everything done by your account name on the server. If someone else uses or steals your account, you are responsible yourself. See also rule 26.
-# ''Only fight and/or kill other PVP players.''
-#* PVP mode can be toggled with /pvp. If you do not wish to engage in PVP, turn it off. If other player do not wish to engage in PVP, respect their decision.
-# ''Build respectfully.''
-#* Build and mine at a respectful distance from other players. The rule of thumb for this is 100 blocks, but 200 blocks is advised to have room for expansions.
-#* Do not build offensive, obscene or otherwise inappropriate structures. Do not fill areas of your base with an amount of animals that induces massive lag. Do not build large towers within 1500 blocks of Spawn that exist only for launching yourself with an elytra.
-# ''Advertising of shops is not allowed in public chat.''
-#* Do not advertise your shop or items in public chat. This includes elytra sales.
-#* You may only discuss sales when specifically asked about them by a potential buyer.
-# ''No building of pigmen or endermen farms. No creation of public farms. No elytra launchers. ''
-#* The server provides these farms for you. Creating more of them is not allowed.
-#* Elytra launchers that use entity cramming or produce lag in another way, are not allowed. Simply using cobwebs is allowed.
-# ''You consent to being 13 years of age or older.''
-#* You are required to be at least 13 years old to play on the server.
-#* If a moderator asks about your date of birth, you are required to respond. Repeated failure to do so may result in a ban.
-# ''No backseat moderating or mini-modding.''
-#* Moderators are capable enough to handle situations and answer questions. Please don't interfere with this. Don't call out players in public chat for breaking rules.
-#* If you see someone break a rule, message a moderator. If no staff members are online, use /ticket to report the player and save a screenshot of the situation.
-# ''The server will not reimburse items or in-game currency lost in crashes, rollbacks, glitches or due to lag.''
-#* All public servers are vulnerable to crashing/lag, and it can happen to any player.
-#* If only the website is down, no shops will work, and [[Quests]] will not pay out in-game currency. [[DCD]]'s will not work in any way, since they are linked to the website.
-# ''Only use the /ticket command for legitimate reasons. ''
-#* /ticket will alert moderators of an issue you encounter. Abusing this function in any way is not allowed.
-# ''No mob farms allowed within 1000 blocks of spawn.''
-#* This rule is in place to ensure that the spawn area and its surroundings are free of lag, and look pleasant.
-# ''Do not spam 'lag' in chat, or variations on the word. ''
-#* The word itself is not banned, but the overuse or spamming of it is. See also rule 2.
-#* Lag is often client-side, due to bad computer performance. When this is not the case, and everyone on the server suffers from lag, there is no need for players to announce this, since everyone already knows.
-# ''Only English is allowed in public chat and on public signs.''
-#* Other languages may only be spoken in private messages or on signs in private claimed areas. Rule 2 and 5 apply in all languages.
-# ''Use public areas thoughtfully. Replant crops, trees, and anything else you may have used.''
-#* When using public farms provided by the server, replant what you harvested. Don't loot pigmen/endermen farms if you didn't spend time there yourself. When multiple people want to use public farms at once, play nice and share, or take turns.
-#* Large violations of this rule may result in an official warning.
-# ''Exploiting of Minecraft bugs that provide an unfair advantage to a player is not allowed.''
-#* Usage of item duplication and other bugs like this is bannable. This includes bugs that add items, or changes their properties.
-# ''Please refrain from asking where Rendog is, when he comes online, or subjects related to these.''
-#* While not often, Rendog does occasionally play, stream and/or record on the server. Staff members are not Rendog, and thus don't always know when this will be.
-#* When Rendog is online, be respectful, and do not spam him with messages, or crowd him on the server. When Rendog requests you to not participate in an event and watch the stream at the same time, follow this request. Violation of this rule may result in a kick or warning.
-# ''Do not clutter spawn with shops, signs or elytra towers. ''
-#* Some chest shops may be provided by the server (golden shovels, golden hoes). Do not make your own in Spawn.
-# ''Only one Minecraft account per player, and one player per Minecraft account is allowed on the server.''
-#* You may not use alternative accounts or run multiple accounts at the same time on the server.
-#* You may not share your account with others, staff won't be able to know who's playing. See also rule 10.
-#* Violation of this rule may result in a ban of the alternative account. Creating an alternative account to bypass a ban will result in another ban.
-# ''Elytras can only be traded for a minimum of 200 diamonds.''
-#* This rule is in place to ensure that elytras remain an end-game item.
-#* This amount is a minimum. Trading for more is allowed.
-#* This rule may not be circumvented by selling for DCD, or by selling a player diamonds only to receive them back afterwards.
-# ''End warp cards can not be gifted or traded.''
-#* End warp cards give a player access to the endermen farm, and may not be gifted or traded.
-# ''Please adhere to a limit of 100 animals of the same type in the same area. If this is royally exceeded, you will be asked to cull your herds.''
-#* Sheep of different colors count as one mob type.
-#* This rule is in place to improve server performance, as massive mob farms can have a big impact on server performance.
-# ''All server rules are subject to change. Please contact staff for any clarifications or questions, we will be more than willing to help. These rules exist to provide and maintain a pleasant Minecraft experience and to ensure the sustainability of the server.''
 == Website Rules ==