Aether SMP Rules

Please note that the staff have full control over what may be allowed and what is not, things may differ as there may be gray areas.
Attempting to exploit gray areas is not permitted and will end up in a punishment regardless of what the rules indicate.
Last updated Jan 21, 2024

Basic Rules

Modifications:

Modifications which give the player a gameplay advantage over others are not allowed.

Resource packs that make the game more aesthetically pleasing are allowed. X-ray packs that allow you to see through opaque blocks are prohibited.

Chat:

Messages which are similar to each other must be sent at least 5 minutes apart.

Unintelligible gibberish is not allowed in global chat.

Swearing is allowed but cannot be directed at another player.

Bullying, harassment, and name-calling are not allowed.

Advertising:

Advertising another Minecraft server or websites relating to other Minecraft servers in the global chat is not allowed, nor is it allowed to mass advertise in direct messages. However, discussing other Minecraft servers is allowed, as is asking a few close friends in direct messages to join another server.

General rules for conduct:

Use common sense.

If a staff member says something, treat it as a rule.

The intentions behind messages and actions and a player’s past history are taken into consideration when punishing players, especially for offensive content and toxicity.

The final say for any punishment lies solely with staff. Arguing with staff may result in additional punishments.

Breaking any of the rules and trying to pass it off by saying it’s “just a joke”, “they weren’t offended” or “nobody is offended” or a similar variation is not allowed.

1. Clients

1.1 Mods

Modifications which give the player a gameplay advantage over other players are not allowed.

Violating this run may result in a ban from the server.

1.2 Resource Packs

Resource packs that make the game more aesthetically pleasing are allowed. However, x-ray packs, resource packs that allow you to see through opaque blocks are prohibited.

violating this rule may result in a ban from the server.

2. Chat

2.1 Spam

Modifications which give the player a gameplay advantage over other players are not allowed.

Violating this rule generally results in a warning, followed by increasing mute durations. Additional mutes may last 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 1 hour, or 1 day.

2.2 Repeating Characters

Unnecessarily repeating characters in a word is not allowed.

Violating this rule generally results in a warning, followed by increasing mute durations. Additional mutes may last 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 1 hour, or 1 day.

2.3 Spacing

Unnecessarily spacing characters in a word is allowed, however spacing entire sentences in this manner is not allowed.

Violating this rule generally results in a warning, followed by increasing mute durations. Additional mutes may last 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 1 hour, or 1 day.

2.4 Capital Letters

Unnecessarily capitalizing letters is allowed, however if it is deemed to be excessive staff may ask you to stop.

Violating this rule generally results in a warning, followed by increasing mute durations. Additional mutes may last 5 minutes, 15 minutes, 1 hour, or 1 day.

2.5 Mute Evasion

Evading a mute or a chat related ban by talking in the #global channel on Discord is not allowed. Evading a mute or chat related ban by speaking with an alternative account is also not allowed.

Violating this rule will result in a permanent ban from the Discord and/or Minecraft server.

2.6 Advertising

Violating this rule may result in a verbal warning, a 24-hour mute, or a ban. Mass advertising will always lead to a ban.

Advertising another minecraft server in your Discord username, Discord bio, or your Discord status are not allowed..

Violating this rule generally results in a kick from the Discord. Repeated violations may result in a Discord ban.

Advertising Aether SMP on other Minecraft servers is not allowed unless they explicitly allow it.

Violating this rule may result in a verbal warning, a 24-hour mute, or a ban. Mass advertising will always lead to a Violating this rule may result in either a warning or a ban depending on the severity of the advertisements

Advertising your Twitch or any other stream is allowed while playing on Aether SMP or if your channel is dedicated solely to AetherSMP.

Violating this rule may result in a warning, a mute, or a ban depending on various factors.

You may advertise other Discord servers in global chat channels such as #global, #ads, and #general if and only if the Discord server is dedicated solely to Aether SMP and follows the same core rules as Aether SMP.

Violating this rule may result in a warning, a mute, or a ban depending on various factors.

2.7 Offensive Topics

Do not talk about potentially offensive topics in global chat. Religion, politics, and topics unsuitable for younger players are examples of potentially offensive topics.

Violating this rule will result in a permanent ban from the Discord and/or Minecraft server.

2.8 Swearing and Respect

Swearing on Aether SMP is allowed, but can not be directed at another player.

Violating this rule generally results in a 1-day mute. Repeated violations may result in a permanent ban.

Impersonating others is not allowed.

Violating this rule will result in a warning. Repeated violations may result in a mute of up to 1-day or a permanent ban.

The use of offensive or disturbing language is not allowed.

Violating this rule may result in a warning, a mute, or a ban depending on various factors.

Intentionally annoying others is not allowed.

Violating this rule may result in a warning, a mute, or a ban depending on various factors.

Forwarding chain messages in the Discord is not allowed.

Violating this rule may result in a warning, a mute, or a ban depending on various factors.

Bullying, harassment, and name-calling are not allowed.

Violating this rule may result in a warning, mute, or ban depending on the severity of the harassment.

Hate Speech, discrimination in any form, such as negative comments related to skin color, race, sex/gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion/beliefs, or other personal qualities are not allowed.

Better-understood slurs always result in a permanent ban. Other slurs will generally result in a 24-hour mute. Repeated violations may result in a permanent ban.

Leading or encouraging violence or hatred towards other players is not allowed.

Violating this rule may result in a warning, a mute, or a ban depending on various factors.

Intentionally making other users uncomfortable is not allowed. Asking users personal questions such as their age, location, or other personal details after they've declined to share them fall under this rule.

Violating this rule may result in a warning, a mute, or a ban depending on various factors.

Openly spreading rumors about someone or making false accusations about them in public (libel) is not allowed.

Violating this rule may result in a mute, or ban depending on the severity of the situation including whether the action was intentional.

2.9 Doxxing

Sharing personal information and identities of others without their explicit permission is strictly forbidden. Personal information may include but is not limited to: real names, photos of players, phone numbers, home addresses, social networks, school/work location, family relations, and IP-addresses.

Violating this rule generally results in a permanent ban.

2.10 Links

Malicious links are not allowed, this includes but is not limited to viruses and IP loggers, Links to sexual or extremely violent/disturbing content are not allowed.

Violating this rule generally results in a permanent ban.

2.11 Nicknames

Do not use explicit, sexual, racist or otherwise inappropriate nicknames. Do not change your nickname to be similar to that of another players' nickname.

Violating this rule may result in a warning, a mute, or a ban.

2.12 Foreign Languages

When speaking on the global chat channel, you should stick to English only. However, widely known phrases such as “Hola!” are allowed. You can use private messages for conversations in other languages.

Violating this rule may result in a warning or a mute. Repeated violations may result in a ban.

2.13 Gibberish

Unintelligible gibberish is not allowed in global chat.

Violating this rule may result in a warning or a mute. Repeated violations may result in a ban.

2.14 Weapon Naming

All chat rules apply to weapon naming. You may not give weapons controversial or spammy names.

Violating this rule may result in a warning or a mute. Repeated violations may result in a ban.

2.15 Warp Naming

Warp names can not begin with an exclamation mark or any other punctuation characters. Warp names should also avoid the use of numbers in cases where it does not make sense. An example being naming a warp '5shop' instead of just 'shop' in order to climb the warp listings.

Violating this rule generally results in a warning and warp deletion.

Warps can not be named in a spammy way.

Violating this rule generally results in a warning and warp deletion.

Warp names can not include offensive language or swear words.

Violating this rule generally results in a warning and warp deletion.

3. Aiding and Abetting

Assisting other players in breaking any of the rules listed on this page is not allowed. Encouraging someone else to break a rule is also not allowed.

Violating this rule may result in a warning or a ban depending on various factors.

4. Exploits

Taking advantage of any server bugs or otherwise exploiting technical oversights is not allowed. This includes item duplicators, however TNT duplicators are allowed.

Violating this rule generally results in a ban.

5. Alternative accounts

Alternative accounts are allowed. However, you are not allowed to use an alternative account to evade a ban/mute, bypass any per player limits on the server, evade a shopban.

Violating this rule generally results in an IP ban and/or a Discord ban.

6. Lag

Maliciously causing harm to our services through means such as DOS, DDOS are not allowed.

Intentionally lagging our server through means such as lag machines are not allowed.

Use resource intensive blocks such as redstone and hoppers sparingly

Violating this rule generally results in a ban and/or a Discord ban.

7. Grief and Theft

Please note any UNCLAIMED builds at least 20 day old (20 days from first time building) WILL NOT be dealt with by staff

Stealing from and raiding other players is not allowed, even if the land is unclaimed or appears abandoned.

You are allowed to raid naturally generated structures as long as no other player has built near or around it.

If your property has been griefed or robbed, make a ticket describing what was taken/destroyed and how long ago it happened. Do not try to build anything in that area until a staff member can come online and restore the area to its previous state.

Pranking through grief, theft, player traps, or other means is allowed only if the other player gives you explicit permission saying that you can prank them and how you can prank them.

Scamming is not allowed whatsoever. All involved parties must know the terms of any agreement.

Violating this rule generally results in a ban.

8. Build Rules

Constructing buildings or pixel art or creating map art that can be considered racist or sexually explicit or containing hate speech/symbols is not allowed. Please also refrain from using religious symbols that could be misunderstood as racist symbols such as the swastika.

Violating this rule generally results in a ban.

Trapping players by, for instance, setting up a sealed off nether portal is not allowed

Violating this rule generally results in a ban.

Building death traps is not allowed.

Violating this rule generally results in a ban

In all survival worlds, your build must be at least 100 blocks away (Chebyshev distance) from the closest building. If you expand into someone else's radius, you must either work it out with the other player or come to staff for help mediating. If you don't see any builds around and you think you might be 100 blocks away from the nearest build, you are allowed to build there.

Violating this rule generally results in a warning, followed by a build deletion if the user fails to relocate it.

Claim blocking is the act of deliberately placing claims near someone else's build to block its expansion. This includes placing a new town next to another with the intent of blocking their expansion. Claim blocking is not allowed.

Violating this rule generally results in a warning and claim deletion. Repeated violations may result in a ban.

If you are standing near or in someone else's claim and they ask you to leave, you must leave.

Violating this rule generally results in a warning. Repeated violations may result in a ban.

9. PvP

Player killing outside designated PVP zones is not allowed. The following rules apply only outside of PVP arenas

- Do not kill or injure another player.

- Do not force other players to equip items with Curse of Binding

Violating this rule generally results in a ban.

10. Auction House

In order to keep the auction house uncluttered and appealing to use we have some rules on using it:

- Do not sell items for much more than they are worth.

- Do not listen items that are named after drugs or are overly sexual.

- Do not use alt account to bypass the sell slot limit.

- Do not scam people, this inclused but is not limited to naming items in a way which deceives people. For example, you may not sell a regular book named "Mending" to trick people into buying it

Violating this rule generally results in your auction house listing being removed, and warning.

11. Common Sense

Use common sense. If a staff member says something, then treat it as a rule

Violating this rule may result in a mute or ban.