Global server rules

Section 1 - Offenses that will normally result in a permanent ban. Note that a permanent ban is not a forever ban; it's essentially an indefinite ban and one can file a perm ban release request message if they wish to get off perm ban.

a. Obvious attempts to crash the server, esp. if the server has crashed, is locked, or unusable. While there could be countless examples, the most common would be a massive world edit that typically has no purpose other than to lag and crash the server.

b. Spam bot attacks that effectively deny use of the server or prevent proper administration of the server. For example, using a script that repeatedly logs in random names (server or telnet).

c. Threats to DDOS (distributed denial-of-service attack) the Total Freedom server, forum, TF admins, OPs/members or actual evidence of DDOS. Also, threats or evidence of DOX (publishing personal information of others without their permission) an OP, Admin, or Owner of Total Freedom. Actual cases of DDOS or DOX can also be referred to appropriate law enforcement authorities. Joking about DDOSing or DOXing somebody else or the server is still a violation per Section 3j but unless admins are absolutely certain it's a joke, it will be treated as a perm ban offense.

d. Serial griefer or troll. Generally somebody who commits repeated offenses under Sections 2 & 3, and fails to heed warnings and day bans (bypassing bans).

e. Logging in as the owner, admin, or known player (OP) more than once (see exception) or logging in as multiple admins and/or the owner. Exception: Logging in as the owner, admin, or known player (OP) just once is a perm ban offense if the poser asks for admin status, gains admin status via any means, uses or attempts to use any admin command (whether or not they gained admin status), commits any other offense (Section 1, 2, or 3) while posing, the poser has previously been temp/day banned for committing other offenses in the past, or there's evidence that the poser has attempted to pose on associated servers that use the TF plugin.

f. Using a chat, inventory, or mail spamming script/command more than once however if the server crashes or needs a restart because of the incident, even a one-time offense is perm ban worthy

g. Using an exploit that crashes individual clients or otherwise prevents somebody from logging into the server or using the server.

h. Filing a false griefer report on the forum in order to get innocent players banned or intentionally and falsely accusing other players of banning offense while on the server.

i. Repeated serious violations of the forum posting guidelines, threats or attacks made against the forum, or perm ban worthy threats made from the Total Freedom forum. Depending on the circumstances, an offender could be perm banned from the forum, server or both.

j. Admins that engage in rogue activity, rage quit, and mis-use administrative commands. Also, an ex-admin that repeatedly fails to abide by admin conduct rules.

k. Using difficult to trace commands or methods to grief (e.g brush sphere, lag machines) (admins must visually verify).

l. Scammers that request donations for the Total Freedom server. Total Freedom is a non-donation / non-pay server; if somebody ask for money to support the server, it's a scam. Admins who commit this offense will be treated as a rogue.

m. Posting links that contains viruses or malware.

n. Other extremely serious offenses not covered above. One example could be somebody threatening real life harm, terrorist threats, bullying, self-harm (also see Section 2), etc.

Section 2 - Offenses that will normally result in a 1-day ban. If offenses are committed when there are no admins online, it can result in a perm ban

a. World edits greater than 100000 blocks without obtaining notice / permission or spamming small world edits that clearly have no building purpose or are purely for trolling. If the server crashes as a result, the offense would normally fall under Section 1 (permanent ban).

b. Destroying other players builds. Causing accidental minor damage to other players builds and failing to repair. Note: For an accusation alone (admin unable to confirm), using RB with TBAN might be more appropriate but a day ban is still allowed (esp. if a griefer report is filed). Admins should also be on the lookout for false accuser might be false accusing (see para 1h).

c. Attempting to damage the spawn and failing to repair, prevent other players from spawning, and/or repeated spawn killing.

d. Attempting to trick other players into committing an offense (e.g. telling other players to /stop)

e. Using invisibility to commit griefing offenses.

f. Repeated offenses under Section 3, esp when a player fails to heed admin warnings.

g. Using a hack, mod, or other means to intentionally lag or crash other players (perm-ban offense if repeated)

h. Self-harm or suicide threats. For admins, if you don't believe the threat is serious and that's normally the case, (e.g. OP says give me admin or I'll kill myself), immediately day ban them and done. If you really believe the threat is serious (esp. if you know the person or based on what’s said), ban after urging the player once to contact mental health hotline (e.g. tell them to contact the suicide hotline for their country - see goo.gl/T7mFaJ ) and then you should contact the law enforcement authorities in your area and give them the IP of the person (you should have it from the ban), and they will contact the authorities where the person lives. If you can chat with them off-server, continue to urge them to contact their crisis hotline. Keep in mind if somebody is serious and you don't know what you're doing, trying to talk them out of it might push them to do it; let professionals handle it where possible. When I review the situation, I may contact the appropriate authorities if you haven't done so already. If the situation happens on the forum, PM me ASAP. If the player is an admin (not a senior), get a senior admin to remove the admin ASAP, ban them and contact me. If the player is a senior admin, contact me ASAP. The bottom-line is you must stop a player from continuing to talk about self-harm on the server as TF is not a hospital or mental health clinic; refer them as mentioned and end the conversation quickly by banning. In most cases, such talk about self-harm is designed to troll and it won't be tolerated (possible perm ban) but for those that might be serious, referring them to somebody that is qualified to help them is pretty much the only solution we have.

Section 3 - Offenses that will normally result in an administrative control action (e.g verbal warning, temporary 5 minute ban, muting, caging, smiting etc.) but not including a day ban. Repeated violations or failing to heed an admin warning can result in a day ban per 2g above. If offenses are committed when there are no admins online, it can result in a perm ban.

a. Personal juvenile insults of other players or admins and failure to apologize.

b. Racist or sexist attacks or harassment.

c. Invading privacy of other players when asked not to. For example, teleporting to other players even though they asked to be left alone however the other players need to well away from the spawn; no privacy should be expected at or near the spawn.

d. Posting links to scam, porn, or other sites that are designed to troll, solicit money, or obtain income from any TF website. A day ban can be imposed if the link disrupts use of a computer, threatens personal harm, or is otherwise illegal.

e. Creating or pasting builds that are designed to troll (e.g. hate symbols, porn, racism, etc.) but could also be an offense under 2a.

f. Obscuring nicks (hard to read) or using nicks that are clearly designed to cause offense and/or troll (e.g. using AdminsSuck as a nick). What is hard to read or offensive is subjective but the most senior ranking admin on at the time gets to decide. For this rule though, the admin should only do a /nickclean or change the offending nick first rather than sanction.

g. Attempting to interfere with an admin in the performance of their duties.

h. Teleporting (e.g /tphere) other players without their permission.

i. Player uses a forbidden block (the server will alert it) or failed attempts to use admin commands in a malicious way (e.g. trying to deop and ban other players). If an OP successfully uses an admin command using some form of exploit (or gained unauthorized admin access), they are subject to perm ban per section 1.

j. Chat spamming (inc. spamming commands) or trolling to the point of being a nuisance to other players. Numerous examples (not all-inclusive) including begging for admin (or recommendations for admin), begging for money, sex RP, repetitiously asking to be staff on another server or repetitiously asking for other server recommendations, etc. Players who come on to just to spam advertise may be day banned immediately - see Sec 4h below for advertising allowance.

k. Clearing or spamming other players inventory or changing other players nicks. Admins may clear player inventories for security purposes.

l. Using potions to nuisance other players (use of potions could also be a Section 2 offense depending what's used)

m. Changing the world edit limit without asking permission.

n. Asking for donations (scamming for donations to Total Freedom is covered under 1L above). Legit donation requests can be posted in the forum. Admins especially must not request donations on the server or sanctions will result.

o. Using nicks or tags that imply you have an official position on the server. This includes any nick or tag with the words admin, executive, senior, owner, telnet, master-builder, architect, coder, dev, programmer, creative designer, mod, security, using a crew tag unless authorized by the crew admin, or any other nick or tag that the owner or an admin believes might suggest you have an official position with Total Freedom. Likewise, admins performing any kind of admin duties must use a tag that identifies themselves as admins; it can be personalized such as "cool admin" or "TF staff". Admins that are undercover or using alt accounts (not flagged as admin or impostors) should not use an admin tag or any tag that would identify themselves as a TF staff member.

p. Using a command when instructed by an admin or owner not to; the admins should only make such an instruction when the command is causing server lag or instability or disrupts other player. An example could be a /speed command that has too high a value. If the player ignores the instruction and the server requires a restart, a day ban will be enforced per 2g.

WARNING: No matter how small the infraction, you are subject to a perm ban for any offense in section 2 or 3 if you get banned AND it causes any neighbors of yours who use the same ISP to be offline banned. If this occurs, you will have to file a perm ban appeal and agree to follow all conduct rules to avoid getting your neighbors unfairly banned.

Section 4 - Conduct that is allowed provided it doesn’t otherwise cause any offense under the above sections. This list is certainly not all-inclusive and generally only includes conduct that is allowed on Total Freedom but not usually on other public servers.

a. Players can OP other players.

b. Players can use client mods, hacks, or cheats provide they don't cause an offense listed in Sections 1, 2, or 3 above.

c. Players can login with a non-premium account provided they’re not posing as other regular players, admins, or owner. The only exception is when the server is temporarily placed into premium mode for security or crowd control purposes.

d. Players can use /socialspy or other similar chat monitoring tools, and it will not be considered a violation of privacy. Players who expect chat privacy MUST use off-server chat programs.

e. Players can use invisibility although admins may sometimes remove it in mass (inc. /invis smite) for security purposes.

f. Players can pose as famous players such as Notch provided such famous players don’t actually use the server.

g. Players or admins can speak in languages besides English as long as it’s in private (/msg) or in public for a short term duration. Under normal circumstances, English is the commonly used language of Total Freedom and players should use it, esp when other players need assistance. Using languages other than English to troll or secretly insult another player or admin is not allowed.


All credits to markbyron.