01-03-2020, 01:45 PM
Due to the fact that this doesn't already exist, this was created by me.
No there is not official punishment system yet, and in an effort to be both lenient and strict this is the solution I came up with as a rough draft.
Yes, there's probably spelling an grammatical errors here and that's because it's a rough draft to get brain juices going.
Discord Rules and (Unoffical)Punishments
1. Do not spam any text or voice channel
a. Try to keep your thoughts all in one or two messages rather than 3or 4 lines. It is not enjoyable to see one person have 14 messages on the screen at once. Try not to be too repetitive.
b. This also applies to flaming. Be civilized. Do not personally attack/gang up on another user.
c. Do not spam ping (@) another user or pingable role.
Punishments/warnings:
Violation 1: Warning via warn system for violation
Violation 2L Warning via warn system for violation and warning that next violation is mute for 1 day.
Violation 3: Punishment of 1-day mute with warning that next violation is 3-day mute.
Violation 4: Punishment of 3-day mute with warning that next violation is 1-week mute.
*Violation 5: Punishment of 1-week mute with warning that next violation is being Kicked from Discord.
Violation 6: Punishment of being kicked from the Discord with warning that if they return and continue, they will be banned anywhere from 1 month to 6 months depending on staff discretion.
Violation 7: Punishment of being Banned for 1 month to 6 months, depending on staff discretion, with warning that next ban length is permanent.
Violation 8: Punishment of permanent ban, with a note that if they desire to appeal the ban, they may but must wait at least 2 months before appealing.
2. Be respectful to users and yourself.
a. You’re all on the same footing, everyone deserves respect despite their rank.
b. Refrain from solicitation or positing personal information of anybody without their explicit permission.
Violation 1: warn via warn system to not share personal information and continuing will result in punishment at staff’s discretion, which can range from a 1-day mute to being kicked form the discord depending on your continuation. Keep personal information in DM’s and away from prying eyes.
*Violation 2: Punishment by staff’s discretion with a warning of the next punishment should they continue.
Violation 3: Punishment by staff’s discretion. Situation depending an extensive ban may be appropriate anywhere from 3 months to indefinitely. Counsel with Admins to verify an appropriate length for the ban.
c. Solve personal issues Privately. Take it to DM’s.
Violation 1: Warning via warn system for violation
Violation 2: Warning via warn system for violation with note that next violation will be a mute for 1-3 days depending on staff discretion
Violation 3: Punishment of mute for 1-3 days with warning that next violation will increase the mute for 3 days to 1 week depending on staff discretion.
*Violation 4: Punishment of mute for 3 days to 1 week depending on staff discretion with note that next violation will result in being kicked from the discord.
Violation 5: Punishment of user being kicked from the discord with note stating that if they return and continue to target player(s) they will be banned from the discord.
Violation 6: Punishment of player being banned from discord for 1 month to indefinitely. If the punishment is indefinitely a note will be added stating that the user may appeal their ban in 2 months.
d. Using offensive Language (racism, sexism, etc) towards other people is NOT allowed in any form. Specific derogatory terms at discretion of staff are not allowed.
Violation 1: Warning via warn system for violation
Violation 2L Warning via warn system for violation and warning that next violation is mute for 1 day.
Violation 3: Punishment of 1-day mute with warning that next violation is 3-day mute.
Violation 4: Punishment of 3-day mute with warning that next violation is 1-week mute.
*Violation 5: Punishment of 1-week mute with warning that next violation is being Kicked from Discord.
Violation 6: Punishment of being kicked from the Discord with warning that if they return and continue, they will be banned anywhere from 1 month to 6 months depending on staff discretion.
Violation 7: Punishment of being Banned for 1 month to 6 months, depending on staff discretion, with warning that next ban length is permanent.
Violation 8: Punishment of permanent ban, with a note that if they desire to appeal the ban, they may but must wait at least 2 months before appealing.
3. Use Text channels properly
a. Each text channel has their own purpose. Try to keep conversations about the channel topic/title. If a conversation goes too off-topic, you be redirected to the correct channel.
Violation 1: Warning within text channel, no warning via warn system necessary while redirecting the user to the appropriate channel for their discussion.
Violation 2: Warning via warn system of keeping topics in their designated channel, example being that posting multiple picture/gif/videos should be in either #shitposting or #creations.
(Violation 1 & 2 can be repeated up to 3x then act in accordance with Violation 3)
Violation 3: Punishment of 1-day mute with note that if user continues to violate rule 3a the mute length will be increased and may lead to being kicked or banned.
*Violation 4: Punishment of increasing mute length to 2 days to 1 week depending on staff discretion.
b. Abuse of the relay channels will result in immediate punishment. The relay channels for each respective server are to be used for communication, both official by staff members and unofficial by donors. Do not use the relay channels to harass, make fun of, or otherwise disrupt gameplay on servers.
Violation 1: warning via warn system with note that if user continues to abuse relay their privileges will be removed from them.
Violation 2: Warning via warn system that if they continue to abuse relay their privileges will be removed.
*Violation 3: Punishment of removing relay privileges
4. Listen to staff.
Do not try to find loopholes out of a situation. If you feel like a staff member is in the wrong, message an admin or above.
Punishments for violating rule 4 is staff discretion, however, anything that exceeds a ban/mute beyond 3 days should be run past an Admin.
5. No kind of Advertising of server’s is allowed.
a. Advertise elsewhere. This server is not a sales platform or a hub for other servers.
b. This does not apply to the #creations channel when it comes to videos/music/deviantart.
Violation 1: Warning via warning system with note that next violation will result in a mute for 1 day.
Violation 2: Punishment of 1-day mute with note that next violation will result in a kick from the discord.
*Violation 3: Punishment of being kicked from discord with a note that should they return and continue they will be banned from the discord indefinitely.
Violation 4: Punishment of being banned from discord indefinitely with a note that they may make a ban appeal after 2 months.
6. Raiding is not allowed.
Members who organize raids and participate in them will be banned instantly.
*Violation 1: Punishment of being banned indefinitely from the discord.
7. Abide by discords Terms of Service.
This includes (but not limited to) having NSFW/Pornographic profile pictures and posting NSFW content in non-NSFW channels. WE are a non-NSFW discord, so no channel should contain NSFW or Pornographic images.
(ANY LINKS TO CHILD PORNOGRAPHY IS AN INSTANT PERMANENT BAN WITH NO APPEAL)
Violation 1: Warning via warning system with a note that next violation will be a 1-day mute.
If the violation is a profile picture, a warning will still be issued with a note that the user must change their profile picture within 30 mins of being contacted or they will be kicked from the discord till the picture is changed to an appropriate one.
*Violation 2: Punishment of 1-day mute with a note that continue to violate rule 7 will result in being banned from the discord for 1 month to indefinitely.
Violation 3: Punishment of being banned from the discord, with note that an appeal may be made after 2 months if the ban length is indefinitely.
*-Notify admins of these violations and any beyond these violations so they are informed of what is going on. Also, counsel with Admins to make sure everyone is on the same page and following what is going on with these users.
