# ☆ Rules #### **Discord Rules ♡** **☆ Stay Organized** Use each channel for its intended purpose. It keeps the server easy to navigate and helps everyone have a better experience. **☆ Respect Voice Chats** If you're joining a VC, treat it like shared space. Don’t scream, play ear-shattering sounds, or use the soundboard excessively. **☆ Streaming Guidelines** When streaming in voice channels, keep your content appropriate. Please don’t stream games rated Mature or above we want to make sure all viewers feel safe and comfortable. **☆ No Workarounds or Filter Evasion** Don’t try to sneak past filters with special characters or disguised words. If it’s not allowed, it’s not allowed no loopholes. **☆ Avoid Spam** Repeating messages, flooding emojis, or spamming the VC soundboard isn’t cool. Keep chat readable and fun for everyone. **☆ VC = Rules Still Apply** Being in a voice channel doesn’t mean the rules stop. If something serious happens, staff may record for moderation purposes but only to handle issues, never for public use. **☆ Follow Discord’s Terms** Everyone here is expected to follow Discord’s Terms of Service and Community Guidelines. No exceptions. **☆ Mic Etiquette** Please keep your mic clean and respectful no high-pitched noises, sudden screams, or disruptive background sounds. **☆ Age Requirement** You must be at least 13 years old to be a member of this server. This is a Discord-wide rule, and we follow it strictly. #### SMP Rules ♡ ☆ **No Griefing or Stealing**\ Don’t break or take other players' builds, chests, or farms. If it’s not yours, ask before using it. ☆ **No Hacking, Exploiting, or Unfair Mods**\ No hacked clients, x-rays, duping, or game-breaking exploits.\ **Not Allowed Mods:** X-ray packs, ESP/Tracer mods, Auto-clickers, Fly/Speed hacks, or anything that gives unfair advantages.\ **Allowed Mods:** Cosmetic or performance mods like OptiFine, Sodium, ReplayMod, and minimaps *without entity radar*. ☆ **Respect Other Players**\ No harassment, bullying, or excessive trash talk.\ Don’t spam chat, beg for items, or be obnoxious.\ No offensive builds, signs, or messages. ☆ **No Killing Without Consent (PVP Rules)**\ Only fight in agreed-upon PVP areas or events.\ No spawn-killing, stealing loot, or killing pets.\ PVP should be fun, not toxic. ☆ **Chat & Behavior Etiquette**\ Keep chat friendly and appropriate for everyone.\ No excessive swearing, drama, or sensitive topics.\ Treat everyone with respect, even if you disagree. ☆ **Follow Community Farm & Resource Rules**\ Don’t overuse community farms—leave enough for others.\ Replant crops, saplings, and breed animals after use.\ Avoid excessive mob farms or Redstone contraptions that cause lag. ☆ **No Unauthorized Base Raiding or Claiming**\ If a player seems inactive, always ask the staff before taking over their land or items. ☆ **AFK Farms & Auto Farms**\ Allowed *only* if they don’t cause lag or break server rules.\ If your farm causes lag, staff may ask you to disable or modify it. ☆ **Listen to the Owners/Admins**\ If a staff member asks you to stop something, please respect their decision.\ If you disagree, talk it out calmly instead of arguing. ☆ **Report Issues**\ If you see rule-breaking, griefing, or hacking, report it to staff instead of handling it yourself. ☆ **Have Fun & Be Kind!**\ Remember: Minerva SMP is a community built on friendship, creativity, and respect.\ Be helpful, stay positive, and make this world a place worth remembering! ♡ #### General Rules ♡ **☆ Be kind and respectful** No bullying, insults, false rumors, or trying to stir up drama. Respect everyone. **☆ English only** Please keep all conversations in English so staff can help and moderate effectively. **☆ No discrimination or harassment** Any form of racism, sexism, homophobia, slurs, blackmail, or targeted harassment is not allowed no exceptions. **☆ No personal threats or doxing** Do not share or threaten to share anyone’s private info (like real names, IPs, locations, etc.) even as a joke. No DDoS, crashing, or harm to the server or players. **☆ No impersonation** Don’t pretend to be someone else, especially staff. Keep things honest. **☆ No cheating, exploiting, or abuse of systems** Whether it’s a bug in-game or something in Discord, don’t abuse it. **☆ No self-promotion or ads** You’re not allowed to advertise other Discord servers, Minecraft servers, YouTube/Twitch channels, or anything else either in chat or in DMs. **☆ Keep it safe for work (SFW)** No NSFW content, gore, shock humor, or anything inappropriate. Let’s keep the community comfy and inclusive. **☆ No drama or fights** If you have a problem, DM the staff. Don’t blow it up in public chats. **☆ Respect everyone’s time and space** Don’t spam chat, ping people unnecessarily, or flood DMs. **☆ Respect the staff team** Their decisions are final. If you have feedback, take it to DMs calmly. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://wiki.minervasmp.com/welcome/rules.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. 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