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# ☆ 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.