northwood rules

<size=24pt><align="center"><color=#ef0707>Northwood Official SCP: Secret Laboratory Server</color></align></size>

<align="center"><size=18><color=#ff9100>Feel free to join our Discord and connect with other players in our heartwarming and friendly community!</color></size></align>

<align="center"><size=18><color=#FFD700><link="https://discord.gg/JEHbSmdJSu">Click here for Discord invite or go to https://discord.gg/JEHbSmdJSu</link></color></size></align>

<align="center">This Official Server is hosted by <b>Northwood Studio</b>. We currently have two Official Servers in Canada, one Official Server in the United Kingdom and one Official Server in Europe (Warsaw).</align>

<size=18pt><b><color=#ff2424>Official Server Rules</color></b></size>
<color=#ff2424>1.</color> Cheating and exploiting<color=#ff2424>[1]</color> are strictly prohibited.
<color=#ff2424>2.</color> Phishing, scamming, and other illegal activities are strictly prohibited.
<color=#ff2424>3.</color> Promotion of suicide in real life and other life-threatening ideas/thoughts/threats is strictly prohibited.
<color=#ff2424>4.</color> Racist, discriminating, and offensive contents are strictly prohibited.
<color=#ff2424>5.</color> Harassment, toxicity, and baseless out-of-game accusations against other players are strictly prohibited.
<color=#ff2424>6.</color> Staff or player impersonation is strictly prohibited.
<color=#ff2424>7.</color> Mic spamming is prohibited in all channels. Music and songs are allowed but must be stopped if being requested by staff or players.
<color=#ff2424>8.</color> Advertisements, including server advertisements and streaming channel advertisements, must be kept to a minimum.
<color=#ff2424>9.</color> Intentional teamkilling<color=#ff2424>[2]</color> and teamkilling AFKs at spawn are prohibited.
<color=#ff2424>10.</color> Teaming<color=#ff2424>[3]</color> and camping<color=#ff2424>[4]</color> are tolerated if they do not lead to round delays.
<color=#ff2424>11.</color> False reporting and abuse of in-game reporting function are prohibited.
<color=#ff2424>12.</color> Calling out moderators who have hidden tags is prohibited.
<color=#ff2424>13.</color> Encouraging others to violate server rules is prohibited.

<color=#ff2424>[1]</color> In-game exploiting spots that are normally unreachable and give the exploiter an advantage in combat, such as camera spot at checkpoint, are prohibited. Spots that can be reached by jumping onto actual props/railings are allowed.
<color=#ff2424>[2]</color> Self defense teamkill is allowed so long as you are damaged first and know exactly who damaged you. Revenge TK (killing the teamkiller in the next round or after you respawn) is prohibited.
<color=#ff2424>[3]</color> Teaming that directly or intentionally leads to the death of teammates is prohibited.
<color=#ff2424>[4]</color> Staying in a room prolongedly is considered as camping. Walking around in the same zone and staying in a corridor/tunnel are not considered as camping.

<size=18pt><b><color=#ff2424>Automatic Punishment</color></b></size>
<color=#ff2424>1.</color> An automatic 7-day ban is issued for mass teamkill.
<color=#ff2424>2.</color> An automatic friendly-fire damage reverse penalty is applied to those who repeatedly teamkill.

<size=18pt><b><color=#ff2424>Contact</color></b></size>
Please join our Official Discord (https://discord.gg/JEHbSmdJSu) and contact Server Moderation Manager (Todd Howard#6131) or Server Moderation Supervisor (Shayne#2226) directly for reporting Northwood Official Servers related incidents and making ban appeals.

<size=12pt><align="center"><b>Last updated: 6 August 2021</b></align></size>