New RUles

Global Rules

No cheating
OptiFine
Shaders Mod or "GLSL Shaders"
TooManyItems
Armorstatus
DirectionHub
Multi-Player profiles mod
Camera Studio
Animated Players Mod2
TabbyChat
PixelCam Mod
5zig
Togglesprint/sneak
1.7 Animations Mod
CPSMod
KeyStrokesMod
More may be added. If you are unsure, ask a staff member ON THE FORUMS. Do not ask ingame!
Use of unauthorized mods will = a ban!

Don't cyberbully.
Includes trolling, sexual harassment, other types of harassment, discrimination of any kind, name calling, trash talking, threatening, death threats, and more.
Trolling is the act of purposely doing something annoying in an attempt to upset someone or get an angry response from them. This includes and can fall under rules: 1, 3, 6, 7, 11,12, and 14.
Death threats towards staff will get you muted or banned.
Examples:
NOOB!
Dumbass!
You suck!
Any sexist names.
Any false names.
Idiot
Targeter
Hacker (Unless they truly absolutely hack, AND you have video proof)
Kys (kill yourself)
Upper staff (Admin +) are allowed to vote and determine if action needs to be taken when the rule break occurs on another service not moderated by ShadowXCraft. Includes but not limited to: Skype, Twitter, YouTube, etc.


Don't disrespect anyone for any reason.
This includes staff and players.
This includes purposely annoying them.
Respect the staff’s decisions.
Calling it a joke doesn’t make it ok!

No advertising.
This includes noting any services not owned by ShadowXCraft, this includes Skype, E-Mail, YouTube, YouTube Channels that may advertise other servers, or any servers.
Even if another player tells you that you can advertise, they are wrong and you will still be punished
Punishments will be given

Keep chat clean.
No swearing/profanity!
The swear filter is there for a reason! Trying to bypass it WILL get you muted!
The chat filter will auto mute you. These mutes cannot be appealed unless you can prove that you did not say what got you muted. -Up to staff discretion.
Keep chat appropriate. We define “inappropriate” as anything pertaining to private body parts or sexual acts, anything violent or particularly degrading, or anything to do with bodily waste (when talked about in a crude or rude joking manner) or reproductive function. This includes, but is not limited to:
"I gotz booty"
"booty booty booty booty booty"
"I love booty"
"I am a booty"
Netflix and Chill jokes
Language relating to religion is not allowed due to the fact that not all people have the same religious views. -Up to staff discretion.
Language relating to racial superiority or inferiority is not allowed.
Includes regular chat, /msg, item names, books, and signs.
Don't bypass the filter.


Do not spam
Includes saying things more than once..
Includes regular chat and /msg
Includes excessive caps.

No griefing
General explanation of griefing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griefer#Methods
If you have been griefed, DO NOT FIX IT! Report it to the forums immediately for investigation!
This applies to all servers EXCLUDING FACTIONS.

Don't abuse/take advantage of exploits or glitches.
This means, if something happens in the game that allows you to benefit, that should not happen, you need to report it and not use it.
Results in a permanent ban.
Example:
Buying a stack of coal for 20 dollars, then selling it for 50.
A wall glitch that gets you through a wall.
A glitch that duplicates items.
Getting access to things that you shouldn't.

No scamming
This applies to all servers EXCLUDING FACTIONS.
Do not get people stuck in all servers INCLUDING FACTIONS.
Scamming is the act of lying or stealing from others to get a personal advantage.

Don't use alt.

Don't give false/misleading information.
Or in other words: Don’t lie.
Includes false claims.
Examples: You can be banned for the first and third example.
Hi, I'm from Planet Minecraft! Give me OP now or I will leave a bad server review. (Why do players even try this… we are already on Planet Minecraft.)
I’m the owner, an admin, mod, developer, helper, etc.
Do alt +  f4 for diamonds!

Don't start drama or arguments.
Do not continue to talk about a controversial topic after someone has requested that you stop.
Do not continue arguing if a staff member has directed you to stop.
Do not say something that has the potential to cause drama or start an argument.

Do not target or encourage targeting. (Targeting being when a player goes out of his or her way to get to you and continuously kills you)
Targeting is defined as repetitively going after the same user and or following a user for prolonged periods of time.

 Teaming
Not Allowed:
Teaming is not allowed in KitPvP FFA.
Allowed:
HG: Teams are limited to 2 players.
KitPvP Battles: 2v2 or Party Battles.
Teaming is the act of: Trucing, Allying, or related. This means 2 or more players agreeing to not kill each other.
Breaking these rules can get you banned from that server (HG, KitPvP, etc.)
Any PvP related server on SxC that was not specified here falls under Not Allowed.

Don't use an inappropiate skin.

Username limits/restrictions
Staff names.(Or anything similar.)
         Ex: Real Username       False Username
               DJDan                 DJVan
               tspringst33n          tspringst333n
               lizardfreak321.       Lizardfreak123.
Racist usernames.
Words banned in rule 5

Don’t build inappropriate objects.

Do not log in as other players!
Includes breaching someone else’s data.
Includes changing your name to the name of a person who previously joined the server.

Do not ask for things you don’t have access to.
This includes
Money
Ranks
Staff ranks
Donor ranks
Any permissions or OP
Items

Do not sell things for real life money.
Includes PayPal or any other money system online.

Staff request speaking ENGLISH in public/global chat.
This is so staff can understand what is going on as well as be able to help as much as they can.
Other languages may be spoken in /msg as long as all other rules are followed.

Any actions must be appropriate for people of all ages.
Must not be related to reproduction.
Must not contain excessive violence.

Factions-Specific Rules
In-game scamming, griefing, and raiding is allowed.
Factions is not a friendly server. If you do not want to be scammed, raided, or griefed, do not play Factions and instead play Survival.
TP (Teleport) killing is allowed!
Betraying is allowed.