Chat Rules

These are the player-facing chat rules for Survival Fun. If you need help with a chat issue, open a support ticket in Discord in #get-support. If staff are online, you can also use /report in-game to start a ticket.

Tag key: [MIN] [MOD] [MAJ] [ILL] [PPPP] [PTP]

Core Chat Offenses

Trolling

Reason: [MIN] trolling
Trolling is leading other players or staff on with falsehoods.
Examples: telling others to press Alt+F4, using color codes to fake broadcasts.
If it causes harm or becomes harassment, use a harsher punishment path.

Offense	Action
1st	Verbal warning
2nd	1-hour mute
3rd	6-hour mute
Further	Staff discretion

Chat Filter Bypass and Similar Disruption

Some of the behavior below may be filtered automatically, but repeated attempts still count as rulebreaking.

Spam

Reason: [MIN] spam
Covers chat flood, character drag, keyboard smash, encouraging spam, command spam, begging, and repeated shop/auction advertising.

Offense	Action
1st	Verbal warning
2nd	1-hour mute
Further	Staff discretion

Custom Fonts

Reason: [MIN] custom fonts
Custom fonts are not allowed as a player's main font in public chat.

Offense	Action
1st	Verbal warning
2nd	1-hour mute
Further	Staff discretion

Soft Advertising

Reason: [MIN] soft advertising
Mentioning another Minecraft server by name or IP, posting player group invites in public chat, sharing player Discord invites, or mentioning hacked clients.

Offense	Action
1st	Verbal warning
2nd	1-hour mute
Further	Staff discretion

Foreign Languages in Public Chat

Reason: [MIN] foreign languages in public chat
Non-English is allowed, but lengthy public discussions should move to messages.

Offense	Action
1st	Verbal warning
2nd	1-hour mute
Further	Staff discretion

Inappropriate Chat

Reason: [MOD] inappropriate chat
Small disrespectful or uncomfortable chat that does not rise to major discrimination or hate speech.

Offense	Action
1st	Verbal warning
2nd	1-hour mute
3rd	6-hour mute
Further	Staff discretion

Controversial Topics

Reason: [MOD] controversial topics
Topics that spark debate or offend others. Move the discussion to DMs.

Offense	Action
1st	Verbal warning
2nd	1-hour mute
3rd	6-hour mute
Further	Staff discretion

Severe Chat Harm

Hate Speech

Reason: [MAJ] hate speech
Includes overt racism, targeted harassment, or discrimination.
Severe cases can skip straight to harsher punishment.

Offense	Action
1st	3-hour mute
2nd	1-day ban
3rd	1-week ban
Further	Staff discretion

Adult Content

Reason: [ILL] adult content
Includes targeted sexual remarks, sexual intimidation, pressure to drop reports, or public accusations of sexual misconduct.
Severe cases may skip straight to harsher punishment.

Offense	Action
1st	1-week ban
2nd	Permanent IP ban

Harmful Advertising

Reason: [MAJ] advertising
Harmful intentional advertising or spam of IPs, websites, Discords, or third-party software.
This is treated more seriously than casual name-dropping or soft advertising.

Offense	Action
1st	30-day ban
2nd	Permanent ban

Ongoing Drama, Harassment, and Similar Patterns

These categories cover repeated behavior that keeps dragging chat off track after warnings.

Constant Bickering

Reason: [PPPP] constant bickering
Repeated arguing, nitpicking, and passive-aggressive disruption.

Offense	Action
1st	1-hour softmute
2nd	1-day softmute
Further	Upgrade to [PTP]

Drama

Reason: [PPPP] drama
Back-and-forth arguments that dominate chat after warnings.

Offense	Action
1st	1-day mute
2nd	1-week mute
Further	Upgrade to [PTP]

Drama Baiting

Reason: [PPPP] drama baiting
Vague accusations or inflammatory comments designed to spark arguments.

Offense	Action
1st	1-day softmute
2nd	1-week softmute
Further	Upgrade to [PTP]

Bullying

Reason: [PPPP] bullying
Repeated targeting of a player over time, even if no single message is severe on its own.

Offense	Action
1st	1-day mute
2nd	1-week mute
Further	Upgrade to [PTP]

Harassment

Reason: [PPPP] harassment
Sarcasm, dogwhistles, repeated "jokes," or indirect remarks clearly aimed at another player.

Offense	Action
1st	1-day softmute
2nd	1-week softmute
Further	Upgrade to [PTP]

Playing the Victim

Reason: [PPPP] playing the victim
Provoking others and then repeatedly claiming harassment to continue the conflict.

Offense	Action
1st	1-day softmute
2nd	1-week softmute
Further	Upgrade to [PTP]

Retaliation

Reason: [PPPP] retaliation
Continuing to respond after staff intervention, warnings, or mutes.

Offense	Action
1st	1-day softmute
2nd	1-week softmute
Further	Upgrade to [PTP]

Mini-Moderating

Reason: [PPPP] mini-moderating
Trying to police others in chat instead of reporting the issue.
Use /report in-game or open a ticket in Discord rather than arguing moderation in public chat.

Offense	Action
1st	1-day softmute
2nd	1-week softmute
Further	Upgrade to [PTP]

Lying to Staff

Reason: [PPPP] lying to staff
Providing false information during investigations or support tickets.
This includes lying about alt account status, rule violations, or other player behavior.

Offense	Action
1st	/warn
Further	Staff discretion