Punishment Lengths
Standard punishment durations for various offenses on the Sword Network.
Note: D = DAY, H = HOUR
Regular Offenses
| Offense | Offense 1 | Offense 2 | Offense 3 | Offense 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spamming/Flooding chat | Warning | 3H mute | 1D mute | 7D mute |
| False / Spam reporting | Warning | 1H ban | 3H ban | 1D ban |
| Inappropriate / Excessive swearing | Warning | 3H mute | 7D mute | N/A |
| Racism or homophobia | 7D mute | 14D mute | 30D mute | 60D mute |
| Staff disrespect | Warning | 1H mute | 6H mute | N/A |
| Sexual remarks | 3H mute | 1D mute | 7D mute | 14D mute |
| Suicide or death encouragement | 7D mute | 14D mute | 30D mute | N/A |
| IP threats | 7D mute | 14D mute | 14D ban | 60D ban |
| Nick Exposing | 1H mute | 3H mute | 6H mute | 12H mute |
| Self-promotion | Warning | 3H mute | 7D mute | N/A |
| Mute evading | 14D mute | 30D mute | 40D mute | N/A |
For Helpers: If you need help issuing a punishment that requires banning, please mute the offender, and ask for a moderator that will issue the deserved punishment later.
Ban Worthy Offenses (Moderator Only)
Ban worthy offenses are punishments that result in a ban on the first offense
| Offense | Offense 1 | Offense 2 | Offense 3 | Offense 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ban evasion | 40D ban | 60D ban | 100D ban | Perm IP ban |
| Cheating / Hacked client | 30D ban | 60D ban | 90D ban | Perm ban |
| X-ray | 7D ban | 14D ban | 30D ban | N/A |
| Exploiting / Griefing | 3D ban | 7D ban | 14D ban | 30D ban |
| Scamming | 7D ban | 14D ban | 30D ban | 60D ban |
| Inapp name | Perma ban | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Inapp skin | 7D ban | 14D ban | 30D ban | N/A |
| Doxxing / Leaking personal info | 15D ban | 30D ban | 60D ban | Perm IP ban |
Note: Inappropriate names and skins are appealable bans if they provide evidence in forums.
For Helpers: If you witness a ban worthy offense when there are no moderators online, please report it with evidence asap to a moderator or administrator. You can mute an offender if it is an offense done in chat such as IP leaking, and scamming, but you still must report them to a moderator with the included evidence.
Discord Punishment Lengths
Punishment guidelines for our Discord server.
Note: D = DAY, H = HOUR
Discord-Specific Offenses
| Offense | Offense 1 | Offense 2 | Offense 3 | Offense 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spamming/Flooding chat | Warning | 3H mute | 1D mute | 7D mute |
| DM Advertising | Ban | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Underage | Ban | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Racism or homophobia | Ban | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| NSFW links/contents | 7D mute | 14D mute | 30D mute | 60D mute |
| Suicide/Death encouragement | 7D mute | 14D mute | 30D mute | 60D mute |
| Dox threats | 1D mute | 7D mute | 14D mute | 14D ban |
| Player Drama | Warning | 3H mute | 6H mute | 12H mute |
Important: Underage and DM advertising requires evidence of the offender's wrongdoing.
Warnings can be done verbally in discord. There is no command.
Scenarios & Situations
There's an infinite amount of scenarios that could happen, we can't possibly list them all. If you ever have any questions regarding some player drama or behaviour please feel free to ask one of the moderators, or administrators regarding the situation we are always here to help.
Suicide or Death Encouragement
Suicide or death encouragement is a serious offense. So how do we recognize when to punish, and when not to? Let's see some examples of player messages.
Player 1: "I might end everything"
This is not an offensive message. You can recognize if it's serious and help them out in private. That is optional though.
Player 2: "KYS"
Player 3: "Go kill yourself no one cares about you"
This message is offensive, and this will require the player to be punished. Both player 1 and 2 deserve a punishment.
Self Promotion
Examples of self-promotion:
Player 1: "Go follow my youtube! (Youtube.com/@player1)"
Player 2: "I need moderators for my minecraft server. Join my discord (Discord/123)"
Player 3: "Go follow this youtuber he's really cool! (youtube)"
The links used in this example aren't real, only used as an example.
These players are prime examples of self promotions, you will encounter messages like these a lot. Even when it's promoting another player's youtuber. No one wants to see advertisements in minecraft chats, they will be punished.
Player 4: "Have you seen Zackaria's new youtube video?"
This is not an example of self promotion, if it's a discussion and there are no intents of promotion in the message, the message isn't offensive.
Staff Disrespect
Examples of staff disrespect:
Player 1: "You're a bitch for punishing me!"
Player 2: "Worst staff member, you're trash, fuck you!"
These players are an example of staff disrespect, in this case, they can receive a mute for being inappropriate too, directive slurs are also offensive, but on top of that they should also be warned for staff disrespect.
Player 3: "You're a bad staff member!"
This should be ignored, do not respond to these types of messages as they will result in an argument.
Leaking Personal Information
Examples of personal information leaks:
Player 1: "Call this player's number! (0123 321 0123)"
Player 2: "Your ip is 1.12345.123.123"
In a situation where a player sends personal information, it should be punished instantly. Leaking personal information is a big offense.
Player 3: "Im going to dox you"
This is also offensive, and should be punished under doxxing threats.
Useful Information
Important information, resources, and commands for staff members.
Staff of the Month
Staff of the month is a role rewarded to the best staff of the month.
To obtain staff of the month, you must be active in chat, and have a sufficient amount of punishments within the month. Having the two are important, having the most punishments doesn't mean you will be given staff of the month, the higher ups will also take note of your activity on chat.
Staff of the month doesn't recur so it must be a new staff every month.
Helper Commands
/punish (player)
Opens GUI to punish
/staffhistory (your name)
Attach punishment evidence
/history (player)
Shows a player's punishment history.
/warn (player) (reason)
Warns a player
/tempmute (player) (duration) (reason)
Temporarily mutes a player
/removewarn (player) (id)
Remove a warn from a player
/unmute (player) (reason)
Unmutes a player
/server (Server name)
Switches to a specific server
Note: As of now, use the /punish command to issue warnings and mutes.
Additional Moderator Commands
/tempban (player) (duration) (reason)
Temporarily bans a player
/vanish
To vanish yourself
Note: Once you are promoted, your staff manager will give you more information about being a moderator.
How to Respond to Punishment Appeals (For MODERATORS)
Format (Acceptance)
Hello (Name)
Thank you for submitting your punishment appeal. After reviewing your punishment, we decided to accept your appeal.
Thank you
(your name)
Format (Denying)
Hello (Name)
Thank you for submitting your punishment appeal. After carefully reviewing your punishment, we unfortunately decided to deny your appeal.
Thank you
(your name)
You may include additional information if it is needed. If they ask for evidence, you may provide the evidence of why they were being denied. But generally, it is best to keep the reply short and simple.
Staff Abuse
Staff abuse is not accepted under any condition, you will be demoted instantly. It doesn't matter if the type of abuse was harmless, you will be demoted. We have no tolerance for staff abuse.
In-Game Knowledge Guide
Information about the server's game mechanics and common issues.
How to Issue Punishments
/punish (player)
How to use the /punish command
Format: /punish (Player name)
When you execute the /punish command it opens a GUI with a list of punishment reasons such as: swearing, spamming, disrespect. Each reason has preset actions, like mute, warn and ban. The system will automatically choose the correct punishment length. The length can depend on the reason you select, and the player's previous history.
If a player is punished more than once for the same reason, the duration of the punishment will increase.
/staffhistory - Submitting Evidence
/staffhistory (playername)
After issuing a punishment to a player, you will need to log your evidence using the /staffhistory command.
Format: /staffhistory (Playername)
The player name will be your name. Select the punishment type that you issued earlier from the GUI that appears: Warn, Mute, Ban. Choose the punishment entry, you'll see a list of punishments you recently issued, select the one you want to attach evidence too.
In certain cases, when you punish a player, the server will automatically save the player's recent chatlogs as evidence. This happens for offenses that are to be shown in chat. However, you still need to check if the offense is shown on the chatlog. If it is shown, then there isn't a need to submit evidence, but if it isn't shown, you still need to submit evidence regarding the offense.
When to Mute for Spamming / Flooding
Spam
In an event where someone is spamming, you can only punish the player if they sent a minimum of 4 similar chat messages in the chat.
Flooding
In an event where someone is flooding, you can only punish the player if they sent a minimum of 3 significantly long messages in the chat.
Staff Chat
/sc or #message
To communicate with your fellow staff members via staff chat, you will need to use the command /sc, or using # in the beginning of any message.
Staff Managers
Meet the team responsible for managing the Comet Network staff.
