Avicus Archive

Avicus Community Writer Applications by resepignev June 22, 2014 at 1:06 PM UTC

Punishment Guidelines

Hacking

Offence Punishment
Killaura Permanent Ban
Aimbot/SmoothAimbot Permanent Ban
Triggerbot Permanent Ban
Forcefield Permanent Ban
Anti-Knockback Permanent Ban
Knockback Reducer Permanent Ban
Rapid-Fire Permanent Ban
Speed Permanent Ban
Regeneration Permanent Ban
Fly Permanent Ban
NoFall/Glide Permanent Ban
X-Ray Permanent Ban
Auto-Clicker Permanent Ban
Derp Permanent Ban
Auto-Armour Permanent Ban
FastPlace Permanent Ban
ToggleSneak 4 Days » Permanent


Team Related

Punishments related to in-game team situations.

Offence Punishment
Team Griefing Kick » 4 Days » 7 Days » Permanent
Team Killing Kick » 4 Days » 7 Days » Permanent
Spawn Killing Kick » 4 Days » 7 Days » Permanent
Sharing Tactical Info Kick » 4 Days » 7 Days » Permanent
Spawnblocking Kick » 4 Days » 7 Days » Permanent
Cross-Teaming Kick » 4 Days » 7 Days » Permanent
Team Spleefing* Warn/Kick » 4 Days » 7 Days » Permanent

*Assess before you punish someone for Team Spleefing. Be able to differentiate between intentional team spleefing and accidental team spleefing.
Don't punish a person for team spleefing if a server message pops up saying "player spleefed player."



Chat Related

Punishments related to the public and private server chat.

Offence Punishment
Excessive Language Warn » Kick » 3 Days » 7 Days » Permanent
Directed Language Warn » Kick » 3 Days » 7 Days » Permanent
Rudeness Warn » Kick » 3 Days » 7 Days » Permanent
Spamming Warn » Kick » 3 Days » 7 Days » Permanent
Accusing others of Hacking Warn » Kick » 3 Days » 7 Days » Permanent
Excessive Caps* Warn » Kick » 3 Days » 7 Days » Permanent
Abusing /report Warn » Kick » 3 Days » 7 Days » Permanent
Racism 14 Days » Permanent
Advertising Permanent Ban
Unintentional Advertising** Warn » 7 Days » 30 Days » Permanent
DDoS Threats Permanent Ban
Death Threats Kick » 7 Days » 14 Days » Permanent
Inappropriate Links*** Permanent Ban
Suicide Encouragement (light)**** Warn » 3 Days » 7 Days » Permanent
Suicide Encouragement (heavy)***** 7 Days » Permanent

*Assess the situation in which a player uses caps, then make your judgment.

**Make your best judgment when a player says an IP address or a server name.

***These include links such as Screamer/Keylog/Scammer links. DO NOT press the link if you believe it is inappropriate.

****The message only consists of "kys".

*****Directed towards another player or used in a harmful manner.



Miscellaneous

Punishments for unique situations.

Offence Punishment
Inappropriate Skin Warn » Kick » 1 Day » 7 Days » Permanent
Inappropriate Username* 30 Days » Permanent
Inappropriate Cape Kick » 1 Day » 7 Days » Permanent
Abusing Glitches Kick » 1 Day » 7 Days » Permanent
Combat/Void Logging 1 Day » 3 Days » 7 Days » Permanent
Ban Evasion* Permanent Ban
Excessive Infractions** (10) 30 Days » Permanent
Excessive Infractions** (20) Permanent Ban

*If a player evades their punishment for an inappropriate username, do not punish them for it. If a player is caught ban evading a valid punishment, ban the accounts that are involved, regardless of the punishment.

**"Excessive Infractions" are infractions that were dealt in the last 8 months. Check a player using /history. Warns do not count for an Excessive Infraction tempban/ban.



Forums Punishments

Punishments for Avicus Forums.

Archive any posts/threads that pertain to the punishments listed below (excluding ban evasion). Warn a player via forums when necessary.
DEPENDING ON THE SEVERITY OF THE ACTIONS, A PERMANENT BAN MAY INSTANTLY BE INSTITUTED.

Offence Punishment
Bumping topics (irrelevant comment) 2 Days » 7 Days » 14 Days » 1 Month » Permanent
Trolling* Warn » 3 Day » 7 Days » Permanent
Excessive Swearing Warn » 3 Day » 7 Days » Permanent
Forum Spamming/Threads/Posts Warn » 3 Days » 7 Days » Permanent
Harassing Others Warn » 7 Days » Permanent
Racism/Creating Racist Threads 14 Days » Permanent
Inappropriate Posts/Threads** Permanent Forum Ban
DDoS Threats Permanent Forum Ban
Harmful Trolling*** Permanent Forum Ban
Advertising Permanent Forum Ban
Advertising (Unintentional) Warn » 3 Days » Permanent
Ban Evasion Permanent Forum Ban

*Make sure you have sufficient evidence for trolling. Be able to differentiate between trolling and playful behaviour- it saves us time and our reputation.

**Not limited to: pornography, screamer/scam links, keylog links, etc.

***Trolling with the intentional means of jeopardizing Avicus' or a player's safety.



TeamSpeak Punishments

Punishments pertaining to Avicus' TeamSpeak.

Each punishment is dependent on the channel the user is in.

Offence Punishment
Abuse of Support Rooms 5 Minutes (sticky) » Server Kick » 7 Days » 30 Days » Permanent
Chat Spamming Verbal Warning » Server Kick » 1 Day » 7 Days » Permanent
Mic Spamming Verbal Warning » Server Kick » 1 Day » 3 Days » 7 Days » 21 Days » Permanent
Advertising Verbal Warning » Channel Kick » 7 Days | Permanent
Inappropriate music Verbal Warning » Server Kick » 7 Days | Permanent
Harassment (Minor) Server Kick » 7 Days » Permanent
Harassment (Medium) 7 Days » Permanent
Harassment (Major) 30 Days » Permanent
Banned in-game Permanent TeamSpeak Ban
Threatening server/users Permanent TeamSpeak Ban
Posting player information Permanent TeamSpeak Ban
Inappropriate Links Permanent TeamSpeak Ban
Ban Evasion Permanent TeamSpeak Ban
Abusing Ranks Confront a senior Moderator


KalinD June 22, 2014 at 1:06 PM UTC

Welcome :) 

There are Nebula, Nexus, Control the Hill, Avicade, and a ton of others :p

Mooch24 June 22, 2014 at 1:06 PM UTC

Welcome! Hope you enjoy yourself here :D
Zoom around the hub and try each gamemode to get a good sense of everything offered. I'm sure there will be something you love.

kycrafft June 22, 2014 at 3:06 PM UTC

Well hello there.welcome to the Avicus hotel! enjoy your stay. Watch out for the sharks in the swimming pool, don't use the second restroom on the left, and free cookies are offered. 

Oh and Nexus and Nebula are good gamemodes. Watch out for hacusators and anyone in the top 40 all time leaderboard

_BillGates June 22, 2014 at 4:06 PM UTC

I would recommend you play Nebula and Nexus but all gamemodes are great!

kycrafft June 22, 2014 at 4:06 PM UTC

Well hello there.welcome to the Avicus hotel! enjoy your stay. Watch out for the sharks in the swimming pool, don't use the second restroom on the left, and free cookies are offered. 

Oh and Nexus and Nebula are good gamemodes. Watch out for hacusators and anyone in the top 40 all time leaderboard
The second bathroom has dragons...

cinammoncroc000 June 22, 2014 at 4:06 PM UTC

Welcome! Nebula and Nexus usually have the most people, but sometimes you can grab a game of Avicade, Control the Hill, and Elimination :P

kycrafft June 22, 2014 at 4:06 PM UTC

Welcome! Nebula and Nexus usually have the most people, but sometimes you can grab a game of Avicade, Control the Hill, and Elimination :P
Nebula and walls are most popular.

cinammoncroc000 June 22, 2014 at 4:06 PM UTC

Nebula and walls are most popular.
Oh right, forgot Walls xD that's the gamemode I never play

OriginaI June 23, 2014 at 1:06 AM UTC

Hey! Welcome to the server,I play nexus and the walls a ton! Hope you have a really good time here!

JKawesome June 23, 2014 at 2:06 AM UTC

Welcome to avicus! Join me on Nebula, we can rush together :P

TheMasterClock June 23, 2014 at 2:06 AM UTC

Hello there, welcome to the Avicus Network!
If you ever need a friend to play with in this server then ask me. :)
We hope you enjoy playing on this wonderful server.