Kind play has clear boundaries.

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Core rules

1. 1
   Be kind and inclusive.
   No bullying, harassment, discrimination, slurs, hate speech, sexual content, threats, intimidation, or targeted humiliation.
2. 2
   Protect personal information.
   Never share real names, exact ages or birth dates, addresses, schools, phone numbers, private accounts, passwords, precise locations, or another person's private information.
3. 3
   Play fairly.
   No hacked clients, x-ray, automation that bypasses intended play, duplication, exploit abuse, or hiding a serious exploit instead of reporting it privately.
4. 4
   Respect other players' work.
   No griefing, theft, traps, claim bypasses, unwanted build interference, or deliberate crowding around a neighbor's claim.
5. 5
   Use consent.
   Do not pressure players into PvP, trades, travel, voice chat, external contact, gifts, teams, or sharing information.
6. 6
   Do not evade safety controls.
   No alternate-account ban evasion, filter evasion, impersonation, false reports, evidence tampering, or retaliation against someone who reports a concern.

Plain examples

What these rules look like

Public spaces

Chat and privacy

• Keep chat, signs, books, names, listings, fictional cat profiles, clan descriptions, relationship notes, and public builds family-friendly.
• No spam, repeated messages, disruptive caps, scams, malicious links, or advertising other servers and communities.
• Do not ask minors or other players to move a conversation to private messages or an external app.
• Woodland roleplay chat is public and command-based, not private chat. Respect opt-in and opt-out choices, and never pressure another player to join a clan, roleplay, accept a fictional relationship, or remain in character.
• Fictional cat names, biographies, clans, territories, alliances, and rivalries must not impersonate players, target them for harassment, or reveal real personal information.
• If another player makes you uncomfortable, use /ignore <player>, move away, and submit a private /report.
• Staff may review server records when investigating safety, grief, fraud, or rule violations. Access is limited to authorized duties.
• Successful global chat and opted-in Woodland chat are retained internally for up to 90 days. Private messages, commands, reports, appeals, blocked text, recipients, and locations are excluded. No public conversation page is active.

Shared world

Gameplay and builds

• Claim important builds and containers, but never treat an unclaimed build as free property.
• Players may hold up to 10 claims. Rank increases the total number of claim blocks available, not the 10-claim count limit.
• Each Woodland cat clan may have one active territory, and that territory is one existing personal or team claim managed by the linking Leader or eligible Deputy. It does not create an extra claim or provide additional claim capacity.
• Fictional Woodland territory never grants claim ownership, trust, building access, or management authority. The underlying claim remains authoritative.
• Linking a different claim replaces the clan's previous territory and clears its previous den. Set a new den inside the newly linked claim.
• Only the current Woodland clan Leader may appoint or remove the clan's one Deputy. Deputy cannot be self-selected, assigned through ordinary role assignment, appointed by another Deputy, or obtained through another command path.
• Leave reasonable space around neighbors and ask before connecting roads, farms, portals, or redstone systems to their work.
• Do not intentionally create lag machines, uncontrolled entity farms, chunk-loading abuse, or redstone clocks that harm server health.
• Report duplication, item-loss, economy, claim, relic, stuffy, Woodland Cats, or permission bugs privately. Do not demonstrate them publicly.
• Use the market and direct trade honestly. No misleading listings, collusion, laundering, or abuse of delivery/recovery systems.
• Do not obstruct, trap, hide, duplicate, or exploit the initial Crown pickup at spawn. Crown combat must follow its team, consent, and revenge-block rules. A holder who wants to leave the challenge must use /relic relinquish crown, not attempt to store or duplicate the Crown.
• The Ender Dragon Stuffy must be crafted from nine different original stuffy families. Do not use duplication or recipe exploits to bypass that cost.
• Respect event boundaries, judging rules, and protected civic projects.

Common edge cases

Specific protections

Consistent process

Staff and consequences

Staff use the least disruptive response that protects the community. Context, severity, history, intent, and immediate risk all matter.

• Possible actions include guidance, a warning, content removal, temporary mute, kick, access restriction, restoration, temporary ban, or permanent ban.
• Serious threats, grooming behavior, hate, doxxing, malicious exploitation, or credible safety risks may skip lower steps.
• Follow immediate staff safety directions. Questions or disagreements belong in a private appeal, not public chat.
• Staff actions are audited. Staff may not use investigation tools for curiosity, favoritism, retaliation, or personal advantage.
• New players are expected to read the rules, but staff still explain ordinary mistakes when immediate risk is low.

Public rules intentionally omit staff-only setup and investigation procedures.

Get help

Reporting and appeals

Report privately

Use /report <player> <reason>. Include what happened, when, and any safe reference that helps staff locate evidence. Do not post accusations or sensitive evidence in public chat.

Appeal a moderation action

Use /appeal create <message>. Explain what you believe was incorrect or what has changed. Do not use alternate accounts or friends to bypass an active action.

Immediate danger

PlushSMP staff are not emergency services. If someone may be in immediate real-world danger, stop engaging, tell a trusted adult, and contact the appropriate local emergency service.