MCCentral uses a warning point system on the forums. A warning point is similar to an in-game punishment and can be issued when a rule is broken. Breaking the forum rules can give you either 1 or 2 warning points which expire in 1 to 3 weeks. Some warning points never expire, and have to be appealed to get them removed. Having 3 or more warning points will result in you being banned from the forums. This means that you cannot create forum posts, threads or give likes to forum posts. You will be unbanned automatically once you drop below 3 warning points. Other punishment types include website bans and revoked access to submitting tickets.
The profile walls of players can also be moderated by the staff, meaning that staff members can delete messages or take further actions, such as issue website bans if needed. An example of this could be if a player has created toxic or very disrespectful messages on profile pages.
● WARNING POINTS ●
Offence | Description | Points | Expire Time |
Spamming | Creating a post 2 or more times in a thread or creating a thread 2 or more times on a forum. If the post or thread is duplicated accidentally, you can message a staff member to deal with it. | 1 Point | 1 Week |
Inappropriate Language | Using excessive inappropriate language, such as excessive swearing or racism. | 1 Point | 1 Week |
Thread Bumping | Bumping an older thread to the top that hasn't been replied to in 14 or more days. This applies to giveaways too. A user is only allowed ONE BUMP of their own thread. | 1 Point | 1 Week |
Persistent Posting | Posting an answer after another user has already answered the question/topic. | 1 Point | 1 Week |
Useless Posts | A post that is deemed useless to a thread or the forums. Warning point can be issued on the Off-Topic forum as well to a certain extent. | 1 Point | 1 Week |
Arguments | Starting or continuing an argument on the website. | 1 Point | 1 Week |
Micro-Moderation | Acting in the position of a staff member. Things such as posting about asking for thread locks, notifying others of the thread being in wrong forum or notifying others of double posts are examples of micro-moderating. Things like this are for staff to warn about and not the users. | 1 Point | 1 Week |
Inappropriate Links | Sharing links that lead to inappropriate sites, such as pornographic or otherwise explicit content. | 1 Point | 2 Weeks |
Fake Forum Giveaway | Hosting a forum giveaway where the winning user doesn’t receive the promised prize. | 1 Point | 2 Weeks |
Unapproved IRL Deal | Sharing or discussing a unapproved IRL deal. Trades and deals can only involve in-game goods and MCCentral web store items. Anything else is not allowed. | 1 Point | 2 Weeks |
Player Disrespect | Disrespecting other users via a thread or a reply to a thread. | 1 Point | 3 Weeks |
Inappropriate Forum Signature | Having any inappropriate content in the forum signature. If a signature has inappropriate content, it will be disabled and this warning point will be issued. The signature can be enabled if the user submits an appeal. | 1 Point | Never |
Post Like Boosting | Asking other users to boost your amount of likes on the forums. This includes alt accounts that are used to give likes to yourself. Along with this warning point, the user who got the likes will have their vote count reset. These likes cannot be earned back. | 1 Point | Never |
Threats Towards Others | Physically or emotionally threatening another users on the forums. | 2 Points | 1 Week |
Abusive Behaviour | Acting in a toxic or offensive manner on the forums. | 2 Points | Never |
Unaccordance With Giveaway Guidelines | Failing to follow the giveaway guidelines when doing a forum giveaway. Giveaway rules are listed on the Giveaways forum. | A verbal warning to change the giveaway | |
● FORUM / WEBSITE BANS AND REVOKED TICKET ACCESS ●
Offence | Description | Punishment | |
Advertising | Sharing the IP address, the website address, TeamSpeak 3 IP, Discord link or web store link (etc.) of another server in a forum post (directly or indirectly). | Permanent Forum Ban Can be appealed in 6 months. | |
Leaking Personal Information | Sending personal information of a user. These may include full name, address, IP address, private social media accounts or login information to accounts. Leaking fake personal information is also punishable. | Permanent Forum Ban Can be appealed in 6 months. | |
Disruption of Server | Disrupting the operation of the server or the forums in any way. These include spambots, evading forum bans and finding exploits on the website. | Permanent Website Ban (No access to website) | |
Abusing the Ticket Systems | Spamming or otherwise abusing the ticket systems on the forums. These include Player Reports, Punishment Appeals, Staff Reports, Helper Applications and Partner Applications. | Permanent or Temporary Revoked Ticket Access | |