# Server Rules

A moderator's word is final. Do not try to find loopholes in these rules. These rules are not comprehensive, so use your common sense.

These rules may be updated at any time. Discord members will be notified of any changes as they occur.

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\&#xNAN;*Last Updated: February 27, 2026*

### General Server Rules

All players must follow the [Minecraft Usage Guidelines](https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/usage-guidelines), the [Minecraft Community Standards](https://www.minecraft.net/en-us/community-standards) and the [Xbox Community Standards](https://www.xbox.com/en-gb/legal/community-standards) that you agreed to when creating your Minecraft/Microsoft account.

#### Rule 1: Be Respectful

Treat all players with respect at all times.

* No spam, threats, harassment, hate speech, or abuse.
  * This applies to chat, builds, and all in-game actions.
* Swearing is allowed as long as it is not directed at another player, excessive, hateful or abusive.
* If you join a player-made town, you are encouraged to follow that town's rules, as long as they don’t conflict with these server rules.

#### **Rule 2: English-Only Chat**

English must be the only language used in chat. This helps moderators do their job and ensures everyone can understand what's going on.

You are allowed to use other languages in private messages, books, signs or other related places, as long as you continue to follow our rules.

#### Rule 3: Inappropriate Content

* No sexual, illegal, hateful, or otherwise inappropriate content.
  * This applies everywhere, including in chat and in-game builds.

We have a filter in place to block harmful content in chat, name tags, books, signs and other related items. Do not attempt to bypass this filter.

#### Rule 4: Advertising

Advertising external services or websites is not allowed.

* Do not link personal social media, websites, or external communities.
  * You may talk about them, just don’t post links.
* This includes advertising other servers, mods, or resource packs and other related media.
* Advertising **in-game** shops and events is allowed.

#### Rule 5: Cheating & Unfair Advantages

Do not use third-party tools to cheat or gain an unfair advantage.

* Hacked clients, mods, and resource packs that give unfair advantages are prohibited.

See [Banned/Restricted Mods](/crafthorizon/extra-documentation/banned-restricted-mods.md) for more details.

#### Rule 6: Griefing and Stealing

* **No griefing or stealing in claimed land.**
  * If you are trusted to a claim, do not abuse that trust.
* Griefing and stealing are technically allowed in unclaimed land, but strongly discouraged.
  * Rule 1 applies. If a town's rules request that you don't grief, please try to respect that.

**Not allowed:**

* Trapping players or their graves using claims.
* Randomly attacking or killing players, even if PvP is enabled.

#### **Rule 7: Lag & Performance**

Do not build anything that causes excessive lag.

* Lag machines, overly large farms, excessive redstone contraptions, or bug abuse are not allowed.
* Automatic farms are allowed but should be:
  * Kept reasonable in size
  * Turned off when not in use
* Manual mob farms should not have excessive amounts of mobs (e.g., no huge chicken farms).

**AFK Kicker:**

Players are kicked after 30 minutes of inactivity for performance reasons.

* Do not attempt to bypass the AFK kicker.
* AFK pools or any other methods to stay online while inactive are not allowed.

### Punishments

Failure to follow our rules may result in your chat privileges being temporarily or permanently revoked, or your access to the server temporarily or permanently revoked, depending on the severity.

Severe lag abuse will result in a **permanent ban**.

### Reporting

Reporting rule breakers can be done through our Discord server, in the open-ticket channel. Make sure to provide evidence before submitting a report.


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