Code Of Conduct

Staff Roles & Expectations

• Admins - Admins are the ones making all of the top-level decisions. If you have any questions or want to arrange a partnership/event with MMD, you should talk to them. Admins are expected to deal with public relations, and also make sure everyone is in line. That said, they are not the dictators of MMD.
• Moderators - Moderators help keep an eye on things. They are responsible for giving people the proper roles they need, and making sure everything runs smoothly. They are also responsible for answering questions about MMD, and making sure people are talking in the right place. They are also able to keep other members of staff in line should they stray from the rules no matter the rank.
• Staff - This role is for anyone who is considered part of the MMD staff. They will have a similar permission level to moderators, however they also maintain some other major project related to MMD, such as an official MMD server. While they can handle moderator duties as well, that is not their primary purpose.
• Public Server Admin - Public Server Admins are responsible for the public Minecraft server which MMD hosts.

Role Requirements

The MMD server has many roles which are meant for members of the general community. These roles are usually given out by moderators when certain conditions are met. MCreator users will NOT be granted the mod coder role. To request one of the roles below you must familiarize yourself with the requirements and, unless otherwise noted, contact a moderator in the #role-requests channel.

• Mod Coder - Link your released project (the CurseForge/Modrinth url to it that is) and provide a screenshot of the settings page of your project exactly like the examples below, with your username shown in the top right corner. We would prefer one that is open/visible source but this is not mandatory, it makes it easier for us to verify you coded your mod. Editing the description of your project with a personal note for the moderation team can also be used for verification
• Artist/Modeler - If you are assigned the artist role on a project’s Curseforge page please link that page url in your Discord message. Then, edit and upload an example of your work with the MMD letters edited onto it somewhere in bold green to roles-or-channels. (This applies to both textures and models, this is how we try to verify you haven’t just ripped a texture from the internet, if the project you work on is unreleased you may still apply but it might take a little longer)
• Community Rep - This role is for members that we consider the best representatives of what we like to see in members of the community. (This role cannot be requested!)
• Modpack Maker - The process for modpack maker is the same as for Mod Coder. Modpacks don’t have source code so this step can be ignored for this role.
• Translator - Link a repository you have made a pull request to with a valid translation file. We however require that you link your Github account to your Discord account for this role.

CurseForge Project Verification Example
(Modrinth example coming soon!)

Other Roles

These roles are given at the discretion of the MMD staff when certain conditions are met. These roles should not be requested in #role-requests.

• Public Server Player - This role is for anyone who plays on MMD’s public server.
• Bot - This role is for Discord bots that operate on the server, under the guidance of the maintainers.
• Bot Maintainer - This role is for the people that maintain the Discord bots on the server.
• Retired Staff - This role is for staff who retire from their staff position and powers.
• Event Team - This role is for staff that manage and organize the currently running modding events.
• SpookyJam 2020 - This role is for anyone who submitted an entry for SpookyJam 2020. (This role is a legacy role and is no longer avaliable!)
• SpookyJam 2019 - This role is for anyone who submitted an entry for SpookyJam 2019. (This role is a legacy role and is no longer avaliable!)
• WinterJam 2019 - This role is for anyone who submitted an entry for WinterJam 2019. (This role is a legacy role and is no longer avaliable!)
• Nitro Booster - This role is automatically granted to anyone who boosts the server with Discord Nitro.

Channel Policy

MMD currently allows members to request new channels to be created. While anyone can request a channel, this is typically reserved for mod authors and those with projects that need a place for discussion.

The general MMD rules also cover community channels but should someone be harassing/spamming your channel you can request we block a users access to your channel, this is done on a case by case basis and judged by the moderation team.

If a user owned channel is inactive for 60+ days, one of our bots will ping the channel owner/s with am embed and some buttons asking if you’d like to keep the channel or archive it.
You have roughly 14 days (2 weeks) to reply to the bots ping before staff will likely archive it for upto one year before deleating it.
However, you have the right to request we un-archive the channel before that year is up.
(NOTE: Webhooks do not count towards channels being active, only user activity is counted.)

Warnings & Bans

The MMD server uses an infraction based system for handling warnings and bans. Moderators and admins can issue infractions to members. Each infraction has an associated point value, the higher the points the more serious the infraction is. The types of infractions available are split into major and minor categories.

Major - 3 points

• EULA - Given out when a member violates the Minecraft EULA, or promotes content that does. This includes sharing or authoring websites, servers, plugins and mods which violate the EULA.
• Illegal Content - Given out when someone posts content which is illegal, or promotes illegal activity. As MMD servers are located in the United States, the laws of that country will be used as the basis. This includes copyright laws and computer misuse laws.
• Obscene Content - Given out when someone posts content which is obscene. This includes sexually explicit content, and content which contains intense violence.
• Unpermitted Bot - Given out to bots which have not been cleared to join the server. This includes spam bots, self bots and general discord bots. This infraction will cause an automatic permanent ban.
• Other - This infraction can be given out for miscellaneous reasons. Moderators will be required to provide reasoning and evidence for this infraction, which will then be public for all members of staff. There is 0 tolerance for misuse of this infraction.

Note that in cases where illegal activity is involved, the details for the poster should be reported to Discord Trust and Safety directly.

Minor - 1 point

• Flame/Provoke - Given out to members who make posts with the intention of provoking a negative reaction from other members.
• Advertise - Given out to members who try to take advantage of MMD to promote their own content, join for the sole purpose of promoting other discords or their content, including people who advertise in their profile. Exceptions are commonly made to this rule, such as mod authors sharing their mods, or MMD partners. Please see the advertising policy for more info.
• Bot Abuse - Given out to those who take advantage of a bot for malicious purposes. This does not include those who are testing the bot in the proper testing channel.
• Spam - Given to those who send messages with no value. Things like spamming random characters.
• Backseat/Mini Modding - Given to members who act like a moderator or administrator without having the authority to do so. This does not cover situations where members are being helpful, such as directing others to the appropriate room for discussion.
• Malicious Conduct - Given to members who behave in a manner which can cause distress, harm or inconvenience to the other members. This includes discrimination, bullying, hate speech, using multiple accounts to evade a ban/warning, doxxing (publicly posting personal/private information about another person), pinging without a proper cause and so on.
• Unsuitable Name - Given to members who have a name which is not suitable. These names include those which are insensitive, malicious or deceiving. This should be used for staff impersonation as well.
• Other - This infraction can be given out for miscellaneous reasons. Moderators will be required to provide reasoning and evidence for this infraction, which will then be public for all members of staff. There is 0 tolerance for misuse of this infraction.

Infraction Policy

If a moderator feels that a member is deserving of an infraction, they can issue one of the predefined infractions. Infractions are created through a bot, which will require the staff member to include reasoning and evidence. Once the infraction has been completed, it will be entered into our system. Points will eventually expire, however they will remain in the database.

If a member has 3 infraction points, they will be temporarily suspended from MMD. During the suspension period, the admins will review the member’s history and determine whether or not a ban is needed. Every further infraction will require invoke another admin review.

There is zero tolerance for misuse of the infraction system. All infractions must include evidence of some sort. In cases where said evidence would be illegal to reproduce, other forms of verification such as 3rd hand testimonials are acceptable.

Keep in mind that some members have weird ways of interacting with each other. Depending on the history between the two members, some interactions which are against the rules may be acceptable. An example of such an exception would be two friends provoking each other.

Advertisement

Using MMD as a platform to advertise content is not allowed. Exceptions to this policy are made for members who have some sort of relation with MMD. The first exception is made for MMD Partners. This group of people may make promotions and announcements in MMD, provided that they run things by an admin first. The second group of exceptions are for content creators who are recognized by MMD, and are posting in the designated channels. For example, modders are allowed to show off their new mods in #community-announcements. It is important to note that there is a difference between answering questions or having a conversation about another project, and a promotion or advertisement post.