Rules

HeadlessHorror · July 16, 2017

Hidden Developers Discord + Website Rules

Please note:

You are responsible for your own account. If your account has broken any rules you will be warned accordingly.

If you use the excuse that someone else was using your account - you will still receive the best fitting punishment to the repercussions that were broken.

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Hidden Developers Guidelines

By using our server and our website you automatically agree to the following rules:

Discord Rules

SECTION 1 - CHATTING

1.1 - All users are expected to respect each other while on our server.

1.2 - Please speak in English while in our server. This rule is only enforced when no moderators are present that know the language

1.3 - Please put all memes in the designated channel (please speak to a server moderator for the channel you should use)

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SITUATION EXAMPLE:

If a Community Rep named Player1 and a user named Player2 get into a fight, Player1 will not have immunity. Depending on the severity of the situation, there could be repercussions for both Player1 and Player2

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1.3 - SPAMMING

Text spam - Three or more messages sent in a short period of time with no real content or value. Inappropriate copypasta, flooding chat, repeating the same word or sentence multiple times.

Text spam exception: Paragraphs 5 lines or less are permitted when relevant to the conversation. If your message is longer, please split the message and send it in intervals to prevent flooding the chat.

Image/File spam - Three or more images sent in a short period of time.

Mention spam - Pinging more than 3 times without a relevant reason.

DM spam - Spamming or sending invite links (via dm's) to users from HD is not permitted.

1.4 - SUSPICIOUS/INAPPROPRIATE FILES + LINKS

Suspicious/inappropriate files or links can be identified as:

Unnamed files without reason to be posted
Masked links (keyloggers, IP loggers, etc)
Pornography
Disturbing or upsetting content (gore, violence, abuse)
Any and all content deemed racist, homophobic or transphobic will not be permitted in HD under ANY circumstances

1.5 - INAPPROPRIATE CONVERSATIONS

Sex
Drugs/Alcohol
Dating
Swearing
Controversial or sensitive topics(Religion, Political Views, etc)
Racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia, harassment
Discussing bans, moderation actions is highly against the rules, DM an Administrator or contact the moderator who warned you to discuss your ban, warning or whatever occurred.
Any other topics unsuitable for the nature and theme of HD.

1.6 - PROVOKING, TARGETING, HARASSMENT

Any actions which make a user feel negative about themselves, their friends, or their family
Negatively targeting the user in direct messages, constantly pinging them with negative remarks, etc
Bullying
Encouraging suicide
Sexism
Homophobia
Transphobia
Racism
Provoking, baiting, stimulating intense situations, or deliberately making users respond in a hostile manner is not tolerated. (including, but not limited to, arguing, exploiting rules and loopholes, and intentionally inciting moderators to take action.

PLEASE NOTE: Giving criticism is not considered any of these. However, if you're strictly targeting someone and constantly saying their work is bad without any suggested improvements that they could implement - this will be considered harassment.

1.7 - IMPERSONATION

Claiming to have another Roblox account/user which you do not own
Claiming to be another person, this includes using a fake name or catfishing
- If you are not comfortable with your real name, please refrain from adding it to your nickname
Claiming to be a role in a company or group to get a role in HD
Claiming ownership of work that is not yours

1.8 - SWEARING/INAPPROPRIATE MANNERS

Abbreviating swears such as F### are permitted as long as the word is not racist or offensive to any individual or individuals
- Nasty or otherwise inappropriate words/context will still be moderated
Racism is not permitted on our server
Sexism is not permitted on our server
Transphobia is not permitted on our server
Homophobia is not permitted on our server
Do not direct a swear at any individuals in a disrespectful manner - if reported, it will be moderated
Using accents or foreign characters in order to bypass a swear is not permitted

1.8 - ADVERTISING

You can only advertise in the designated channel we provide for you.
- Advertising in DMs is prohibited
  - A user will be warned if sufficient evidence is supported with proper context.
- Posting random links in chat without prior context or reasoning is prohibited
All advertisement posts will be subject to review before being posted.
- Advertisements must adhere to discords Terms of Service and discords Community Guidelines.
- Advertisements must adhere to Hidden Developers rules.

2.0 - MODERATORS

In any given situation the presiding moderator(s) have the final judgement.
Moderators have final interpretations of the rules.
- Report any unjustified interpretations to an administrator for it to be reviewed.

SECTION 2 - MARKETPLACE + DEALS

2.1 - SCAMMING

Taking other users work without completing your deal
Not completing your side of the original deal
Taking pay and blocking user without completing your side of the deal
Changing an agreed deal without the consent of the other user
- If consent is given by the other user then the deal can be changed. However, if you have already agreed upon the original deal and you chose to go back on your deal without their consent or informing them - this is considered scamming and should be reported on our scam reports forum

2.2 - TALKING IN MARKETPLACE CHANNELS

Talking in the sacred land is forbidden. If you are interested in a job or something a user is selling, DM them. This is to ensure our marketplace is kept as clean as possible.

SECTION 3 - VOICE CHATTING

3.1 - Do not microphone spam in any channel

Please use the push-to-talk setting shown above if you have an excessive amount of background noise

The same rules posted above apply to voice channels as well
Voice changers are allowed as long as they're not used to be obnoxiously loud/annoying
Light swearing is allowed, however, racist, transphobic, sexist, or homophobic comments are not allowed

SECTION 4 - MUSIC VOICE CHANNEL

While using the music bot, doing the following is not permitted:

Excessive swearing(ex. using a swear word in every sentence)
Racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia
Ear rape (excessively loud sounds)
Requesting more than 3 songs in a row
Abusing the music bot
4.1 - SKIPPING A SONG
Please refrain from skipping a song unless a majority of the voice channel dislike the song being played.

EXTERNAL ACTIONS

1 - PROFILE PICTURES

Your profile picture should not include:

Racism, sexism, transphobia, homophobia
Inappropriate content (gore, violence, abuse, NSFW)
Flashing profile pictures that can trigger epilepsy

2 - RULES THAT APPLY TO SITUATIONS OUTSIDE OF HD

A deal being discussed which was set up from HD (ex. hiring or selling something)
Excessively rude to a member of Hidden Developers
Excessively rude to a staff member of Hidden Developers
Harassing a member of Hidden Developers externally (e.g. direct messaging, talking behind back)

3 - BYPASSING

Using letters or symbols to cover up something that breaks the rules is not tolerated
Using external emojis inappropriately
Do not create alternate accounts to bypass the moderation system
Automated user accounts/self bots are not permitted under any circumstances

Website Rules