GENERAL RULES    

Keep global chat mature and in English only.

Be kinder to others than you are to yourself. 

Use appropriate names (see Naming Guidelines). 

Be respectful to the community, team and those you around you and the decisions that have been made. 

Remember that the server team is run by volunteers who have full-time jobs and may not be available 24x7. 

Constructively discuss topics and any proposals for changes should include: + Positive and - Negative effects for any change being proposed. 

Ask others first how things work, before escalating to a member of the team (e.g. Admins, Team members) for help.

NSFW Content of any kind (Images, Names, Videos, Audio, Links - etc). 

Xenophobic, Racist, Sexist and Homophobic behaviour. 

Language which is unlawful, harmful, abusive, harassing, defamatory, hateful, sexually explicit, racially, ethnically or deemed offensive. 

Griefing (see Griefing).

Exploits, Cheating, Bug Abuse or Hacking (see Exploits).

Promoting: Other Ark Servers, Twitch Stream and other discord servers in public chat channels - unless previously authorised). 

Posting of personal information about yourself or others that can identify someone (includes: real names, phone numbers, email addresses, workplaces, financial information).

Spamming, abusive shouting (e.g. caps lock chat), advertisements, ghost-pings to : @team-members / @team-roles in chat, excessive @mentions to anyone. 

Impersonating others or someone from the team. 

Refund losses causes by Gameplay, Crashes, In-Game character Deaths or Bugs.

Refund points spent on items in-game on accidental purchases. 

Get involved in multiple tribe/player issues of 'sharing the loot' from a co-ordinated boss or an event which occurs and this will not be considered as 'gifting'.

Investigate issues where real-life money has been used to gain points or items that have not been given in-game. 

Process Reported issues (see Reports [in Discord]) for rule breaking for: Lost-dinos, Land-Disputes, Bases built in banned areas, Breeding, Tribes, Trades. 

Process support tickets (see Support [in Discord]) - in order of severity and priority order.  Use this to report - Griefing, Exploits, Naming Issues.

Reserve the right to - Warn, Ban, Deduct points (or trading currency) in the event of not following all of these rules. 

Change these rules as needed to ensure a healthy, vibrant, happy ARK community.