Punishments
How mutes and bans work, how they escalate, and how to appeal.
#The idea
Punishments get longer each time you repeat the same kind of offense. A first offense is often a warning or a short mute, and repeat offenders reach permanent punishments.
Staff may give a warning first for some offenses. Where they do, the ladders below start from your second offense.
#Escalation
The steps repeat per category. The last step is permanent. These are the standard ladders.
| Offense | Type | Escalation |
|---|---|---|
| Chat offense (spam, mild language) | Mute | 30 minutes, 1 hour, 1 day, 3 days, 7 days, then permanent |
| Toxic chat, harassment, filter bypass | Mute | 30 minutes, 1 hour, 3 hours, 1 day, 3 days, 7 days, then permanent |
| NSFW or controversial talk, minor advertising | Mute | 1 day, 3 days, 7 days, 14 days, 1 month, then permanent |
| Severe chat offense | Mute | Permanent immediately |
| Griefing, stealing, trolling, teleport trapping | Ban | 1 day, 3 days, 7 days, 14 days, 1 month, then permanent |
| Glitching into restricted areas | Ban | From 30 minutes, rising through hours, a week, a month, then permanent |
| Scamming, unapproved trades or links | Ban | 12 hours, 1 day, 3 days, then permanent |
| "Fun" hacks (client mods) | Ban | From 30 minutes, rising through hours, a week, a month, then permanent |
| Hacking (movement and combat cheats) | Ban | 3 days, 7 days, 14 days, 1 month, then permanent |
Some offenses can lead to an IP ban or a permanent ban straight away.
#Automatic mutes
The chat filter can mute you automatically. It uses the same escalation as above. Severe offenses, such as hate speech, are an immediate permanent mute.
Warning Using an alternate account to get around a ban or mute is itself against the rules. Accounts that log in from the same connection as a banned account can be banned automatically.
#Blocked a message by mistake?
If the filter blocked something harmless, run /filterreport right after to report your most recent blocked message as a mistake. Staff review these.
#Appeals
If you think a punishment was wrong, open a ticket or submit an appeal through the Blockville Discord. The ban screen shows where. Be honest and polite, and include what happened. Don't ask staff to remove it in game chat.