9. Don't Bully Other Players

[Zor95]

9. Don't Bully Other Players
9.1. Don't repeatedly kill the same person.
9.2. Don't camp in a town or around docks.
9.3 Don't steal from players at spawn.

Can we have a more defined definition of these rules? In particular, the first two rules. Does camping a town or the docks involve actually killing people or is just the threat you pose by positioning yourself there enough to break the rule? Are the Nether and the End included in this rule? How many times can you kill someone before it is considered bullying? What if they instigate the fight?

I know some of this has been answered in chat before but I'd like a solid reference for the future.

 

[Cryptite]

To be frank, we don't clarify these rules beyond their current definition because it's our judgement in the end that's what we go off of. The minute we say 31 minutes is camping and 30 minutes is not, players will attempt to skirt the edge, push the boundaries, basically do the stuff they've always done and argue rules against us.

As soon as it starts to be camping, we'll start to warn you, and then we'll force you out if we absolutely must. If you feel like you're camping or might be, you probably are.

 

[Zor95]

I ask because there are bound to be people hovering around the entrance to the End (and in fact there already have been) and I'm wondering if the rules can be cited to prevent such behavior. Is sitting around waiting to kill the next person brave enough to venture outside of protection okay?

 

[Cryptite]

I ask because there are bound to be people hovering around the entrance to the End (and in fact there already have been) and I'm wondering if the rules can be cited to prevent such behavior. Is sitting around waiting to kill the next person brave enough to venture outside of protection okay?

For a time. It's a little different if you're camping something like The End because that could be considered neutral territory. Camping somebody's town, which is sometimes their only place to go is worse. Temporary blockades of new areas are somewhat to be expected; whether it's something we're cool with, we'll bring it up in the admin meeting today.