Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - Server Rules

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - Server Rules​

For TF2 rules, please click here.

§1 General
§1a No cheating
§1b Do not use glitches/bugs/etc of any kind (e.g. empty name exploit, map bugs, ...)
§1c Do not use third party programs to crash and/or lag the server
§1d Our admins are perfectly capable of detecting people breaking rules themselves, please keep the backseat moderating to a minimum
§1e Do not abuse the !report / !calladmin system for "joking" purposes
§1f The use of gameplay-altering macros, such as auto-fire, bunny hop (or others that give an unfair advantage), is prohibited

§2 Chat & Voice
§2a No racism or discrimination of any kind
§2b No nazism
§2c Linking to sites / other servers in chat / voice for the purpose of advertising is not tolerated. Some links are at our discretion
§2d Swearing is allowed but please keep it to a minimum
§2e Do not spam the chat and radio commands
§2f Do not spam the microphone (this includes music and sounds). A user is allowed to play music through the microphone only if the admin(s) currently online give(s) clearance to do so
§2g Only English and German in the text chat
§2h Only English in the voice chat.

§3 Other
§3a All temporary bans are warnings, and the accumulation of two temporary bans within 2 months will cause you to be permanently banned
§3b Do not bait other players into breaking server rules. Example: asking someone to play music, despite them not having permission from any admin to do so.
§3c Do not harass and/or insult other players

All bans are at the discretion of the administrators, whether they do or do not conform to the rules listed.

Ban proceeding
Spamming = 1 hour - 3 hours
Swearing = 1 day - 1 month
Harassment = 1 day - 1 month
Glitching = 1 week - 1 month
Griefing = 1 day - 1 week
Baiting = 1 day - 1 week
Abuse of the report system = 1 week - 1 month

Permanent ban reasons
Cheating / Hacking
Macro usage (§1f)
Crashing server
Advertising sites/IPs/hacks (includes names as well)
Fraud (scamming, phishing, etc.)
Impersonation of any FoG admin
Pedophile links
Nazism / Racism / Discrimination

We reserve the right to change the rules at any time.

In-Game commands
Type !rules in the chat to see our server rules
Type !admins to see a list of our server admins
Type !report to report an abusive player

 

Major update here as well, see https://forums.f-o-g.eu/threads/team-fortress-2-server-rules.599/#post-95710 for a changelog.

 

Update:
Changed rule §2g to only English/German in text chat, added §2h for voice.
See: https://forums.f-o-g.eu/threads/suggestion-for-the-talkative-servers.14169/

 

Update:
Removed rule §3a, no advertising of links in name.
All bans that I could find have been retroactively removed, any missed ones can be appealed.

 

Update:
Added rule §3b - do not bait other players into breaking server rules. Ban proceeding is 1 day - 1 week.
@Avaritia

 

Added rule §3c, no harassment/insulting of other players, ban penalty 1 day - 1 month.

 

Added rule §1f with a possible permanent ban penalty:
The use of gameplay-altering macros, such as auto-fire, bunny hop (or others that give an unfair advantage), is prohibited

Also added "Discrimination" to the permanent ban reasons.