Griefing

Griefing is the act of editing another person's build (in a bad way) without permission and is against the Cryptic Phoenix server's rules. Consequently, anybody found griefing must expect to be banned, or demoted, although for minor cases, the perpetrator may be cautioned and monitored by the Staff. In order to remove the 'ignorance' defence (i.e. a player says "I didn't know that what I did counted as griefing!"), a list of common examples has been provided below. Please note that this list is not comprehensive, and that it is by the discretion of the member of Staff as to what is and isn't considered griefing.

Altering somebody's build
Even with the intention of making it 'better', this will be considered an offence. It is not your build, and the original crafter may like it just as it is. If you ask him/her if you can make modifications and they say yes then it may be acceptable.

Random block placement/deletion
This is fairly self-explanatory - if a player is found to have run around spamming or deleting blocks, then they should expect a demotion at the least, with a common punishment for guests and even members being a ban.

Towering
It is considered griefing to build 1x1 towers without purpose. If a tower is used to look for something and is removed once it has served its purpose, then there is no problem. If towers are left all over the map, it quickly begins to look messy, so therefore it is against the rules. First-time offenders can expect a caution, with repeat offenders are likely to be banned.

Tunneling
Somewhat harder to judge than Towering, the act of digging pointless tunnels all over the map is considered griefing. Tunnels which are used to get to underground builds are acceptable, but it is generally better if they are neat, and do not branch out lots.

Un-needed draw commands
This is not that common but couted as griefing. A bunch of random draw commands created everywhere will create less building space and do not look nice. Possibly your selection may alter other players builds and will bring you back around to altering somebody's build. If players use these commands too much for no reason, those players will be warned and if contnued demoted.