The Hive rules are based on common sense and fairness. This page documents the most common rules and is not intended to be a full and final list of every existing rule and possible case. The staff team reserves the right to judge each case individually and punish or forgive at their discretion.
Overall Forum Rules 
Content
Our forums are a place where everybody is welcome, please keep all comments respectful.
No swearing, or offensive/inappropriate content.
No discrimination of any kind - we have zero-tolerance for hate speech.
No overly political or religious topics.
No spamming or unnecessary usage of caps or emotes.
Trolling, abuse, derailing, flaming, provocation, or arguing is not allowed.
Do not advertise other servers outside the domain/aid of The Hive.
NEVER post strange or malicious links of which we cannot verify the safety.
Donāt share specific personal information, such as age, location, your place of education or work. Trivial information, such as height, is fine.
Etiquette
Do not bump posts excessively (more than once every 72 hours), and only bump a post when you have something useful to bring to the discussion.
Do not necro-post (this means replying to an old thread that needs no further discussion)
Do not double-post. This rule doesnāt apply if you are using the reply feature to individually reply to a userās posts.
Do not post threads or posts exclusively to increase your post count.
Make all your posts count. Irrelevant posts should be kept off the forums.
Donāt exploit formatting code or use āinvisible textā to bypass the minimum character requirement when posting. If your post is less than 10 characters, please consider the rule above.
Donāt comment on issues surrounding punishments (whether that be your own or somebody elseās). If you have something of value to say about someone elseās ban, please contact a member of staff privately, donāt spread it on the forums.
Do not create alt accounts. This includes creating alt accounts to avoid bans, like-boost, or troll alt accounts.
If you come across a post or reply that violates our rules, simply flag the post so a member of staff can review it. Please DO NOT try to enforce the rules yourself by replying.
Off-topic discussion is allowed in the off-topic section, but this should be limited to the topic in the original thread. General off-topic chatter should be kept off of the forums.
Section-Specific Rules
Suggestions
Please read this post before submitting a suggestion.
Suggestions must be relative, realistic, and implementable. No overpowered, copyrighted things.
Negative feedback IS allowed, as long as itās constructive.
Adding comments to old threads in this section is allowed, as long as the comment adds something valuable to the discussion.
Bug Reporting
Please read this post before submitting a bug report.
Title your bug report with a short summary of the bug.
Please only report in-game bugs, connection issues, or map issues.
Please only report map issues that affect gameplay.
Donāt post FPS/ping lag issues, because 99% of those are client/ISP-side caused.
Unless the bug can be exploited, please try to describe HOW to reproduce the bug - videos are extremely helpful!
Read before posting. Many bug reports have been reported already.
Post all info you can provide!
If you have any questions about bugs, or need to report a sensitive issue (such as an exploit), please contact @Splodg3r via private message or email ([email protected]).
Forum Games
All overall forum rules apply in the section, with exception to the rule on āinvisible textā.
Anything goes on here. The āgame hostā decides the rules of the game.
Common sense rules apply here. Please play games responsibly and not to boost or inflate your post count. Why? Because itās only fair that content is additive to the community and made to benefit the community as a whole. The forums are not a āgameā where collecting the most points is the aim. The aim is to be exactly thatā¦ a community.
Other Rules
Do not post threads flaming or criticizing staff. If you have an issue with how a member of staff has handled something or with a decision they have made, contact our staff manager, @Hlzyzptlk via private message or email ([email protected]) and provide evidence.