Global Server Rules
Overview
Important
The intent of these rules are to ensure members are LFGing in an ad, drama, and cheat free environment. They assist in fostering a comfortable and healthy community for all who are willing to abide by them.
Warning
Any punishments added to an account will remain regardless of who was using the account at the time the infraction occurred. Ultimately, the use and security of your Discord account are your responsibility.
There are no loopholes in these rules.
Moderators reserve the right to punish line-treading rule violations at their discretion.
All text channels are English only.
Moderators must be able to read all messages sent.
Do not bait others into breaking the rules.
Do not craft messages with the intent to bait another member into breaking the rules.
You may not appeal punishments.
Neither you nor a friend on your behalf are able to appeal punishments. Moderations made that were not in error are final.
Contact Staff by DMing Modmail.
Do not ping random Staff members when you have an issue. Instead, consider reaching out to Modmail with your concern or report. Thank you.
Rule 1 No Advertising, Self Promotion, or Begging
Respect the Discord server by not selling anything or advertising other communities, projects, etc. without the consent of the Staff team.
Begging of any form is not allowed.
You are to not beg for anything from others on the server.
Do not sell or trade anything here.
This is not a marketplace. You may not sell or trade your account, mods, or do anything involving a monetary transaction.
Note
Selling and/or trading accounts is also against Activision Terms of Service, and the ToS of other platforms such as Steam, Xbox, PSN, etc.
No community, Discord, or clan recruitments.
We do not allow recruiting or sending invites to other communities, discords, or clans.
Zombies stream content goes in #zombies-streams.
DM Modmail to ask about advertising.
Rule 2 No NSFW or Disruptive Content
Do not post explicit or suggestive content. Do not intentionally post disruptive content that starts drama or arguments.
Includes everything associated with your profile.
Do not put anything explicit, or suggestive on anything that is associated with you such as profile pictures and statuses. Includes messages sent that include external emotes, stickers, etc.
Suggestive content may be treated as NSFW.
Trolling is not allowed.
Rule 3 No Disrespect or Drama
Please be respectful to others on the server and do not engage in drama or arguments in public channels.
No harassment or insults towards other players.
Do not insult others by name calling, reply pinging when users ask you to stop, making accusations (witch hunting), etc.
Keep arguments out of the server.
Do not argue in public channels or cause drama, this does not belong in the server.
Note
Both users (no matter who started) will be punished should this occur.
Racism, homophobia, etc. are never allowed.
Rule 4 No Spamming or Off-Topic Content
Do not spam pings, emotes, caps, or LFG messages. Likewise, please post content in the proper channels. (Use the channel descriptions)
Keep all messages in the correct channels.
Do not look for groups outside of the "Looking for Group" category. Similarly, do not hold discussions outside of the "Discussion" category.
Note
Only very minimal discussion is allowed in an LFG channel such as discussing what map you want to play, strategy overview, etc.
Do not spam multiple channels
Keep your LFG request (or message in general) to the relevant channel only and do not place it anywhere else.
Do not post GIFs or other irrelevant media.
GIFs and other irrelevant content are extremely distracting and divert attention away from those looking for groups, discussing, or trying to hold a conversation.
Rule 5 No Piracy or Gamesharing
Do not commit, discuss, hint, advocate, or joke about piracy. Similarly, do not ask randoms to violate platform ToS by asking others to gameshare with you.
Do not commit, discuss, hint, or joke about piracy.
The act of piracy is against the law, Discord Guidelines, and our rules.
Important
Discord (and by extension) our server are bound by U.S. law. Therefore the Copyright Infringement Act applies to our server. By breaching the piracy-related rules below, you are violating U.S. law and the Discord Terms of Service. There is a zero tolerance policy for this.
Plutonium only allowed if you own a legal copy.
You may not use anything other than a legal Steam or a CD/DVD copy in tandem with Plutonium to look for groups using the launcher.
Important
If you obtained the game for free in any way outside of being gifted, you likely have committed piracy.
Other third-party clients are not allowed.
Clients such as RektT5, IW6x, BGamer, and all others fall under this scope and are not allowed for LFGing.
Do not ask for others to gameshare with you.
Asking other members to gameshare (sometimes referred to as Family Share) with you against the Terms of Service for every online marketplace (see sources below). Do not ask that others compromise their account and security because you do not want to purchase the content yourself.
If caught sharing your login info, you’ll be permanently suspended.
If billing information is on the account, the other person can use it to buy lots of stuff.
You’re responsible for everything that happens on your account.
Is your email attached to your account? They can read it. (Microsoft)
If they change your password, good luck in ever recovering it.
"You cannot transfer your Microsoft account credentials to another user or entity. To protect your account, keep your account details and password confidential. You are responsible for all activity that occurs under your Microsoft account."
Playstation Network Terms of Service
"5.9. Do not share, buy, sell, rent, sub-license, trade, transfer, phish for or harvest any accounts, account details, or other account credentials."
"You are responsible for the confidentiality of your login and password and for the security of your computer system. Valve is not responsible for the use of your password and Account or for all of the communication and activity on Steam that results from use of your login name and password by you, or by any person to whom you may have intentionally or by negligence disclosed your login and/or password in violation of this confidentiality provision."
Note
Gamesharing is a feature meant for use only with trusted friends and family, not random members of a Discord server.
Important
Should the other person use your account to break the Code of Conduct, your account can be suspended and there’s nothing you can do about it.
Note
There is no reason you should ever be talking or discussing about gamesharing. Even if your content was gameshared legitimately with your friends or family, there is no reason to state this. If you have an issue with your game because of gamesharing, you may not ask for help with it in our community.
Warning
This rule is zero tolerance. You will be permanently banned if you violate this rule.
Rule 6 No Voice Communication Abuse
Act appropriate and do not annoy or insult others (includes bot usage) when in a voice channel.
Be respectful by not being annoying, loud, or using soundboards.
Annoying is subjective. Though if multiple people are asking you to stop or not do something, please cease doing that action. Do not use soundboards unless everyone in the voice chat consents.
Do not be annoying, loud, or use soundboards.
Be respectful to others in voice.
Do not abuse music bots.
Do not play obnoxious, ridiculously long, or extremely loud media.
Tip
If you frequent voice channels, it is a good idea to use recording software alongside the Discord overlay to properly catch and report voice channel abusers.
Rule 7 No Staff Disrespect or Punishment Evasion
Staff are doing their job when interacting with rule-violating Members. Please do not impede on their ability or insult them during this process.
Do not disrespect or disrupt Staff.
If a Moderator makes a verbal warning, immediately cease the rule violation or change the topic of discussion back to the channel’s intended purpose. Do not disrespect or impede Staff’s moderation duties.
Evading mutes make them permanent.
Do not attempt to evade your mute, it will only make it permanent. We do not remove permanent mutes by those trying to evade. A moderator will have to remove your mute if it becomes permanent (this does not happen often).
You may only have one account on the server.
Do not join with an alternate account onto the server or use one to evade a punishment.
Do not imitate Staff or backseat moderate.
Do not imitate Staff by backseat moderating, changing usernames to match Staff, or claim that you are a Staff member.
Do not complain about punishments in public channels.
Public channels are not the place for complaining about moderations you received. By doing this, you will only receive a harsher punishment against your account.
Rule 8 No Cheating, Glitching, or Exploiting
Respect the games and those that play it. Our server is a strict no cheating environment and you will be punished for doing this.
Unfair multiplayer advantages are prohibited.
Any malicious cheating, glitching, or exploit discussion on the server is strictly not allowed.
Note
If it is discussion related and not malciously attempting to inform or distribute, it may be allowed (at Moderator discretion). For example, you may discuss the Jet Gun knifing “glitch” or how to remove George Romero’s lightning shock as they have been deemed legitimate strategies. You may not discuss how to godmode, unlock all, noclip into out of map areas, etc.
Includes in-game exploits or glitches.
In-game glitches or exploits that provide "mod-menu like" features such as godmode or noclip are prohibited.
Note
This includes “infinite liquid divinium, gobblegum, stat modifiers, etc.” mods and asking, discussing, hinting at them in any way.
Warning
Affiliation with cheating servers are also prohibited as it shows clear intent to eventually or having already used a cheat program or service.
Mod menus are a never allowed.
Do not offer, utilize, or sell cheats, hacks, or menus to others in public channels or through DMs.
Note
Discord ToS states to not distribute or provide hacks, cheats, exploits that provide an unfair advantage. Steam Workshop mod menus and/or World at War prop hunt menus do not provide an unfair advantage, but may be frowned upon. However, this would not be construed as cheating. If you are unsure, please reach out to Modmail to ask if something is allowed.
Warning
This rule is zero tolerance. You will be permanently banned if you violate this rule.
Rule 9 Follow Discord ToS and Guidelines
It is your responsibility to have read the Terms of Service when you signed up for the platform and to keep updated with it.
All terms of service and guidelines apply
No underage users (13+ only).
Warning
Depending on the severity of your violation, you may be reported to Discord’s Trust and Safety.
Channel Rules
#lfg-*
Please use these to look for groups only.
Please keep discussion to a bare minimum.
Discussion is held within #zombies-discussion. Please do not hold in-depth discussions outside of things like what map or strategy you are going to play in LFG channels.
Do not LFG for any other games besides Call of Duty Zombies.
Roblox Zombies and Left 4 Dead is not Call of Duty Zombies, please do not LFG for this or any other variants.
#zombies-discussion
Important
This channel is for discussing Call of Duty Zombies only.
No looking for groups/games.
Please keep all LFG in the "Looking for Group" category.
Do not post irrelevant memes.
Do not post random or low-effort memes into the channel, disrupting discussion.
No trolling or baiting arguments with malicious intent.
Everyone’s opinion is different. However, if you are taking a contrarian approach or making statements just to spark controversy or troll others, this will be punished.
No derailing conversations or going off-topic repeatedly.
Respect the discussions being held and do not try to force conversations in an off-topic or unrelated direction.
No insulting or attacking other users personally.
Be respectful to others in all circumstances. If you are being insulted, please report to Modmail.
Topic command rules
No abusing the !topic or !reroll command.
Do not use the command when discussion is occurring.
Reserve rerolls for duplicates as specified.
#adv-zombies-discussion
This channel is for serious discussions about Zombies only. All of the zombies-discussion rules apply as well as the following one below.
Please maintain a serious discussion at all times.
On-topic and tasteful jokes may be used, but kept to a minimum please.
#memes
Avoid posting anything that violates any of the global rules, or the channel specific rules below.
No age-restricted or suggestive content. (NSFW)
Do not post anything 18+ or borderline suggestive NSFW content.
No nazism, Hitler, or any other extremist media.
Do not post anything glorifying the Nazi party or other dictators.
No overly political, propaganda, war footage, etc. content.
We do not support or allow anything that resembles propaganda or posts of extremist politics.
Do not post content related to gore, death, abuse, violence, etc.
Seriously, do not do this.
Promotion of illegal behavior such as illicit drugs, piracy, etc.
Please do not glorify illicit drugs or violations of the law.
#trivia
Please do not cheat.
The slowmode should prevent this, but please only answer true/false or multiple choice questions once per question.