• DDOS Threats. Any players threatening to DDOS the server should be banned immediately to avoid any disruption.
• Advertisement of another server/Community. The act of informing other players/staff of another community to join, Allowing them to gain reputation/players, This includes any form of voice comms and any servers (Garrys mod or not).
• Attempting/Crashing the server. Spawning in props or attempting to crash the server in any way by any means.

• Warn players before kicking/minging them


• Not every situation deserves a kick! For example: A player disrespects you, give them a warning and make sure you tell them why! Hey man, we want all our staff to be treated with respect because they help the server a lot. Just be a little nicer next time.


• You do not need to warn someone for every rule violation. Sometimes just a Hey, that was NLR just try not to do it next time. We consider these verbal warnings and are for players that staff barely ever have any trouble with.
• Staff are not to warn other staff members that are higher than themselves, unless with Super Admin+ permission. Staff members may warn Lowe staff members then themselves, for rule infractions. 
• When warning you should do one warn not separate. For example, RDM/FailRP does not warn for RDM then warn again for FailRP. 

• !jail (!jail birdnest 100)
• !jailtp
• !warn
• !kick
• !ban (time is in minutes)
• !mutevoice (Mutes players voice in game)
• !unmutevoice
• !mutechat  (Mutes players text in chat)
• !unmutechat
• !cloak
• !freeze
• !bring
• !goto
• !return
• !noclip (recommended you bind this by using the command "bind v "ulx noclip"" in console) 
• !spectate
• !god
• !blogs (opens up server logs)

• Be friendly to our players!


• This is the most important rule out of all the rules. This is taken very seriously. If you, as staff, receive a complaint about being disrespectful to a player it will be a demotion.
• You are the staff member. You should be one of the friendliest people on the server!
• Remember, we are here to help players have fun, not just ban people
• No cursing in /OOC, voice chat that isn't roleplay, and admin sits.

• Do not use admin powers while roleplaying or when not on duty (Unless you are Super Admin+).


• You should never be using your powers when not on duty (Unless you are Super Admin+).


• Be friendly to players even in roleplay, You agree that as a Staff Member you will never act maliciously towards any member of the community.
• Be active on the forums daily.


• This includes helping players in the chat box, making posts on the website, and giving feedback on applications and suggestions relevant to the server you are staff on.
• Do not go posting on Apps/Posts for a server you are not staff/play on.


• You cannot post asking if you should leave the staff team.
• Your Rank should only be switched (transferring) if, The server needs staff that you want to switch to and if it has been cleared by both manager's for those servers otherwise you should not be switching your staff rank to another server!
• You must be in the steam group and have [QPN] In your steam name. Unless said otherwise by Birdnest.
• Website Tag's are given by your Manager/Head of Staff and only your, ALL staff ranks get forums tag.
• Failure to be active on the server you are staff on will result in removal from staff and possible Staff Restriction that can be up to 6 months.
• If removed from staff you MUST ensure all you tags including Website and Discord are removed failure to do so will result in a ban
• You must turn up to staff meetings, days they happen are random and are announced in discord. Failure to turn up to meeting could result in a Strike.
• Senior Mods+ can be staff on 2 server's, And 2 servers only NO MORE!. You need permission from Both Managers before applying, this means the Manager who is in charge of the server you are applying for and the server you are already staff on.
• You can not be Staff on another server, This means you cannot have a Staff rank on another community. If found to have one you will me removed from staff or asked to leave the other community. Further and more harsh punishment may follow including but not limited to: Temp or Permanent  Ban & No appeal staff restrictions (Managers Discretion).
• You can Warn Other staff however you can only warn your rank and below for example a Trial Mod can NOT warn a Super Admin. If you wish to warn a staff member that is higher than you it must be taken to a higher up (Super Admin or higher).
• You must have permission from the Server Manager to record on duty as staff.

• If you are going away for 3+ days you must make a LOA post on the forum's. 
• You are to post it under the LOA section Under the correct section for the server you are staff on. 
• Failure to post a LOA will lead to a Demotion and Possible removal if inactive for long periods of time (1 Week+)
• Managers understand that sometimes in an emergency you will not be able to make a LOA post, However, they can still remove you, Only Owner Can overrule that decision.
• LOA Longer than 2 Weeks must be cleared with your Server Manager/Head of Staff (Depending on the server), Those staff that fail to do that will be removed from staff (Manager's/Head of Staff's Discretion).
• LOA Upto or more than a month are an automatic demotion.

• No roleplaying.
• Cloak yourself, while on duty at all times (it looks better than a bunch of admins flying around).
• Never argue with another administration member in front of players (shouldn't be arguing at all).
• The administration is to remain active on the server that they staff for.
• When on the Server you must be in Discord, No excuses!
• Do not hover around other staff/players when they are roleplaying. You can watch from a distance but don't be flying around them and getting in their way.
• You must be in the Administration job when on duty and if you wish to use your powers. (Some of our servers may not have this).
• Failure to be on-duty when the amount of staff per players is under will result in a staff strike,

• Treat every player with the same respect you would treat the higher staff with.
• Do not be rude in a sit.
• Never lose your temper in a sit and yell at the player.
• Remain calm during the sit.
• Do not interrupt a player that is talking during a sit. We all know how annoying that is.
• Ensure you get both sides of the story before you go making a decision.
• Do not deal with your friends sits or an issue that you were involved or witnessed off duty. Any staff caught doing this will receive a strike or Removal from staff.
• Do not take "witnesses" in a sit, unless the have hard proof of what happened (Ex. - Video evidence)

• After having a rank for 30 consecutive days, you can apply for a promotion.
• Apply for a promotion by filling out another staff application.
• The title should look like this, "Birdnest - Admin Promotion Application" If I was wanting to be promoted to Admin.
• Ensure you follow the correct format and have the correct permission(s).
• Admin+ Must be applied for on the forums under the correct section.
• Once promotion apps are denied you must wait at least 1 week (or higher) before applying again

• Resigning is for Super Admins+
• Quitting is for everyone else. (learn the terms there is a difference)
• Staff MUST give 48-hour notice before Resigning/quitting. If the staff does not give proper notice or is not seen playing/administrating on the server during those 48 hours, he/she will be Staff Restricted. - The 48 Hours must be clearly shown in your post, The best way to do this would be to say "This is my 48 Hour Notice", (Titles do not count)
• Notice will be made by a post in the Leave Of Absence/Resignations in the Administrative category of the forums.
• Once you have Quit/Resigned you cannot reapply for staff on any servers for 1-2 months. If you wish to apply before that time is up you must have permission from Manager+.
• Trial Mods are not allowed to Quit Staff - Moderators plus can quit. Quitting as a trial mod will result in a 3 month staff restriction.
• Staff that write under 48hr notices "I have deleted/Uninstalled Garry's Mod" will be issued with a Permanent Staff Restriction as well as a Ban from the server.  

Birdnest said previously:

                                                                                                                                   Staff Handbook

The Staff Handbook can be changed/updated at any point. It is your job to keep up to date with it and ensure you know it! You can and will be tested on this at any random point so be ready!

                                                                                                                                  Hierarchy of the Staff Team

Trial Moderator →  Moderator → Senior Moderator → Admin → Senior Admin → Head Admin → Head Of Staff → Manager → Community Manager → Owner

                                                                                                                                   Staff Strike System

On all of our servers, there is a Staff Strike System. You will receive Strikes if you are not Staff correctly or have abused your powers. It is up to Manager's+ if they issue strikes.

1st Strike: Documented on Staff database and warned. Possible demotion depending on the how severe the problem is.

2nd Strike: Demotion and possible Termination of Staff Position.

All Strikes are up to the person issuing and are on a Case by Case basis, Manager Can overrule strikes if there is evidence they were false or too harsh of a punishment issued.
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                                                                     Chain Of Command is key, The last people you should goto with an issue is Executive Management Team.
                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                        The Chain Of Command is as followed
                                                                                                                               
                                                                                                             Senior Admin - Is part of the Junior Management team
                                                                                               
                                                                                 Head Admin→Head Of Staff→Manager - Are part of Senior Management Team
                                                                           
                                                                                                  Owner - Is part of Executive Management Team

You should always take an issue to a Head Admin first. If there is no Head Admin on you should try contacting a Head Of Staff for the Server. If you cannot contact a HA or HOS, Then wait until one comes on or is available to talk to you. If the issue is urgent then PM the Manager of the server on Discord or via the Website, This should be done as a last resort. If the Manager cannot help you then you can go to the Executive Management Team however this is a last resort.

                                                                                                                                   Punishments

We trust that our staff can deal with Sits/Issues with Fairness, Honesty and common sense. There will not be a guideline for every punishment so it will be up to you the staff member to decide if you are having an issue deciding what the punishment should be asking another staff member.

When issuing a ban ensure you inform the player of their ban and the reason why, plus how long for. When you ban the player you do not have to put the website in the ban.

When you issue a player with a Warn, Inform them of what they are being warned for and why. Not all situations require punishments. Some staff may decide to let players off, while others may feel they need to punish.

This is the call of the staff member and should be done by a case by case basis. Keep in mind before issuing a punishment that the player may not have known of the rule and did it unknowingly.

However other players may have done it on purpose. Also the phrase It's not in the rules so that I can do it is not an excuse and is not acceptable. 

Repeat offenders are subject to harsher punishment.

Trial Moderators are unable to hand out minges longer than 300 Seconds, they are to call for a higher staff member if there was a major rule infraction


Breaking NLR

1x NLR - Warning

2x NLR - Jail/Minge (300 Seconds)

3x NLR - Jail/Minge (600 Seconds)

FailRP & FearRP 

1x FailRP/FearRP - Warning

2x FailRP/FearRP - Jail/Minge (180 Seconds)

3x FailRP/FearRP - Jail/Minge (500 Seconds)

Prop Abuse/Prop Block

1x Prop Abuse/Prop Block - Warning

2x Prop Abuse/Prop Block - Jail/Minge (600 Seconds)

Repeated abuse of prop block will result in a 10,000 second minge. Prop block of spawn should be punished by 10,000 second minge. (It is up to the staff what punishment is issued.)

Leaving to Avoid Punishment (LTAP)

1x LTAP - 3660 second minge or warning (Read Below)

LTAP (Leaving to Avoid Punishment): depending on the rule violation they were in the sit for there will be different punishments. Minor rule infractions will result in a warning for the rule infraction and the LTAP. Major rule infractions will result in a longer minge if the player LTAP's.

Disrespect (Towards both Staff and Player)

1x Disrespect - Warning

2x or More - Minge (600 Seconds)

Warning Limits

The Ban should only be issued when the player receive's their 10,20,30 or 40th warn. Manager's may issue the minge if one has not been issued upon their 10,20,30 or 40th warn.

10 Warns -  7,200 second  minge issued, By Admin+ (Admins desecration if the ban is issued)

20 Warns - 14,400 second minge issued, By Admin+ (Admins desecration if the ban is issued)

30 Warns -  21,600 second minge issued, By Senior Admin+ (Staff's desecration if the ban is issued)

40+ Warns - Permanent minge issued, By Manager+ (Staff's desecration if the ban is issued) 
Permanent Minge (!minge 0)

• DDOS Threats. Any players threatening to DDOS the server should be banned immediately to avoid any disruption.
• Advertisement of another server/Community. The act of informing other players/staff of another community to join, Allowing them to gain reputation/players, This includes any form of voice comms and any servers (Garrys mod or not).
• Attempting/Crashing the server. Spawning in props or attempting to crash the server in any way by any means.

All Ban Times, Minge Times, and Warnings can be overruled by Managers+. And if given permission the ban time can be made longer if the Manager deems its necessary. Managers+  do not have to bring a player into a sit before they issue's a kick/ban 

Warning

• Warn players before kicking/minging them


• Not every situation deserves a kick! For example: A player disrespects you, give them a warning and make sure you tell them why! Hey man, we want all our staff to be treated with respect because they help the server a lot. Just be a little nicer next time.


• You do not need to warn someone for every rule violation. Sometimes just a Hey, that was NLR just try not to do it next time. We consider these verbal warnings and are for players that staff barely ever have any trouble with.
• Staff are not to warn other staff members that are higher than themselves, unless with Super Admin+ permission. Staff members may warn Lowe staff members then themselves, for rule infractions. 
• When warning you should do one warn not separate. For example, RDM/FailRP does not warn for RDM then warn again for FailRP. 

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This section covers the acceptance/denial of certain post on the QuestPlex Network forums. This list will contain things that can only be resolved by a certain rank.

Staff applications- Any staff applications are to be handled by  Head Of Staff+.  All other ranks may rate the application(+Support if you agree, neutral, -Support if you don’t think this person should be staff. All rating must have a reason why or will be ignored) When Applying for staff you should not be a part of any other servers Staff Team.

Ban appeals- This is only to be handled by Head Admin+ Other staff/player may +/- Support the appeal with a valid reason.

Staff complaints- These are to be handled by Head Of Staff+ only. All other ranks may post their opinion on the topic and request to lock and deny the complaint.

Custom jobs- Only to be handled by Owner. However, Manager+ Should be able to answer any questions the player may have.

Suggestion/Bug Reports- Only to be handled by Manager

Player complaints- To be handled by Head Admin+

Name changes/forum rank requests: To be handled by Head Of Staff+ Should be requested Via Private messages or for staff ranks after a staff meeting.

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• !minge
• !mingeid
• !jail (!jail birdnest 100)
• !jailtp
• !warn
• !kick
• !ban (time is in minutes)
• !mutevoice (Mutes players voice in game)
• !unmutevoice
• !mutechat  (Mutes players text in chat)
• !unmutechat
• !cloak
• !freeze
• !bring
• !goto
• !return
• !noclip (recommended you bind this by using the command bind v ulx noclip in console) 
• !spectate
• !god
• !blogs (opens up server logs)

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• Be friendly to our players!


• This is the most important rule out of all the rules. This is taken very seriously. If you, as staff, receive a complaint about being disrespectful to a player it will be a demotion.
• You are the staff member. You should be one of the friendliest people on the server!
• Remember, we are here to help players have fun, not just ban people
• No cursing in /OOC, voice chat that isn't roleplay, and admin sits.

                                                                                                                                   General

• Do not use admin powers while roleplaying or when not on duty (Unless you are Super Admin+).


• You should never be using your powers when not on duty (Unless you are Super Admin+).


• Be friendly to players even in roleplay, You agree that as a Staff Member you will never act maliciously towards any member of the community.
• Be active on the forums daily.


• This includes helping players in the chat box, making posts on the website, and giving feedback on applications and suggestions relevant to the server you are staff on.
• Do not go posting on Apps/Posts for a server you are not staff/play on.


• You cannot post asking if you should leave the staff team.
• Your Rank should only be switched (transferring) if, The server needs staff that you want to switch to and if it has been cleared by both manager's for those servers otherwise you should not be switching your staff rank to another server!
• You must be in the steam group and have [QPN] In your steam name. Unless said otherwise by Birdnest.
• Website Tag's are given by your Manager/Head of Staff and only your, ALL staff ranks get forums tag.
• Failure to be active on the server you are staff on will result in removal from staff and possible Staff Restriction that can be up to 6 months.
• If removed from staff you MUST ensure all you tags including Website and Discord are removed failure to do so will result in a ban
• You must turn up to staff meetings, days they happen are random and are announced in discord. Failure to turn up to meeting could result in a Strike.
• Senior Mods+ can be staff on 2 server's, And 2 servers only NO MORE!. You need permission from Both Managers before applying, this means the Manager who is in charge of the server you are applying for and the server you are already staff on.
• You can not be Staff on another server, This means you cannot have a Staff rank on another community. If found to have one you will me removed from staff or asked to leave the other community. Further and more harsh punishment may follow including but not limited to: Temp or Permanent  Ban & No appeal staff restrictions (Managers Discretion).
• You can Warn Other staff however you can only warn your rank and below for example a Trial Mod can NOT warn a Super Admin. If you wish to warn a staff member that is higher than you it must be taken to a higher up (Super Admin or higher).
• You must have permission from the Server Manager to record on duty as staff.

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• If you are going away for 3+ days you must make a LOA post on the forum's. 
• You are to post it under the LOA section Under the correct section for the server you are staff on. 
• Failure to post a LOA will lead to a Demotion and Possible removal if inactive for long periods of time (1 Week+)
• Managers understand that sometimes in an emergency you will not be able to make a LOA post, However, they can still remove you, Only Owner Can overrule that decision.
• LOA Longer than 2 Weeks must be cleared with your Server Manager/Head of Staff (Depending on the server), Those staff that fail to do that will be removed from staff (Manager's/Head of Staff's Discretion).
• LOA Upto or more than a month are an automatic demotion.

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• No roleplaying.
• Cloak yourself, while on duty at all times (it looks better than a bunch of admins flying around).
• Never argue with another administration member in front of players (shouldn't be arguing at all).
• The administration is to remain active on the server that they staff for.
• When on the Server you must be in Discord, No excuses!
• Do not hover around other staff/players when they are roleplaying. You can watch from a distance but don't be flying around them and getting in their way.
• You must be in the Administration job when on duty and if you wish to use your powers. (Some of our servers may not have this).
• Failure to be on-duty when the amount of staff per players is under will result in a staff strike,

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• Treat every player with the same respect you would treat the higher staff with.
• Do not be rude in a sit.
• Never lose your temper in a sit and yell at the player.
• Remain calm during the sit.
• Do not interrupt a player that is talking during a sit. We all know how annoying that is.
• Ensure you get both sides of the story before you go making a decision.
• Do not deal with your friends sits or an issue that you were involved or witnessed off duty. Any staff caught doing this will receive a strike or Removal from staff.
• Do not take witnesses in a sit, unless the have hard proof of what happened (Ex. - Video evidence)

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                                                                                                                                   ­­­­­Promotions 

• After having a rank for 30 consecutive days, you can apply for a promotion.
• Apply for a promotion by filling out another staff application.
• The title should look like this, Birdnest - Admin Promotion Application If I was wanting to be promoted to Admin.
• Ensure you follow the correct format and have the correct permission(s).
• Admin+ Must be applied for on the forums under the correct section.
• Once promotion apps are denied you must wait at least 1 week (or higher) before applying again

`Resigning/Quitting

• Resigning is for Super Admins+
• Quitting is for everyone else. (learn the terms there is a difference)
• Staff MUST give 48-hour notice before Resigning/quitting. If the staff does not give proper notice or is not seen playing/administrating on the server during those 48 hours, he/she will be Staff Restricted. - The 48 Hours must be clearly shown in your post, The best way to do this would be to say This is my 48 Hour Notice, (Titles do not count)
• Notice will be made by a post in the Leave Of Absence/Resignations in the Administrative category of the forums.
• Once you have Quit/Resigned you cannot reapply for staff on any servers for 1-2 months. If you wish to apply before that time is up you must have permission from Manager+.
• Trial Mods are not allowed to Quit Staff - Moderators plus can quit. Quitting as a trial mod will result in a 3 month staff restriction.
• Staff that write under 48hr notices I have deleted/Uninstalled Garry's Mod will be issued with a Permanent Staff Restriction as well as a Ban from the server.  

Post below that you agree to the Staff Handbook!
Staff Members only! 



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