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Removal Explanations

Posts or comments that get removed will be accompanied by a removal message and/or comment. Posts that are filtered for any reason will have a comment explaining this. That comment will be deleted when the mod team review your post. For more information, please read the FAQ.

Moderator discretion.

We can't account for every possible rule-breaking example in our rules, and moderators are free to use their discretion when moderating the sub. If we feel a post or comment doesn't fit here, but doesn't break a published rule, we will remove it. Posts genuinely seeking help, and comments genuinely providing it, will not be removed unless they break one of our published rules.

Ban Lengths

Ban lengths may vary. First-time bans typically last a single day but may be extended based on prior infractions/bans. Bans for abandoned or deleted posts (Explained in rule 7 and 8) last a minimum of 7 and 30 days, respectively. Bans for unhelpful top-level comments start at 7 days.

Appeals

If you receive a ban from r/MinecraftHelp, and it's your first ban, you can submit a ban appeal. Appeals will be decided on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration your standing in the sub, and the rule you broke.

Bans less than 14 days can not be appealed.

If you believe your post/comment was removed in error, or that you were banned erroneously, you may message us via modmail to dispute it, regardless of ban length.

1. Be civil and follow reddiquette at all times

Being rude or offensive is not a productive means of communication. This includes, but isn't limited to:

  • Laughing at people asking questions.

  • Personal attacks.

  • Calling other people stupid, dumb, thick, etc.

Link to reddiquette.

2. All content must be in English only

This sub's visitors and mods primarily speak English as the common language. We will remove all non-English content, including content translated by reddit's built-in translator.

3. Posts titles must be descriptive and contain one of our required tags

  • The tag is NOT a flair

  • It must be in the post title.

  • Only ONE tag per post.

  • Posts with unsolved in the title will be removed.

Click here to find out what tag you should use.

Post titles should describe the issue you're experiencing. Posts with generic or vague post titles will be removed. This includes:

  • "Help me."

  • "It's broken."

  • "I need help."

Click here for a full description of our title requirements.

Required tags:

EditionTag
Launcher 1[Launcher]
Account 2[Bedrock] or [Java]
Java 3[Java]
Bedrock 4[Bedrock]
Education 4[Bedrock]
Dungeons[Dungeons]
Legends[Legends]
Other/Older editions 5[Legacy]

  1. For posts about The Launcher, you must also mention the game you're trying to launch: Bedrock, Dungeons, or Java.

  2. For posts related to your Microsoft Account, tag the edition you play.

  3. For posts about Java Edition, we also require the MC version number in the title or body of your post.

  4. For posts about Bedrock/ Education Edition, we also require the device you play on, in the title or body of your post. Some valid devices include Android, iPhone, iPad, Switch, Xbox, PlayStation, and PC.

  5. Legacy versions include: Minecraft: PS4 Edition, Minecraft: PS3 Edition, Minecraft: Xbox One Edition, etc. These editions no longer receive updates and do not have a link to the Minecraft Marketplace.

More detailed information can be found on our tags page. A full list of editions, platforms, and the tags they should use can be found under the section Which version do I have?, on the same page.

Please Note: [PSA] is a moderator-only tag.

4. Keep the sub tidy

Reddit can easily become cluttered on some platforms. To keep the sub easy to read, and to keep solutions easy to find, the following things are restricted:

  • Crash reports

  • *.log files

  • .json files.

  • server.properties

  • Long/complex commands

  • Long code files.

  • Long (10+) mod lists

  • Excessive, unnecessary, and/or disruptive formatting.

    • Indenting your paragraphs will likely break this rule, as it will put the paragraph in a code block — forcing the entire paragraph into a single line when viewed on a PC

Instead, post crash reports, log files, etc. to mclo.gs, and link to them in your post. Click here for a guide.

5. Commenting Rules

We are a help sub. If you're not attempting to help OP with their issue, don't comment.

All comments must be truthful and on topic.

All top level 1 comments must be an honest attempt to help OP with their issue. Bans will be issued to helpers breaking this rule, even for a first offence.

Comments that don't follow this rule will be removed.

_1._A top-level comment is any comment that is a reply to the post, not another comment.

Examples of these comments, and other comments we remove, include:

  • Stating you have the same problem without offering help. (Instead, upvote the post to improve visibility.)

  • Single word top-level comments.

  • Asking for anyone's username and password.

  • Not linking the relevant bug report, from an official tracker when blaming a bug.

  • Not providing a valid source when blaming an outage.

  • "Search the wiki/Google it"

  • "it works for me"

  • Blaming "Herobrine"

  • "Switch to Java/Bedrock/Xbox/PC/etc."

  • Bedrock advice on a Java post, or vice-versa.

  • Anything related to "Looking at villagers will stop them breeding".

  • "Alt + F4 will fix it"

  • Rick rolls.

  • Creepypasta..

  • "This" type comments. (Instead, upvote the comment that you agree with.)

  • Low effort replies.

  • Copycat comments.

    • This includes any comment that suggests something that another has already said, without providing any new information.

  • Looking for help on someone else's post.

    • This includes OPs replying to their post from a different account.

  • Unhelpful comments on posts older than 28 days. (Necro posting)

  • AI generated comments

  • Screenshots/images of text.

  • Offering or requesting support off-sub.

  • Offering or requesting compensation in exchange for help.

  • Unofficial download links.

  • Direct download links to unofficial jar files.

    • Links to jar files on minecraft.net are okay.

  • Links to banned sites.

  • NSFW content

6. Posting Rules

Only post Minecraft-support-related content.

If you aren't looking for, or providing, help with a Minecraft issue, you shouldn't be posting here.

Posts breaking this rule will be removed.

The list of removable content includes:

  • Cross-posts (including workarounds).

  • Adverts/Affiliate links/Other self-promotion.

  • AI generated posts

  • ARG/Creepypasta attempts

  • Posts asking for game-codes and/or money.

  • Memes.

  • Multiple posts, from the same account, about the same issue.

  • Questions about update release dates.

  • Suggestions for Minecraft. (Use r/MinecraftSuggestions)

  • Posts looking for builders. (Use r/MinecraftBuddies)

  • Spam.

  • Screenshots/images of text.

  • Posts looking for help bypassing restrictions.

  • Posts to add screenshots/video.

    • If you need to add screenshots to your post after you've posted it, edit them into the post, or add them in the comments.

  • Offering or requesting support off-sub.

  • Offering or requesting compensation in exchange for help.

  • Links in post titles.

  • Direct download links to unofficial jar files.

    • Links to jar files on minecraft.net are okay.

  • Links to banned sites.

  • Unofficial download links.

  • NSFW Requests. (Can't believe this needs to be said...)

  • "How rare is this"/"What are the chances" type posts.

7. Points System Rules

Our points system relies on OPs and helpers following the below rules. These rules ensure the points system is fair and balanced.

Do

  • Award points to any helper that helped fix your issue or answer your question.

  • Award points in a timely manner.

  • Award points to the author of any [Guide] post that helped.

Don't

  • Award points to people who haven't helped.

  • Delete your post without marking it solved.

  • Solicit unearned solves.

  • Award [Guide] authors if they haven't helped your issue.

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Mark your post solved when the issue is fixed or your question is answered.

We track how many solves a helper has with u/NitwitBot.

To summon NitwitBot, and mark the post solved, reply to the comment, or comments, that helped with '!helped' or '!solved'.

If you solved the post yourself, or outside our sub, make a comment explaining your solution, then reply to that comment with !helped.

Posts that are caused by verified bugs should be marked solved.

Please remember the following when awarding points:

  • Reply "!helped"/"!solved" to the comment(s) that helped.

  • You can award points to more than one helper on a post, but a helper can only earn one point per post.

  • You should award points to everyone that contributed to your answer.

  • u/NitwitBot doesn't react to edits. If you make a mistake, please delete your comment and re-post.

  • You can't use !helped in a top level comment. It must be in reply to another comment.

  • The exclamation point (!) must come first and without spaces. helped!, helped, ! helped, etc. won't work.

  • You can't earn points on your own post (unless it's a [Guide]) or posts with the [Meta] or [Discussion] tags.

Mods reserve the right to mark a post solved as necessary.

TL;DR: Reply to the comment, or comments, that helped with '!helped' or '!solved'

Awarding Points on [Guide] Posts

When a guide is posted and someone finds it helpful, they can create a new top-level 1 comment containing "!helped" to award a point to the author. You can earn multiple points from a guide post, but each user can only award one point.

_1._A top-level comment is any comment that is a reply to the post, not another comment.

8. Don't waste people's time.

Time wasting isn't tolerated on r/MinecraftHelp.  Ban's will be issued for breaking this rule, even for a first offence.

Do

  • Reply to all relevant comments within 48 hours*. (Not applicable to [Guide] and [Discussion] posts)

  • Update your post, if you find a solution yourself.

  • Mark your post solved when your issue is fixed, or your question answered.

  • Provide any relevant info that's requested.

Don't

  • Provide nonsense/joke replies.

  • Ask for information that's already been provided.

  • Ignore relevant comments.

*Relevant comments are any comment that genuinely attempts to help. The mod team has the final say on comment relevancy.

9. Repost guidelines

Reposts are allowed, as long as your post follows the guidelines below:

  • 48 hours have passed since you made your original post.

  • You have answered all questions on your original post and left at least 12 hours for a reply.

When reposting, make sure the word " Repost" is included in your post title and a link to your original post should be in the post body.

10. We don't support piracy or breaking any relevant EULA

We won't provide support to people who are found to be pirating the game.

This includes:

  • Using a pirated copy of Minecraft.

  • Asking for advice on pirating Minecraft.

  • Recommending pirated/cracked software as a fix.

  • Running a server in offline mode without a valid reason. This reason must be included in your post.

  • Mentioning cracked/pirated clients and methods by name.

  • Selling/transferring accounts to others.

This rule also applies to anything prohibited by any relevant EULA, ToS, etc. Including but not limited to;

11. [Guide] Posts

Guide posts must meet the following criteria;

  • Must be Minecraft related.

  • Author must be Apprentice I level or higher (at-least 5 solve points.)

  • [Guide] post titles should include any edition or version requirements and be relevant to the guide.

    • Any other requirements should be mentioned at the top of the post body.

  • The guide itself must be complete and of a high quality. Low effort guides will not be tolerated. (This includes poor formatting)

  • Guides are not to be used to advertise.

  • No YouTube videos unless it's essential to your guide. Native reddit videos are preferred.

  • No video only guides. You can post an accompanying video, but the main guide should be in text form.

Posts not meeting these criteria will be removed.

Duplicate guides will only be accepted if they offer a considerable upgrade to the original guide.

Awarding helpful guides

If you find a guide helpful, you can award a point to the author by making a new top-level 1 comment containing "!helped". u/NitwitBot will reply when they've awarded the point.

Commenting on [Guide] posts

Top-level1 comments are for asking the author questions, providing constructive feedback, or thanking them/awarding points. Comments breaking this rule will be removed.

_1._A top-level comment is any comment that is a reply to the post, not another comment.

12. Don't message mod accounts directly, and,

We don't provide Minecraft support via modmail.

Messages sent direct to moderators will be ignored. This includes chat requests. If you need to get in touch with us, use the message the mods link in the sidebar. Support requests in modmail will be ignored, and you may be muted from modmail for up to 28 days.

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