If you’re the owner of a Discord server, it’s a good idea to add rules to it.
Rules set the foundation for your Discord server’s culture.
However, it can be difficult to come up with rules—especially good ones.
If you add rules that are too ridiculous, people might leave your server.
On the contrary, if you add rules that are too simple, people might break them.
Coming up with good Discord server rules requires a couple of things.
Firstly, you need to know your server’s niche.
For example, if your server is a gaming one, you can add a rule to prevent buying, selling, or trading accounts.
That way, your server won’t be used for any transactions.
Secondly, you need to know the demographics of your members (e.g., age, interests, language).
This article contains a curated list of good, basic, and aesthetic Discord server rules ideas that you can copy and paste.
- How do you create a Rules channel in Discord?
- How do you force people to read the rules in Discord?
- Good Discord server rules
How do you create a Rules channel in Discord?
To create a rules channel in Discord, you need to create a new text channel named “Rules”.
Next, set the channel to read-only by navigating to “Advanced permissions”.
Under “Advanced permissions”, cross out the “Send Messages” permission.
After you’ve crossed out the “Send Messages” permission, only you can send messages in the channel.
Hence, you can copy and paste a list of rules in the chat.
You can learn more about adding rules to your Discord server here: https://www.followchain.org/discord-server-rules/.
How do you force people to read the rules in Discord?
To force people to read the rules in Discord, you need to enable the community feature for your server.
Next, you need to set up “Membership Screening” and add server rules.
New members who join your server must agree to the rules before they can send messages on your server.
Otherwise, they won’t be able to talk, react, or message other members on your server.
Good Discord server rules
Here is a list of good Discord server rules to copy and paste:
- Be respectful, civil, and welcoming.
- No inappropriate or unsafe content.
- Do not misuse or spam in any of the channels.
- Do not join the server to promote your content.
- Any content that is NSFW is not allowed under any circumstances.
- Do not buy/sell/trade/give away anything.
- Do not use the server as a dating server.
- The primary language of this server is English.
- Discord names and avatars must be appropriate.
- Spamming in any form is not allowed.
- Controversial topics such as religion or politics are not allowed.
- Do not attempt to bypass any blocked words.
- Don’t ping without legitimate reasoning behind them.
- Alternate accounts are not allowed under any circumstances.
- Catfishing and any sort of fake identities are forbidden.
- No Discord server invite links or codes.
- Do not advertise without permission.
- Do not role-play within the server.
- Raiding is not allowed.
- Anything to target specific groups/individuals is prohibited.
- No major spoilers from any anime, movie, tv-show, or games on public channels.
- Please do not mic spam.
- Do not record voice channel conversations.
- Avoid topics regarding banned members.
- Remain on topic and use channels correctly.
- Do not discuss hacking or cheating.
- Do not link scam websites.
- Spoilers must use spoiler tags and be labeled.
- Listen to the server’s staff.
- Use the appropriate channels.
- Trading, selling, begging, boosting and account sharing are not allowed.
- Do not converse about adult or non-PG topics.
- Only communicate in English.
- Discriminatory language and hate speech is forbidden.
- Be respectful and welcoming as toxicity is disallowed.
- Do not spam messages or emotes.
- XP-Grinding is prohibited.
- Be civil, and do not treat messaging channels like a stream chat.
- Do not ping staff members for no reason.
- Do not mass mention by pinging more than 4 people at once, or randomly ping members.
- Encouraging rule-breaking is an offense.
- Do not flood chat by having messages exceed 7 lines on a computer screen.
- Engaging in message chains is prohibited.
- Do not send copypastas.
- Using Discord Stickers excessively is to be avoided.
- Do not stack more than 5 emotes in a message.
- Do not send more than 2 flashing or strobe-effect emote at any one time.
- Do not send Discord server invites on the server or in DMs.
- Do not send online meeting links.
- Illegally distributing unlicensed material is prohibited.
- You are not allowed to sell anything here.
- Do not impersonate others, including public figures.
- Inappropriate profile pictures, usernames, statuses, usernames with profanity, or blank names are not allowed.
- Please do not make your nickname “everyone”.
- Do not copy or claim other people’s art.
- Obnoxious, excessive, or inappropriate sounds are disallowed.
- Using voice changers and soundboards is disallowed.
- Only stream PG content.
- Do not loop or queue the same song with music bots.
- If there is a large group of members silently listening to music, please kindly mute yourself or move to an alternative channel.
- Do not play music or other audio through your microphone.
- Streaming movies or other copyrighted content is illegal.
- Do not send any malicious and harmful links or files, or anything that jeopardizes the security of others.
- Leaking the personal information of others is prohibited.
- Coordinating or participating in a server raid is forbidden.
- Bullying and harassment is not tolerated.
- Do not send medically-triggering, strobe-effect, or severely flashing media.
- Please refrain from back-seat moderating.
- Do not harass, or join in on the harassment of, another user.
- Do not engage in hate speech of any kind.
- Do not threaten anyone.
- Do not post unsafe items (e.g. malicious websites, pirated software, etc).
- Do not post any link or file that crashes Discord.
- Do not DDoS or threaten to DDoS other users.
- You need to be at least 13 years old to use Discord.
- Be cautious when introducing conversations regarding controversial or sensitive topics.
- Community members should strive for a certain level of quality in their messages.
- Spoilers should be labeled appropriately using Discord’s built-in formatting, sufficiently disclosing what topic is being covered.
- Do not request, post, or disclose piracy information, links, or intent.
- Please limit and be reasonable with the promotion of content.
- All content and messages on this server are to be in English, with the exception of common words or phrases at staff discretion.
- Community members are free to express themselves openly and give constructive criticism and feedback.
- Regardless of age, strive to treat each other as we would like to be treated ourselves.
- Please do not contact server members unsolicited.
- Please follow the Discord terms of service.
- Remain civil and considerate towards other users.
- Follow all staff instructions immediately and at all times.
- No hate speech or trolling.
- Do not discuss, request, conduct, or advertise real money trades.
- Any form of harassment such as blackmailing, doxxing, inappropriate DMs, results in an immediate and permanent ban.
- Any sort of discrimination will not be tolerated.
- No advertising Discord servers, other programs, websites, or services.
- Creating sub servers with the intent of moving our members with the goal of self-benefit is not allowed.
- Forming of raids, targeting us or another server will lead to a permanent ban.
- Do not bully or harass another member in any way, shape, or form.
- Any harmful material will result in a permanent ban.
- Do not share personal information.
- We promote diversity and inclusivity and expect your interactions in this channel to be respectful and guided by these principles.
- We encourage free expression for all, embrace our differences, opinions, and diverse backgrounds, therefore, debates are welcome while they are based on these ideas.
- These rules may vary at any time. Moderators reserve the right to warn and ban users discretionally.
- Don’t be toxic or mean, including bashing people’s posts unprovoked.
- If you’re sharing a link, please include a description (unless the nature of the link is obvious).
- Do not impersonate developers, moderators, or other users.
- Be kind and respectful to others.
- The most important rule of all is to have fun!
Conclusion
Adding rules to your Discord server is important because of a couple of reasons.
Firstly, rules will inform the members on your server of what to do and what not to do.
That way, the members on your server will not be surprised if they get banned.
Secondly, there will be less chaos and more order on your server.
This, in turn, will attract other people to join your server.
Further reading
How to Add Rules to Your Discord Server
