Cap.4

000 Rules of Rules.md

@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ In this rules document, and all of the other rules documents-
    2. ***Kick*** means disconnecting the player's clients.
    3. ***Revoke*** means removing privileges from a player.
 7. ***Review*** means to check the given penalties or a moderator actions (Cap. 1: Rules of Moderator Privileges).
+8. ***Moderator Actions*** have the same meaning as in Rules of Moderator Privileges (Cap. 1)
+9. ***Rules*** includes all of the rules documents.
 
 ## 3. Application Scope
 1. This rules document, and all of the rules documents, unless otherwise specified, apply to the C&C City Survival Server.
@@ -34,7 +36,7 @@ In this rules document, and all of the other rules documents-
 
 ## 6. Appeal
 1. All players have the right to appeal.
-2. Moderators have the responsibility to review the given penalties on the first appeal of each case.
-3. Moderators have the right to review the given penalties at any time.
-4. Moderators may change the given penalties after a review.
-5. Administrators have the final say on the given penalties.
+2. Moderators have the responsibility to review the given penalties on the first appeal of each case that is given within 7 days from the date of giving penalties or moderator actions.
+3. Moderators have the right to review at any time.
+4. Moderators may change the given penalties, or give another moderator action, after a review.
+5. Administrators have the final say on the given penalties or moderator actions.

001 Rules of Moderator Privileges.md

@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This rules document may be cited as the Rules of Moderator Privileges.
 ## 2. Definations
 In this Rules Document-
 
-1. ***Actions*** means the actions taken and the commands given by a moderator, that are not defined the any of the rules documents at the time.
+1. ***Actions***, or ***Moderator Actions***, means the actions taken and the commands given by a moderator, that are not defined the any of the rules documents at the time.
 
 ## 3. Moderator Actions
 1. Moderators may take any actions that they deem necessary.
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ In this Rules Document-
         2. All actions taken should be reported to the admins.
     3. Players may appeal against the actions according to section 6 of the Rules of Rules (Cap. 0).
     4. Moderators, if not admins, must not review their own actions.
+    5. Moderators, if admins, could ignore subsection (2.2) when taking actions.

002 Rules of Stealing.md

@@ -4,17 +4,13 @@ To protect the in-game personal property of the players, to define the restorati
 ## 1. Short Title
 This rules document may be cited as the Rules of Stealing.
 
-## 2. Theft
-A player commits theft if he/she takes another's property without a valid consent from the owner.
+## 2. Definations
+In this rules document-
 
-## 3. ***Property***
-1. ***Property*** means stuffs-
-    1. obtained by the player from the wild,
-    2. traded from another player, or
-    3. obtained without violating the rules.
-2. The following should not treated as properties-
-    1. the content of bones, while the bone is marked as old,
-    2. the content of public storage, with an obvious label, shows the storage is for public use, and the owner could see and understand the label when placing the properties inside.
+1. ***Property*** or ***properties*** have the same meaning as in the Rules of Properties (Cap. 3)
+
+## 3. Theft
+A player commits theft if he/she takes another's property without a valid consent from the owner.
 
 ## 4. ***Consent***
 1. ***Consent*** includes-
@@ -22,6 +18,8 @@ A player commits theft if he/she takes another's property without a valid consen
     2. trades.
 2. Under the following condition(s), the consent is invalid-
     1. the owner is threatened to make the consent.
+3. In this section-
+    1. ***The player*** means the player that takes (or wants to take) the item.
 
 ## 5. Convictions and Penalties
 1. For players committed theft-
@@ -34,3 +32,4 @@ A player commits theft if he/she takes another's property without a valid consen
 1. The thief should return the swags, or the equivalent, to their owner.
 2. If it is impossible to return the swag or the equivalent, the thief should compensate for the loss. The form and amount of reparation should be discussed and determined between the owner and the thief.
 3. Swags with an unknown owner should be confiscated.
+4. Any order under this section shall be treated as an order of the restitution of property or an order of confiscation, with the meaning of section 4 of the Rules of Properties (Cap. 3). *\[cf. 24/06/2021 c. 210 s. 30 H.K.]*

003 Rules of Properties.md

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+# Rules of Properties
+To define the legal term "property", to standardize the process of confiscation.
+
+## 1. Short Title
+This rules document may be cited as the Rules of Properties.
+
+## 2. ***Property***
+1. ***Property*** or ***properties*** means-
+    1. stuffs-
+        1. obtained by the player from the wild,
+        2. traded from another player, or
+        3. obtained without violating the rules.
+    2. immovables-
+        1. protected by the player,
+        2. traded from another player, or
+        3. obtained without violating the rules.
+2. The following should not treated as properties-
+    1. the content of bones, while the bone is marked as old,
+    2. the content of public storage, with an obvious label, shows the storage is for public use, and the owner could see and understand the label when placing the properties inside.
+3. In this section-
+    1. ***Bones*** means the node `bones:bones` with stuff in its inventory.
+    2. ***Protect*** excludes opened area protections.
+
+## 3. Properties of permabanned players
+1. If a player is permabanned, his/her properties would-
+    1. if stuffs-being confiscated, or
+    2. if immovables-revoke the right of use from the player.
+2. The actions as defined in subsection (1) shall be suspended- *\[cf. 19/08/2021 c. 221 s. 83X H.K.]*
+    1. in any case until the expiration of 7 days from the date of permabanning; and
+    2. where a appeal against the permabanning is given within 7 days from the date of permabanning, until the moderators to finish the review.
+
+## 4. Restitution of property and Confiscation
+*\[cf. 19/08/2021 c. 221 s. 83X H.K.]*
+
+1. Any restitution of property or confiscation shall be suspended-
+    1. in any case until the expiration of 7 days from the date of giving such order; and
+    2. where a appeal against the order is given within 7 days from the date of giving such order, until the moderators to finish the review.

004 Rules of Rules Modifications.md

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+# Rules of Rules Modifications
+To define the process of rule changes, to avoid doubt in the event that a crime is committed while a rule change is in effect, to solve conflict between rules.
+
+## 1. Short Title
+This rules document may be cited as the Rules of Rules Modifications.
+
+## 2. Modifying Rules
+1. Admins may modify any rules at any time.
+2. Unless otherwise specified, all changes to the rules apply immediately once they are announced.
+3. An ***announcement*** means any method to let all the players know about the change, and the term ***announce*** shall be construed accordingly.
+
+## 3. Crime commited while a rule change is in effect
+For crime commited while a rule change is in effect-
+
+1. Either the old rules or the new rules could be used to sue.
+2. *(This line is empty.)*
+    1. If the charge still exists in the new rules, moderators should convict and determine penalties according to the new rules;
+    2. Otherwise, they should convict and determine penalties according to the old rules.
+
+## 4. Rules Conflict
+1. If two or more rules have statements to the contrary of each other-
+    1. admins must modify the rules to solve the conflict, and
+    2. moderators should perform moderator actions to handle the conflict in the meantime.
+2. Subsection (1) does not apply to-
+    1. Conflict between any rules excluding those in the Rules of Rules (Cap. 0) and any rules within the Rules of Rules (Cap. 0). In such cases-
+        1. The rules within the Rules of Rules (Cap. 0) applies, and
+        2. admins should modify the rules to solve the conflict.