# Discord Rules **Officers are allowed to choose what punishment they inflict upon others, the times in this document are merely suggestions.** **There are no temp bans, for every ban you must tell the person they may appeal on [https://forum.nixpca.com](https://forum.nixpca.com).** **For example: ?ban \[user\] Continued harassment in DMs, appeal on [https://forum.nixpca.com](https://forum.nixpca.com) to get unbanned.** Any form of toxicity in the CA discord will be punished with a mute of 14 hours. Continued harassment / bullying (in DMs) will result in a perm ban. When an officer tells you to stop and you refuse to do so this will be punished with a mute of 4 hours in lesser offenses or an insubordination report in more serious cases. Advertising in DMs will be met with a perm ban. Advertising in the public discord will be met with a 3 day mute. NSFW posts will be met with an 8 hour mute. NSFW profile pics will result in an 16 hour mute and will be told to change their pfp. Mass pinging for no reason will be met with a 7 day mute or a perm ban depending if it's an alt or not. Racism / homophobia / transphobia / ... will be met with a 2 day mute. Talking in picture channels such as #memes and #propaganda will be met with a 1 hour mute or an 8 hour mute if there was a lot of talking. Ban evading will be punished with a perm ban.