Server List Rules

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The GTA Connected team provides a server list as a public service for server owner's to list their servers on. This helps players find online servers more easily.

In order to properly maintain the list, the following items in the list are not allowed, and will result in action from the staff team.

• Any modified server executables or other third party tools that have the capability to add servers or fake/misleading info to the server list.
• Server spam.
• Servers that copy another established server or community's information without consent of the other server/community's owner.
• Servers that contain information used in a discriminatory manner (see the list below).
• Servers that contain information that attack other servers or players (hateful messages, links, etc)
• Servers using verified stolen or copied resources without the consent of the original resource author.
• Servers that contain deceptive or false official distinction (bold text, tags with reserved info, etc)

Also, some information to keep in mind:

- Discriminatory information as mentioned above is something used to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status.

- Extreme or repeat violations of these rules will result the service being blocked for the affected parties. This can include IP range bans, a complete firewall, or other measures for the affected parties, depending on the situation. This can also extend to all necessary services, at the staff team's discretion (forum, wiki, discord, etc)

- If you own a server that violates one or more of these rules, we will contact you with a warning to change it. You will be given a specific amount of time to correct any issues. If you don't comply with instructions by the given time, your server will be removed from the server-list. If you are unsure whether or not a correction would be compliant, contact a member of the staff team and they'll let you know.

- Deceptive or false official distinction is any reserved text, emoji, unicode, tags, or other part of the server information that might directly or indirectly deceive others into thinking that the server is marked by the GTA Connected team in some way (like an official or trusted server). Example: changing your server name to include bold text or something like [Official] or any other means of deceptively and/or falsely indicating an official status. This does not apply to servers that actually have the indicated official status.

- False/misleading info as mentioned in the first entry of the list is any false or altered information that might mislead players. This includes (but is not limited to): altered player count and/or list to add fake players, changed server version number found in rules section at the bottom in the launcher and generally anything else that any third-party, modified server, or custom tool could intercept and/or relay false data from.

- If you would like to report a server that violates any of these rules, please contact a member of the staff team. Please be sure to include all necessary info (at the minimum: server name, IP address, owner, and the broken rule)

[Vortrex]

The server listing rules have been amended to add a new rule. Passed team vote on 08 December, 2018

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The server listing rules have been updated to change the first server rule and add a note in the second section to explain. Passed team vote on 02 MAY 2022.

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Any modified server executables or other third party tools that have the capability to add servers to the server list.
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Any modified server executables or other third party tools that have the capability to add servers or fake/misleading info to the server list.
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False/misleading info as mentioned in the first entry of the list is any false or altered information that might mislead players. This includes (but is not limited to): altered player count and/or list to add fake players, changed server version number found in rules section at the bottom in the launcher and generally anything else that any third-party, modified server, or custom tool could intercept and/or relay false data from.

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The server listing rules have been updated to change the second rule, and remove one of the notes in the second section. Passed team vote on 25 JUNE 2022.

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Server spam or listing multiple entries for the same or similar servers.
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Server spam
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The second rule above does not include the same servers for different games. This means that if you run server for 2 or more games that have the same name and information, it does not violate this rule.