Reports, warnings and bans

Pixl is a bunch of teenagers building projects together, and we'd like it to stay somewhere people actually want to be. Here's how moderation works.

In-game chat

Chat runs through a filter that blocks slurs, harassment and spam. Trying to slip past it with leetspeak, spacing or unicode tricks raises a flag automatically. Display names are held to the same standard.

Reporting someone

Use the in-game report menu or the report page. Reports are anonymous by default: reviewers see what happened and whatever evidence you attached, never who sent it. You can add your name if you'd like a moderator to follow up with you.

If someone's being nasty or trying to scam you, report it rather than arguing in chat. They're never told you reported them.

What happens next

1. Warning. Pixo DMs you on Slack explaining the problem. Most small stuff ends here.
2. Temporary ban. Locks you out of the game for a set time. The reason and the expiry date show up when you try to log in.
3. Permanent ban. For serious abuse, harassment, fraud, or doing the same thing again after warnings.
4. Project removal. One fraudulent project can be rejected or removed without touching the account behind it.

The big ones need more than one moderator or admin to sign off.

What gets you banned rather than warned

Warnings cover minor slips and chat friction. Bans are for fraud:

• Submitting someone else's code as your own.
• Inflating your Hackatime hours.
• Adding collaborators who did nothing so they can take pixels.

Pixl hands out real money, hardware and prizes, which is why this end of it isn't treated lightly.