Attack Threats, Intimidation & Dangerous “Jokes”
Do not threaten, claim, imply, or “joke” that you will raid, nuke, swat, dox, stalk, hack, breach, mass-report, extort, DDoS, compromise, or otherwise attack a person, account, device, community, organisation, or physical location. This applies even when you say that someone else will perform the act.
Statements such as “I know where you live,” “your server is next,” “wait until my friends arrive,” countdowns, target lists, leaked-looking details, fake breach notices, and staged attack screenshots may be treated as intimidation when a reasonable person could interpret them as a warning of harm.
Adding “in Minecraft,” “for legal reasons,” “just kidding,” an emoji, a conditional phrase, or a later retraction does not automatically make a threat harmless. Staff assess specificity, capability, target, surrounding behaviour, prior statements, and the reaction reasonably caused.
Do not encourage another person to make a threat, volunteer a target, offer payment or status for an attack, celebrate an ongoing attack, or pressure a victim to stay silent. Attempts, solicitations, and credible preparatory conduct may receive the same immediate response as a completed act.
Good-faith discussion of safety, news, fiction, moderation defence, or authorised security work must remain non-targeted and must not supply operational assistance. Report credible threats privately; do not confront the speaker, spread the material, or manufacture additional evidence.