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 These are the guidelines for how mods are allowed on the [mods index](https://github.com/geode-sdk/mods). Anyone who with [the power to approve mods](#who-can-approve-mods), **please read this document** and adhere to the guidelines specified. For modders, if you are interested in publishing your mods on the index, you can make the review process faster by **making sure your mod adheres to these guidelines** ahead of time :)
 
+## Ban rules
+
+A mod found breaking any of theese rules will be rejected unconditionally from the index, as well as very likely leading to a total and permanent ban from posting on the index and a removal of all existing mods on the index.
+
+ * The mod contains malware.
+
+ * The mod is stolen. This means that it consists fully or nearly fully of the original code of another person with credit explicitly erased.
+
 ## Hard-rejection rules
 
 A mod found breaking any of these rules will be rejected unconditionally from the index.
 
- * The mod contains malware. Breaking this guideline will also lead to an immediate and permanent ban from all Geode-related servers and the removal of all of the author's mods from the index
-
  * The mod contains false information (for example, claims to do something it doesn't, or has false claims about who made it)
 
  * The mod uses terrible practices that have a near-100% chance of resulting in mod incompatability