-## How can I mute people?
+## How can I block/ignore people personally?
-As **player**, use `ignore #player_id`, this player will be muted in your personal chat and you've this player in your mute list. Keep in mind that the player can continue talking in the server while you've muted him from your entire personal chat. <br/>
-If you want to remove a muted player, use `unignore #player_id`. If you want to remove all muted players from your ignore list, use `clear_ignores`.
+**As a player**, use `ignore #player_id`, this player will be blocked and entirely hidden from your personal chat logs. \
+Keep in mind that this can result in confusing situations as the blocked player(s) can continue talking to others in the server while you've blocked them. \
+To unblock a single player, use `unignore #player_id`. \
+To unblock all currently ignored players, use `clear_ignores`.
_Note: you can't ignore more than 16 players._
-As **server admin**, if there's someone spamming in the chat all time, use `mute #player_id` to disallow this player in the entire chat, this won't talk in private, team and spectator chat. <br/>
-To unmute the muted player, use `unmute #player_id`. <br/>
-To see the list of muted players, use `mutebans`.
+## How can I disallow people from chatting in my server?
-Set `g_chat_allowed` to 0, if you think it's the good reason to not involve anybody in the chat. <br/>
-Remember, you can disable private, spectator and team chat as you wish.<br/>
-- `g_chat_private_allowed 0` disables private chat, players can't use `tell #player_id` to send a private message to someone.
-- `g_chat_spectator_allowed 0` players can't chat while spectating.
-- `g_chat_team_allowed 0` disables team chat, players can't talking privately in their own teams.
+**As a server admin**, if there's someone spamming in the chat all time or being hostile, use `chatban #player_id` to prevent them from being able to send any messages to anyone, this includes private messages, team chat and spectator chat. \
+To unban the chatbanned player, use `unchatban #player_id`. \
+To see the list of chatbanned players, use `chatbans`.
-These cvars are set 1 by default. Set 0 if you want to disallow some chats.
-<br/><br/>
+_Note 1: there's another aliased version: `mute`. It has been used for many years while it wasn't improved, only temporarily muting for the duration of the match._ \
+_Note 2: `muteban` is an alias to `chatban` as it was this feature's previous name and has been used for many years by a few admins while it was implemented via_ [_SMB modpack_](https://github.com/MarioSMB/modpack) _before its merge to Xonotic's official repositories._
-## How can I disallow people from voting?
+Set `g_chat_allowed` to 0, if you think there is a good reason to not anyone use any chats. \
+Remember, you can disable private, spectator and team chat as you wish.
-As **server admin**, use `voteban #player_id` to disallow a player from voting. The player can't call a vote and vote Yes or No in the server. <br/>
-To allow the banned player from voting, use `unvoteban #player_id`.<br/>
-To see the list of disallowed players from voting, use `votebans`.
-<br/><br/>
+- `g_chat_private_allowed 0` disables private chat, players can't use `tell #player_id` to send a private message to someone.
+- `g_chat_spectator_allowed 0` players can't chat while spectating.
+- `g_chat_team_allowed 0` disables team chat, preventing players from talking privately in their own teams.
-## How can I disallow people from playing?
+These cvars are set to 1 by default. Set any of them to 0 if you wish to disallow that chat.
-As **server admin**, use `playban #player_id` to disallow a player from playing in the server, this player will be forced to spectate. <br/>
-To allow the player forced to spectate from playing, use `unplayban #player_id`.<br/>
-To see the list of disallowed players from playing, use `playbans`.
-<br/><br/>
+## How can I disallow people from voting in my server?
-## How can I ban people?
+**As a server admin**, use `voteban #player_id` to disallow a player from voting, they can't start a vote nor vote Yes or No for votes called by other players. \
+To allow the votebanned player vote again, use `unvoteban #player_id`.\
+To see the list of disallowed players from voting, use `votebans`.
-As **server admin**, doing that can be pretty harsh. Use this last resource if you decided definitely what you're going to do. <br/>
-`ban <player_IP_address> <bantime> <reason>` stores a ban in the server, it isn't a quick ban. The player can stay in the server unless if disconnects and tries to go back. <br/>
-`kickban #player_id` stores a ban and kicks the player from the server. <br/>
-To unban the player, use `unban <player_IP_address/key_hash>`. <br/>
-To see the ban list, use `bans`.
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+## How can I disallow people from playing in my server?
+
+**As a server admin**, use `playban #player_id` to disallow a player from playing in the server, this player will be forced to spectate. \
+To allow a player to play again instead of being forced to spectate, use `unplayban #player_id`.\
+To see the list of players forced to spectate, use `playbans`.
+
+_Note: `g_playban_minigames 1` also prevents the playbanned players from participating in minigames. (This is disabled by default)._
+
+## How can I ban people from my server?
+
+**As a server admin**, doing that can be pretty harsh. Use this last resource if you decided definitely that it is what you want to do. \
+`ban <player_IP_address/key_hash> <bantime in seconds> <reason>` stores a ban in the server, it isn't a quick ban. The player can stay in the server unless if disconnects and tries to go back. \
+`kickban #player_id` stores a ban and kicks the player from the server. \
+To unban the player, use `unban <player_IP_address/key_hash>`. \
+To see the ban list, use `bans`.
+
+## TL;DR:
+
+#### Personally as a player
+
+- block in chat
+ * `ignore #player_id`
+- unblock in chat
+ * `unignore #player_id`
+- List blocks
+ * Can't in-game.
+
+#### In a server as an admin or a moderator
+
+- Ban
+ * `chatban #player_id`
+ * `voteban #player_id`
+ * `playban #player_id`
+- Unban
+ * `unchatban #player_id`
+ * `unvoteban #player_id`
+ * `unplayban #player_id`
+- List bans
+ * `chatbans`
+ * `votebans`
+ * `playbans`
+
+#### From the whole server
+
+- Kick and/or ban from the server
+ * `kick #player_id`
+ * `ban <player_IP_address/key_hash> <bantime in seconds> <reason>`
+ * `kickban #player_id`
+- Unban from the server
+ * `unban <player_IP_address/key_hash>`
+- List bans from the server
+ * `bans`
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