make it clear which exploits are allowed and not allowed

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in server rules sections where it says "Do not exploit bugs or glitches, either in GTA, SA-MP or this server" explain which exploits are allowed and not allowed.

i see players using exploits all the time, using bugged game mechanics to gain advantages, like bunny hopping to move faster than the running animations and bypass stamina limits, and switching weapons before gun magazines run out of ammo to avoid reload animations (majority of gun fights you don't see players reloading weapons), and they're allowed to do i assume because most of the server does it.

the server rules say "Do not exploit bugs or glitches this server" and "Knowingly exploiting these is not allowed" but this is obviously not true. it would be more honest and sincere to say some exploits are allowed as described above while others are not, like doing the crouch bug with desert eagle, etc.
Both of those things you've mentioned are inherent parts of SA-MP... it's not an RP server and you'd really have  to stretch the definition of 'bug' to fit those into it.

Cbug is blocked by the script and the damage is completely negated, same with slide bug, sniper reload glitch, amongst other things.