Updated Jan 15, 2021These rules and guidelines are a work in progress
most of this is common sense and pretty much boils down to "don't be a d***"
breaking the rules can result in a warning, a temporary mute, or a permanent ban for serious/repeat cases. — but most users haven't been muted/banned (and most mutes are short)
sometimes mistakes are made. mutes/bans can be appealed by email
Absolutely NO racism / antisemitism / homophobia / transphobia / misogyny or any other form of hate speech
Don't post or link to anything illegal
Don't abuse/harass/threaten other users — remember you're talking to real people
Don't post photos or personal information of other users without their permission
Don't spam (including spamming the same image/text multiple times to the point that people find it annoying)
Don't repurpose an old thread to be about a different topic, just make a new one. (The replies make no sense when people do this)
Don't post nudity/gore/graphic violence. This includes images people wouldn’t be cool with at school
or work.Don't start or encourage the h****posting in large threads. There's other places you can go if you wanna see that.
Don't post anything to intentionally cause harm to other users, the mods, site, or site staff
Don't make bait threads/spam threads
Don't pretend to be another user, artist or other celebrity
Don't spread misinformation about the coronavirus pandemic
and just have fun
- Aug 24, 2020
About our COVID-19 rule
COVID-19 is the most serious global health crisis in a hundred years. It has directly killed at least 800,000 people, and many more are dying or suffering from its impact. It could be decades before we know the full extent of the damage caused by this virus, if ever.
Misinformation about the pandemic is killing people
It can't be said any more clearly than that, but COVID-19 misinformation is everywhere. A lot of it is even being created and/or amplified by organized disinformation campaigns intending to cause us harm (sources below).
People on this site have a wide range of opinions and political ideas, and that isn't a problem — but there is a limit (for example, civil rights are not a matter of debate; racism is not a "valid political view").
The existence and severity of COVID-19 is not (and should not be) a political issue.
Calling the pandemic a hoax, severely downplaying the seriousness of it, or attributing it to conspiracy theories (e.g., "Bill Gates developed the virus as a way to implant chips into us with the vaccination") is not tolerated here. (This has been the case since March 2020).
From the COVID-19 thread:
Do NOT post misinformation or conspiracy theories
​You could be muted for up to 3 months or even permanently banned.
Sources
