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Community Rules

The behaviour expected from verified members and the boundaries that keep thoughtful disagreement possible.

Private-beta draft

These rules apply during the private beta and will evolve with evidence from the community. Material enforcement changes will be explained before they take effect.

Updated 15 November 2026
01

Contribute in good faith

  • Share genuine experience, observation, analysis, or questions—not engagement bait or manufactured consensus.
  • Disagree with ideas without degrading people. Context, correction, and intellectual honesty matter more than winning.
  • Use your chosen identity honestly and do not imply that your organisation approves your personal views.
  • Disclose relevant interests when they could materially affect how readers understand a contribution.
02

Respect safety and dignity

  • No harassment, threats, stalking, dehumanisation, hateful conduct, or celebration of harm.
  • No sexual exploitation, graphic violence intended to shock, encouragement of self-harm, or instructions facilitating serious wrongdoing.
  • Do not publish another person's private contact, identity, workplace, health, financial, or location information without a legitimate basis and appropriate permission.
  • Do not impersonate people or organisations, manipulate evidence, or knowingly spread dangerous deception.
03

Protect the conversation

  • No spam, repetitive posting, artificial amplification, undisclosed automation, credential sharing, or attempts to bypass screening.
  • Respect copyright, confidentiality, professional duties, court orders, and applicable law.
  • Do not use member information for unsolicited outreach, recruiting lists, lead generation, advertising, or external profiling.
04

Reports and decisions

Members can report a post or reply privately. Reports do not automatically remove content and the author is not shown the reporter's identity. A human moderator reviews the context and records the decision.

Enforcement considers severity, context, intent, history, and risk. Possible outcomes include no action, rejection before publication, removal, or a human-controlled account restriction. Eligible restrictions include a member-visible reason and one appeal path.

05

When in doubt

Pause before posting confidential or identifying material. Describe systems and experiences without exposing people unnecessarily. If a contribution also promotes something, follow the stricter Marketing-Content Policy.