Moderation Policies

The moderators of this forum have created policies explaining how we will approach moderation for all posts in the future. The detailed policies can be found on the forum’s Moderation Policy document. More general guidelines can also be found on the forum’s FAQ page.

For transparency, all future updates to this policy will be documented in this post.

We want moderators to be held accountable for their actions, so if you think that there has been a violation of this policy, please let us know by messaging the @moderators group or contacting one of us privately.

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thank you system

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Update to policy - added a clause requiring the main account of a user punished for impersonation to be silenced as well.

  • In cases where the impersonation account is created by a user with another account, the other account will be silenced for between 1 week and 2 months depending on severity, at moderators discretion.
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Could you please quote the relevant clause that was updated. It helps highlight exactlty what changed and looks nice. :slight_smile:

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Done, thanks for the suggestion.

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I would like you to state that DMs are never deleted. The software has a delete flag, but the actual message / record is NEVER deleted. This protects all of the roboteers, mentor, etc. Unlike emails the DM record lasts forever. If you were harassed, this is your proof. If you are a harasser, there is proof. While people say, the internet is forever with things like the Wayback machine, these tiny little databases are your friend (or foe)

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Added specific moderation policies for inappropriate content.

Inappropriate Content:

  • Inappropriate content is not allowed on this forum in any way
  • Inappropriate media or links will be removed, and will result in the poster being silenced for a minimum of 2 days, and may increase to any length at moderator discretion. Repeated offenses will almost certainly result in the user being silenced for a longer.
  • Inappropriate content in text form will be removed, and come with a minimum silence length of 2 days, and may increase to any length at moderator discretion, including being permanently silenced after repeated infractions.

Fixed minor typo in specific moderation policies for sexual content (bolded).

  • Textual discussion of sexual topics will be removed, and come with a minimum silence length of 2 weeks, and may increase to any length, including being permanently silenced after repeated infractions, at moderator discretion.
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