Rules:

1. Swearing is allowed, but NO racial slurs. Racial slurs like the N-word are strictly forbidden in this community.

2. Please don’t type things as a big wall of text. If you have a long post, please separate your post using paragraph breaks. If it is a relatively short post, then this rule will not apply to it. The rule only applies to extra long posts.

3. Do not attempt witch hunts on any user. Even if it is Reddit, do not do it. Witch hunts are when you track down a specfic person or mod. This is very looked down upon and any post that attempts to start a witch hunt will be removed. The rule also applies to comments on an OP’s post. If your comment contains anything that is attempting to start a witch hunt on any user, then it will be removed. The only time this rule will not apply is if you are posting a rant about getting your Reddit account suspended. We will also actively check to make sure our mods aren’t attempting to start any sort of witch hunts.

4. Please don’t harass any of our members. This especially applies to us mods. If you are seen harassing the mods, you will be banned.

5. Do not make obvious bait or troll posts. Troll or bait posts are like clickbait on YouTube. It is seen as looked down upon, and as such, troll and bait posts that we find on this community will also be considered clickbait, and will be removed.

6. Do not infringe on someone’s free speech. This isn’t Reddit, a place that is controlled by an echo chamber. People have the right to vent about something that they don’t like. If you infringe on another user’s free speech in this community, you will be banned.

7. Please refrain from spamming this community with your posts. At least post 2 things every 2 hours or so to keep the community clean and fresh with new posts.

8. People under the age of 13 are not allowed to participate for their safety.

9. Don’t argue with the moderators. The mods have the absolute final say. If you do not agree with a decision a mod has made, please contact me directly instead. I will look over these rulings and see if they are valid or not. Arguing with the mods constantly may result in you getting temporarily banned from the community. We are only doing this to give mods an easier time, especially if they are currently going through a very difficult time in their lives.

10. Do not brigade this community, or any other on Lemmy. Brigades can put our community in serious jeopardy. If you are caught starting a brigade, you’re gone.

11. Absolutely no NSFW or gore. This rule especially applies to CP. If you post CP, it doesn’t matter what kind of excuse you give, you will be immediately and swiftly banned.

12. Do not post links to a 'rant' that turns out to be malware or a virus. If you're even thinking about attempting to do this, don't post at all. If you do share an offsite rant that turns out to be a virus, you will be banned from the community. If you were unaware of this, please contact me directly so I can reverse the ban. If you say you didn't know and post another one that leads to a virus, you will not only be banned from the community, but you also will absolutely, 100% have absolutely no chance of your appeal being accepted again.

13. Do not talk about this numb- jkjk, just wanted to make sure you were still reading.

14. Threatening violence or harm on someone will not be tolerated in this community. “KYS” and a lot of other threats are highly prohibited in our community. We are a welcoming community and we will not have our reputation put at risk because of this. If you are caught doing this, you’re getting banned.

15. Do not spread any misinformation about any illness, learning disability, etc.

16. Do not ask to become a mod. If I open mod applications, then you will know. Do not beg for me to give you mod, either.

17. We are accepting of anyone who is LGBTQ - so be respectful to them!

18. Revealing personal info of any is absolutely not permitted in this community, and you will get a 1-way ticket to Bansland.

19. Impersonation of any user on this community, or on Lemmy as a whole, is strictly forbidden. If you impersonate anyone here, or on the whole of Lemmy, you will be swiftly banned from the community.

20. Your usernames must be appropriate and not contain any offensive language.

21. Do not abuse moderation powers. These mod powers are meant to be used very seriously in case a Lemmy user is breaking our community’s rules. Abusing your moderation powers to silence someone or exclude a Lemmy user entirely for no good reason is absolutely not allowed. Our community is supposed to be a welcoming one, and abusing your mod powers makes them feel like our community is not the welcoming community they were promised. As such, if you are caught abusing your powers as a moderator, you will be revoked of your moderation powers. If you agree to not abuse them again, I will grant you back your mod privileges. If you abuse them a second time, you will not only be demoted, but also permabanned to keep our community safe, civil, and welcoming. If you are a user and you catch one of our mods abusing their power, or if you got unjustly banned by a moderator abusing their power, please contact me directly and I will look into it and come to a final decision and determine if the mod was abusing their power.