Site Rules

1. No harassment or hate

   Argue with ideas, not people. No insults aimed at other members, threats, stalking, or attacks on anyone for their race, religion, nationality, gender, sexuality or disability.

2. No spam or advertising

   Don't flood boards or comments, post the same thing over and over, or promote products, services or other sites for your own gain.

3. Nothing illegal

   Don't post or link to anything illegal, including pirated material, other people's private information, or content that sexualises minors. These are removed right away and the account banned.

4. No sexual or graphic content

   Pornography and sexual content aren't allowed anywhere on the site. Violent or disturbing images are only acceptable when they're relevant to the discussion, and must be marked Spoiler.

5. Stay on topic

   Post threads in the board they belong to. The Lounge and Random are the place for anything else.

6. Don't impersonate anyone

   Don't pretend to be another member, an admin, or a real person or organisation.

7. Respect copyright

   Only upload pictures, videos, songs and writing that are your own or that you have permission to share. See the Copyright page for how takedowns work.

8. Share news honestly

   News stories need a link to the real source, a headline that matches the article, and a summary in your own words. Don't paste whole articles.

9. One account per person

   Don't make extra accounts to get around a ban or to back yourself up in arguments.

If a rule is broken

• Use the Report link on the post and pick the reason that fits. Reports go straight to the admins.
• Admins may remove the post, and may ban the account for a day, a week, a month, or permanently.
• While banned you can still read the site, but you can't post, comment, blog or send mail.
• You can send one appeal per ban from the notice at the top of the page. An admin will approve or deny it, and you'll get a notification either way.