a. Respect the Community: No rudeness, insults, harassment, or "dogpiling" (ganging up on someone).
b. Engage in good faith: No intentional derailing, "sealioning" (disingenuous questions), extreme sarcasm, or ragebait. Keep debates respectful and fair.
c. Keep Criticism Constructive: Stay objective about code/tools. No flaming, elitism, or mocking others for their choices, especially beginners.
a. No public moderation disputes: Do not argue about warnings, mutes, or deleted messages in public. Mocking or undermining staff instructions leads to immediate escalation.
b. Official Channels: DM @Modmail to open a ticket for moderation issues.
c. Staff Discretion: Staff may remove users who are a net negative to the community vibe, even without a specific rule break.
a. No trauma-dumping: Keep sensitive personal topics (mental health, self-harm, politics) out of public channels.
b. No Vigilante Justice / Minimodding: Report rule-breakers. Do not act as a moderator or take it upon yourself to "teach them a lesson."
a. Just ask your question, don't ask to ask, just ask
b. Give as much information as possible when asking for help.
c. Don't DM or ping random people / staff for help, just ask your question and be patient.
d. Use a paste service for large blocks of code.
a. No NSFW content. Keep language reasonable with no excessive swearing.
b. Follow Discord's Terms of Service.
c. No spam, self-promotion, or harmful links.
d. No asking for help with illegal/malicious programs.
e. Other ethical violations like asking people to do your schoolwork for you are not allowed.