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Rule 1: Bigotry, including but not limited to discrimination or hate speech based on race, gender, sexuality, religion, disability, or any other attacks on one’s personhood, will not be tolerated.
Rule 2: Threatening behaviour or harassment of any kind will not be tolerated. Our community and its platforms are not to be used to launch attacks on anyone. Do not post screenshots of DMs or posts marked as private without the consent of all involved. This applies even if identifying information is removed.
Rule 3: This is a space for people with myriad backgrounds. When replying, consider whether your perspective is needed or whether you’d gain more by listening. Conversely, if you feel someone is out of their lane, please raise the issue with a moderator. Don't assume everyone is like you, especially if you grew up or live in the global West, are White, Cis, Able-Bodied, Neurotypical, Financially Secure, or any combination therein. If you don’t know about a topic, research it.
Rule 4: Include content warnings at the top of your post for any of the following: depictions of sex and sexuality, substance abuse, violence, disease, body horror, death, nudity, gore, or images of food. Do not post about gun ownership or recruit people into organizations that advocate for gun ownership. If you're unsure, play it safe and use a content warning.
Rule 5: When posting someone else’s work (art, cosplay, and so on), please do your best to source it and provide links to the creator's social media or portfolio. If you don't have the source, do a reverse image search to look for it.
Rule 6: The following content is strictly prohibited and will result in an immediate ban: sexual depictions of children, Nazi symbolism, and promotion of cryptocurrency or NFTs.
The moderator team is made up of community volunteers who are not employed by and have no formal affiliation with VICE or its properties and should not be contacted with feedback or criticism for any content posted on vice.com or by its employees. The moderator team does not have input or control over content posted on vice.com, nor do they discuss editorial choices with the staff. They are not representatives of VICE, Waypoint Radio, or Motherboard.
We cannot see everything that goes on and have our own knowledge gaps. We are here to facilitate this server being as close to the goals laid out as possible, and we are always open to suggestions about how to do that, or to criticism about how we may have messed up. Please send a DM to the moderators to get in touch with us for any reason.
The mods take our rules seriously as they are what contribute to people feeling safe. All moderator decisions are made as a team; multiple people from different backgrounds offer their perspectives on each issue. Penalties include formal warnings and account suspensions, with scaling severity depending on the circumstances. If you continue to disregard the rules, goals, or otherwise fail to adapt, you will be banned. Disciplinary action for unprecedented events or situations not covered by our rules will vary.
Realize it’s nothing personal, hold your hand up, consider you might have been wrong, and take a breath. Make an effort to do better next time and not repeat mistakes. More members than you might think have slipped up in the past, addressed the behavior, and continued to be a part of the community.
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We may not be able to handle your report for a few hours, but rest assured that we take every report seriously.
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