** '''2a. When a staff member says "stop", it's an order.''' If the staff believes that the current topic of discussion is too unsuitable, the staff may issue a general warning to '''change the topic, move the discussion to another channel, or cease talking altogether'''; this is not advice, this is an order that must be immediately followed. Failure to do so will be punished with immediate muting.
*'''#3:''' '''Show respect for others'''. Joking and shitposting is are fine as long as you make it clear it's a joke or a shitpost, as per Poe's Law. **'''3a. No tolerance for intolerance.''' DO NOT be caught doing any of the following (including, but not limited to): Trolling, bashing/flaming, racial or discriminatory epithets(this includes the [https://www.specialolympics.org/stories/impact/why-the-r-word-is-the-r-slur R-slur]), insults and/or personal attacks aimed at another user, overly inflammatory content of any kind, or anything the staff may construe as disrespectful or harmful in general.**'''3a3b. Be careful with certain subjectsWe are not a venting soapbox.''' Obnoxiously flaunting political, religiousWhile we don't mind anyone discussing most subjects within reason, we do not need hundreds of posts about every last detail of your personal or otherwise strong opinions of any sort, especially if inflammatory, will not be toleratedintimate life. ''There will be no exceptions''. Low-quality banter If it stops being a discussion and other social media-grade trash are also not tolerated. Memes will be subjected to extra scrutiny; if the staff feels they break the rulesit starts looking like a huge vent, your posts will be removedyou must stop. '''If it looks badyou must vent to someone, do it isn't welcomein DMs.'''**'''3b. Anger is not justification.''' Acts of overt negativity, outrage, emotional ranting, or impotent rage, no matter how justified, also are not acceptable. Just because you don't like the current subject doesn't mean the subject is necessarily against the rules. If you believe someone is breaking the rules, tell the staff about it and let them handle it.
**'''3c. Do not display your dirty laundry'''. We don't want to hear about your problems in other servers with people that are not part of our community. Please do not share chatlogs from other servers or private discussions, with the intention of insulting, slandering, or otherwise causing trouble. If you absolutely must post a chat log to illustrate a point, censor the names.
**'''3d. Our server is not a venting soapboxNo backseat modding'''. While we don't mind anyone discussing most subjects within reason, we do Do not need hundreds argue or show off your knowledge of posts about every last detail of your personal or intimate life. If it stops being the rules to a discussion and if it starts looking like a huge vent, you must stop. If you must vent to someone, do it in DMsrulebreaker.Ping the staff
*'''#4:''' It is '''absolutely forbidden''' to abuse any of our services (Discord server, wiki, bots, etc.) for any behavior resembling any of the following: '''Evasion of staff decisions, personal (e-begging), commercial or religious solicitation, posting links to other Discord servers without explicit authorization from staff, sharing of private information (see below), or any other unsolicited behavior (any behavior construed as "spam").'''
** In particular, we have a '''zero tolerance for the sharing of private personal information''', for any reason whatsoever, unless under two specific exemptions: it's your own, or it's easily and publicly available (and only if doing so wouldn't break our rules or Discord TOS). We consider chat logs and screenshots of private conversation to count as personal information.
*'''#5:''' Each of our channels has a specific purpose; please try to keep relevant activity on their respective channels. In particular: