Community Guidelines
Short on purpose. A long rulebook is an attempt to pre-solve arguments nobody has had yet.
These six apply in every channel. Individual channels may add one or two of their own, published at the top of the channel and never in conflict with these.
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Answer the question that was asked
If you want to answer a different question, say so first. Reframing someone’s problem without acknowledging it is the most common way a helpful thread turns unhelpful.
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Show your working, including the parts that failed
A post that says what you tried and why it did not work is worth five that only describe the outcome. This applies to wins as much as to problems.
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Critique the work, never the person
In Design Critique especially: describe what you observed, what you expected, and what that gap costs. “This is confusing” is a feeling. “I could not tell which button submits” is useful.
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No recruiting outside Hiring & Gigs
One channel exists for roles and briefs, posted by members only. Direct messages pitching a job to someone who did not ask are treated as spam.
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Do not post other people’s private material
Client work under NDA, screenshots of private conversations, and anything identifying a named individual who is not here to reply. When in doubt, describe it instead of showing it.
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Mark the answer when you get one
It credits the person who helped and it turns your thread into something the next person can find. Roughly a third of everything read here is an answered question someone else asked.
What happens when a rule is broken
Four steps, applied in order. Skipping straight to the last one happens only for harassment or spam.
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A quiet word
Most issues end here. A moderator sends a direct message explaining what the problem was. Nothing is removed and nothing is public.
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A logged removal
The post comes down and the reason goes on the public moderation log. The content is never republished; the reasoning always is.
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A temporary pause
Posting is suspended for seven days. Read access is unaffected, and the pause is lifted automatically.
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A permanent removal
Reserved for harassment, repeated spam, or bad-faith participation after a pause. Two moderators must agree, and it is appealable by email.
Every removal is logged in public
The moderation log records what was removed, from which channel, and why. It never republishes the content itself. If you think a call was wrong, reply to the log entry or email the team — appeals are read by a moderator who was not involved in the original decision.
Contact the moderators