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The following rules of conduct apply to ALL Grokio communities, including Grommr, Feabie, Chasable, Ferzu and Ferzu, Pupspace except where noted.
1. MALICIOUS/ILLEGAL ACTIVITY: NO WARNINGS
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Abuse of service: The use of bots or automated scripts on any Grokio community is strictly forbidden. Members should be careful not to make excessive web/API requests.
2. FALSE PORTRAYAL: ONE WARNING
Duplicate profile: Each user is entitled to one profile per Grokio community. Users found creating more than one profile in a Grokio community are in violation of this rule. Grokio admins use IP tracking to ensure compliance with this rule.
Fake photos: Users are not allowed to post photos of other people (or illustrations drawn by other people) with the intent of misleading others. Any images of someone other than the user must be clearly labeled as such, or they will be in violation of this rule.
Stolen photos: Users are not allowed to post photos of other users (or illustrations drawn by other users) without direct permission from that user. Any images posted without permission in this way will be removed as a violation of this rule.
False identity: Users are not allowed to assume fake identities, including posting intentionally misleading profile information, engaging in catfishing activities, or misrepresenting their gender identity in order to get additional features.
3. HARASSMENT: ONE WARNING
Sexual harassment (images): It is not okay to send nude photos to other users without asking first. If you choose to use the private photo-sharing feature to share nudity (defined as any photo that you would not otherwise be allowed to post on one of our communities), you MUST ask the other person first whether they are interested in receiving such content. This policy also includes linking to NSFW content without properly labeling it as NSFW or “adult content”.
Sexual harassment (text): Any unsolicited, graphic references to genitalia or specific sexual acts is not acceptable. Get permission first, and be respectful so we don’t have to take action.
Harassment (via message): Sending unprovoked and patently offensive or vulgar messages to another user is not allowed. This includes, but is not limited to, inciting someone to commit suicide.
In addition, users are not allowed to persistently message another user after that user has stated that they do not want to hear from them. If a user has clearly communicated that they do not wish to hear from you again, and you continue to send three or more messages without them commenting or re-joining the conversation, we consider that message harassment.
Harassment (via newsfeed): Users are not allowed to use the newsfeed to post patently offensive or vulgar things about other users. This Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation: Any form of Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation (CSAE) is not tolerated in any Grokio community. Reports of CSAE will result in the immediate and permanent removal of the offending member and will be referred to law enforcement. Confirmed incidences of CSAE will also result in a report being filed with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in the U.S. or the relevant authority in the country where the abuse is taking place.
If you believe another member may be abusing or exploiting a child, please report them immediately to our team to investigate. You can make a report directly via the app or website. Please also be sure to screenshot any relevant conversations in order to aid in the investigation.
2. FALSE PORTRAYAL: ONE WARNING
Duplicate profile: Each user is entitled to one profile per Grokio community. Users found creating more than one profile in a Grokio community are in violation of this rule. Grokio admins use IP tracking to ensure compliance with this rule.
Fake photos: Users are not allowed to post photos of other people (or illustrations drawn by other people) with the intent of misleading others. Any images of someone other than the user must be clearly labeled as such, or they will be in violation of this rule.
Stolen photos: Users are not allowed to post photos of other users (or illustrations drawn by other users) without direct permission from that user. Any images posted without permission in this way will be removed as a violation of this rule.
False identity: Users are not allowed to assume fake identities, including posting intentionally misleading profile information, engaging in catfishing activities, or misrepresenting their gender identity in order to get additional features.
3. HARASSMENT: ONE WARNING
Sexual harassment (images): It is not okay to send nude photos to other users without asking first. If you choose to use the private photo-sharing feature to share nudity (defined as any photo that you would not otherwise be allowed to post on one of our communities), you MUST ask the other person first whether they are interested in receiving such content. This policy also includes linking to NSFW content without properly labeling it as NSFW or “adult content”.
Sexual harassment (text): Any unsolicited, graphic references to genitalia or specific sexual acts is not acceptable. Get permission first, and be respectful so we don’t have to take action.
Harassment (via message): Sending unprovoked and patently offensive or vulgar messages to another user is not allowed. This includes, but is not limited to, inciting someone to commit suicide.
4. TROLLING: ONE WARNING
Newsfeed trolling: We define trolling as the use of inflammatory, patently offensive or obnoxious content for the sole purpose of getting a negative reaction from others. They key is intent: Does the user intend to simply share an opinion and provoke thoughtful discussion? Or is the user attempting to simply get a negative reaction from others.
Trolling includes, but is not limited to: Posting and re-posting the same content over and over; posting almost entirely irrelevant content (sometimes called “shitposting”); and posting patently hateful rhetoric that is not covered under our intolerance policy in order to provoke others. Controversial and provocative opinions (so long as they are not in violation of our hate speech policies) are not by themselves defined as trolling, however, posting almost entirely irrelevant and inflammatory political posts is.
False Reporting: Our rules leave a lot of room for interpretation and so we welcome all users to report behavior they think violates those rules. However, users that continually report others for non-rule-breaking behavior after being warned not to do so by our admins are in violation of our false reporting policy. We consider such repeat false reports as a form of trollingIn addition, users are not allowed to persistently message another user after that user has stated that they do not want to hear from them. If a user has clearly communicated that they do not wish to hear from you again, and you continue to send three or more messages without them commenting or re-joining the conversation, we consider that message harassment.
Harassment (via newsfeed): Users are not allowed to use the newsfeed to post patently offensive or vulgar things about other users. This includes, but is not limited to, inciting someone to commit suicide.
4. TROLLING: ONE WARNING
Newsfeed trolling: We define trolling as the use of inflammatory, patently offensive or obnoxious content for the sole purpose of getting a negative reaction from others. They key is intent: Does the user intend to simply share an opinion and provoke thoughtful discussion? Or is the user attempting to simply get a negative reaction from others.
Trolling includes, but is not limited to: Posting and re-posting the same content over and over; posting almost entirely irrelevant content (sometimes called “shitposting”); and posting patently hateful rhetoric that is not covered under our intolerance policy in order to provoke others. Controversial and provocative opinions (so long as they are not in violation of our hate speech policies) are not by themselves defined as trolling, however, posting almost entirely irrelevant and inflammatory political posts is.
5. RE-SHARING PHOTOS PUBLICLY: ONE WARNING
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Additionally, we do not allow users to ask for donations or payment in exchange for private folder access.
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For more details on our Donation Request rules, please visit our Donation Requests Guide. |
8. PROMOTIONAL POSTINGS: ADDITIONAL WARNINGS
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Additionally, we do not allow members to monetize the product of AI programs (images, video, etc), which create derivative works that rely on existing, human-made content, some of which may have come from members of our community. Read our full AI-generated content policy here.
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For more details on our Promotional Postings rules and limitations on Grommr and Chasable, please see our Promotional Content Guide (Grommr & Chasable). |
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Condition 3: Only one post per incident per reporter. Once you’ve received our confirmation that a rule has been violated you’re allowed to make one - and only one - post about this rule violation. If you did not report the profile and receive confirmation from us that the user was temp banned - then you cannot make a post just because someone else did. If you made a post about a user’s rule violation already, then you can’t make one again. The purpose of this rule is to allow you to warn your followers and others who see your posts in the global newsfeed. The purpose is not to promote mob justice or to give you an avenue to repeatedly call someone out. We want our users to feel safe, so this post can only be used to promote that safety, not for users to punish other users.
10. SPAM - TWO WARNINGS
Posting the same update or a link to the same website over-and-over or sending the same mass note repeatedly is considered spamming. The rule of thumb should be to never re-post the same thing twice in the same day (that includes deleting it and re-posting it) and to never send the same exact text to more than a few users.
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only one - post about this rule violation. If you did not report the profile and receive confirmation from us that the user was temp banned - then you cannot make a post just because someone else did. If you made a post about a user’s rule violation already, then you can’t make one again. The purpose of this rule is to allow you to warn your followers and others who see your posts in the global newsfeed. The purpose is not to promote mob justice or to give you an avenue to repeatedly call someone out. We want our users to feel safe, so this post can only be used to promote that safety, not for users to punish other users.
10. SPAM - TWO WARNINGS
Posting the same update or a link to the same website over-and-over or sending the same mass note repeatedly is considered spamming. The rule of thumb should be to never re-post the same thing twice in the same day (that includes deleting it and re-posting it) and to never send the same exact text to more than a few users. In addition, posting multiple images generated by AI in a short period of time is also considered spamming. The rule of thumb should be to never post more than one AI-generated image per day. Please consult our AI-generated image policy for details.
11. ABUSE OF REPORTING SYSTEM: TWO WARNINGS
Our reporting system exists to enable members to report possible rule violations for our admins to review. This policy covers behavior that attempts to abuse the reporting system in ways that harm our admin team’s ability to do their jobs.
False Reporting: Our rules leave a lot of room for interpretation and so we welcome all users to report behavior they think violates those rules. However, individuals that continually report others for non-rule-breaking behavior after being warned not to do so by our admins are in violation of our false reporting policy.
Report Spamming: An individual reporting the same member for the same issue over and over again is not allowed. Our admin team must respond to hundreds of reports every day, and receiving repeat reports about the same issue makes their jobs harder. Once you've reported someone, please wait to hear back from our admin team. Repeat reporting will not increase the speed of your response—it will actually slow it down—and will result in a report spamming violation.
12. UN-CREDITED ARTWORK: TWO WARNINGS
Ferzu Only:
All furry-community artwork on Ferzu must be properly credited with its creatorin the caption. Any furry-community artwork posted on Ferzu that has been reported as stolen without it’s artist in the caption of the photo , gets will be removed immediately and warned for stolen art. Stolen art removed this way the member will receive an uncredited art warning. Posting uncredited art is a 2-warning violation.
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The preceding rules only apply to furry-community artwork. Artwork originating outside the community (for example, public domain images or images from pop culture) are not subject to these restrictions.
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13. DISCUSSING COMMUNITIES WITH MAINSTREAM MEDIA OUTLETS
Grommr and Feabie Only:
In order to protect the privacy of the Grommr and Feabie communities, we ask that our users be conscientious when discussing the gaining and feedism communities with major media outlets.
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