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CHAPTER01
8 RULES

Foundation & Membership

1.1
Platform Terms & Age Requirements

You must follow Discord’s Terms of Service and Community Guidelines while using any TSHE space. A platform-level violation is also a server violation, even when this…

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1.2
Where and When the Rules Apply

These rules apply in every server channel, thread, forum, event, voice or stage channel, display name, profile, reaction, poll, bot interaction, and other feature…

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1.3
Accountability, Intent & Context

You are responsible for activity performed through your account. Secure it with a unique password and multi-factor authentication. Report a suspected compromise…

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1.4
Alternate Accounts & Evasion

Do not use another account to avoid a ban, timeout, channel restriction, verification step, block, rate limit, or staff instruction. Passive viewing or relaying messages…

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1.5
Interpretation, Updates & Good Faith

No rulebook can list every harmful variation. Closely analogous conduct may be moderated when a reasonable member would understand that it defeats the purpose of a rule…

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1.7
Language, Capacity & Understanding

Use the server’s required language in public channels so members and moderators can understand the conversation. Short translations, names, and relevant quotations are…

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CHAPTER02
11 RULES

Respect, Boundaries & Harassment

2.1
Respectful Conduct

Treat members as people, not targets. Personal attacks, sustained hostility, humiliation, degrading nicknames, baiting, dogpiling, and conduct designed to make someone…

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2.2
Boundaries & Unwanted Contact

Stop an interaction when someone clearly asks you to stop, leave them alone, changes the subject, blocks you, or otherwise communicates a boundary. Do not recruit…

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2.3
Harassment, Bullying & Dogpiling

Harassment includes repeated or severe conduct that targets a person, causes distress, pressures them to leave, or creates a hostile environment. One exceptionally…

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2.4
Threats, Intimidation & Self-Harm Abuse

Credible threats of violence, sexual violence, stalking, swatting, doxxing, property damage, or other real-world harm are zero-tolerance. Conditional, coded, “joking,”…

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2.6
Coercion, Blackmail & Exploitation

Do not use threats, secrets, private media, social status, money, roles, access, affection, or withdrawal of support to force another person into contact, silence…

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2.7
Conflict De-escalation & Mutual Disputes

When a disagreement becomes personal or repetitive, disengage, mute, block, or ask staff for help. Do not follow the other person between channels, quote them to restart…

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2.8
Parasocial Pressure & Abuse of Influence

Members with status, audiences, roles, wealth, or community influence must not use that leverage to pressure others for loyalty, access, private contact, labour, gifts…

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2.9
Pranks, Dares & Public Humiliation

A prank is not harmless merely because the organiser expects laughter. Do not stage false emergencies, fake relationship confessions, unwanted exposure, public rankings…

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2.10
Griefing, Sabotage & Deliberate Exclusion

Do not intentionally ruin community games, collaborative projects, watch parties, events, polls, support sessions, or creative activities by destroying work, leaking…

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CHAPTER03
7 RULES

Hate, Discrimination & Extremism

3.1
Hate Speech & Slurs

Slurs, dehumanising language, or content that attacks, excludes, or promotes inferiority based on race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, caste, sex, gender, gender…

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3.2
Discriminatory Harassment & Stereotyping

Do not target people with stereotypes, exclusion, misgendering, deadnaming, ableist abuse, religious hostility, or degrading generalisations. Persistent “debate” over…

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3.3
Hate Symbols & Extremist Content

Do not praise, promote, recruit for, or distribute propaganda from violent extremist, terrorist, or organised hate movements. This includes manifestos, recruitment…

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3.4
Divisive & Inflammatory Topics

Do not turn general channels into hostile political, religious, identity, or culture-war debates. Content intended primarily to provoke outrage, deny another member’s…

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3.7
Atrocity Denial & Celebration of Mass Harm

Do not deny, celebrate, trivialise, or mock well-documented genocide, slavery, ethnic cleansing, terrorist attacks, mass shootings, or other large-scale human suffering…

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CHAPTER04
10 RULES

Content Safety & Minors

4.1
Safe-for-Work Standard

All server spaces are SFW. Do not post pornography, nudity, fetish content, explicit sexual descriptions, sexually explicit audio, graphic gore, shock media, or links…

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4.2
Child Sexual Exploitation & Grooming

Child sexual abuse material, sexualised depictions of minors, grooming, solicitation, trading, links, instructions, or attempts to normalise adult/minor sexual contact…

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4.3
Graphic Violence, Gore & Shock Content

Real or realistic depictions of severe injury, death, animal cruelty, torture, or bodily fluids are prohibited. Content designed to disgust, startle, or trick viewers is…

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4.5
Spoilers & Sensitive Material

Use Discord spoiler formatting and a clear content label for permitted material that could reasonably distress users or reveal major story content. A label must describe…

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4.8
Animal Abuse & Exploitative Material

Do not depict, celebrate, request, or distribute intentional animal torture, sexual abuse of animals, staged rescue abuse, or graphic cruelty. This includes links to…

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CHAPTER05
10 RULES

Privacy, Security & Scams

5.1
Personal Information & Doxxing

Do not obtain, expose, threaten to expose, trade, or solicit another person’s non-public personal information without clear permission. This includes addresses, precise…

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5.2
Private Messages, Recordings & Consent

Do not publish private DMs, group chats, voice recordings, private tickets, or other non-public communications without permission from the people depicted, except when…

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5.3
Malware, Phishing & Account Theft

Do not distribute malware, token grabbers, credential harvesters, malicious scripts, destructive files, deceptive QR codes, fake login pages, or instructions intended to…

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5.4
Scams, Fraud & Deceptive Links

Scams, impersonated giveaways, fake support, advance-fee schemes, fraudulent sales, chargeback abuse, counterfeit services, and deceptive investment or cryptocurrency…

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5.5
Security Research & Exploit Discussion

Benign security discussion is allowed only when it is lawful, non-targeted, and does not provide an immediately actionable path to harm members, the server, Discord, or…

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5.6
Data Scraping, Tracking & Profiling

Do not scrape member lists, messages, presence, voice activity, reactions, profiles, or channel history for surveillance, training datasets, marketing, harassment, or…

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5.8
Financial Information & Payment Safety

Never post full card numbers, bank credentials, payment tokens, identity documents, tax records, or authentication secrets. Redact transaction evidence to the minimum…

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5.10
Live Location & Real-World Safety

Do not pressure members to share live location, travel plans, daily routines, school schedules, workplace shifts, hotel details, vehicle information, or photographs that…

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CHAPTER06
7 RULES

Profiles, Identity & Authenticity

6.1
Names, Avatars & Profiles

Display names must be reasonably mentionable and distinguishable. Profiles, avatars, banners, bios, pronouns, statuses, and decorations must comply with the same content…

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6.2
Impersonation & False Authority

Do not impersonate another member, staff member, bot, company, public figure, emergency service, or official notice in a way likely to deceive or harm. Parody must be…

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6.3
Fabricated Messages & Evidence

Do not create, edit, crop, inspect-element, AI-generate, or stage messages, screenshots, logs, recordings, or moderation notices to make false events appear genuine.

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6.4
Bots, Webhooks & Automated Accounts

Do not add, operate, or authorise bots, self-bots, webhooks, user-account automation, or integrations without permission. Discord user-account automation is prohibited…

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6.6
AI, Edited Media & Authenticity Labels

Material edits, synthetic voices, face swaps, generated screenshots, and composite images must be disclosed when authenticity matters. A label must be visible with the…

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6.7
False Accusations & Reputational Harm

Do not knowingly invent, embellish, or recklessly repeat factual accusations about abuse, crime, grooming, scams, identity, employment, health, or other serious…

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CHAPTER07
12 RULES

Channels, Spam & Promotion

7.1
Channel Purpose & Staff Redirection

Use each channel, thread, and forum tag for its stated purpose. Read channel topics and pinned guidance before posting. Reasonable drift is normal; sustained off-topic…

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7.2
Spam, Flooding & Disruption

Do not flood messages, repeated text, copypasta, emoji, reactions, commands, images, stickers, soundboard clips, threads, or join/leave events. Spam is judged by…

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7.3
Mentions, Pings & Reactions

Mention users and roles only for a relevant reason. Mass pings, repeated reply-pings, attention bait, false emergency pings, and pinging then deleting the message are…

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7.4
Advertising & Self-Promotion

Do not promote Discord servers, products, services, referral codes, affiliate links, storefronts, fundraisers, commissions, social accounts, streams, or recruitment…

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7.5
Links, Downloads & Media Quality

Post links and files that are safe, relevant, and accurately labelled. Do not use forced downloads, excessive tracking, deceptive shorteners, inaccessible paywalls…

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7.6
Readability, Formatting & Accessibility

Do not abuse giant headings, excessive blank space, zalgo text, invisible characters, repeated code blocks, fake quotes, or formatting intended to dominate the screen or…

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7.9
Bot Commands, Reactions & Feature Abuse

Use bot commands, applications, tickets, polls, starboards, bump tools, counting games, economy systems, and reaction features for their intended purpose. Do not exploit…

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7.10
Editing, Deletion & Context Evasion

Do not edit a harmful message into innocent text after it is reported, delete context to frame another speaker, rotate content through one message to evade rate limits…

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7.11
Raids, Nuking & Coordinated Disruption

Do not organise, join, recruit for, advertise, request, fund, celebrate, or provide targets for a raid, server nuke, mass-ban campaign, channel destruction, permission…

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CHAPTER08
8 RULES

Voice, Streaming & AI

8.1
Voice Channel Conduct

Keep audio at a reasonable level. Mic spam, screaming, clipping, deliberate distortion, disruptive voice changers, feedback loops, sustained background noise, and…

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8.2
Soundboards, Music & Shared Audio

Use soundboards, music bots, TTS, clips, and streamed audio only where allowed and at a volume and frequency acceptable to the channel. Stop promptly when asked by a…

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8.3
Screen Sharing, Cameras & Recording

Everything shown on camera or stream must meet server content standards. Check windows, notifications, bookmarks, and personal information before sharing; accidental…

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8.4
AI-Generated & Synthetic Content

AI-generated text, images, audio, and video must follow every rule that applies to human-created content. Labelling content as AI does not excuse harassment, sexual…

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8.6
Automated Decisions & AI Advice

Do not present AI output as professional medical, legal, financial, emergency, or mental-health advice. High-impact questions should be referred to qualified…

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CHAPTER09
9 RULES

Community Activities & Transactions

9.1
LFG & Gaming Conduct

Use LFG channels for genuine group formation and include the relevant game, region, mode, platform, and requirements. Do not misrepresent rank, experience, age…

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9.2
Events, Giveaways & Competitions

Events and giveaways must state eligibility, deadline, prize, selection method, delivery terms, and organiser. Material changes after entries begin require staff…

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9.3
Trading, Sales & Commissions

Use only approved channels and permitted categories. State what is offered, total price, currency, delivery terms, refund policy, and any material limitation before…

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9.4
Community Content & Creative Credit

Share content you created or have permission to distribute. Credit creators, honour licence terms, and do not erase watermarks or present another person’s work as your…

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9.7
User Services, Jobs & Unpaid Work

Offers for employment, moderation, development, design, coaching, or other labour must state the task, compensation, ownership, deadline, eligibility, and material…

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9.8
Fundraising, Donations & Mutual Aid

Fundraisers, donation requests, sponsorships, and mutual-aid appeals require approval in designated spaces. They must identify the organiser, beneficiary, purpose…

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9.9
Begging, Gifts, Nitro & Personal Benefits

Do not repeatedly beg, pressure, guilt, manipulate, or harass staff or members for Discord Nitro, subscriptions, boosts, money, gift cards, games, items, commissions…

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CHAPTER10
12 RULES

Staff, Reports & Enforcement

10.1
Staff Directions & No Mini-Modding

Follow reasonable staff instructions related to safety, channel order, evidence preservation, or an active incident. If you believe an instruction is mistaken, comply…

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10.2
Reporting Violations

Report promptly through tickets or the designated report system. Include message links, user IDs, approximate time, a concise description, and relevant unedited context.…

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10.3
Enforcement Principles

Staff consider severity, harm, intent, pattern, history, cooperation, vulnerability of targets, evasion, and risk of recurrence. Responses may include deletion…

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10.4
Warnings, Records & Expiry

Moderation records exist to identify patterns and support consistent decisions. A warning’s active weight may reduce or expire under the published warning policy, but a…

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10.5
Appeals & Reviews

Use the official appeal route and provide the action appealed, why it was incorrect or disproportionate, relevant new evidence, and what will change. Be concise…

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10.6
Cooperation, Evidence & Retaliation

Do not destroy requested evidence, coach witnesses, pressure a reporter to withdraw, or retaliate against anyone for participating in a review. Retaliation includes…

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