Our Values
Open-Accord is built on principles of truth, respect, and beneficial contribution. These guidelines ensure our community remains a space for meaningful discourse, not engagement-driven noise.
"Speak good or remain silent." — This principle guides our community standards.
✅ What We Encourage
- Truthful Content: Share verified information with sources when possible
- Respectful Dialogue: Disagree without personal attacks
- Beneficial Contributions: Add value to discussions
- Original Thought: Share your genuine perspectives and experiences
- Constructive Feedback: Help others improve with kindness
- Diverse Perspectives: Welcome different viewpoints respectfully
- Source Citations: Link to credible sources for claims
🚫 Prohibited Content
Harmful Content
- Hate Speech: Content attacking individuals or groups based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality
- Harassment & Bullying: Targeted attacks, threats, or intimidation
- Violence: Threats, glorification of violence, or graphic content
- Self-Harm: Content promoting or glorifying self-harm or suicide
- Sexual Content: Explicit sexual content, nudity, or sexual solicitation
- Child Safety: Any content exploiting or endangering minors (zero tolerance)
Deceptive Content
- Misinformation: Knowingly spreading false information
- Unverified Claims: Presenting speculation or rumors as fact
- Clickbait: Sensationalized titles that misrepresent content
- Impersonation: Pretending to be someone else
- Scams & Fraud: Deceptive schemes to obtain money or information
AI-Generated Content
- Undisclosed AI Content: AI-generated text, images, or media presented as original human work
- Deepfakes: Manipulated media designed to deceive
- AI-assisted content is allowed if disclosed and substantially edited
Low-Quality Content
- Spam: Repetitive, irrelevant, or promotional content
- Engagement Bait: "Like if you agree" or empty polls for engagement
- Duplicate Content: Reposting others' content without attribution
- Off-Topic: Content irrelevant to the channel or discussion
Illegal Content
- Copyright Infringement: Sharing copyrighted material without permission
- Illegal Activities: Promoting or facilitating illegal actions
- Terrorism: Content supporting terrorist organizations or activities
🏷️ Community Quality Tags
Our community helps maintain quality through a tagging system. Users can tag posts as:
- Low Value: Minimal substance, no insight
- Clickbait: Sensationalized, misleading hooks
- Exaggeration: Overstated claims, hyperbole
- Duplicate/Copied: Repost, plagiarized content
- Unverified Claims: No sources, speculation as fact
- Engagement Bait: Asking for likes/shares
- Off-Topic: Irrelevant to channel/discussion
Posts with many quality tags may have reduced visibility. This is not censorship—the content remains accessible but is deprioritized in feeds.
⚖️ Enforcement
Violations are handled progressively based on severity:
| Severity | Examples | Action |
|---|
| Minor | Off-topic, mild clickbait | Warning, content removal |
| Moderate | Spam, misinformation, harassment | Content removal, 7-day suspension |
| Severe | Hate speech, threats, repeated violations | 30-day suspension, permanent ban |
| Critical | Child safety, terrorism, illegal content | Immediate permanent ban, law enforcement referral |
📢 Appeals Process
- You will receive notification of any moderation action with the reason
- You may appeal within 14 days by replying to the notification
- Appeals are reviewed by a different moderator within 7 business days
- You will receive a final decision with explanation
- For quality tags, you may appeal if you believe tags are unfair
🤝 Channel-Specific Rules
Channel owners may set additional rules for their communities, provided they don't conflict with these platform-wide guidelines. Channel rules must be clearly posted in the channel description.
📞 Reporting
If you see content that violates these guidelines:
- Click the report button (flag icon) on the post
- Select the appropriate reason
- Add details if helpful (optional)
- Submit the report
Reports are reviewed within 24 hours. For urgent safety concerns, please use our contact form.
💡 Tips for Quality Content
- Before posting, ask: "Does this add value?"
- Cite sources for factual claims
- Be specific rather than sensational
- Engage thoughtfully with replies
- Admit when you're uncertain or speculating
- Consider the impact of your words on others