Community Guidelines

1. Argue the Position, Not the Person

Challenge ideas, reasoning, evidence, and policy.

Do not:

• Harass users
• Threaten users
• Use degrading personal attacks
• Repeatedly target individuals

2. Do Not Post Private Information

Do not publish another person's:

• Home address
• Private phone number
• Personal email
• Financial information
• Confidential records
• Other sensitive private information

3. No Threats or Encouragement of Violence

Content that credibly threatens or encourages violence may be removed and accounts may be suspended.

4. No Spam or Manipulation

Do not:

• Post repetitive promotional content
• Coordinate fake accounts
• Manipulate reactions
• Attempt to create multiple votes
• Use bots or scripts to distort results

5. Stay Relevant

Arguments should relate to the debate being discussed.

Off-topic content may be removed.

6. Support Your Claims

Users are encouraged to explain their reasoning and provide credible sources for factual claims.

Disagreement with a claim is not, by itself, grounds for removal.

7. Paid Spotlight Does Not Mean Endorsement

Spotlight placement indicates that a user purchased temporary additional visibility.

It does not mean Conviction Index endorses the argument.

Community ranking remains separate from paid Spotlight placement.

8. Moderation

Conviction Index may:

• Hide content
• Remove content
• Restrict posting
• Suspend accounts
• Terminate accounts

Moderation decisions may consider context, severity, repeated violations, and risks to users or the platform.

9. Reporting

Users should be able to report content they believe violates these Community Guidelines.

Reported content may be reviewed by Conviction Index administrators.

10. Good-Faith Debate

The goal is not to eliminate disagreement.

The goal is to create a place where people can clearly see:

• What others believe
• Why they believe it
• How strongly they believe it

Strong disagreement is allowed.

Bad-faith abuse, manipulation, and harassment are not.