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- Be kind to each other.
Please keep derogatory words/phrases, personal attacks away from the server. Do not abuse, harass or attack anyone. We will not tolerate violent threats, racism, sexism, homophobia or any other forms of discrimination. This includes DMs if done to multiple server members.
Remember that this is an open public forum with people of all ages and backgrounds from all over the world, be respectful!
- Let the mods moderate!
If a mod asks you to stop doing something, listen. If your message has been deleted, don't resend it. If you have a question or concern, feel free to start a DM with a mod and they will explain their reasoning. Please do not excessively ping mods or admins. Don't spam ping anyone. IMPORTANT: Evading a mod action by joining the server with an alt account will result in both your accounts being banned or muted.
- Mental health is a serious topic and should not be joked about.
This is a supportive community. If you or someone you know are struggling at the moment, please do reach out to somebody you trust and look for professional help.
- You must be at least 13 years old to join, so keep things at a PG-13 level.
No text, images or links featuring NSFW, or disturbing content is allowed. This includes nudity, violence, gore, sexual content, use of drugs as well as malicious content (videos with loud audio damaging to ears, or epileptic content). Try to keep vulgar language to a minimum and just use common sense. ⚠️ DONT JOKE ABOUT BEING UNDER 13 YOU WILL BE PERMA BANNED
- No inappropriate profiles are permitted.
NSFW, offensive or political avatars/account names are not allowed. Don't impersonate brands, famous personalities or other community members you do not speak for.
⚠️ Moderators reserve the right to reset or ask you to change your server profile at their discretion (such changes only affect how you look in this server).
- Keep everything within their respective channels and refrain from unsuitable conversations.
*Please do not publicly debate politics, sexuality/gender, religion, sex, self-harm or any related topics in any channel. Don't discuss illegal activities (even as a joke, and, yes, even if it's a meme), and don't promote cheating, sandbagging, stalling or any violations of Chess.com's Terms of Service. Don’t share your or anyone else’s personal info please don’t ask for that kind of information. *
Do not make sexual remarks or sexual jokes towards other members. Roleplaying is prohibited and inappropriate for this server.
- No spam.
This includes posting the same message multiple times, or multiple messages in a short span of time, especially those with no meaningful content. It also includes emote walls as well as emote reactions. Use common sense.
- No cheating accusations.
Discussions or accusations of cheating are not allowed, as they might be unfounded and tend to result in witch-hunts. Any such posts will be deleted. If you persist with the accusations, mods will take action. Please report the user to Fair Play on the website if you’re suspicious. Any further discussions should be taken to our Cheating Forum Group
- Please keep it in English.
We’re working on catering to more languages and reaching out to community members all over the world so we can, together, spread the love for Chess to everyone, no matter what language they speak. For now - mainly for moderation purposes - we kindly ask you to keep your conversations in English unless otherwise stated in the channel description.
If you see someone breaking the rules, please let the mods know via DM or by pinging the Server Mod role. We want this server to be a fun, welcoming, and educational space!
Chess.com Community Guidelines apply to the server as well! Be kind, play fair. 