Community rules template
Short rules that say exactly what gets a post removed are easier for members to follow and easier for moderators to enforce, because nobody has to guess what "be nice" means. Edit the bracketed parts, delete any rule that doesn't fit your group, and post the rest.
The template
[Community name] rules
This community is for [who it is for]. These rules keep it useful for everyone here.
- Stay on topic. Posts should be about [topic]. Anything else goes in [category] or gets removed.
- Disagree as much as you like, and keep it about the idea instead of the person.
- Ask before you sell. Don't promote your own products or send sales messages to members unless [your rule, for example in the Wins category on Fridays].
- Keep private things private. Don't share screenshots or details from this community outside it without permission.
- No spam or harassment. Posts or messages that harass a member, or that repeat the same promotion, get removed.
- Post in the right category so people can find things later.
If you see a post or comment that breaks a rule, use Report and a moderator will look at it. The first time, we remove the post and message the member. If it happens again, we remove the member from the community.
Using it on Lockers
Post the rules and pin them so they stay at the top of the feed. Members can report any post or comment, and staff review reports under Community, then Moderation. You can give trusted members the moderator role so they can review reports and moderate posts and comments. You and your admins can remove or ban a member from the member panel, and a banned member can't rejoin. See manage member roles and posting.