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Expand Up @@ -6,58 +6,57 @@ You will find here the default rules for the rooms part of the PSA Community.

- [General Rules](#general)
- [Modern Cryprography Room Rules](#moderncrypto)
- [OS Security Room Rules](#ossecurity)
- [Bnonymity Room Rules](#bnonymity)
- [Serious Offenses](#serious)
- [PSA Bans](#psabans)
- [Ban Appeals](#appeals)

#### General default rules for PSA rooms **unless specific rules are mentioned below**:<a name="general"></a>
#### General default rules for PSA rooms **unless specific rulesets are mentioned below**:<a name="general"></a>
These are currently enforced on **```#anonymity:matrix.org```**, **```#security:matrix.org```**, **```#OSINT:matrix.org```**, **```#thgtoa-collab:matrix.org```**, and they are not applied on rooms with their own ruleset below.

*We are not lawyers.*
*We enforce the spirit of the rules, not the letter.*
*Citing technicalities or imprecisions in the definitions of rules won’t save you.*

**Avoid drifting too much off-topic or move to off-topic rooms like #psa-offtopic or #bnonymity**
- Keep it legal (talks about Sci-Hub and/or LibGen, Z-lib, etc. are allowed)

- Keep it legal
- English only
- Be respectful to each other
- Avoid FUD and/or disinformation
- Avoid gatekeeping and try to remain welcoming to new users
- No hate speech (no racism, no homophobia, no transphobia)
- No hate speech
- If asked, please respect someone's pronouns)
- No spam
- No doxxing
- No doxxing (unless specifically requested by the person, which you should then take to a DM)
- No trolling (this doesn't mean sarcasm is forbidden)
- No NSFW content (no Porn, no Gore, no Hentai)
- No upload of any non-media files (binaries, executables, archives, etc.)
- No voice messages (these will be auto-deleted by the bots)
- Limit political discussions to room topics related issues only.

#### Serious Offenses:<a name="serious"></a>
Some exceptions can apply. Violations will be handled at the discretion of the acting moderator.
- **Limit political discussions to privacy-related topics only**
- Zero tolerance for discussion of how to commit illicit acts.
Some exceptions can apply. Violations will be handled at the discretion of the acting moderator or admin.
- Zero tolerance for inciting illicit, immoral or unethical acts. It is however permitted to discuss these without actively engaging in, or committing, the acts themselves. Try to stay on topic in the room.
- *Talks about torrenting anonymously are allowed unless the purpose is blatantly illegal.*
- Do not dox others
- No suspicious links or uploading of non-image binary files
- Be respectful
- **Any** discussion about AnonyPla/Lena's whereabouts is tolerated, to an extent, only in the ```#Bnonymity:matrix.org``` room.
- Any CSAM type offense will result in a permanent ban without a possibility of appeal.

#### Special Rules for Anonymity room:<a name="anon"></a>
- **Any** discussion about AnonyPla/Lena's whereabouts is not tolerated in any capacity except in ```#bnonymity:matrix.org```.
- Talks about Sci-Hub and/or LibGen, Z-lib, etc. are allowed in this room.

#### Rules for Modern Cryptography (```#moderncrypto:gnuradio.org```):<a name="moderncrypto"></a>
See <https://anonymousplanet.org/moderncrypto-rules.html>

#### Rules for OS Security (```#os-security:artemislena.eu```):<a name="ossecurity"></a>
See <https://artemislena.eu/coc.html>

#### Rules for Bnonymity (```#bnonymity:matrix.org```):<a name="bnonymity"></a>
- Keep it legal (seriously)
- English only (no Russian, no Chinese, English only)
- Be "somewhat" respectful to each other
- No hate speech (No racism, no homophobia, no transphobia...)
- Be "somewhat" respectful to each other but this is "optional"
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- Be "somewhat" respectful to each other but this is "optional"
- Be kind, don't be a problem

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I disagree, shitposting and some level of trolling and slurs have to be accepted in that room as long as those are not hate speech. Like saying "F*** You" is ok to me in Bnon ...

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I disagree, shitposting and some level of trolling and slurs have to be accepted in that room as long as those are not hate speech. Like saying "F*** You" is ok to me in Bnon ...

I was more referring to "f-ck this <entire group of humans>" which goes hand-in-hand, e.g. with xenophobia, transphobia, etc.

I don't care about a f-bomb here and there, but if it's directed at entire group, it's not acceptable imo. The groups most people are going to come into contact with hate speech are transgender men and women, so I used that as an example of the most common types of abuse one might encounter in modern chat circles. We need to be as inclusive as possible.

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I agree and I think the "no hate speech" is sufficient

I just disagree on "be kind and respectful" ... No this room was made specifically to allow people to "not be kind" (political correctness) and if you join it ... you have to accept the risk of "being trolled", "being insulted (except with hate speech)", facing edgelords, and allowed to "shitpost" without a risk of ban. You could say "try to be respectful and kind but it's optional" ...

The whole point of the room is to provide a room for people willing to rant, shitpost, troll a bit, do some edgelording ... So I would limit the rule to "no hate speech"

For example:

  • You can discuss transphobia and even name some slurs as being problematic and such
  • You can discuss extremely sensitive topics including sensitive+controversial topics
  • You cannot however user those slurs against someone (hate speech)

So for an actual full example:

  • "You're a " to someone = nope
  • "I think all should be = nope
  • "I think many transphobic people use this and it's an issue = okay
  • "Fuck you @anyoneintheroom" = okay (not hate speech, just a standard slur)
  • "My opinion is that <insert whatever thing) is bad/good = okay (not inciting, not hate speech, opinion giving only)

There are exceptions part of "hate speech" like there can be no "historical negationism" ... Stating that "the "holocaust" did not happen" is active hate speech = nope

Saying that "<insert minority) are " = hate speech, nope

Yet it's authorized IMHO to discuss those topics, like it is possible to discuss transphobia without being transphobic. Just saying " is transphobic and bad" != hate speech but only discussing a societal issue.

Trying to debate the Holocaust, the Holodomor, the Armenian genocide, the Rwandan genocide in any "minimizing way" is hate speech. Mods have to use their common sense for this.

But saying "F*** you, I don't like you" to someone ... well that's okay the other person can just ignore you....

If you want a moderated off-topic without this. Then you should go to #psa-offtopic:matrix.org ... Where such things will be moderated as in on-topic rooms.

It's as simple as that in my opinion.

But we will never ever accept hate speech anywhere. However kindness and respect on Bnon ... that's not necessary imho. Anyone is free to give an opinion. But there are limits. On very specific things. Those won't be accepted. At the discretion of the moderator/admin.

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And this is why I proposed "try to be somewhat respectful" ... "try" :-)

- No hate speech
- No spammerino (scams, ads, flooding...)
- No doxxing
- No NSFW content (no Porn, no Gore, no Hentai...)
- No doxxing unless specific user permission
- No NSFW media content (no Porn, no Gore, no Hentai...)
- Talks about Sci-Hub and/or LibGen, Z-lib, etc. are allowed in this room no matter their legal status
- All of the above can result in an insta-ban depending on the severity

#### PSA Bans:<a name="psabans"></a>
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- Modern cryptography: ```#modernCrypto:gnuradio.org```
- Open-source intelligence: ```#osint:matrix.org```
- Privacy (Nothing to Hide): ```#privacy:matrix.org```
- PSA collaboration discussion: ```#thgtoa-collab:matrix.org```
- THGTOA collaboration discussion: ```#thgtoa-collab:matrix.org```
- Security: ```#security:matrix.org```

This means that those PSA bans are effectively applied on all those rooms and can be issued by admins of these rooms. See the next section for information about appeals.
This means that those PSA bans are effectively applied on all those rooms and can be issued by PSA Admins and PSA mods (not local mods). See the next section for information about appeals.

#### Ban Appeals:<a name="appeals"></a>
- **Please contact the mods or admins of the room in question to state your case for appealing.**
- You may also contact the admins using the following e-mail: [email protected]

Everyone has a right to appeal a ban once (and only once) no matter the ban reason. If the appeal is denied, the user will remain banned without the possibility of a new appeal. If the appeal is granted, the user can be unbanned:
- Probation: this means any violation (even small ones) will void the appeal and end in a permanent ban (across PSA) without the possibility of a new appeal.
- Full grant: the appeal is granted without conditions.

#### Abuse:<a name="abuse"></a>
- **Please contact the mods or admins of the room in question to report abuse.**
- You may also contact the admins using the following e-mail: [email protected]

**This is ONLY for reporting moderation abuse. Do not use this contact lightly or without proof**. Mods are expected to act in a capacity that is both fair and respectful. Abuse is taken very seriously. Please report all violations by mods.
- **Please contact the other mods or admins of the room in question to report moderation abuse.**
- You may also contact the admins using the following e-mail: [email protected] (warning, this e-mail might be received by the accused mod, but as it is the case for any laws/rules: **"Everyone has the right to face their accuser"** just as any accused person has the right to defend themself.

If abuse is confirmed, actions will be taken by the admins if necessary. This is NOT for reporting abuse from users. For that, you can just ping the mods/admins in the rooms.