# Geek Therapy Forum Rules and Code of Conduct! **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Created:** [May 21, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/geek-therapy-forum-rules-and-code-of-conduct/26 "2018-05-21T15:19:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![GeekTherapy](https://forum.geektherapy.org/user_avatar/forum.geektherapy.org/geektherapy/32/463_2.png) [@GeekTherapy](https://forum.geektherapy.org/u/GeekTherapy)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/geek-therapy-forum-rules-and-code-of-conduct/26/1 "2018-05-21T15:19:57Z")
![](https://forum.geektherapy.org/uploads/default/original/1X/5762832266d03ee4c9ded650f40a80300a246773.png) The goal of the Geek Therapy Community is to be an inclusive, fun place to talk about and celebrate Geek culture, mental health, psychology, and more. The Geek Therapy Community was created out of the idea that “Geek culture can save the world.” In other words, people who are really into what they’re into can use that to help others and improve the world. That’s the common interest that brought us all here. These rules are intended to promote that environment. Rule 1 > [@](#): > > Bigotry, including but not limited to discrimination or hate speech based on race, gender, sexuality, religion, disability, or any other attacks on one’s personhood, will not be tolerated. Don’t put marginalized people in the position of having to explain or defend their marginalization. It is not their job to educate you. Do your own research. Rule 2 > [@](#): > > Threatening behavior or harassment of any kind will not be tolerated. This includes taking your problems across various social platforms. Our community and its platforms are not to be used to to launch attacks on others. Rule 3 > [@](#): > > Don’t Yuck Anyone’s Yum\* - In other words: Celebrate, don’t hate. If someone posts about how much they love the prequels, don’t tell them all the reasons you hate them, especially Jar Jar. Just don’t attack anyone else or their interests. Rule 4 > [@](#): > > Use content warning tags where appropriate (e.g. body horror, gore, graphic/potentially triggering subject matter in linked content etc.). We understand this is subjective and ask you to err on the side of caution. Please flag or DM a mod re: posts you think are insufficiently tagged or inappropriate. Relatedly, don’t make jokes at the expense of content/trigger warnings. Rule 5 > [@](#): > > No clinical advice - Asking for or providing clinical advice is strictly prohibited. If you need someone to talk to - Consider calling 2-1-1 or call 9-1-1 if it’s an emergency in the U.S. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 1-800-273-8255. For international resources, go here: [http://cugmhp.org/advocacy-the-arts/resources/](http://cugmhp.org/advocacy-the-arts/resources/) Rule 6 > [@](#): > > Don’t post pirated materials or links to pirated materials. Don’t suggest you have access to pirated materials. Rule 7 > [@](#): > > If you’re a creator, share your work in the [Content Corner](https://forum.geektherapy.org/c/content-corner). We encourage all content creators in our community to share their work and use the Forum as a place to discuss and get feedback. But we ask that you don’t make posts about the things you create as being your first and/or only posts. Please make an effort to be a member of the community and not as someone only interested self-promotion. Rule 8 > [@](#): > > When posting someone else’s work (blog post, fanart, cosplay etc.), please do your best provide attribution. Source it and provide links to the creator’s social media or portfolio. If you don’t have the source, do a reverse image search to look for it. While we understand this is not always possible, we think creators being properly credited and visible is good and important. Rule 9 > [@](#): > > Don’t spam. In addition to the rules above, the Moderation Team and Staff reserve the right to remove a user for reasons not explicitly covered here if deemed necessary. Rules will be noted as new or updated for any addendum to them with date of change after our beta period. > **Revised/Addendum Log** > > Will update here after beta period. ---
**Author:** ![GeekTherapy](https://forum.geektherapy.org/user_avatar/forum.geektherapy.org/geektherapy/32/463_2.png) [@GeekTherapy](https://forum.geektherapy.org/u/GeekTherapy)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/geek-therapy-forum-rules-and-code-of-conduct/26/2 "2018-05-21T15:20:34Z")
---
**Author:** ![josue](https://forum.geektherapy.org/user_avatar/forum.geektherapy.org/josue/32/7_2.png) [@josue](https://forum.geektherapy.org/u/josue)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2018, 4:14pm UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/geek-therapy-forum-rules-and-code-of-conduct/26/3 "2018-05-21T16:14:57Z")
---
**Author:** ![josue](https://forum.geektherapy.org/user_avatar/forum.geektherapy.org/josue/32/7_2.png) [@josue](https://forum.geektherapy.org/u/josue)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 10:17pm UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/geek-therapy-forum-rules-and-code-of-conduct/26/4 "2018-05-23T22:17:54Z")
---
**Author:** ![josue](https://forum.geektherapy.org/user_avatar/forum.geektherapy.org/josue/32/7_2.png) [@josue](https://forum.geektherapy.org/u/josue)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/geek-therapy-forum-rules-and-code-of-conduct/26/5 "2018-05-23T22:18:02Z")
---
**Author:** ![josue](https://forum.geektherapy.org/user_avatar/forum.geektherapy.org/josue/32/7_2.png) [@josue](https://forum.geektherapy.org/u/josue)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.geektherapy.org/t/geek-therapy-forum-rules-and-code-of-conduct/26/6 "2018-05-23T22:18:27Z")