ROBOTAIGEEK COMMUNITY GUIDELINES

1. A Civilised Place for Public Discussion

Welcome to RobotAIGeek.

This community is a shared public space for discussion about AI, robotics, and related technologies. Please treat it with the same respect you would a public park: open to all, built on trust, curiosity, and mutual respect.

RobotAIGeek exists to share knowledge, ideas, and perspectives through open, ongoing, and good-faith discussion.

These Guidelines are not rigid rules. They exist to support good judgment and help keep this space constructive, inclusive, and worth returning to.

2. Improve the Discussion

Help make this a place people want to participate in.

Before posting, ask yourself:

• Does this add value or clarity?
• Is it constructive, informative, or thoughtful?
• Does it move the conversation forward?

Respect the topic and the people discussing it—even when you disagree.
Take time to read existing discussions before starting a new one to avoid repetition and to engage more meaningfully.

3. Disagree Thoughtfully

Disagreement is welcome. Disrespect is not.

Please:

• Criticise ideas, not individuals
• Avoid personal attacks, name-calling, ridicule, or sarcasm aimed at people
• Respond to substance, not tone
• Avoid knee-jerk contradiction

Strong arguments improve discussion when they are reasoned, evidence-based, and respectful.

4. Remember the Human in the Loop

While we discuss AI and robots, this community is made of people.

Please:

• Use respectful language
• Be welcoming to newcomers and beginner questions
• Respect chosen names and pronouns
• Do not impersonate individuals, companies, or representatives
• Do not misrepresent your role, affiliation, or authority

Empathy improves clarity. Hostility reduces it.

5. Your Participation Shapes the Community

Every post sets the tone for those who come after you.

Use community tools responsibly:

• Likes and bookmarks to highlight quality contributions
• Replies to advance discussion, not escalate conflict
• Flags to draw attention to problematic content
• Edits to improve clarity and accuracy

If you see a problem, flag it rather than engage.
Moderators will review issues calmly and consistently.

6. Always Be Civil

Do not post content that a reasonable person would consider:

• Offensive, abusive, hateful, or threatening
• Harassing, defamatory, or impersonating
• Sexually explicit or obscene
• Invasive of privacy (e.g. doxxing or sharing private information)
• Spam, scams, or promotional vandalism

This forum is public and may be indexed by search engines.
If you wouldn’t say it publicly to colleagues, family, or future employers, don’t post it here.

7. Keep Discussions Organised

Help keep the forum readable and useful:

• Post in the appropriate category
• Stay on topic
• Avoid cross-posting
• Avoid no-content replies
• Use likes instead of “+1”
• Start a new, linked topic if changing direction

Signal matters more than volume.

8. Content Integrity & Rights

Post only what you have the right to share.

Do not post content that

• Infringes intellectual property
• Violates licences, confidentiality, or contractual obligations
• Encourages illegal, unsafe, or harmful activity

When submitting robot or AI data:

• Provide accurate specifications
• Do not intentionally mislead
• Avoid duplicate entries
• Upload only images you own or are authorised to share

Trust depends on accuracy.

9. Commercial, Vendor & Marketplace Conduct

RobotAIGeek is not responsible for private transactions, hardware safety, or third-party dealings.

Please note:

• Commercial promotion is allowed only in designated areas
• Undisclosed vendor promotion, manipulation, or review-gaming is prohibited
• Affiliations (employment, investment, sponsorship) must be disclosed
• Peer-to-peer transactions are conducted at your own risk
• Dangerous, illegal, or regulated items must not be traded

10. AI-Generated Content & Data Use

As a platform dedicated to AI and robotics:

• Clearly label AI-generated content
• Do not scrape, harvest, or automate data collection without authorisation
• Respect API limits, data-use policies, and platform safeguards
• Do not use RobotAIGeek content to train external models without permission

11. Moderation & Enforcement

Moderators are community volunteers entrusted with tools to help maintain a constructive environment. Their role is to facilitate discussion, not to dominate it.

Moderators may:

• Edit, hide, or remove content
• Close topics
• Apply posting limits
• Suspend or remove accounts

Moderation decisions are made in the interest of the community and may be taken without prior notice.

Moderators act on a best-efforts basis and are not employees, agents, or representatives of RobotAIGeek.

If you disagree with a moderation decision, contact the moderation team privately.
Do not argue moderation actions in public threads.

12. Platform Neutrality & Disclaimer

RobotAIGeek is a discussion and knowledge platform.

• Content reflects the views of individual users, not RobotAIGeek
• Content does not constitute professional, legal, financial, engineering, or safety advice
• You rely on information shared here at your own risk

13. Final Note

A well-moderated community:

• Has fewer visible rules, not more
• Feels calm, not controlled
• Encourages experts to speak
• Makes newcomers feel safe asking basic questions
• Produces clarity, not exhaustion

Let’s build something thoughtful, useful, and worth returning to—together.