Community Guidelines

Every feature on Avryq — posts, events, comments, direct messages, memberships, and the discover feed — is a shared space. Treat others the way you would want to be treated in person. Content or behavior that degrades, endangers, or deceives other users has no place here.

Healthy disagreement is fine. Targeted cruelty is not. Across all parts of the platform — including posts, event comments, replies, reposts, and direct messages — you must:

• Engage with others in good faith
• Avoid personal attacks, insults, and name-calling
• Respect boundaries — if someone asks you to stop contacting them, stop
• Not coordinate with others to dogpile, mass-report, or brigade a user

Avryq prohibits content that dehumanizes or attacks people based on:

• Race, ethnicity, or national origin
• Religion or belief
• Gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation
• Disability or neurodivergence
• Age
• Immigration or citizenship status

This includes slurs, imagery, symbols, and coded language designed to convey hatred. Such content will be removed and the account may be permanently banned.

The following behaviors are considered harassment and will result in immediate action:

• Sending repeated unwanted direct messages after being asked to stop
• Posting content designed to publicly shame, humiliate, or intimidate a specific individual
• Sharing someone's private information without their consent (doxxing)
• Threats of physical harm or violence
• Encouraging others to harass a specific user
• Creating fake accounts to circumvent a block

Avryq is a place for genuine connection, not promotion mills. The following are prohibited:

• Sending unsolicited promotional or commercial messages via direct message
• Posting repetitive or near-identical content to flood the discover feed
• Using automated tools or bots to create posts, follow users, or send messages
• Artificially inflating follower counts, likes, or event attendance numbers
• Posting content solely designed to redirect users off the platform for commercial gain

• Sexually explicit or pornographic content is strictly prohibited
• Graphic violence — including real-world gore or content designed to shock — is not allowed
• Content that glorifies self-harm, eating disorders, or suicide is prohibited
• Content involving minors in any sexual or harmful context will result in immediate permanent ban and report to relevant authorities

Do not use Avryq to facilitate, promote, or glorify illegal activity, including:

• Sale of illegal drugs, firearms, or other controlled substances
• Human trafficking or exploitation
• Fraud, scams, or phishing
• Copyright or trademark infringement
• Unauthorized access to computer systems

If you encounter content or behavior that violates these guidelines, please report it. You can flag:

• Posts, events, or comments — use the report option in the content menu
• Direct messages — use the report option in the chat
• User profiles — report from their profile page
• Memberships — report from the membership profile page

All reports are reviewed by our team. We treat reports confidentially and will never reveal who reported a piece of content.

Depending on the severity and history of violations, enforcement actions may include:

• Content removal — the violating post, event, comment, or message is deleted
• Warning — a formal notice is sent to the account
• Temporary suspension — account access is restricted for a set period
• Permanent ban — the account is permanently removed from Avryq
• Legal referral — for content involving child exploitation or credible threats of violence, we will report to the appropriate authorities

We may take action on accounts without prior warning for severe violations. Repeatedly violating guidelines after warnings will result in escalating consequences up to and including a permanent ban.

If you believe a moderation decision was made in error, you may appeal by contacting our community team. Include your username, the content in question, and the reason you believe the decision should be reversed. We review all appeals and aim to respond within 5 business days.