1. Be friendly and welcoming
2. Do not say anything insulting, demeaning, hateful, or threatening
3. Do not discriminate against people in your words or actions
4. Do not harass or bully people
   • If someone asks you to leave them alone, you must leave them alone, even if you have friendly intentions
5. Do not make unwelcome romantic or sexual advances
   • If you don't know whether advances will be welcome, don't make them

1. Hack Club spaces should be wholesome and high-quality. Don’t post:
   • Sexual content
   • Spam
   • Almost anything becomes spam if you do it too much
   • Ads without HQ permission
2. Keep it appropriate for the context. Things might be acceptable in one context, but break the Code of Conduct in a different context. For example:
   • Jokes or memes that derail a serious discussion
   • Sharing or asking for personal information with people who don’t want to hear or give you personal information
   • Discussing sensitive and potentially uncomfortable topics around people who don’t want to talk about them, or are too young to talk about them
3. Do not attempt to defraud Hack Club. We run on donations. Fraud doesn’t take money from a giant, faceless corporation; it takes it from another teenager.

1. When someone disagrees with you, first try to understand what they think and why
2. Do not escalate, even when provoked
3. Do not rally sentiment against others
4. Assume good faith.
5. Be patient
6. Think about how your words will be interpreted. Productive communication requires effort
7. Take a moment to think before you speak in heated or fast-moving conversations Sometimes, it’s better to simply refrain from saying anything at all
8. If you need help, reach out to the moderation team

The wrong way to do Hack Club is to ask “what is the minimum needed to stay within the rules?”.

The right way to do Hack Club is to ask “what would a good person do in this situation?” and then do that, even if you don’t want to, and even if you think the rules don’t require it.

We all fall short sometimes. When it happens to you, don’t try to excuse it to yourself or others by saying “it’s not against the rules”.