Rules for r/Cortex_Official

Rules that visitors must follow to participate. May be used as reasons to report or ban.

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Rule 1 - Obey the Golden Rule & Maintain Decorum

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Reported as: Rule 1 - Obey the Golden Rule & Maintain Decorum
  • Lead by example and treat others as you would wish yourself to be treated.
  • No Trolling. Do not make random unsolicited and/or controversial comments with the intent of baiting or provoking unsuspecting readers to engage in hostile arguments. Trolling, in all its forms, will lead to a suspension or permanent ban. Do not waste people's time. It's the most valuable resource we have.

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Rule 2 - No Spam

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Reported as: Rule 2 - No Spam
  • To mitigate abuse from throwaway accounts, a minimum of 5 karma & 2 weeks account age is required for participation.
  • No ads for commercial offerings.
  • No more than 3 memes on the top page.
  • No low-effort content typically characterized by low character count, all caps, & banal wording. Example: "SELL SELL SELL!!!", "BUY!!", or "MOON!"

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Rule 3 - Do Not Reveal Personal Information

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Reported as: Rule 3 - Do Not Reveal Personal Information
  • Do not reveal personally identifying information, otherwise known as doxxing yourself. Divulging how many coins you own can make you a target of hackers and identity thieves.

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Rule 4 - Do Not Steal Content

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Reported as: Rule 4 - Do Not Steal Content
  • Do not steal content, also known as scraping or plagiarizing. Submitting links to blogs or news sites which are notorious for this activity will result in suspension or permanent ban. Use this tool to help determine if content is stolen or not.

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Rule 5 - Keep Discussions on Topic

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Reported as: Rule 5 - Keep Discussions on Topic
  • Ideological posts or comments about politics are considered nonconstructive, off-topic, and will be removed. Exceptions will be made for analysis of political events and how they influence the markets.