Welcome people
- Help new visitors feel included instead of ignored.
- Allow others to participate without dominating or disrupting the room.
- Take personal disagreements to private conversation rather than the main room.
Evolution Chat Code of Conduct
These guidelines help keep Evolution Chat welcoming, enjoyable, and safe for visitors, members, room owners, and volunteer staff.
This document may be updated as new situations arise. Please check back periodically
and follow any reasonable direction given by room owners, hosts, or network staff.
A community built around respect
The main purpose of a chat room is to bring people together. Be open-minded, acknowledge newcomers when practical, and remember that people may hold different opinions and values.
Harassment and abuse
- Harassment, bullying, name-calling, racist or sexist remarks are not tolerated.
- Profanity directed at another person may result in removal or a ban.
- Offensive, rude, disruptive, or unwanted behavior may be acted on without warning.
Spam, flooding, and unsafe links
- Unapproved solicitation, advertising, and chat flooding are not permitted.
- Do not post links to offensive material, malware, forced downloads, or illegal activity.
- Encouraging visitors to abandon the network for competing chat or messaging services is not permitted.
- VPN connections are disallowed under the current network policy.
Adult or inappropriate topics
Mature subjects or explicit music may occasionally come up. Room moderators may decide that a topic is unsuitable for the current room or audience and ask that it stop. Follow that instruction promptly.
Moderators and staff
- Moderators volunteer their time to help rooms operate smoothly.
- Follow staff instructions concerning behavior, safety, and room order.
- Discuss a correction privately rather than arguing with staff in the main room.
- Attacking or deliberately interfering with staff may result in a ban.
User-created rooms
Evolution Chat does not continuously monitor or control every user-created room. Room owners establish and enforce their own room rules. Network staff may assist when an owner requests help with a serious problem.
Bans and returning
Visitors may return after a temporary ban expires, but should understand why the action was taken and follow any feedback received. Evading a ban may cause the restriction to be extended beyond its original expiration.
Use good judgment
No written list can cover every situation. Staff and room owners may act when conduct threatens the safety, comfort, or operation of a room, even when the exact behavior is not described word-for-word on this page.