🛡️ TUNCOMMUNITY FORUM RULES & CODE OF CONDUCT
Welcome to TunCommunity – a professional, open, and non-profit community space for developers, cybersecurity experts, privacy advocates, and open-source contributors.
Our mission is to build a safe, inclusive, and high-quality environment where knowledge is shared freely and ethically. By participating in this forum, you agree to follow the rules outlined below.
Violations will be handled according to their severity and may result in warnings, suspensions, or permanent bans.
🔰 1. GENERAL CONDUCT
- RESPECT IS MANDATORY: Disrespectful behavior, personal attacks, harassment, provocation, or hostility of any kind will not be tolerated.
- ZERO TOLERANCE FOR DISCRIMINATION: Racism, sexism, xenophobia, homophobia, or any form of discrimination is strictly prohibited.
- RELIGIOUS & CULTURAL RESPECT: Do not mock or insult any religion, belief, or culture. All faiths, backgrounds, and traditions must be respected equally.
- NO HATE SPEECH OR EXTREMISM: Content that promotes hate, violence, or extremist ideologies is grounds for an instant and permanent ban.
- BE PROFESSIONAL: Keep discussions relevant, objective, and constructive. Trolling, flame wars, or spam posts are forbidden.
- STAY ON TOPIC: Post in the correct category. Use clear titles and write with intention. Avoid vague or misleading content.
- ENGLISH LANGUAGE ONLY: All public posts and discussions must be in English to ensure accessibility and inclusivity for all members.
💻 2. CONTENT GUIDELINES
- NO ILLEGAL CONTENT: Sharing or requesting warez, cracked software, license keys, leaked databases, personal credentials, or any content that violates law is strictly forbidden.
- NO MALICIOUS CODE: Malware, ransomware, trojans, viruses, backdoors, or destructive tools may NOT be shared unless clearly for educational analysis, and in a sandboxed, ethical context.
- ETHICAL HACKING ONLY: All cybersecurity discussions must align with ethical and legal boundaries. Unauthorized access methods or attack tutorials on live systems are prohibited.
- ORIGINAL OR CREDITED WORK: Share your own work or properly credit sources. Plagiarism and content theft are not acceptable.
- NO NSFW OR INAPPROPRIATE MATERIAL: Explicit, sexual, graphic, or otherwise unprofessional content will result in removal and disciplinary action.
- AI-GENERATED CONTENT: Content created using AI tools must be labeled accordingly. Low-effort or spammy AI usage is not permitted.
🔐 3. SECURITY & HACKING DISCUSSIONS
- RED TEAM CONTENT: Permitted only in controlled, educational contexts with disclaimers. Real-world unauthorized examples or live target discussions are not allowed.
- BLUE TEAM DISCUSSIONS: Encouraged! Topics like detection, hardening, response strategies, monitoring, and secure design are welcome.
- CTF, LABS, & TOOLS: You may share walkthroughs and tools with proper context and disclaimers. Always clarify educational or ethical use.
- SENSITIVE INFO: Do NOT share any API keys, credentials, tokens, IPs, or confidential information — yours or others'. Always sanitize logs and screenshots.
📚 4. POSTING ETIQUETTE
- SEARCH BEFORE ASKING: Always search the forum before opening a new thread to avoid duplicate content.
- BE DETAILED AND PRECISE: Explain your issue clearly. Provide error logs, system details, configurations, and relevant context.
- NO LOW-EFFORT POSTS: “Help me now” or vague messages like “It doesn’t work” will be removed. Respect others’ time.
- USE PROPER FORMATTING: Use code blocks and headings for clarity. Help keep posts readable and organized.
- DESCRIPTIVE TITLES: Avoid vague titles like “urgent” or “need help.” Make your topics discoverable.
🛠️ 5. COLLABORATION & PROJECT SHARING
- OPEN SOURCE FIRST: TunCommunity supports and promotes open source projects. Share your GitHub links, descriptions, and documentation.
- ENCOURAGE FEEDBACK: Be open to constructive feedback. Engage with contributors respectfully and maturely.
- NO SPAMMY RECRUITMENT: If you’re looking for collaborators, be clear and honest. Do not flood the forum with recruitment posts.
- RESEARCH & DISCLOSURE: Bug bounty discussions are allowed, provided they follow ethical disclosure principles and do not break NDAs or local laws.
⚖️ 6. PRIVACY & ANONYMITY
- DO NOT DOX: Sharing private data such as real names, IP addresses, photos, addresses, or social media profiles without consent will result in a permanent ban.
- RESPECT PSEUDONYMS: Many users choose to remain anonymous. Do not pressure or expose them.
- ENCRYPTED TOOLS: Discussions on tools like Tor, Tails, ProtonMail, Signal, Session, etc., are permitted when educational. Do not promote illegal usage.
- SAFE COMMUNICATION: Avoid sharing sensitive information even in private messages. Moderators may review messages if abuse is reported.
⚙️ 7. MODERATION & ENFORCEMENT
- WARNINGS & PENALTIES: Depending on the severity of the violation, you may receive a warning, a temporary suspension, or a permanent ban.
- MODERATOR AUTHORITY: Moderator decisions are final. Public arguments with moderators are not allowed.
- RESPECTFUL APPEALS: If you believe a moderation action was unfair, contact moderators privately and respectfully.
- REPORT INAPPROPRIATE CONTENT: Use the forum's report feature to flag violations. Do not engage in arguments.
🤝 8. FINAL NOTES & PHILOSOPHY
- NON-PROFIT MISSION: TunCommunity operates to promote open knowledge, ethical security practices, privacy, and digital freedom. There is no financial motive.
- EDUCATIONAL ETHOS: This community exists for mutual learning. We welcome everyone, from beginners to advanced experts.
- THIS IS A LIVING DOCUMENT: Forum rules may evolve. Updates will be posted in the Announcements section. Your feedback is always valued.
- JOIN US IN BUILDING A BETTER INTERNET: Let’s work together to build ethical, secure, privacy-respecting, and open-source technologies.
By joining and participating in TunCommunity, you acknowledge and agree to all of the rules stated above. Help us maintain a community that inspires innovation, protects digital freedom, and respects all people.
Thank you for being part of TunCommunity.