10 GROUP RULES:

They apply to all groups in the network, unless exceptions are explicitly stated.

1️⃣ Speak English only!

Send !ol in the group to get a list of groups in other languages.

2️⃣ Be civil and respect each other!

• No racism or discrimination!
• No arguing!
• Don't give bad advice!
For instance, don't recommend W3Schools or ChatGPT!
• Don't mention or tag users that are not participating in the group!

3️⃣ Be considerate!

1) The groups are tidy and focused on their topic! No off-topic conversations or messages! For off-topic conversations, use the off-topic group!
2) No flooding! That includes one word messages or repeating messages for attention!
3) No SPAM!
4) Don't abuse the bot!
5) No useless emojis! Of which most will be considered useless!
6) No nonsense messages!
7) No faulty user-bots!
8) Don't send useless messages like "Hi", "Hello", "How are you?", "Where are you from?", "I'm new here!".
9) No necro-posting! That is replying to old messages and trying to resurrect conversations!
10) No cross-posting! That is sending the same request or message in multiple groups.
11) Don't ask for support nor provide support for exams, homework, interviews or assignment requests/cheats/solutions, a.k.a. spoon-feeding!
12) Don't use names that hinder chat readability!
13) Don't discuss warns or bans in any group other than the meta group!
14) Don't copy and paste answers from ChatGPT or similar AI, neither suggest to use them!
15) Don't delete your messages after getting replies, avoid leaving context-less replies from other users

4️⃣ Media

• No NSFW media or content!
• No flashing or epilepsy-inducing animations!
• No photos or videos of screens taken with your phone camera!

5️⃣ Code sharing

• Be considerate!
• Try to use markdown formatting!
• For many lines (5-10+) of code, use a pasting service:
• dpaste.org
• hastebin.com
• Don't ever attach photos or videos of your screen taken with your phone camera!

6️⃣ Links

• Be transparent and don't anger the bot!
• Don't post a link without context - that's spam!
• No referral or shortened links!
• Don't ask for any group forwards or links!
• Don't send any group forwards or links!
• Asking to be sent groups privately is only allowed in our off-topic group!

7️⃣ Ads

• Ads are not allowed!
• Don't post advertisements or promotions (even worse if it's your own blog-posts)!
• But sharing open-source projects is OK if you ask for permission to post GitHub (or similar) repos in the meta group!
• Don't mention other groups, channels or bots.

8️⃣ No illegal activity

• This also means no piracy!
• No requesting or offering of any white/grey/black hat hacking!

9️⃣ Private messages

• Be transparent and respect people's inboxes!
• Do not request PMs in any on-topic group, no matter the reason!
• Do not tag people without a clear reason - that's spam!
• Do not send PMs without the recipient's consent; ask the person in the off-topic group first!
• This group is not to look up for teachers, instructors or mentors, if you have questions ask in the group, not in PM!

🔟 Job-related posts

Job-related posts are only allowed in the off-topic group! Job offers must include

• a skillset/techstack,
• brief job description,
• contact information,
• must disclose a pay figure and
• can only be posted once!

If you need to mention a user that is not part of our group, ask for an exemption in the meta group.