The Community Rules

When you create a new YouTube channel or Twitch stream or Twitter handle, you hope to interact with diverse voices and perspectives, to interact with like-minded folks that share the same interests and hobbies as I do. That's part of the novelty that is the Internet.

However, I'm sure we all know of social media communities that get a bit toxic, where a few bad apples spoil the experience for everyone. So, let's get this on record; here are the rules for the Scotty Euclid community.

Note that these rules apply to all parts of the community: YouTube, the blog, Twitch, Twitter, and any other social media platform we use for fun.

1. People who post on the community are human beings. Heck, I'm a human being, too! And as human beings, we all have feelings and a desire to be respected. Please be civil in our chats and treat everyone with the same respect you would give them if you were talking to them in person. (In short, don't be an ass.)
2. We welcome all to our community, regardless of background, ethnicity, country, gender identity, sexual identity, and whether they use a Mac or a PC. No hate speech is allowed.
3. While we don't explicitly call ourselves a "Family Friendly" community, be aware that younger folks can find our channel and our discussions. Avoid using profanity.
4. No solicitations or spam.
5. Don't post URLs or email addresses to the community social media. I know you won't do this, but some posted URLs or emails could lead to malicious things. If you want to post a URL, provide a description/search keywords instead.
6. Please do not share conspiracy theories or other non-scientific flim-flam posing as science. Our community members have a love of learning, and such misinformation tarnishes that ability to learn.
7. Sometimes, we just need to get away from politics for a time. While political topics may arise organically on the channel (for example, a "U.S. Government" category in a Jeopardy! game), try to avoid any discussion of politics--either U.S. or international.
8. Rule 7 also applies to religion. While religious topics may arise organically, try to avoid any discussion of religion. People (including myself) have very strong opinions about religion or the lack thereof, and we should assume that those opinions should be a personal matter, not a community one.
9. Lastly, be sure to follow the rules of the platforms we're using (i.e., YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, Blogger, etc.)

Thank you for reading these rules and helping our community to be a welcoming and fun place to be.