We are implementing these guidelines to curb some of our concerns of past over-moderation of chat.

When we moderate chat, please remember, the goal is not to punish people for posting things we dislike, disagree with, or are even made uncomfortable by. These guidelines are intended to foster a community that values comedy, accurate reporting, and the ability to speak freely. We must be as passionate about our community’s right to free speech as we are about our own.

These restrictions exist solely to create a baseline appropriate environment.

Users may not use the chat to display or distribute any user content

• That meets our definition of sexual activity including:

  • Images of visible genitalia

  • Graphic images of sexual activity

  • Graphic images of implied sexual activity

  • Fetish content

  • Graphic images depicting minors, real or fictional*

• Depicting or promoting violence including:

  • Images of excessive gore

  • Threats involving

    • Intent to kill

    • Intent to inflict serious physical harm

    • Intent to commit sexual assault

    • Targeting an individual or group of people

  • Direct calls to violence

  • Graphic images depicting minors, real or fictional*

• That disrupts the common discourse of the chatroom by means of:

  • Spamming messages

  • Actively directing Mug Clubbers away from the livestream

  • Linking to or promoting scam links/messages

  • Posting confidential company information, real or implied

  • Posting another person or group’s private information

  • Using the Mug Club or LwC name for personal profit

• Above chats may be allowed (at moderator discretion) if any of the following
  conditions exist:

  • Content was posted in a satirical or humorous context

  • Content was posted in an educational or scientific context

  • Imagery is not sufficiently detailed and only body shapes or contours are visible

  • Women actively engaged in breastfeeding

  • Images of post-mastectomy scarring

  • Images of paintings, sculptures, and other art depicting nude figures

*Graphic images depicting minors, real or fictional are never allowed*

Repeat offenses

• 1st offense: The restricted content will be deleted and the member will receive a warning.

• 2nd offense: The restricted content will be deleted and the member will be notified that they’re account will be banned in the instance of another post.

• 3rd offense: The restricted content will be deleted and the member will be permanently banned.

Content violation warnings will always be posted publicly.

3 offenses in a row will result in a permanent ban. 1st and 2nd violations will last for 6 months each.

Moderation will be only be done by the user: @lwc_mugclub