From 7ba5de946665beba4f778f141f8f99ce9486087e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wes Copeland Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2025 08:34:00 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] docs: update the User Code of Conduct regarding content policies --- docs/guidelines/users/code-of-conduct.md | 21 +++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/guidelines/users/code-of-conduct.md b/docs/guidelines/users/code-of-conduct.md index b7d15ebb..6d600fbf 100644 --- a/docs/guidelines/users/code-of-conduct.md +++ b/docs/guidelines/users/code-of-conduct.md @@ -11,6 +11,27 @@ description: Essential guidelines for RetroAchievements users to promote a healt The RetroAchievements project aims to provide tools for creating achievements for retrogames and ways to enjoy such creations. We strive to promote a healthy and collaborative community around this hobby. Everything we produce is made available for free and we will never profit from it. +## Policy Scope + +This Code of Conduct governs **user behavior** within RetroAchievements community spaces, including how members interact with each other on our website, forums, and our Discord server. It does not govern the content of games or ROM hacks for which we provide achievement sets. + +### Our Approach to Content + +RetroAchievements functions as an archival platform. We provide achievement sets for retro games and ROM hacks as they exist, without curating based on their themes, content, or messages. This includes: + +- Commercial games from various eras and regions +- Homebrew projects +- Community-created ROM hacks + +**The presence of an achievement set on our platform does not constitute endorsement** of a game's content, its developers' views, or its creators' personal beliefs. + +Users have control over their experience through our content filtering and warning systems. Games containing mature or potentially offensive content are marked accordingly, and users can adjust their settings to control what they see. + +### Reporting Concerns + +- **User behavior concerns** (harassment, spam, Code of Conduct violations): Contact [RAdmin](https://retroachievements.org/messages/create?to=RAdmin) or reach out privately to a member of the moderation team. +- **Game/set content concerns**: Contact [RAdmin](https://retroachievements.org/messages/create?to=RAdmin). While we don't curate based on game content, we want to hear feedback about our content warning and filtering systems. + ## Rules There's a lot of retrogamers around the globe, spanning various different cultures, points of view, and opinions. Therefore, in order to provide a healthy environment for the community to share their passion for retrogames, we need some rules. From fdaa43eac3ffb5b6231e2feabd19b11e181adcfa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wes Copeland Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2025 08:35:05 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] fix: typo --- docs/guidelines/users/code-of-conduct.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/guidelines/users/code-of-conduct.md b/docs/guidelines/users/code-of-conduct.md index 6d600fbf..d5f1dfb9 100644 --- a/docs/guidelines/users/code-of-conduct.md +++ b/docs/guidelines/users/code-of-conduct.md @@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ RetroAchievements functions as an archival platform. We provide achievement sets Users have control over their experience through our content filtering and warning systems. Games containing mature or potentially offensive content are marked accordingly, and users can adjust their settings to control what they see. -### Reporting Concerns +### How to Report Concerns - **User behavior concerns** (harassment, spam, Code of Conduct violations): Contact [RAdmin](https://retroachievements.org/messages/create?to=RAdmin) or reach out privately to a member of the moderation team. - **Game/set content concerns**: Contact [RAdmin](https://retroachievements.org/messages/create?to=RAdmin). While we don't curate based on game content, we want to hear feedback about our content warning and filtering systems. From 73bd7088af8ec11ac6a63cf8c693db90fe7d7c64 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wes Copeland Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2025 08:45:10 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] fix: copy --- docs/guidelines/users/code-of-conduct.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/guidelines/users/code-of-conduct.md b/docs/guidelines/users/code-of-conduct.md index d5f1dfb9..f748f295 100644 --- a/docs/guidelines/users/code-of-conduct.md +++ b/docs/guidelines/users/code-of-conduct.md @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Users have control over their experience through our content filtering and warni ### How to Report Concerns - **User behavior concerns** (harassment, spam, Code of Conduct violations): Contact [RAdmin](https://retroachievements.org/messages/create?to=RAdmin) or reach out privately to a member of the moderation team. -- **Game/set content concerns**: Contact [RAdmin](https://retroachievements.org/messages/create?to=RAdmin). While we don't curate based on game content, we want to hear feedback about our content warning and filtering systems. +- **Game/set content concerns**: Contact [RAdmin](https://retroachievements.org/messages/create?to=RAdmin). While we don't curate based on game content, we welcome feedback about our content warning and filtering systems. ## Rules