Code of Conduct
The rules of the board · Operator contact: hello@getsidechannel.com
SideChannel works if strangers are willing to ask "dumb" questions in public. That only happens in a room that feels safe to be wrong in.
The rules
- Help like you'd want to be helped. Assume the person on the other side is smart and missing one fact — because that's usually true.
- No harassment. No personal attacks, slurs, pile-ons, or DM'ing someone who has asked you to stop. Blocks are final; do not evade them with alts.
- Keep it useful. No spam, no engagement farming, no unsolicited self-promo outside #show-your-work and #jobs. Job posts must be real roles.
- In #help, answer the question asked. Link-only replies and "just Google it" are not answers. If a reply solved it, the asker marks it solved.
- Share code safely. The client redacts obvious secrets from shared errors, but check before you send. Never post someone else's private code or credentials.
Enforcement
Report any message from its hover menu — reports go to admins. Blocking a user hides them from you immediately and filters them from your history. Admins can remove messages and suspend accounts. Repeat or severe violations mean a ban from the network.