Guidelines

Community Guidelines

MSS works only if members protect the quality of the room: honest, useful, founder-first conversation without spam, harassment, fake expertise or extraction.

Core rules

How to participate.

Be useful before being promotional.
No spam or aggressive selling.
Respect founders at every stage.
Share experience honestly.
Disclose conflicts of interest.
Do not misrepresent investment interest, fundraising ability or credentials.
Do not share confidential information without permission.
Sponsors do not control community discussion.
Vendors must be transparent about commercial intent.
Use the right channel.
Help keep the room high quality.
Report problems early.

Examples

What good contribution looks like.

Useful participation includes practical advice, relevant intros, honest lessons, clear questions, respectful disagreement and transparent offers. Low-quality participation includes scraping members, mass pitching, fake authority, harassment or pretending commercial outreach is community support.

Moderation

Consequences are proportional.

Reminder for low-severity issues or channel misuse.
Warning where behavior continues or creates friction.
Restricted access to certain channels, events or listings.
Removal from a channel, event or protected area.
Sponsor or vendor review where commercial behavior damages trust.
Serious misconduct escalation where safety, fraud, harassment or reputational risk is involved.

Reporting

Raise issues early.

Contact MSS through the website or a moderator if something damages trust. The goal is not bureaucracy; it is protecting the room so founders can speak honestly.

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