Community Guidelines

SPORTSBLOCK is a community of sports enthusiasts sharing content on the Hive blockchain. These guidelines help maintain a respectful, engaging environment for everyone. By using the Platform, you agree to follow these guidelines.

Our Core Values

Content Guidelines

Encouraged Content

• Original sports analysis, opinions, and commentary
• Match previews, recaps, and post-game discussions
• Fantasy sports tips and strategies
• Sports news with your own perspective added
• Fan experiences, game day stories, and community events
• Educational content about sports rules, history, or strategies
• Constructive debates and respectful disagreements
• Properly attributed quotes and statistics

Prohibited Content

• Spam: Repetitive posts, excessive self-promotion, or low-effort content
• Plagiarism: Copying content without attribution or permission
• Harassment: Personal attacks, bullying, or targeted abuse
• Hate speech: Content attacking individuals or groups based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or nationality
• Illegal content: Pirated streams, illegal gambling promotion, or content violating laws
• Misinformation: Deliberately false information presented as fact
• NSFW content: Pornographic, excessively violent, or graphic material
• Doxxing: Sharing private information about others without consent
• Scams: Phishing, fraudulent schemes, or deceptive financial advice
• Vote manipulation: Coordinated voting schemes or selling votes

Engagement Guidelines

• Be constructive: Criticism should be aimed at ideas, not people
• Stay on topic: Keep discussions relevant to sports and the community
• Engage genuinely: Don't comment just to promote your own content
• Report violations: Help us maintain community standards by reporting inappropriate content
• Accept downvotes gracefully: Not everyone will agree with your content, and that's okay

Cryptocurrency & Rewards

• Do not beg for upvotes or rewards
• Do not offer to buy or sell votes
• Do not create content solely to farm rewards
• Be transparent about any sponsorships or paid promotions
• Do not give financial advice or guarantee returns

Intellectual Property

• Only share content you have the right to share
• Credit original creators when sharing or building upon their work
• Use images under fair use or with proper licensing
• Respect team logos, player images, and broadcast footage rights
• Link to sources rather than copying entire articles

For copyright concerns, see our DMCA Policy.

Enforcement

Violations of these guidelines may result in:

• Content removal or hiding from the Platform interface
• Warning notifications
• Temporary or permanent muting from the community
• Downvotes from community moderators
• Reporting to Hive community governance

Reporting Violations

If you see content that violates these guidelines, please report it using the report feature on posts and comments, or contact our moderation team through official community channels. We review all reports and take appropriate action.

Changes to Guidelines

We may update these guidelines as our community evolves. Significant changes will be announced through community posts. Your continued use of the Platform constitutes acceptance of updated guidelines.