Arch is a community of volunteers. Rather than providing a complicated pattern of balanced freedoms and restrictions, as well as the time, resources and personnel required to interpret and administer such rules, we have chosen a simple principle to embrace for the benefit of all. Therefore, this entire document may be condensed into one simple admonition:   Proactively seek to give of yourself and to bring only benefit to your peers and community. Arch Linux is a respectful, inclusive community. Anti-social or offensive behaviour will not be tolerated. Having multiple accounts is an unnecessary use of resources. Further, it may be interpreted as trolling behaviour. Criminal solicitation is forbidden in this community. In this context, "criminal solicitation" shall mean, "To actively or implicitly facilitate, incite, move, or persuade others to some act of lawlessness or illegal activity." Therefore do not post discussions which demonstrate, or link to, criminal solicitation in any form. This includes, but is not limited to information or links to facilitate illegal drug use, theft, network intrusion, creation of code for malicious purposes, prohibited software copying, prohibited use of copyrighted/patented material, so-called "warez", or sites which provide torrents or links to such content. Illegal content shall be removed swiftly and dealt with in full accordance with known applicable law. Spamming is forbidden. Please alert staff to the presence of spam should you encounter it. Offending spam accounts and associated IP addresses will be banned. Do not reply to spam posts as it increases the amount of work required to clean them up. Publicity, if it is related to Arch (as a project or community) or GNU/Linux/FOSS, will usually be allowed. Promoting web-invites, blog posts or commercial promotions are actively discouraged, or outright prohibited. Registering just to promote your issue/cause, FOSS-related or not, treats the community as a resource and is not acceptable. Other considerations in this category include: Arch Linux distribution support ONLY Arch-based distributions have their own support fora and users of those distributions should be actively encouraged to seek support there. These distributions often use different packages, package versions, repositories, or make custom system configurations silently, practically rendering support for such projects within Arch Linux impossible. Community technical support shall only be provided for the Arch Linux distribution and the Arch User Repository. Posting issues with, and requesting support for, derivative distributions or operating systems other than Arch Linux are prohibited. Avoid controversy/controversial topics There is no explicit list of topics considered to be "trollish", controversial or provocative, but in the past, posts pertaining to Religion, Sports, Race, Nationalism and Politics have invariably been closed. Therefore,  specifically avoid these and all divisive topics in the Arch community.  The staff certainly realize that such issues are deeply ingrained human realities. However, this is a technical community and is not intended nor able to effectively facilitate such commentary nor the resulting unrest. Furthermore, questioning or discussing the methods used by the Arch Linux development team will be monitored closely and locked or removed if deemed unhelpful and/or unproductive. Specific fora guidelines In addition to the common code, each of the fora has its own specific guidelines summarized in the following subsections. 

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The terms for this service are easy to read. Users agree not to submit libelous, harassing or threatening content. This service does not allow alternative accounts. Users agree not to use the service for illegal purposes. This service prohibits users sending chain letters, junk mail, spam or any unsolicited messages. Discussion about other Arch distributions is not allowed. Prohibits political discussions or campaigning. Per the service's terms, users may not express negative opinions about them. Other applicable rules, terms, conditions or guidelines.