Elevate Debate exists so people can disagree well. These guidelines explain what that looks like here, and what happens when someone falls short. They sit alongside our Terms of Use.
Challenge ideas as hard as you like. Do not attack the people who hold them. Insults, name-calling, mocking someone's background, and piling on a single member are not debate.
Content that threatens, harasses or demeans people because of who they are, including their race, religion, nationality, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age, is not allowed. Neither are threats of violence or encouraging others to harm someone.
Do not post adverts, repeated links, or off-topic content. Sharing a source that supports your argument is fine.
Keep arguments and rebuttals about the debate they belong to. Start a new debate if you want to talk about something else.
If something breaks these guidelines, use the report button on it. Reports are private, and the person you report is not told who made the report. Please do not report a post just because you disagree with it. Use a rebuttal for that.
A moderator reviews each report. Depending on what happened, they may leave the content up, remove it, or suspend the account. If we remove something of yours or suspend your account, we email you and tell you why. If you think we got it wrong, contact us and we will look again.
