House rules
Useful conversation needs a floor.
The Common Room is for adults. Reading is public; writing requires a verified Google account and a claimed Nogical name and handle. Participation means accepting these rules.
People before points
Talk to a whole person, not a diagnosis. Disagreement is welcome; humiliation, pile-ons, slurs, harassment and threats are not.
Privacy stays private
Do not post another person's identifying information, private messages or medical details without clear permission.
Experience is not a prescription
Share what helped you, but do not diagnose another member or present medical, legal or crisis advice as professional care.
Clean, not scrubbed
A well-earned F-word is fine. Pornography, sexual exploitation, hate content, graphic cruelty, spam and vulgarity used as wallpaper are not.
Report, do not referee
Use the private report path when something crosses a line. Moderators may hide or remove content and pause accounts while reviewing it.
What moderation can do
Nogical may hide or remove threads, replies and comments, pause accounts, preserve private moderation records and contact a member at the verified email connected to their account. Moderation decisions include a reason. A clear appeal contact will be published during the prerelease.
Public and private
Your chosen display name, handle, optional Founding Member distinction, threads, replies and comments are public. Your Google email, stable account identifier, reports and moderation records are private. Do not post anything you need to remain confidential.
Founding Member is not a permission level
The first 100 genuine profiles receive a permanent honorary number. It does not grant moderation, publishing, contributor review, CMS or administrator access, and it does not place anyone above these rules.
Limits
Nogical is not a crisis service, medical provider, law office or emergency response system. If there is immediate danger, contact local emergency services or an appropriate crisis resource where you live.
Prerelease community policy. The moderation process and appeal contact will continue to mature as the first real members help reveal what the room needs.