This is a rough draft of the rules for Caint. This is very bare bones, but should be OK for now.
Of course, I welcome all suggestions for rule changes in @Comments-Feedback
Updated: 15th September 2025
You must be the age of 18 or above to be a member of this website. We are not catering to children.
English is the primary language of the website. Gaeilge is also allowed. Other languages are discouraged.
There is to be no homophobia, transphobia, racism, fascism, bigotry, xenophobia nor sexism on this website. You may use curse words, but not slurs.
It is expected that users act as adults, this is a website for discussion. Users may not always agree, this is not a reason for flame wars, name calling or otherwise being a git. Be polite and thorough in your posts, if you’re arguing a topic then provide thorough reasoning for your opinion.
Do not feed trolls, if a user is flame baiting then use the report functionality, do not respond to the troll.
All content submitted by a user must adhere to a PG-13 guideline.
All questions and feedback relating to the website may be posted in the ‘Comments and Feedback’ section - @Comments-Feedback
No posting of Warez/Serials/Cracks/keygens, or links to sites with said content. Do NOT ask for such things either. Repeated violations of this rule will lead to a permanent ban.
No posting of referral links/get rich/get free [insert item here]/online voting links.
Multiple accounts are forbidden unless approved by a staff member.
While posting in topics, make sure to stay on topic. Sometimes conversations may veer off in a different direction. If this happens, posts may be split out in its own thread.
Please wait about a day or so before ‘bumping’ your thread.
We ask that you please ensure that the content that you are uploading is suitable for a general audience and does not contain any NSFW materials.
Any content that is uploaded is of the sole responsibility of the user. Caint is not responsible for content that is posted.
If you wish to have something removed from Caint, please email caint@caint.ie including a link to the page that the content is on.
Certain section will have additional rules that must be adhered to alongside these main rules. These sections are: Politics (See below for a copy of the rules)
The above rules are lightly applied in the following section(s) ONLY: The Caint Lock-in (See below for a copy of the rules)
In order to join @politics, you must join the ‘Politics’ group. Click here to join
@politics -specific rules:
This is going to be an ever-changing document of rules for the Politics forum on Caint.ie.
These rules are alongside the main Caint.ie rules (“Main Site Rules”). If a ruling here contradicts a ruling within the Main Site Rules, the rules here take precedence, but for this Politics section only.
They may be updated without notice, so please check back every so often to refresh yourself on the rules.
In the fairness of the rules for everyone, there will be a “3 Strike” system in place.
Depending on the severity of the break, you may be removed from the Politics forum.
Be nice.
Don’t get into heated arguments/debates. You can disagree with something, but opinions should be respected.
Don’t be inciting violence or protests. We don’t want Caint in the news, thank you.
Try to provide sources where possible. Also, take the time to use an archiving tool to capture the news article at the time of publication. We recommend using https://archive.is/
more to come
@caint -specific rules:
Welcome to the Caint Lock‑in.
Here, moderation is intentionally light, though the Main Sites Rules may be applied where needed.
We’ll be importing hashtags and ActivityPub feeds from external forums to expand the content available on Caint.
Because the imported content covers a wide range of topics including politics, current events, and other potentially sensitive subjects, some posts may be offensive to certain readers.
I will do a brief check of threads to see if it’s appropriate to stay (Where I toe the line is not going to be agreeable by everyone.If additional ‘staff’ is added in the future, where they toe the line is at their discretion)
Even though the content may be imported, you can still reply, upvote, report as normal.
As a Caint member, you represent the community when you post, so please be courteous to all.
