Community Guidelines

All images and videos are reviewed before being published. To ensure your content is approved:

Reports are the heart of The Darkives. Whether documenting your own experience or sharing someone else's account:

• Be detailed and specific – Include dates, times, weather conditions, and exactly what occurred
• Be honest – Clearly distinguish between what you witnessed and what you believe happened
• Attribute sources – When reporting someone else's experience, credit the original witness
• Avoid embellishment – Accurate accounts are more valuable than sensationalised stories
• Include context – Moon phase, emotional state, and environmental factors can be relevant
• Respect privacy – Don't include personal details of witnesses without their consent

Our forums are spaces for respectful discussion and knowledge sharing:

• Stay on topic – Keep discussions relevant to the thread subject
• Be constructive – Critique ideas, not people; offer solutions, not just criticism
• Back up claims – Provide sources or evidence when making factual assertions
• Respect diverse perspectives – The paranormal field includes many viewpoints and approaches
• No gatekeeping – Welcome newcomers and share knowledge freely
• Use mentions appropriately – Tag users only when relevant to the conversation

Your wall and the community feed are for sharing updates, findings, and connecting with fellow researchers:

• Share investigation updates, discoveries, and questions
• Engage positively with others' posts through reactions and thoughtful comments
• Avoid excessive self-promotion or repeated identical posts
• Keep comments relevant and respectful
• Use the block feature if you need to disengage from specific users

The following will result in content removal and may lead to account suspension:

• Harassment, bullying, or personal attacks on community members
• Hate speech based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexuality, or disability
• Threats of violence or encouragement of illegal activity
• Spam including repetitive posts, promotional content, and link farming
• Impersonation of other users, researchers, or public figures
• Doxxing or sharing private information about others
• Fabricated evidence presented as authentic (hoaxes undermine genuine research)
• Malicious content including malware, phishing, or harmful links
• Copyright infringement – only share content you have rights to use
• NSFW or explicit content of any kind

Help us maintain community standards:

• Report violations using the flag icon on posts, comments, images, or profiles
• Provide context when reporting to help moderators understand the issue
• Don't abuse the report system – false reports may result in penalties
• All reports are reviewed by human moderators within 24 hours
• Block users if you need to immediately disengage from someone

Our moderators work to ensure fair and consistent enforcement. If you believe an action was taken in error, you may appeal through our contact form.

Violations of these guidelines may result in:

• Content removal – Offending content will be deleted
• Warning – First-time or minor violations may receive a warning
• Temporary suspension – Repeated or serious violations may result in temporary account suspension
• Permanent ban – Severe or repeated violations will result in permanent account termination
• Loss of verification status – Verified users who violate guidelines may lose their verified status

Last Updated: 11 October 2026

These guidelines may be updated from time to time. Continued use of The Darkives constitutes acceptance of the current guidelines.