Community Guidelines
Truth, Together.
Our Spirit
Veremet is a home for curious people who believe truth is built together. Our community — The Verifiers — investigates claims, shares sources, and reaches honest consensus through open collaboration. These guidelines exist to keep that home welcoming, rigorous, and trustworthy.
By participating in Veremet — submitting sources, joining discussions, voting, or contributing as a Maven — you agree to follow these guidelines.
What We Ask of You
Bring sources, not just opinions.
When you share what you've found, link to original sources where possible and explain why they support or challenge a claim. Investigation is a craft — show your work.
Engage in good faith.
Disagreement is welcome and necessary. Critique the source, the reasoning, or the evidence — never the person.
Stay curious.
Approach claims as genuine inquiries, not verdicts you're trying to defend. Be willing to update your perspective when better evidence appears.
Respect the work.
Cite sources accurately, don't misrepresent what you've read, and don't manipulate consensus through coordinated voting, duplicate accounts, or reputation gaming.
Protect privacy.
Don't share private information about other Verifiers, expose someone's identity without consent, or use Veremet to investigate or surveil private individuals who aren't part of a public claim.
What's Not Allowed
The following are not permitted anywhere on Veremet — in investigations, discussions, profiles, or messages:
Harassment, hate, or threats
Including content targeting people based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or other protected characteristics.
Illegal content
Including content that infringes copyright, defames a real person, violates privacy law, or facilitates illegal activity.
Sexual or violent content involving minors
Zero tolerance. Accounts will be removed and reported to the appropriate authorities.
Coordinated manipulation
Including vote brigading, source spamming, sockpuppet accounts, paid astroturfing, or any attempt to distort consensus through inauthentic activity.
Impersonation
Pseudonyms are welcome; pretending to be another real person, organization, or credentialed expert you are not is not.
Spam and undisclosed self-promotion
Including repeated promotional posts, unrelated links, or low-quality submissions that don't contribute to investigation.
Doxxing
Including publishing personal contact information, home addresses, workplaces, or other private identifying details.
AI-generated content presented as original work
Using AI tools to assist research is fine; passing off AI-generated text or fabricated sources as your own investigation is not.
Misuse of Maven status
Mavens carry public reputation. Using Maven standing to coordinate consensus, intimidate other Verifiers, or accept undisclosed paid placements will result in removal of status.
How We Enforce
Veremet is moderated through a combination of automated systems, community reports, and our trust and safety team. When a guideline is violated, we may:
- Remove the contribution
- Issue a warning
- Restrict posting, voting, or Maven privileges
- Suspend or permanently remove the account
- Report serious violations to law enforcement where required
Our response scales with the severity and pattern of the behavior. Severe violations — particularly those involving safety, illegal content, or coordinated manipulation — may result in immediate removal without prior warning.
Reporting and Appeals
If you see something that violates these guidelines, use the report function on any investigation, source, comment, or profile, or email our trust and safety team. If you believe an enforcement action against your account was made in error, you may appeal by replying to the moderation notice or emailing the appeals address.
Report a violation
trust@veremet.comAppeal an action
appeals@veremet.comWe aim to respond within 7 business days.
Updates
We may update these guidelines as our community grows. Material changes will be announced on the platform and emailed to active Verifiers.
Be Curious Again.
Truth is built together. Become a Verifier and help us keep this community welcoming, rigorous, and trustworthy.