Community Guidelines

Paddock is professional infrastructure for verified trade practitioners. These guidelines keep it accurate, trustworthy, and useful. By posting here you agree to follow them, in addition to our Terms of Service.

What we expect

Be accurate. Post real supply, demand, and experience — never fabricated deals or specs.

Be professional. Treat other members with respect, even in disagreement.

Stay on topic. Keep posts relevant to the board you're writing in.

Protect confidentiality. Don't share others' private or personal information.

What's not allowed

Spam & unsolicited promotion — repetitive posting, mass advertising, or off-platform solicitation.

Fraud & scams — misrepresenting goods, prices, identity, or trade history; advance-fee schemes.

Misinformation — knowingly false market, regulatory, or counterparty claims.

Harassment & abuse — insults, threats, discrimination, or targeted harassment.

Privacy violations — posting personal data, private documents, or DM contents without consent.

Off-topic content — material unrelated to trade or to the board's purpose.

Illegal activity — trade in sanctioned, prohibited, or counterfeit goods, or anything unlawful.

Reporting

Use the report button on any post, comment, message, profile, or deal to flag a problem. Reports go to our operators, who review them privately. Reporting in good faith never counts against you.

Enforcement

Depending on severity and history, operators may remove content, issue a warning, temporarily suspend an account, or permanently ban it. Verified deal records found to be forged are voided and excluded from reputation. We keep an internal audit trail of every enforcement action.

Questions about these guidelines? See our contact information.