Community Guidelines

Last updated: April 2026

GitTeam is a place for honest reviews of open-source projects. Please follow these principles to keep the community healthy.

Good Reviews

• Specific experience: Describe how you used the project and what worked or didn't, with context.
• Audience: Mention who this project is good for (e.g., "Great for React beginners").
• Version context: When relevant, mention the version or date — projects evolve quickly.

Prohibited Behavior

• Abusive, discriminatory, hateful, or violent language
• Exposing personal information (emails, phone numbers, etc.)
• Commercial advertising or unrelated external promotion
• Spamming duplicate content or bulk posting
• False reporting or automated vote/report manipulation
• Reviewing your own repository (blocked by the system)

Reporting

• Use the "Report" button on a review card when you believe a review violates these guidelines.
• When 5 distinct users report the same review, it is hidden automatically. The author can still see it; admins review it afterwards.
• Self-reports are blocked. Repeated false reporting is tracked in the reporter accuracy dashboard.

Strikes and Sanctions

A strike accrues only when an admin explicitly hides or purges a review. Auto-hides from 5 reports, or later unhides, do not count — to prevent brigading users into bans.

90-day rolling window:

• 1st: Warning (display only, no feature limits)
• 2nd: 7-day restriction on reviews, votes, reports, feedback
• 3rd+: Permanent ban

Sanction lift is admin-only. You can view your strike history at any time.

Feedback and Contact

For guideline questions, appeals, or suggestions, please use the in-app feedback page. Only admins can see submissions.