Chat Rules

These rules apply to public chat, private messages, and any other live messaging features on TanksConnected.

Who can use chat

• You must be logged in to use chat.
• Your email address must be verified.
• New accounts may need to wait before speaking in public chat.
• Some chat features may be limited, paused, or disabled for safety reasons.

Be decent

• No harassment, bullying, threats, intimidation, or targeted abuse.
• No hate speech, discrimination, slurs, or hostile behaviour toward protected or personal characteristics.
• No sexual content, adult content, grooming behaviour, or inappropriate messages.
• No scams, phishing, suspicious links, malware, or attempts to trick users.
• No spam, flooding, repeated posting, or deliberately disruptive behaviour.
• No impersonating staff, moderators, bots, services, or other users.

Personal information

Do not share or request private personal information in chat. This includes addresses, phone numbers, passwords, payment details, school or workplace locations, private contact details, or anything that could put someone at risk.

Private messages

Private messages can be reported and blocked. They are not actively monitored by default, but may be reviewed if reported, flagged, or needed for safety, security, abuse prevention, or legal reasons.

Reports and blocks

Users can report chat messages and hide messages from other users. Repeated or serious reports may trigger temporary automated safety actions while a moderator reviews the situation.

Moderation

TanksConnected may remove messages, pause chat access, restrict accounts, or take other action where needed to keep the site safe. For more detail, see the Reporting & Moderation Policy.

Last updated: May 2026