Community Guidelines

Hideout is for people who love anime, so the short version is: talk about the shows, be kind to each other, and don't spoil things for people who haven't caught up. These rules apply to comments, profiles (names, handles, bios and pictures) and messages.

Profile pictures

Pictures follow the same rules as everything else: nothing sexual, gory, hateful or meant to shock, and no pictures of other people without their OK. Moderators can remove a picture, and the account then can't upload another for 7 days.

Spoilers

Each episode has its own comments, so anything up to that episode is fair game there. Anything after it, from later episodes, the manga or the light novel, has to be hidden. Wrap it in ||double bars||, or tick Spoiler to hide the whole comment. Unmarked spoilers get removed.

Be decent

• Disagree about shows as much as you like, but go after the opinion, not the person.
• No harassment, bullying, threats, or following someone around the site after they've asked you to stop.
• No hate speech or slurs about anyone's race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexuality, disability or nationality.
• No sexual content, and nothing sexual involving minors, ever, including drawn or "fictional" characters who are children.
• Don't pretend to be someone else, including Hideout staff.
• Don't share other people's personal information (real names, addresses, photos, accounts elsewhere) without their OK.

No spam or scams

• No advertising, self-promotion, referral codes, or the same comment pasted everywhere.
• No links to piracy, malware, phishing or "free Nitro" style scams.
• Don't ask people for passwords, payment details or crypto.
• One account per person. Don't make new accounts to get around a mute or ban.

Messages

Messages are private between you and the other person, but they're stored on my server (they aren't end-to-end encrypted). Nobody reads them unless one of you reports a message; then I or a moderator see that message and the five before it.

If you aren't friends, your first message is a request: you can send one message, without links, and the other person decides whether to accept it. If someone ignores your request or blocks you, leave it there. You can switch your own messages to Friends only in Settings.

You can always message an Admin directly, even with a brand-new or muted account, for help or to appeal a decision. Admins can message anyone the same way.

You must be 13 or older

That's the minimum age for an account. Accounts I find belong to someone younger are deleted.

Reporting and blocking

Every comment, profile and message has a Report option. Reports go to me and the site's moderators, and the person you report isn't told who reported them. You can also Block anyone from their profile or a conversation: you won't see each other's comments, they can't message or add you, and any friendship ends.

What happens when someone breaks the rules

Depending on how serious it is: the comment is removed, the account is muted (can still watch, but can't comment, message or send friend requests) for a while, or the account is banned. Serious things like threats or anything sexual involving minors mean an immediate permanent ban, and I may report it to the authorities.

Moderators (marked Mod) can remove comments anywhere. Admins (marked Admin) handle reports, mutes and bans. If you think I got something wrong, email [email protected].

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