The porch light’s on
A forum centered on Black people, with the house rules written first.
Melanated Community is a discussion forum in the making: somewhere to talk money, hair, family, faith, culture and everything else without having to defend your right to be there. We’re choosing the forum software now. Join the waitlist, and read the draft house rules while you wait.
Why the rules come first
Most places online were built first and moderated later. The numbers show who pays for that.
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54%
of Black adults harassed online said it was because of their race. For White targets, it was 17%.
Source: Pew Research Center, The State of Online Harassment (January 2021)
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41%
of U.S. adults said they’d personally been harassed online.
Source: Pew Research Center, The State of Online Harassment (January 2021)
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44%
of people facing sustained harassment said their latest episode happened on an online forum.
Source: Pew Research Center (February 2021; survey September 2020)
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1 in 4
Black Americans said they’d been targeted online because of their race or ethnicity.
Source: Pew Research Center (July 2017)
Ready to read today
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House rules
Thirteen rules, drafted now and finished with the first members.
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How moderation works
How reports work, what moderators can do, and how to appeal.
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Safety guide
Keep your personal details off the internet, and what to do if you’re doxed.
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Get help
988, the FBI, the CyberTipline and the tools that take images down.
Intimate images
Was an intimate image of you posted without your consent?
Anyone can ask us to remove it, with or without an account, and we’ll take it down within 48 hours of a valid request. The forum isn’t open yet, but the process is ready.
What we can tell you today
- The forum isn’t open yet. There are no accounts and no posts here today.
- The house rules and moderation plan are drafts. We’ll finish them with the first members before the doors open.
- Joining the waitlist is free and doesn’t commit you to anything.