Effective date: [EFFECTIVE DATE]
Ash Knuckles exists for good cigars, honest conversation, and unhurried company. These rules protect the table without turning it into a courtroom.
The short version
- Respect the ritual, distrust impatience, and live the moment.
- Challenge ideas without attacking people.
- No snobbery, harassment, threats, hate, fraud, or intimidation.
- Do not arrange unlawful tobacco transactions or provide tobacco to anyone under 21.
- What is shared in a private member space should remain there unless the person who shared it gives permission.
Conversation and conduct
Members may disagree, debate, joke, and speak plainly. They may not target others with harassment, stalking, doxxing, sexual misconduct, discriminatory abuse, credible threats, or repeated unwanted contact. Do not impersonate another person or misrepresent affiliation with Ash Knuckles.
Privacy and consent
Do not publish another person’s address, phone number, private messages, financial information, identification, precise location, health information, or photographs from private gatherings without permission. Do not record private conversations or events where recording is prohibited or consent has not been obtained.
Tobacco, alcohol, and safety
Discussion of cigars and lawful adult use is permitted. Do not use the community to sell, ship, furnish, or facilitate tobacco for minors or in violation of applicable law. Do not encourage impaired driving, unsafe consumption, or dangerous stunts. Health claims and personal experiences should not be presented as medical advice.
Sales, promotions, and intellectual property
Unauthorized commercial solicitation, spam, counterfeit goods, scams, and infringement are prohibited. Members may share personal projects and recommendations in designated areas, but paid promotions, raffles, sales, trades, and affiliate links require prior approval and must comply with law and platform rules.
Content standards
Do not post malware, deceptive links, pornography, graphic violence without clear relevance and warning, or content that exploits minors. Give credit for photographs, artwork, writing, and designs that are not yours. Report suspected violations rather than escalating publicly.
Moderation
Moderators may move, edit, restrict, or remove content and may warn, suspend, or remove members to protect safety, privacy, legality, and the character of the community. Context, severity, history, and good-faith correction may be considered. To report a concern or request review, contact [CONTACT EMAIL].
The final word
Bring a cigar. Bring a story. Leave the ego at the door. Knuckles up. Pinkies forgotten.