How we handle community replies.

These rules cover account ownership, disclosure, human review, and the conversations we exclude.

Real accounts only

Post from your own established account. Grounds prohibits fabricated identities and managed-account farms.

Disclosure by default

Disclose your affiliation and follow each community's rules for vendor participation.

A human approves every reply

A person reviews, edits, and posts each Grounds draft.

Worth posting even if no one clicked

Every reply must pass the usefulness bar. No link by default; a link must be earned and is never shortened.

We refuse the bad rooms

If a community bans vendors, the thread is dead, or the answer would have to fake neutrality, we don't post, and we show you why.

Prohibited practices

✕ Vote manipulation✕ Competitor disparagement✕ DM blasts✕ Bulk posting✕ Auto-posting at scale

Public reporting starts with real evidence

Grounds will publish posted, skipped, lead, and citation counts only after they come from a designated live workspace. Public reporting is pending.