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Community Guidelines

Last updated: 31 August 2026. Again works because people show up, stay curious and treat each other well. These guidelines describe what that means in practice.

How to read this

Circles are made of strangers who are becoming friends. Early conversations can be a little awkward, and that is normal. Patience and curiosity are part of the experience. None of that asks you to tolerate behaviour that is unsafe, coercive, discriminatory or threatening. If something crosses that line, report it and we will handle it.

Enforcement depends on context, severity and history. The same words can be a misunderstanding in one situation and a serious breach in another. Serious safety issues can lead to immediate restriction or removal before a review is finished.

What we expect

  • Show up when you say you will, and give notice when you cannot.
  • Give everyone at the table room to speak.
  • Take a no at face value, the first time.
  • Keep what is shared in a Circle inside that Circle.
  • Treat venues and their staff well.

Specific areas

Harassment and bullying

Treating another member in a way that is demeaning, intimidating or persistently unpleasant, whether it happens in a Circle chat or in person.

Examples

  • Mocking someone's appearance, accent, job, income or living situation
  • Repeatedly talking over someone or excluding them from the conversation on purpose
  • Pile-on behaviour where several members turn on one person

Likely enforcement

Usually a warning and a coaching note for a first, mild incident. Repeated or targeted behaviour leads to removal from the Circle and, where the pattern continues, from Again.

Threats and violence

Any threat of physical harm, any act of violence, and any encouragement of violence against a member, a partner venue or its staff.

Examples

  • Saying you will wait for someone outside a venue
  • Physical contact intended to intimidate, restrain or hurt
  • Threatening someone's family, home or workplace

Likely enforcement

Immediate restriction while we review, and in almost every case permanent removal. Where there is a risk to someone's safety we will act before the review is complete.

Sexual harassment and unwanted sexual conduct

Again is not a dating service. Sexual pursuit, sexual commentary and any unwanted physical contact are out of place here.

Examples

  • Sexual comments about another member's body
  • Continuing to pursue someone romantically after they have declined or gone quiet
  • Touching someone without their clear agreement

Likely enforcement

A single clear incident is enough for removal from the Circle. Anything involving contact, coercion or persistence after a refusal leads to permanent removal.

Hate and discrimination

Demeaning someone because of who they are, including race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, disability, age, sex, gender identity or sexual orientation.

Examples

  • Slurs, or jokes that rely on a slur to land
  • Telling a member they do not belong in the group because of their background
  • Repeating stereotypes about a group after being asked to stop

Likely enforcement

Removal from the Circle in most cases. Slurs, dehumanising language and repeat behaviour lead to permanent removal.

Stalking and repeated unwanted contact

Continuing to contact, follow or seek out a member who has asked for space, blocked you or left the Circle.

Examples

  • Messaging someone repeatedly on other platforms after they stopped replying
  • Turning up where someone lives, works or exercises without an invitation
  • Creating a second account to reach someone who blocked you

Likely enforcement

Immediate restriction and review. Evading a block or a restriction is treated as a serious breach and normally ends membership.

Privacy violations and doxxing

Sharing another member's personal information or private conversations outside the Circle without their agreement.

Examples

  • Posting someone's surname, address, employer or phone number anywhere public
  • Screenshotting Circle messages and sharing them outside the Circle
  • Photographing or recording a member who has asked you not to

Likely enforcement

Warning and removal of the content where we can. Deliberate exposure of someone's identity or location leads to removal from Again.

Impersonation and deception

Presenting yourself as someone you are not, or holding more than one account.

Examples

  • Using another person's photos or name
  • Materially misrepresenting your age
  • Creating a second account after a restriction

Likely enforcement

Accounts are corrected where the issue is a genuine mistake. Deliberate deception, and any account created to avoid enforcement, is closed.

Scams, fraud and exploitation

Using a Circle to extract money, sell to members, recruit them, or take advantage of anyone's trust or circumstances.

Examples

  • Asking members for loans, investments or crypto transfers
  • Pitching a business, network marketing scheme or service to the table
  • Using payment details or personal information obtained through Again

Likely enforcement

Removal from Again in nearly all cases. Where money has changed hands we preserve records and may report the matter to the authorities.

Unsafe conduct at Again meetups

Behaviour that puts you or anyone else at risk during a Circle meetup.

Examples

  • Arriving in a state where you cannot participate safely
  • Pressuring others to drink, to leave for a private location, or to continue past their limits
  • Driving a group somewhere unplanned or unsafe

Likely enforcement

Coaching and a Circle removal for a first serious incident. Anything that endangers another member is treated as a critical issue.

Retaliation against someone who reports

Punishing, pressuring or shaming a member because they reported something, or because you believe they did.

Examples

  • Confronting someone about a report
  • Turning other members against a suspected reporter
  • Threatening to expose someone's private information in response

Likely enforcement

Retaliation is treated as seriously as the original issue and often more so. It normally results in removal.

Conduct toward venues and their staff

Treating partner venues, restaurants and their staff with anything less than ordinary courtesy.

Examples

  • Rudeness or harassment directed at staff
  • Leaving without paying your share of a bill
  • Damaging property or refusing to leave when asked

Likely enforcement

We act on venue reports the same way we act on member reports. Repeat issues end membership, because losing venue relationships harms every member.

Abuse of reporting and safety systems

Using reports, blocks or safety tools to harass someone, to gain an advantage, or to make claims you know to be untrue.

Examples

  • Filing knowingly false reports about a member
  • Encouraging others to report someone as a group
  • Repeatedly reporting trivial matters to force a member out

Likely enforcement

An honest report that turns out to be unfounded is never penalised. Deliberate abuse of the system is itself a breach and can end membership.

Repeat violations and patterns

A series of smaller issues that add up, especially the same behaviour appearing across different Circles.

Examples

  • Several members independently raising the same concern
  • Behaviour that escalates after a warning
  • Repeated last minute cancellations combined with disruptive conduct

Likely enforcement

We look at history, not just the latest incident. A pattern moves a case up in priority and shortens the path to removal.

How to report

Use the report option inside your Circle, or the reporting page. You can also use the reporting flow in your Again account, or the contact form at again.social/contact. You can block a member at any time, and the person you report is never told who reported them. If anyone is in immediate danger, contact the emergency services first.

For what happens after a report and how to challenge a decision, see Reporting and Appeals.

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