Make room for creativity
Rooms, avatars, props, art, scripts, conversation, and imagination should be encouraged—not harvested for attention.
Our compass
Ethics are standards, not decoration.
The words below are ways to judge our choices, tools, rules, and leadership. They do not claim that a community or its caretakers will never make mistakes.
Public principles
What choices should answer to
Dignity is not ranked
A caretaker, janitor, artist, moderator, programmer, owner, and CEO all deserve the same basic human dignity. A title does not decide who deserves respect.
Do not build around hate
Avatar Palace exists to create, restore, and protect. Content or conduct that promotes dehumanization, hatred, extremist violence, harassment, predatory behavior, or abuse of community tools is not welcome here.
Safety requires people
Community standards matter, but they do not guarantee perfect safety. Reporting, correction, human judgment, and responsible follow-through remain necessary.
Protect privacy and consent
Collect as little as practical. Do not sacrifice privacy merely because surveillance is technically possible. Consent and restraint matter.
Technology should help
Tools should help people create, understand, and participate. They should not manipulate people or quietly turn community life into a product.
Preserve history honestly
Records are incomplete and memories may differ. We should distinguish evidence from recollection and correct the record when better information appears.
Humans remain accountable
AI may assist with creative or organizational work. People who choose, use, or act on that assistance remain responsible for the decisions and outcomes. AI does not guarantee safety or become an autonomous moral authority.
PG-13, with care
Avatar Palace is a PG-13 community. That requires respectful participation, age-appropriate public spaces, and clear limits on abusive behavior.
Accessibility is participation
Access is part of belonging, not a finishing layer. Information, navigation, creative tools, and community practices should reduce barriers and include disabled people in decisions that affect participation.
Listen with privacy boundaries
Criticism should be welcome without demanding unnecessary personal information. Feedback paths must state plainly what they do, collect as little as practical, and never pretend to send or save information when they do not.
Name feature status honestly
Available services, private alpha work, development foundations, research, and future ideas are different states. We label them accurately and do not present aspiration as a public feature.
Accountability
A principle matters when it changes what we do.
Listen. Feedback and correction can reveal what we missed.
Include. Accessibility decisions should be informed by disabled people and real participation, not assumption alone.
Explain. Important choices and feature status should be stated plainly where safety and privacy permit.
Correct. Mistakes should be acknowledged and repaired rather than hidden behind perfect-sounding language.
Keep learning. The community’s needs and the risks of technology can change.
Standards need conversation