Mycelial Community Guidelines
Our Purpose
Mycelial exists to accelerate positive environmental and social change through meaningful professional connections. These guidelines ensure our community remains a trusted space for transformative collaboration.
Core Principles
1. Impact-Focused Engagement
- Keep discussions and connections focused on environmental and social impact initiatives, as defined by the UN Sustainable Development Goals and other recognized frameworks
- Share opportunities, insights, and resources that advance sustainability goals
- Ensure introductions and collaborations align with our regenerative mission
2. Trust & Integrity
- Maintain authenticity in all interactions
- Honor commitments and follow through on introductions
- Be transparent about your role, capabilities, limitations, and any potential conflicts of interest that may affect your participation in the community
- Respect and comply with all confidentiality agreements, non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), and any other contractual obligations you may have with Mycelial or other community members
- Credit sources and acknowledge contributions appropriately
3. Quality Connections
- Prioritize meaningful, purposeful interactions over quantity
- Take time to understand others' needs before making introductions
- Respond thoughtfully to connection requests
- Follow through on commitments and keep appointments
4. Respectful Communication
- Engage professionally and courteously
- Provide constructive, solution-oriented feedback
- Respect diverse perspectives and experiences
- Avoid discriminatory language or behavior of any kind
- Practice active listening and empathy
5. Privacy, Data Protection & Discretion
- Obtain explicit permission before sharing others' contact information
- Keep private conversations and sensitive information confidential, including but not limited to trade secrets, proprietary information, personal data, and any information marked or designated as confidential by community members
- Don't share details from closed community discussions externally
- Respect members' stated communication preferences
6. Valuable Content
- Share relevant, verified information from credible sources
- Avoid excessive self-promotion, spam, or promotional content that does not directly relate to environmental or social impact initiatives. Commercial promotions must be pre-approved by community moderators.
- Keep discussions focused on professional impact topics
- Contribute meaningfully to conversations
7. Community Support
- Help fellow members when possible
- Share relevant opportunities and resources
- Report guideline violations to community moderators
- Participate in maintaining a positive, collaborative environment
Prohibited Behaviors and Activities
- Harassment, hate speech, or discrimination
- Sharing explicit or inappropriate content
- Promoting illegal activities
- Spamming or excessive self-promotion
- Sharing private information without explicit written consent, including but not limited to personal contact details, confidential business information, or any data protected under applicable privacy laws
- Making false claims, spreading misinformation, or making misleading statements about products, services, credentials, affiliations, or impact metrics
- Using the platform for non-impact focused networking
Consequences
Mycelial reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to determine whether a violation of these guidelines has occurred and to impose any of the following consequences:
- Warning and request to modify behavior
- Temporary suspension of platform access (duration to be determined based on severity and frequency of violations)
- Removal from the community
- Reporting to relevant authorities for serious violations
Reporting Concerns
If you witness behavior that violates these guidelines, you are encouraged to promptly report it through any of the following channels:
- Use the platform's reporting function
- Contact your community moderator
- Email trust@mycelial.earth
Commitment to Growth
These guidelines may be updated or modified from time to time at Mycelial's sole discretion. Members will be notified of any material changes via email or platform notification at least 30 days before such changes take effect. Continued use of the platform after any changes constitute acceptance of the modified guidelines. We welcome constructive feedback to help improve these guidelines and our community culture.
By participating in the Mycelial community, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by these guidelines. You further agree to contribute to our mission of accelerating positive environmental and social change through meaningful connections. Failure to comply with these guidelines may result in the consequences outlined above.