Overview of Community Guidelines and potentially flagged accounts
Flagged accounts or content typically result from violations of Product Hunt’s Commenting and Community Guidelines. Common issues include incomplete profile details or posting comments that violate platform standards. Ensure you review our Community Guidelines to avoid future violations.
Steps to Address Flagged Profiles and Accounts
To resolve a potentially flagged account, you must update your profile to align with our platform's requirements, such as no company accounts. Follow these steps:
Complete Your Profile Information:
Add your full name, including first and last names.
Upload a clear profile picture of yourself. (ie, not an avatar or AI-generated)
Include a relevant bio and headline in your profile.
Optional Enhancements:
Connect an additional social media account (e.g., Facebook, LinkedIn) as an alternative login option.
Consider updating your username to reflect your real name or a contextually relevant combination.
Notify Support for Review:
After making the above updates, you can inform the support team, who will review your account for approval.
Once reviewed and if approved, you can regain commenting and participation privileges.
Impact of Content or Comment Violations
Flagged comments usually result in restrictions that apply only to the specific flagged content. Such actions may limit your ability to comment temporarily if the spam-detection system identifies repeated violations. However, these restrictions generally do not affect your ability to post products, provided you follow the guidelines. To avoid such outcomes:
Ensure comments are constructive and align with our Commenting Guidelines.- Focus on contributing insights that foster community discussions.
Avoid posting inappropriate or irrelevant content that doesn't add value to the conversation.
Understand that repeated issues with comment visibility may lead to restricted commenting privileges.
Addressing flagged issues promptly by adhering to these solutions ensures minimal disruption to your Product Hunt experience while maintaining the integrity of the community.