> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.usefuturestack.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Moderation guidelines

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title: "Moderation Guidelines"
description: "How FutureStack maintains review quality, prevents spam, and resolves disputes."
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# Moderation Guidelines

To ensure FutureStack remains a trustworthy place to discover AI tools, we hold our reviews, discussions, and upvotes to high standards. This guide explains how we moderate content and verify user signals.

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## 1. Upvote Auditing (Anti-Spam)

Our rankings are determined by community upvotes, which makes vote integrity extremely important. We audit votes to prevent manipulation:

* **Automatic Filtering**: We use security heuristics to identify and discard upvotes generated by bots, proxy servers, temporary email addresses, or coordinates indicating click farms.
* **Fake Accounts**: Upvotes coming from newly created accounts with no profile activity that only vote for a single tool may be flagged and removed.
* **No Trading or Buying**: Buying upvotes or participating in vote-trading groups is strictly prohibited. Listings found using these services will be penalized, demoted from rankings, or removed entirely from the marketplace.

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## 2. Review Moderation Policy

We encourage honest feedback, both positive and negative. We do not edit reviews; however, we will remove reviews that violate our community standards.

### Reasons for Review Removal:

* **Spam & Promotion**: Reviews containing affiliate codes, links to competing tools, or advertising copy.
* **Abuse & Harassment**: Content containing hate speech, direct insults, defamation, or vulgar language.
* **Fake/Unverified Reviews**: Reviews submitted in exchange for direct financial payment or reviews written by the tool's own makers/employees using personal accounts.
* **Irrelevant Content**: Reviews that do not address the tool's utility (e.g. general web complaints, gibberish characters, or off-topic rants).

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## 3. Disputing a Review (For Makers)

If a review on your tool page is abusive, inaccurate, or written by a competitor:

1. Do not engage in a public argument or launch a counter-attack in the comments.
2. Email us at [team.futurestack@gmail.com](mailto:team.futurestack@gmail.com) with the subject **"Review Dispute: \[Your Tool Name]"**.
3. Provide a link to the review and explain why you believe it violates our guidelines.
4. Our team will review the dispute within 4 business days. If we find it violates our policy, it will be removed. If it is simply a negative user opinion, it will remain, but you are welcome to reply constructively.

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## 4. Reporting Abuse (For Users)

If you spot spam, harassment, or bot accounts:

* Click the **Flag** icon next to the review or comment.
* Or email us at [team.futurestack@gmail.com](mailto:team.futurestack@gmail.com).

Our moderation team monitors flags 24/7 to keep the FutureStack community safe and clean.