Community Guidelines

Visitors and contributors should communicate in a respectful and constructive manner. Expected behaviour includes:

• Respecting different literary opinions and interpretations;
• Discussing poems and ideas without insulting the people who share them;
• Avoiding personal attacks, threats, harassment, and intimidation;
• Avoiding targeted abuse or repeated unwanted contact;
• Keeping criticism relevant to the content rather than attacking an individual's character;
• Respecting other people's boundaries;
• Avoiding deliberate disruption of literary discussions.

Disagreement is acceptable — and often valuable — when it is about ideas, interpretations, or literary technique. Abusive behaviour is not. Visitors are not required to agree with every opinion or interpretation, but they are expected to treat others with courtesy while expressing disagreement.

SHEAYAR.com is intended to support literary appreciation, shayari, poetry, and creative expression. Where submission features exist, contributors are encouraged to:

• Share original poetry and creative writing;
• Provide meaningful titles and descriptions;
• Respect different poetic forms and styles;
• Offer constructive feedback;
• Clearly distinguish original writing from quotations or excerpts by other authors;
• Avoid presenting another person's work as their own;
• Respect the context and meaning of shared literary material.

Literary disagreement, satire, fictional storytelling, and different creative perspectives are not automatically violations of these guidelines. Content should be assessed based on its actual context and applicable rules, rather than automatically treating controversial artistic expression as misconduct.

Poems, shayari, literary quotations, images, illustrations, and other creative works may be protected by copyright or other intellectual property rights. Contributors and visitors should follow these principles:

• Do not knowingly publish another person's protected work without the necessary permission or other lawful basis;
• Do not claim authorship of writing created by someone else;
• Provide appropriate attribution when required or appropriate, while recognising that attribution alone does not grant permission;
• Do not remove copyright notices or intentionally misrepresent the source of creative material;
• Respect applicable licenses and terms governing the use of literary works;
• Do not upload content obtained through unauthorised access or other unlawful means.

Copyright rules and exceptions depend on applicable law and the circumstances of each case. Not every use of a work is permitted, and not every use is prohibited — context matters.

If you believe your rights have been infringed, please use the website's DMCA Policy and copyright-reporting process. SHEAYAR.com does not claim that all material published on the website is original, licensed, public domain, or approved by its original author unless that has been verified.

SHEAYAR.com does not encourage behaviour that targets or harms other people. The following behaviour is not acceptable on the website:

• Threats of violence or intimidation;
• Repeated targeted harassment;
• Bullying and humiliating personal attacks;
• Doxxing or sharing private information without authorisation;
• Discriminatory abuse targeting protected or vulnerable groups;
• Encouraging others to harass a person;
• Publishing private communications to intimidate or expose someone without a legitimate basis.

Criticism of an idea, poem, public argument, or literary work is different from targeted harassment of the person who created it. Context-sensitive artistic, educational, documentary, or critical content should be handled carefully — a mention of a sensitive topic does not automatically violate the rules.

Content may be restricted where it creates serious safety, privacy, legal, or abuse concerns. Examples of potentially prohibited content include:

• Credible threats of violence;
• Content that facilitates criminal activity;
• Material that violates another person's privacy or rights;
• Non-consensual intimate material;
• Malicious links, phishing attempts, or harmful files;
• Instructions intended to facilitate serious harm or abuse;
• Content that unlawfully exploits or endangers children.

Decisions about content should be based on the actual content, context, applicable law, and relevant website policies. SHEAYAR.com does not claim to operate automated detection systems, specialist review teams, or emergency response capabilities unless these genuinely exist.

Visitors should avoid content that disrupts the website or attempts to exploit other visitors. Examples of inappropriate behaviour include:

• Repeatedly posting the same message or poem to manipulate visibility;
• Publishing irrelevant promotional material;
• Sending unsolicited advertising through any available messaging feature;
• Posting deceptive offers, fraudulent claims, or scam links;
• Using misleading titles or descriptions to attract clicks;
• Impersonating another author, brand, organisation, or website;
• Attempting to manipulate engagement through deceptive methods;
• Posting malicious or suspicious external links.

Relevant, transparent references to a source or a personal literary portfolio are appropriate and permitted where they add value. Not every external link or legitimate self-reference should be treated as spam.

Visitors and contributors should not intentionally misrepresent authorship, identity, or affiliation. Where relevant, the following behaviour is not permitted:

• Impersonating another poet or author;
• Falsely claiming to represent SHEAYAR.com;
• Using another person's identity to mislead readers;
• Misrepresenting copied or generated content as an original work when doing so violates applicable rules or submission requirements;
• Falsely claiming endorsements, permissions, or official relationships.

Visitors are not required to publicly reveal their real names unless a genuine feature or lawful requirement necessitates it. Legitimate pen names and pseudonymous literary expression are respected and valued.

Visitors should not expose private information about themselves or other people without appropriate authorisation. Please do not publish:

• Private home addresses;
• Personal telephone numbers;
• Private email addresses;
• Account credentials or authentication details;
• Confidential personal documents;
• Private messages or correspondence without an appropriate basis;
• Other sensitive information that could expose someone to harm.

Visitors should also avoid sharing their own sensitive information publicly. For privacy concerns, please refer to the Privacy Policy and contact the team through the available channel. SHEAYAR.com cannot guarantee removal of content copied or redistributed by other websites.

Where discussion features are available, visitors are encouraged to:

• Keep comments relevant to the poem or topic;
• Provide useful and respectful feedback;
• Avoid personal attacks and repetitive messages;
• Avoid posting confidential information;
• Avoid misleading claims about authorship;
• Respect reasonable discussion boundaries.

Disagreement is acceptable when expressed respectfully. If interactive discussion features are not currently available on the website, this section should be read as the standards that would apply if such features are introduced.

Where SHEAYAR.com permits visitors to submit poems, articles, comments, images, or other material, contributors are responsible for the material they submit and should ensure they have the necessary rights and permissions. Submissions should:

• Follow the community rules described on this page;
• Respect copyright and intellectual property rights;
• Avoid harassment, unlawful content, and privacy violations;
• Use accurate titles and descriptions;
• Avoid spam, malicious links, and deceptive claims;
• Respect any applicable submission requirements.

This section does not describe a specific submission process, upload form, approval workflow, editorial team, or publishing guarantee. Where the website publishes only administrator-created content, this section should be read as the standards applied to published material rather than as a description of public submissions.

Visitors who identify content or behaviour that may violate these guidelines should use the website's available reporting or contact process. A useful report typically includes:

• A link to the relevant page or content, where available;
• A clear description of the concern;
• The specific guideline that may have been violated;
• Relevant context needed to understand the issue.

Please do not publish private information or make personal attacks while reporting a concern. Reports should be submitted in good faith and should not be used to intimidate others or to silence legitimate disagreement.

Reports may be sent by email to salam@sheayar.com. A particular response time, guaranteed removal, or a specific investigation outcome cannot be promised in advance — each report is reviewed on its own facts.

Where SHEAYAR.com provides interactive or user-submitted features, content or conduct that violates applicable guidelines may be reviewed and addressed as appropriate. Depending on the situation, possible actions may include:

• Requesting that a contributor correct or remove material;
• Removing content that violates applicable rules;
• Restricting access to a specific feature;
• Limiting or suspending an account where account features exist;
• Taking further action where required by applicable law.

The available actions depend on the website's actual functionality, the seriousness of the issue, applicable policies, and legal requirements. SHEAYAR.com does not claim a formal moderation team, automated moderation tools, an appeal process, or a specific enforcement timeline unless these exist. Not every report will lead to content removal.

Reporting systems, where available, should be used honestly to raise genuine concerns. Please avoid:

• Knowingly submitting false allegations;
• Repeatedly reporting content simply because of a personal disagreement;
• Using reports to threaten or harass another person;
• Attempting to silence lawful and respectful criticism through abusive reporting.

Visitors can report content they reasonably believe violates the rules, even if the final decision is not to remove it. There is no automatic penalty for every unsuccessful report — the purpose of reporting is to raise genuine concerns, not to punish disagreement.

The website may contain links to external websites or third-party material where applicable. Visitors should exercise appropriate judgement when following external links.

Third-party websites may operate under their own policies, terms, and content practices. SHEAYAR.com does not automatically endorse every external page linked to or referenced by a visitor.

Where visitors can submit external links, those links should be relevant, lawful, and not intentionally deceptive or harmful. Descriptions of link-submission features apply only where those features actually exist.

Contributors are encouraged, where applicable, to make literary content accessible and understandable. Suggested practices include:

• Using meaningful titles;
• Providing useful descriptions for images where supported;
• Avoiding unnecessarily confusing formatting;
• Respecting readers who use assistive technologies;
• Avoiding discriminatory or degrading treatment of others;
• Respecting linguistic and stylistic differences.

Legitimate poetry styles, dialects, scripts, and literary forms should not be unnecessarily restricted. Accessibility and inclusion are about making participation easier and more welcoming — not about limiting creative expression.

These guidelines provide general standards for responsible participation on SHEAYAR.com. They should be read alongside the website's Terms and Conditions, Privacy Policy, Copyright Policy, and other relevant policies where those pages exist.

These guidelines do not replace applicable laws, and they do not grant permission to use content owned by other people. SHEAYAR.com may revise these guidelines when appropriate, subject to applicable requirements.

Nothing in these guidelines promises that the website will guarantee a completely safe, moderated, or conflict-free environment. The goal is a respectful, literary, and constructive space — and that requires cooperation from everyone who participates.