Welcome to Machiavillage.
By crossing these gates, you enter a realm where words carry influence, reputations rise and fall, and every post may shape your standing. Conduct yourself shrewdly. You agree not to publish anything false, defamatory, vulgar, hateful, harassing, obscene, profane, threatening, or invasive of another’s privacy, nor anything that violates the laws of any nation. Guard intellectual property as a prince guards his crown—share copyrighted material only if you hold the rights or possess written consent.
Crude spam, crude self-promotion, chain letters, pyramid schemes, and other schemes of low cunning are forbidden; only strategy with dignity earns respect here.
Know this: the rulers of Machiavillage cannot scrutinize every utterance. Posts speak for their authors alone, not for the Forum, its sovereigns, or its council. Should a message offend, alert a Moderator at once. Content may be removed when wise to do so, though not always swiftly; even princes cannot be everywhere at once.
You bear full responsibility for the consequences of your words and agree to shield the Forum and its governors from the fallout they may bring. In matters of law, your identity may be revealed.
Choose a fitting name, guard your password as you would state secrets, and never infiltrate another’s account. Your IP is recorded for serious offenses. Above all—treat newcomers with strategic courtesy; allies are more valuable than enemies.