Chapter 1: General Provisions

1. Forum Positioning: This forum aims to provide a professional and reliable platform for bioinformatics practitioners, researchers, and enthusiasts worldwide, encouraging technical sharing, research experience exchange, method discussions, and academic resource sharing.
2. Purpose and Principles:
   • Professionalism: Discussions should focus on bioinformatics and related interdisciplinary fields, such as computational biology, data analysis, algorithm development, database applications, genomics, proteomics, etc.
   • Integrity: Adhere to academic integrity; do not spread false information or unverified data and results.
   • Respect and Inclusiveness: Encourage open communication and respect different academic perspectives and experiences.
   • Safety: Prohibit content involving experiments that endanger public safety, pathogen data, malware, or infringing materials.

Chapter 2: Member Conduct

1. Basic Conduct:
   • Respect all forum members; no abuse, discrimination, threats, or harassment.
   • Do not post politically sensitive content or advertisements unrelated to the forum's topics.
   • Do not post content violating laws, including infringing resources or content endangering public safety.
2. Professional Interaction:
   • Encourage sharing research methods, analysis tools, code snippets, and data processing experience.
   • Provide constructive feedback or guidance for others’ questions or contributions; avoid meaningless disputes or attacks.
   • When referencing external resources (literature, data, software, etc.), indicate the source and authorization.
3. Community Responsibility:
   • Each member is responsible for the legality and accuracy of their posts, including text, images, data, and links.
   • Respect forum intellectual property; do not plagiarize, modify, or claim others’ original content.

Chapter 3: Content Guidelines

1. Topics and Classification: Content must relate to bioinformatics and be posted in the correct section; moderators may move or delete incorrect posts.
2. Academic Standards: When sharing data, code, or tools, follow privacy and license requirements, provide reproducible examples, and avoid exaggeration or misleading content.
3. Information Security & Privacy: Do not upload content containing patient privacy or malware; respect member privacy and do not disclose others’ personal information.

Chapter 4: Violations and Enforcement

1. Types of Violations:
   • Minor Violations: Off-topic posts, mild inappropriate comments, duplicate posts, etc.
   • Severe Violations: Posting false research information, infringing content, malicious attacks, privacy breaches, or content endangering public safety.
2. Enforcement Procedures:
   • First Offense: Moderator warning and request to delete or correct content.
   • Repeated Offenses: Temporary posting restrictions or feature suspension.
   • Severe Offenses: Permanent account ban and reserve the right to pursue legal responsibility.
3. Appeals: Users may submit appeals within the specified time; moderators will review within 24–72 hours to ensure fairness.
4. Reporting: Users may report violations via the forum’s report feature; reporter information will remain confidential.

Chapter 5: Forum Management & Operations

1. Moderator & Admin Responsibilities:
   • Maintain forum order and enforce community rules.
   • Review new user registrations and post content; manage violations.
   • Optimize section settings and content management strategies based on actual needs.
2. Rule Updates & Interpretation: The forum will periodically update rules according to community development and laws; final interpretation belongs to the forum operators.

Chapter 6: Encouragement & Rewards

1. Active Contributions: The forum encourages original sharing, research discussions, and technical guidance; high-quality content may receive rewards (points, badges, or physical gifts).
2. Learning & Growth: The forum regularly holds online lectures, tool trainings, or code sharing sessions; members can participate, promote collaborations, and foster knowledge and experience accumulation.