Rivalry is the point. Keep the trash talk aimed at teams and fanbases—not at people's safety, identity, or private lives.
What is generally allowed
- Team and fanbase insults
- Rivalry arguments and sports opinions
- Ordinary profanity
- Creative, short-form competitive banter
What is not allowed
- Slurs, hate speech, or attacks based on protected characteristics
- Credible threats, encouragement of violence, or illegal content
- Doxxing, personal information, phone numbers, addresses, email addresses, or direct contact requests
- Targeted sexual harassment or severe harassment of private individuals
- Spam, advertising, URLs, scams, or attempts to manipulate payments or reports
- Impersonation of Take the Board, support, administrators, schools, teams, coaches, athletes, or other notable people
Review and enforcement
Messages and public board names may be checked before publication. Automated checks and human review may be used. A message may be rejected, removed, redacted, or replaced with a safe board state. We do not promise that every message will remain visible for a particular duration if it violates these guidelines or creates a safety, legal, or operational concern.
Reporting a message
Authenticated fans can use the Report message control on a public takeover. Reports are reviewed; a report alone does not automatically remove a message. Do not use reports to brigade a rival or submit false reports. Accounts may lose access to reporting or bidding for abuse of these controls.
Questions and appeals
If your message was rejected or removed and you need help understanding what happened, use our Contact page. Do not include personal information or payment credentials in a message.