The rules
- 01Be generous. Critique the writing, not the writer. Lead with what works, then say what doesn’t. People showed up vulnerable; honour that.
- 02Don’t share without consent. Drafts shared in critique circles stay in critique circles. No screenshots, no quote-tweets, no “you have to read this person.” If they want it public, they’ll publish it.
- 03No AI-generated drafts. Don’t post LLM output as your own work, in the forums or for critique. We’ll spot it. If you want help thinking, ask a person.
- 04No grift. Don’t use DraftFolk to flog a course, sell a service, or run an MLM dressed as a writing community. If you write something we’d genuinely recommend, we’ll link it ourselves.
- 05No bigotry, full stop. Racism, transphobia, homophobia, ableism, antisemitism, Islamophobia, casteism, anything in that family — instant ban. We don’t debate this.
- 06Don’t ghost a critique circle. If you sign up to read four people’s chapters, read four people’s chapters. If life happens, say so and step out. Just don’t take a slot and disappear.
- 07Argue in good faith. Disagree about prose, plot, theme — please do. But interpret each other charitably and assume the other person also reads books.
Reporting
If something here breaks, email conduct@draftfolk.com. A person reads every one of those. We don’t use form letters and we don’t auto-close cases. You will hear back, and you will hear what we did about it.
What we do when something breaks
First offence on something correctable (tone, format, accidentally posting where you shouldn’t): a quiet word from one of us. Repeat or wilful behaviour: a pause on posting. Anything in the “no bigotry” bucket: an immediate, permanent removal with no refund argument required.