Community Guidelines

The Ostrich community forum is a space for product and engineering buyers to share experience, ask questions, and get peer input on vendor decisions. The guidelines below exist to keep conversations useful and trustworthy. Violations can result in post removal, account suspension, or permanent ban depending on severity.

What's encouraged

• Specific questions about evaluating categories or vendors
• Sharing firsthand implementation or integration experience
• Asking for vendor recommendations with clear context about your stack and requirements
• Constructive responses to vendor posts that add buyer perspective

What's not allowed

• Promoting a product you work for without disclosure (see Community Posting Guidelines)
• Personal attacks on individuals at any company
• Posting confidential vendor pricing, contracts, or NDA-covered material
• Creating multiple accounts or coordinating inauthentic activity
• Spam, affiliate links, or off-topic promotion

Report any post that violates these guidelines using the flag icon on the post. The moderation team reviews flagged content within 24 hours. For urgent issues, email support@ostrichintel.com with a link to the post.