The House Rules describe the place. These guidelines name the lines that, crossed, end membership. Each is paired with the consequence so a member knows where they stand before the record is opened, not after. Where a line is crossed, the path is the Code of Conduct.
Rev. 2026-04-30 · 9 articles
Targeted abuse, threats, sustained derogatory contact, or doxxing of any member, brand contact, or member of the desk. The standard is the recipient's reasonable read, not the sender's stated intent.
Membership ends. Appeal is open per the Code of Conduct.
Passing off another person's work — copy, image, video, audio, idea documented elsewhere — as your own in an application, pitch, or campaign deliverable.
Membership ends. Appeal is open per the Code of Conduct.
Publishing a paid campaign post without the disclosure required by the holder's jurisdiction (FTC in the United States, ASCI in India, ASA in the United Kingdom, equivalents elsewhere). Hidden disclosures — buried in a hashtag stack, set in a thinner colour, placed below the fold — are treated as undisclosed.
Membership ends. Appeal is open per the Code of Conduct.
Holding yourself out as another person, brand, or member; misrepresenting a relationship to a brand or to the desk; presenting AI-generated likeness as a real person without disclosure.
Membership ends. Appeal is open per the Code of Conduct.
Allowing a third party — agent, manager, lawyer, partner — to operate your Nexus Club account under your credentials. Authorized representatives speak on the side; they do not sign in.
Membership paused pending review. Restoration possible on the record.
Using the directory, dispatches, or campaign threads as a list to recruit members, sell unrelated services, pitch outside-of-club deals, or promote third-party platforms.
First instance: written warning. Repeat: suspension.
Sharing other members' details — names, handles, application material, payout figures, draft briefs, brand contracts — in press, on social, or in any public domain. The non-disclosure clause in the Terms applies in full force.
Membership ends. Appeal is open per the Code of Conduct.
Probing, scraping, or attempting unauthorized access to the platform; abusing rate limits; bulk-pulling content beyond the rate of an attentive reader. Security research is welcome under the disclosure policy.
Membership ends. Appeal is open per the Code of Conduct.
Activity unlawful in the holder's jurisdiction — including content depicting the sexual exploitation of minors, sale of controlled goods without authorization, fraud, and the spread of malware — terminates membership immediately and is reported to the appropriate authority.
Membership ends. Appeal is open per the Code of Conduct.
— to report —
Write to conduct@thenexusclub.org. Include what happened, where, and (if a member or campaign was involved) the handle or campaign reference. Reports are read by the desk and answered.