User Policy & Community Guidelines

Last Updated: June 14, 2025

Welcome to the Forktionary community! Our goal is to create a positive, respectful, and delicious corner of the internet. To make that happen, we need everyone to follow these guidelines.

1. Be Respectful

This is the most important rule. Treat everyone in the community with respect. We have a zero-tolerance policy for harassment, bullying, hate speech, personal attacks, or any content that is threatening or discriminatory. Healthy debates are fine, but be kind.

2. Content Rules

• Post High-Quality Content: Share your best recipes and photos! Make sure your recipes are clear, easy to follow, and your own creation.
• Be Honest: Reviews should be constructive and based on your actual experience with a recipe.
• Keep it Clean: Do not post content that is unlawful, obscene, pornographic, or graphically violent.

3. AI-Generated Content

We know AI can be a helpful kitchen assistant! If you use AI to help create a recipe, that’s okay, but you are still the chef in charge. This means you are responsible for:

• Fact-Checking: Double-check all ingredients, measurements, and instructions for accuracy and safety.
• Testing: We strongly recommend you test the recipe yourself before posting to ensure it works.
• Disclosure: Please indicate that the recipe was created with AI assistance.

Ultimately, you are responsible for any content you post, whether you wrote it yourself or had help from an AI.

4. No Spam

Forktionary is for sharing recipes, not for advertising. Do not use our platform for commercial solicitation, pyramid schemes, or posting repetitive, unwanted content (spam).

5. Enforcement

Violating these guidelines may result in your content being removed, your account being suspended, or, for serious or repeat offenses, your account being permanently terminated. We reserve the right to make these decisions at our discretion.