Hey Makers :wave:

Welcome to our community!

Our mission is to build a safe, productive, and welcoming space where everyone feels comfortable asking questions and sharing their knowledge. To help us all achieve that, we've established these house rules.

1. Be respectful

Treat every member with respect. Healthy debate is welcome, but personal attacks are not.

  • No harassment or hate: Do not post content that is hateful, abusive, threatening, or harassing. This includes personal attacks, profanity, and NSFW content. Such posts will be removed immediately, and your account may be suspended.
  • Criticize ideas, not people: Focus on the content of the post, not the person who wrote it.
  • Respect privacy: This is a public forum. Do not share private information about yourself or others.
  • Do not post sensitive information: NEVER post API keys, passwords, personal contact information, or any private scenario data. All content here is public. Please redact all sensitive data from your screenshots.

2. Help others help you

To get the best help, you must provide clear, focused contributions.

  • Post in the correct category: Use our categories to get the fastest help
    • Beginner Questions: Ask anything about getting started with Make. Remember, no question is too simple!
    • Questions: Ask questions related to building, expanding, and troubleshooting your scenarios.
    • News: Get news from the Make side - updates, releases, and more.
    • Community Blogs: Read inspiring articles and guides directly from our community members.
    • Community Challenges: Category for everything related our Community Challenges
    • Community Sessions: Everything related to our Community sessions, workshops, Q&As.
    • Hire a Pro: The official marketplace to hire Make experts or offer your professional services.
  • Use clear and descriptive titles: Avoid vague titles like “Help!” or “Error in scenario.” A good title is specific, like, “How do I filter an array in a router?” This helps others find and answer your question much faster.
  • No low-effort, link-only posts (questions or answers):
  • If you are ASKING a question: Do not just post a link to a blog or YouTube video and ask, “How do I build this?”. Describe your scenario in your own words, explain what you’ve tried, and clearly state your question within the post.
  • If you are ANSWERING a question: Don’t post a low-effort “answer” that just links to your personal blog, YouTube channel, or other promotional site. Your full explanation must be included in the post itself. Links to official Make documentation or screenshots to clarify your point are fine.
  • Stay on topic: Do not divert a thread from its original topic. If you have a different question, start a new topic.
    Post in English: To ensure everyone in our global community can participate and benefit from the conversation, please post in English. If you use another language, please include an English translation.

3. Share knowledge, not sales pitches

This is a space for peer-to-peer help, not solicitation. We have a zero-tolerance policy for spam or self-promotion outside of the designated areas.

  • “Hire a Pro” is the ONLY place for promotion: This category is split into two subcategories with very specific rules:

    • “Hire Help”: This is a space to post job offers related to Make.
    • “Offer Help”: This is a space for professionals to offer their services. To keep it fair, users are limited to one topic per person in this category. You may edit this topic as your “service listing,” but you cannot create new ones.

  • No promotional content: Any posts or DMs with an intent to sell or solicit will be removed. This includes:

    • Links to Calendly, company websites, or product pages.
    • Email addresses, phone numbers, or links to social profiles (e.g., LinkedIn, Fiverr, Upwork).
    • Promotion of external communities, courses, or resources from which you gain a financial or reputational benefit.

  • Do not discuss competitors: Do not promote or discuss services that are competitors to Make, unless it is specifically about an integration.


4. Keep it original

All contributions should be original, authentic, and add value.

  • No AI-generated content: Do not use AI tools (like ChatGPT) to generate your responses. AI-generated posts are often incorrect, lack real-world context, and will be removed.
  • No plagiarism or automated content: Do not use the content of other community users without their permission. Do not post automated content of any kind.
  • No duplicate content: Do not cross-post the same question in multiple categories. All duplicates will be removed.
  • Contribute to “Community Blogs”: This is our moderated category for high-quality, in-depth tutorials and guides. To maintain the quality of this space, all new posts are held for moderator approval before they go live. Please read the specific posting guidelines before you submit.

5. Flag, don’t engage

You are the first line of defense against spam and bad behavior.

  • Flag, don’t engage: If you see a post that is inappropriate, spammy, or breaks the rules, flag it for the moderators.
  • Do not respond to rule-breakers: Replying to spam or personal attacks only derails the conversation and gives the bad actor attention. Flag the post and move on. We will handle it.
  • One account per Maker: Use one account only. Using multiple accounts to game the system, mislead users, or avoid a suspension is not allowed.

Consequences for rule violations

Our moderation process is designed to be fair and transparent. To protect the community, we will enforce these guidelines as follows:

  • Standard process: Violations will generally result in an official warning. Repeated violations may lead to a temporary or permanent user suspension. We reserve the right to remove any content for any reason at any time.
  • No ban evasion: If you create a new profile after being suspended, that new account will also be permanently deleted.
  • No arguing moderation publicly: If you have a question about a warning you received or a post that was removed, send a private message to the moderators. Publicly arguing about moderation decisions clutters the forum, and those posts will be removed.
  • Recognition programs are a privilege: Participation in community recognition programs (leaderboards, etc.) is not a right. Any attempts to “game the system” (e.g., using fake accounts, manipulative tactics) will result in permanent exclusion from these programs and may lead to a full account ban.

Final disclaimers: We reserve the right to remove any user account for any reason at any time. These policies may be updated at any time.