Messaging guidelines

Be kind

Messages are for getting to know other members, talking about work, and making plans. Write the way you would to someone you just met at a reading.

If someone doesn’t answer, let it go. A request that isn’t accepted is an answer.

No spam or solicitation

Don’t send the same message to lots of people. Don’t use messages to sell, recruit, fundraise or promote something nobody asked about.

Sharing your work is fine when the other person wants to see it. Your World is the place to show it to everyone.

No harassment

No threats, insults, slurs, or sexual messages or photos nobody asked for. Don’t keep messaging someone who has asked you to stop, and don’t make a new account to reach someone who blocked you.

Don’t share anyone’s private information or private messages without their permission.

You decide who reaches you

In Settings > Messages you choose who can message you: everyone (members you don’t follow land in Requests), only people you follow, or nobody.

In a request, photos are hidden and links aren’t clickable until you accept. The sender can send three messages until you do.

New accounts can’t start conversations for their first 48 hours, and each member can start up to 10 new conversations a day.

Report and block

From any conversation, tap the menu to report or block. Blocking stops messages both ways and the other person isn’t told.

Reporting sends HQ a copy of only the message you reported, or their most recent messages if you report the whole conversation. HQ never reads the rest of your conversation, and the other person isn’t told who reported them.

What happens after a report

Someone at HQ reviews every report. Depending on what we see, we may close it, send the member a warning in their HQ thread, or pause their ability to message other members.

Serious or repeated problems can lead to losing access to Hot Literati, as described in our Terms of Service. If you’re in danger, contact local emergency services first.