The rules of The Commons

Last updated: 10 October 2026

The Commons is a place to hang out, play and have fun. These rules keep it that way for everyone.

1. Be kind

  • No being mean, bullying, or ganging up on someone.
  • No hate: nothing nasty about someone's skin colour, religion, where they're from, their body, a disability, who they love, or whether they're a boy, a girl or neither.
  • No threats, even as a joke.
  • If someone asks you to stop, stop.

2. Keep private things private

Never share, and never ask anyone for:

  • a real name, address, school or town
  • a phone number or email address
  • a name on another app, game or social media
  • a photo, or what someone looks like

If someone asks you for any of these, or asks to talk to you somewhere outside the game, don't answer. Press Report, and tell a grown-up you trust.

3. Keep it clean

  • No swearing at people.
  • Nothing rude or sexual.
  • Nothing scary, gory or violent.
  • Nothing about drugs, alcohol, or anything illegal.

This goes for your chat, your nickname and your drawings.

4. Play fair

  • No cheating, hacking, or using programs to play for you.
  • No trying to break the game or make it slow for others.
  • Found a bug? Tell us with Report → A bug. Don't use it to get ahead.

5. Be yourself

  • Don't pretend to be a moderator, or another player.
  • Don't share your account or use someone else's.

6. No selling or advertising

Don't advertise things, sell things, or ask people for money or tickets.

7. Drawings

  • Draw it yourself. Don't copy someone else's art.
  • Don't draw real people, and don't write your name or where you live.
  • A moderator looks at every drawing before anyone else can see it.

If something goes wrong

  • Mute them. Click the person, then Mute, and pick how long. You won't see what they say.
  • Block them. Click the person, then Block. They disappear from your game and you from theirs.
  • They aren't told either way, and you can undo both in Settings.
  • Press Report. It's always on the screen. You can report someone even after they've left.
  • A real person reads every report. We'll tell you in the game once we've looked.
  • If you ever feel unsafe or upset, tell a grown-up you trust. You can also talk to Childline, free, any time, on 0800 1111 or at childline.org.uk.

What happens if you break the rules

A moderator decides, depending on what happened:

  1. A warning: a message telling you what wasn't OK.
  2. A mute: you're out of chat for a while. You can't say anything, and you won't see what others say.
  3. A ban: you can't play for a while. For very serious things, or if it keeps happening, the ban can be for good.

If you think we got it wrong, you (or a parent or carer) can email hello@thecommons.lol and we'll look again.

Really serious things, like someone trying to harm a child, are reported to the police or the right organisation.