Forum Rules & Community Guidelines – Please Read Before Posting

Welcome to the Indian Community in New York Forum! 🇮🇳🗽

We’re so glad you’re here. This space is for connection, support, and celebrating our culture while living in the Big Apple. To keep things warm, respectful, and helpful for everyone, please take a moment to read the following community guidelines:

💬 1. Be Respectful
Treat everyone with kindness. Different people have different views—debate is fine, but personal attacks, insults, or trolling are not.

🛑 2. No Hate Speech or Discrimination
Absolutely no racism, casteism, sexism, homophobia, or any other form of hate will be tolerated. Let’s celebrate the diversity of our Indian community and beyond.

🧹 3. Keep It Clean & Relevant
Please avoid:

Spamming (repeating posts, off-topic ads)

Posting graphic or NSFW content

Off-topic replies that derail helpful discussions

📍 4. Post in the Right Category
Whether it’s about housing, food, events, or jobs, please use the correct forum category to keep things organized.

🔐 5. Respect Privacy
Do not post:

Personal info (phone numbers, addresses) without consent

Screenshots or private messages without permission

Fake names or impersonation

📣 6. Promotion Rules
You can share your business, services, or events if it’s relevant and not spammy. We encourage Indian-owned businesses!
Please use the Buy/Sell/Promote or Events & Meetups sections for promotions.

🛠️ 7. Reporting & Moderation
If you see a post that breaks the rules, click “Report” or DM a moderator. We’ll handle it privately. Repeated rule-breaking can lead to warnings, post removal, or banning.

🙌 8. Be Helpful & Have Fun
This is a space for:

Making friends

Sharing experiences

Helping newcomers

Keeping our culture alive

Don’t be shy—jump into the conversation and help someone out. Or just post a funny Bollywood meme. That works too. 😄

Thanks for being here and making this community feel like home away from home. 🇮🇳❤️🇺🇸

If you have any questions, feel free to reply here or message a moderator.

– The Forum Team