At StackUp, we are committed to maintaining a fair and meaningful learning environment for all of our Stackies. We have a zero-tolerance policy for any form of cheating or exploitation. Our Platform Integrity Policy outlines the expectations, guidelines, and consequences related to maintaining submission, account integrity and user conduct on our platform.
- User Conduct: We expect all users to treat one another with respect and courtesy. Harassment, hate speech, or any form of discrimination will not be tolerated. Users are required to act ethically and honestly, this includes refraining from cheating, plagiarism, or any form of dishonesty.
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Cheating: The following is a list of actions that are flagged as cheating on the StackUp platform, including but not limited to:
- A single user with multiple accounts
- A single user making multiple submissions using multiple accounts
- Copying of submissions from other users and/or wholesale content from online sources (e.g Codepen, StackOverflow, GitHub, YouTube, etc.)
- Sharing of withdrawal information
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Consequences: Users who are flagged for misconduct or multiple cheating attempts will be suspended and not be allowed back on the platform to protect our community. Users will be informed via their StackUp registered email address of any warnings or actions taken if they are identified for cheating, such as:
- Current and future submissions will be rejected and not be eligible for submission re-review requests
- Withdrawal requests will be restricted
- Clawback of a rewarded quest to rejected as it was gained unfairly through cheating
- Removal of access to our community on Discord in cases where clear instances of harassment and verbal abuse occur within the community.
- Account Suspension
The above actions are not enforced linearly and may be dependent on one another. The appropriate action will be determined based on the type of cheating involved. These actions are taken after conducting a comprehensive investigation, coupled with thoughtful consideration and robust justification for each decision made. We are committed to ensuring that every action we take is based on a well-founded and justified assessment of the situation.
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Abuse Reporting: Users are encouraged to report any form of platform abuse, including cheating, harassment, or violations of this policy through privately messaging our Community Moderators or using the General Enquiry form. Your reports play a vital role in maintaining a safe and respectful community. All abuse reports will be treated with utmost confidentiality, we are committed to protecting your privacy and ensuring that you can use our platform without fear of retaliation or exposure when reporting abusive behaviour.
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Appeal: Our quests are intentionally designed to make it difficult for users who complete the content on their own to submit work that is similar enough to be suspected of being a copied submission. A manual review is also conducted by our team for users who have been flagged for suspicious activity to ensure accuracy.
However, users who believe that they have been mistakenly flagged for cheating can submit an appeal through our StackUp Help Centre Submission-Related-Matters Form. Appeals will be carefully re-reviewed by our team; however, please note that we cannot guarantee that a second review is done for every case and reserve the right to uphold our decision based on the evidence available.