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Community Guidelines

CampusMaterials is built on trust and respect. These guidelines help us maintain a safe, welcoming, and productive community for every African student.

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Respect

Treat every member with dignity, regardless of university, background, or academic level.

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Integrity

Share materials honestly. Never misrepresent authorship or facilitate cheating.

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Community

We are stronger together. Support and uplift fellow students across the continent.

Content Standards

Do upload relevant, properly titled academic materials with accurate course codes, academic levels, and departments.
Do write constructive, helpful comments in discussions that add value for other students.
Do report content or behaviour that violates these guidelines using the Report button.
Don't post spam, advertisements, or unrelated links anywhere on the platform.
Don't harass, bully, or demean other users in comments or the discussion forum.
Don't create multiple accounts to circumvent bans or inflate vote counts.
Don't post discriminatory content based on gender, ethnicity, religion, or nationality.

Discussion Forum Rules

  • Stay on topic — keep discussions related to academics and student life.
  • Be constructive — disagree with ideas, not people.
  • Cite your sources when sharing factual claims.
  • No self-promotion, solicitation, or commercial content.
  • English is the primary language, but posts in other widely spoken African languages are welcome.

Voting & Feedback

Use upvotes to surface quality materials, and downvotes for content that is inaccurate or unhelpful. Please do not vote-manipulate — we detect and remove artificial voting patterns.

Consequences of Violations

⚠️ Warning
First offence — a formal warning sent to your account email.
🚫 Suspension
Repeated offences — temporary account suspension.
🔴 Permanent Ban
Severe or repeated violations — permanent removal from the platform.