Writing Culture
CO3 is for collaborative writing and immersive character play. Treat other users, creators, fandoms, and reports with enough care that the archive can stay useful.
These guidelines explain how to use Chat Of Our Own in good faith during beta. We want CO3 to stay useful for character-focused writing, fandom browsing, original work, and clear feedback.
July 6, 2026. These guidelines apply to the current beta app, including persona creation, public archive browsing, AI-assisted persona tools, integrated model access, and feedback/reporting features.
CO3 is for collaborative writing and immersive character play. Treat other users, creators, fandoms, and reports with enough care that the archive can stay useful.
Names, fandoms, tags, relationship framing, tone, and content notes should help people understand what a persona is before they start.
Bug, safety, and persona reports should include the page, action, result, expected behavior, and enough context for review.
CO3 may act on content, reports, account activity, or platform abuse when needed to protect users, beta systems, or the archive.
For moderation concerns, account trouble, bugs, or confusing behavior, start with the feedback form so the report can be reviewed from one place.