Community Guidelines – Engagement Positive
Welcome to Tportstick—a dynamic digital arena for those who dream with dexterity, think in frame counts, and mod with meaning. Whether your battles play out in esports arenas, your thumbs speak fluent combos, or your favorite form of expression is a joystick flick, this is your space. These Community Guidelines are our guide rails for keeping interactions respectful, thoughtful, and inspiring—so every user can level up in peace.
Founded by Yvendra Velmoria and proudly based at 3388 Heavens Way, Tampa, Florida, Tportstick was built for tech-minded gamers, competitive souls, and gear tinkerers who believe that control is not just a feature—it’s an art. We cover everything from gaming mechanics and controller mod tips, to esports coverage and optimization strategies. At the core of our community is a belief that progress is better with support, and that every gamer—whether novice or elite—has a voice worth hearing.
Our Purpose
The purpose of our community is simple but powerful: to cultivate a hopeful, skill-centered space where innovation and support walk side by side. There’s no need to gatekeep joy, or lock away know-how behind egos. Everyone here brings something to the game—opinions, insights, mistakes, questions, or passion. Whether you’re dissecting strategic play or showcasing your latest controller setup, we want you to feel seen, valued, and welcomed.
Our Core Values
At Tportstick, our values keep us rooted. They shape the tone of our conversations and the quality of our collaboration:
- Respect: Everyone deserves a seat at the virtual table. Skill levels vary. So do perspectives. That’s a good thing.
- Integrity: Share what’s true. Credit what isn’t yours. Mod responsibly—and brag honestly.
- Curiosity: If you’re here to learn, you’re already winning. Ask, explore, question—but never mock.
- Generosity: Help others level up. A small tip or well-aimed nudge can make someone’s entire gaming journey brighter.
- Hope: We believe in better—with every fix, every retake, every restart, and every patch. Keep striving.
Participation and Conduct
We’re all here because we love the grind—with our minds, our hands, and sometimes a soldering iron. Please engage with intention and kindness. Here’s the respawn-friendly roadmap to keeping things bright:
- Stay on-topic: Whether it’s controller modding, gameplay mechanics, or esports analysis—make it relevant.
- Post constructively: Share tips, ask sincere questions, and offer feedback that builds.
- Respect others’ time: Avoid spam, derailment, or repeated promotions.
- Avoid flame zones: It’s okay to disagree but never okay to attack.
- Credit your co-op partners: Cite content, tag sources, and link back when needed.
Your words shape the playing field. Think of every comment like an ability cooldown—use it wisely. Voice opinions boldly, but back them up calmly. If you help someone else learn, you’ve already ranked up.
What Does Respect Look Like?
When we say “respect,” we don’t mean just polite silence—we mean active care for your fellow community members. It looks like:
- Giving beginners space to grow without shaming their learning curve.
- Correcting misinformation with facts—not mockery.
- Greeting a lineup of diverse ideas as teammates not threats.
We don’t allow hate speech, harmful humor, or discriminatory language of any kind. Conversations here are a team sport—play fair, lift up your party, and pass the mic when needed.
Moderation and Why It Matters
Our moderators are more like mission support than rule-enforcers. They’re here to protect the tone, enforce fairness, and quietly prune anything toxic. If something gets flagged or removed, it’s never personal—it’s for community care. Off-topic spam, trolling, or unsafe content may be removed without warning, and repeated violations may result in being sidelined from the conversation.
If you encounter harmful behavior, poor sportsmanship, or disruptive content, gently report it. You can always reach the moderation team directly at [email protected]. We respond with respect, not reflex, and aim to repair with as little friction as possible.
Credit, Collaboration, and Sharing
Tportstick is a shared arena, and we respect the time, energy, and creativity that others bring to it. When you post builds, walkthroughs, video clips, or mod instructions, please include attribution if it’s not your original work.
If you reference an idea or approach that’s been tested, refined, or originated by someone else, let others know. Share links when applicable. And if you’ve genuinely co-created something—say so proudly. Mutual credit is a joystick with two hands on it.
We welcome cross-posting from educational and gaming communities—just make sure the purpose is to inform, not self-promote. Keep the story about solutions and collaboration, not clicks.
Privacy and Personal Boundaries
Your data, your space. We don’t allow public posting of personal contact info, location, or financial information. If you wouldn’t say it over a voice channel with strangers around, it probably doesn’t belong in a comment. Be mindful of others and protect their privacy too.
Need more details? They’re spelled out clearly in our:
We recommend browsing them, especially if you’re interested in content ownership, cookie storage practices, or how we manage user-generated content.
Our Culture: Built on Growth
What makes Tportstick special isn’t just what we cover—it’s how we cover it. We explore wildly specific things—aim sensitivity tweaks, stick tension calibration, esports meta-evolutions—with precision and play. But we do it with open minds and open hands.
This isn’t a gate-kept leaderboard. This is a playground for passion, where modders post failures as often as success, and pro-level insight is shared with the same joy as a beginner’s first win.
About Our Founder
Yvendra Velmoria founded Tportstick with a gamer’s hands and an engineer’s heart. Why? Because he believes mastery comes from generosity—not mystery. His vision has always been about reshaping competitive spaces to be both skilled and safe. At Tportstick, every stick-snapping error, every frame drop, and every clutch victory is worth talking about—and learning from.
Reaching Us
Got a question about these guidelines or how to participate better? We’re here for that. Drop us a line at [email protected]. Or call +1 941-893-9268 to speak to a real human who understands the difference between input lag and input judgment.
Open Monday to Friday, 9 AM–5 PM EST
3388 Heavens Way, Tampa, Florida 33610, United States
Final Joystick Thoughts
This isn’t just a community—it’s a co-op campaign. Together, we shape it. With every respectful reply, every well-thought-out share, and every sincere question, you help Tportstick grow into a place where knowledge doesn’t just exist—it thrives. So mod on, speak up, play clean, and always remember: your greatest impact might not be on the scoreboard—it’s in the conversations that happen next.