Community rules
Comments on PitchVAR are public and written by fans. These rules are the whole law — short enough to actually read.
Rivalry, mockery of a bad performance, arguing a referee call, calling a transfer a disaster — all welcome. The line is people: attack the play, not the person.
Don't target another user or a player with repeated insults, threats, or campaigns to drive them out. Disagreement is fine; pursuit isn't.
Attacks on people for their race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability are removed on sight. This includes coded slurs and "just a joke" variants. Zero tolerance.
No threatening, wishing, or glorifying harm against anyone — players, referees, users, anyone. This is the fastest way to lose an account.
Don't post anyone's address, phone number, workplace, or any personal detail that isn't already public — yours included.
No flooding, advertising, link-farming, vote games, or pretending to be someone you're not. One account per person. Off-platform links used to advertise or farm clicks are removed.
No content that breaks the law, including match-fixing talk offered as fact, pirated streams, or anything involving minors inappropriately — the last one is reported, not just removed.
How it's enforced
Any signed-in fan can flag a comment (you can't flag your own, and it's one flag per comment). A flagged comment stays visible while it's checked — we don't hide a comment on an accusation alone. A checker reads it against the rules above: a clear break is removed and the flagger earns a small thank-you; a clear not-a-break stays up. Anything borderline goes to a person.
Flagging good comments wastes the review that real problems need, so three false flags within 30 days pause your flagging and commenting for 30 days (reading stays open). If you think a call was wrong, say so through the contact form — a person reads it, and can put it right.