MedCards community guidelines — version 1.0

English translation. The Brazilian Portuguese version is binding. Draft for counsel review; planned in force on

2027-06-25. Each rule has a stable id (G-1 to G-10, with sub-ids). Statements of reasons cite these ids.

G-1 Purpose

G-1.1 Accurate, current cards for medical students.

G-1.2 Patients come first: when in doubt about safety, report.

G-2.1 No harassment, discrimination or personal attacks.

G-2.2 Criticize the content, not the person.

G-3.1 Cite current, acceptable sources for factual, dose and management changes.

G-3.2 Never fabricate references.

G-3.3 Declare AI help.

G-4.1 Do not copy text, tables, figures or questions from books, question banks, courses or cursinhos.

G-4.2 Images need a licence that fits the deck.

G-4.3 Do not publish secure exam content recalled from memory.

G-4.4 Copyright notices go through the takedown form.

G-5.1 No data or image that identifies a patient, even with consent.

G-5.2 Clinical photos in official decks need a consent record and a two-person check.

G-6.1 One person, one account.

G-6.2 No vote trading, paid or incentivized ratings.

G-6.3 No self-promotion inside cards.

G-6.4 Do not pose as another person or as a verified professional.

G-7.1 Disclose ties to companies, courses and authors.

G-7.2 Recuse yourself from reviews with a conflict.

G-8.1 No treatment advice for individual cases.

G-8.2 Exam answers that differ from current practice are labelled.

G-8.3 Dangerous errors are reported at top priority.

G-9.1 Discuss before you revert; do not revert back and forth.

G-10.1 Sanctions follow the level ladder, with a written statement of reasons.

G-10.2 Every decision can be appealed through the path given.