House Rules.
Every good room has rules. Ours are short, and we keep them.
The four everyone remembers.
- IBe the person in your photographs.Recent, unfiltered, only you.
- IITurn up.A missing seat breaks a room of twenty.
- IIICameras on.Face lit, nobody else in frame.
- IVKeep the room.What happens in it stays in it.
BeforeThe door
At the door
When you apply.
- Your face, this year.Three photographs of you, recent and unfiltered. The room will see you on camera anyway.
- Your own name. Eighteen and over.One application, one person. No second accounts, and no exceptions on age.
- Back only people you’d introduce in person.When you back a friend, you answer for them. Choose as if you were bringing them to dinner.
InsideThe lobby
Once you’re in
The lobby is where members wait for Friday, and where they vote on who’s in the room.
- Discretion.Who you see in the lobby stays in the lobby. Don’t name them, describe them, or confirm they’re here.
- One question.When you vote, you answer only this: who would you rather meet? Not who’s better. Just that.
- Never your own.You never vote on someone you backed, or someone who backed you.
- Photographs stay on the screen.No screenshots, no saving, no showing a friend. A leaked photograph is treated like a leaked phone number.
- Never reach out to anyone you’ve voted on.Not before Friday, not after, not on another app.
21:00Friday
On the night
Nine rounds. Three minutes each.
- Doors at nine.Be in the room by 8:55. The first round starts on time, with or without you.
- Dress as if it were a bar.You’re on camera, and so are they.
- Nothing else on screen.No second tab, no phone in hand. The three minutes belong to the person in front of you.
- Nothing is recorded.Not by us, and not by you. No screen recording, no screenshots, no photographs of the screen.
- Nothing you wouldn’t do at a bar.No nudity, nothing sexual, no asking for money, nothing for sale.
- Leave whenever you like.One tap ends any round. You never owe anyone a reason.
AfterTen o’clock
After the room
When the last round ends.
- Only a yes from both of you.Contact details pass only when you both choose each other. Never otherwise, and never by asking in a round.
- A no stays unspoken.If someone didn’t choose you, you’ll never be told. Don’t go looking for them elsewhere.
- The first drink is in public.Somewhere busy. Tell a friend where you’ll be. Get yourself home.
We don’t give warnings twice.
Onereport
Your night ends.
Tworeports
Your membership ends.
At once
Some things end it immediately.
- Recording anyone
- Harassment or threats
- Anything sexual on camera
- Being under eighteen
- A face that isn’t yours
Every report is read by a person. You won’t be told who made it. A report made in bad faith counts against the person who made it. Removal is not refunded.
The door decides who comes in. These decide who stays.
This is the short version. The binding one is in our Terms of Use.
Something wrong on a Friday? Write to admin@ninesatnine.com. A person reads it, and replies within a day.