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In order to meet the goals of this community, it’s important for members to feel like they are in a safe place that is populated by people with shared interests. As such, we request that you read and adhere to the guidelines that follow.
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Please Do:
- Treat others online as you would treat them in real life
- Be tolerant towards other’s viewpoints; respectfully disagree when opinions do not align
- Respect the privacy and personal information of other members
- Communicate with courtesy and respect
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Give to take, and share your knowledge. If you think you may help another member, then we'd love you to post it. If someone has helped you, click 'Like.' Small gesture but helps.
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Please Do Not:
- Post personal information. Forum posts are visible to all members and can show up in search results. Protect the privacy of yourself and others.
- Be inappropriate. That means no obscenity or other explicit posts
- Abuse the formatting options. Nobody likes being YELLED AT!!?!? This means, don't overuse: ALL CAPS, Extra-large fonts, and repeated symbols
- Call out Community Managers and Staff. Good post descriptions will help you get your attention much easier.
- Post: “Tiana look here!” – Not OK.
- In thread: “@Tiana Sanon what do you think of this?” - OK
- Petition and boycotts. Petitions and boycott discussions do not contribute to a useful and productive forum.
- Be rude. No matter what your feelings are about other people, The Communities aren't the place to attack another person.
- Spam. That means don't post disruptive numbers of messages, meme, gifs and images multiple times.
- Curse or swear. Don't try to get away with it by using symbols in place of letters, too. We all k*** what you're trying to s**.
- Bully. Online bullying is against the rules. Bullying is a one-stop-shop to getting banned from the communities and includes personal defamation, naming and shaming, and gossiping about other people.
- Advertise. For anything: products or items for sale, referral links or advert links/images, blogs, profiles.
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