Acceptable Use Policy
The following guidelines are to help all the users of the web
site to share opinions in a constructive manner. Document
editors and forum moderators will use these guidelines when deciding
what content should feature on our site.
Articles
Articles published on the web site should be consistent with the vision and values of the organisation.
The
author should ensure to the best of their ability that information is
accurate, truthful and appropriate for the intended readership.
The author should ensure that they are not infringing any copyright
restrictions (on text or images) when writing articles for this web
site.
Forums
Forums are provided as a facility for site members and visitors to
exchange views and messages. All users should recognise that comments
made in the forums reflect not only on themselves but also on the
organisation as a whole. Forum messages must not be used to bring the
organisation into disrepute.
Forums are social environments and the normal rules of social
interaction apply. The remoteness of the recipients must not be used as
an excuse to communicate in an anti-social manner.
Examples of unacceptable behaviour are:
- Inappropriate, offensive or obscene language
- Personal criticism, sarcasm or belittling of other users
- Harassment, intimidation or aggression
- Lying or giving deliberately misleading information
- Deviation from the spirit of a conversation
Users should not contribute to a forum topic unless their contribution is intended to further the aims of the topic.
Forum messages reflect the views of the individual, not the views of
the organisation. However the spirit of a discussion topic should
be consistent with the values and vision of the organisation, and
discussions that are considered inappropriate for this environment may
be removed.
Personal exchanges should take place directly (i.e. using e-mail), not by posting to a forum.
Copying or forwarding of private information to a forum posting
(without the original author's explicit permission) is a breach of
privacy and should not take place.
Forum moderators are able to remove any messages that do not meet the above guidelines.
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