Code of Conduct
All Members of Locally Informed share a common interest in protecting the integrity of our community. By creating an account,
you agree to abide by this Code of Conduct and our Terms of Service. While our code is in fact a set of guidelines,
any deliberate violation of the following points - especially those that harm other members - will result in a loss of site privileges.
Locally Informed members will not:
- Post stories or comments that deliberately obscure their vested interests. By being transparent and acknowledging a financial interest, or by disclosing a bias in your views, you help others to understand where you are coming from.
- Plagiarize the work of others, fail to acknowledge source material, or use images that belong to others without their permission.
- Abuse, threaten or verbally attack other members, individuals, or Locally Informed staff. It sounds extremely unlikely, but you know how bullies work. We'll do our best to spot them and get rid of them to protect you.
- Post libelous, irrelevant, obscene or pornographic material; or content that contains racist or sexist slurs.
- Deliberately post stories that are untrue, false, or misleading, impersonate someone else or make false representations about yourself on the site.
- Break the law in pursuit of, or during the composition or capture, of a story, photo, video or audio.
Locally Informed members will:
- Be accountable - take responsibility for your stories and follow up if necessary. Admit mistakes as soon as you become aware of them and make the appropriate corrections.
- Be fair. Locally Informed is a community where ad hominem attacks, insults and threats are not tolerated. Discourse should remain civil and focus on the ideas being presented rather than the individuals expressing them.
- Promote interactivity and dialogue. We have amazing tools that support real community collaboration. Reach out to others and encourage them to do the same.
- Respect the community. Every day new members join Locally Informed with a desire to have their views and opinions respected. Let's not disappoint them with rudeness or hostility.
Locally Informed is a community that values intelligence and openness. Our users need not subscribe to hate speech, abusive or inflammatory behaviour in order to get a point across. This is not a schoolyard, and you are not a ten year old. You are the member of a community that is more than willing to support and elevate you and your work if you command respect. Remember the golden rule: Treat others as you wish to be treated.
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