This document serves as a "plain language" guide to conduct of users of the Page County Watch Blog and sets forth how violators will be treated.

Infractions

* Abuse of Other Posters
Our Posters are all to be treated as members of a community. Name-calling, intentional abuse or otherwise creating a hostile environment for other Posters is unacceptable. Posts which do this will be deleted. Constructive, non-personal criticism and civil discourse is permissible; personal attacks are not.  This includes abuse of Page County Watch or the Blogger.

* Obscene and/or Racist Postings
Linking to obscene web sites, posting obscene or graphic language, or violating the standards of decent behavior falls under obscenity, and is not allowed. Any postings which are deemed, in the discretion of the PCW Blogger, to be racist, anti-Semitic, or condemning any persons ethnicity or religious beliefs, or which otherwise reflect prejudice are not allowed.

* Flooding/Excessive Posting
"Flooding" is generally defined as the same person posting so much that others views are relegated to a minor position. If the same position is posted in multiple threads, posted multiple times, and continually appears, PCW will delete it.  If the same person continually posts so excessively that others can't get a word in edgewise, PCW will not approve their posts.


* Spamming/Advertising
No advertising of anything. Advertisements will be deleted, but announcing events of community interest is allowed.

* Trolling
"Trolling" is generally defined as posting derogatory, inflammatory or otherwise irritating comments in an attempt to "bait" other members into responding angrily. This is not allowed on our site.

*Making statements about others that are not true.  Page County Watch is not responsible for any statements you make about other people.  You are responsible to see that what you say is true, and be capable of backing up your statements. 


Procedures

Any posts that break these rules will be deleted.
This is an  unmoderated forum.  Page County Watch takes no responsibility for the opinions of posters.  The only remedy for a complaint is to have the comment removed.