Community Agreement / Usage Policy
Community Agreement / Usage Policy
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NewCaney.com is a local gathering place for neighbors in the New Caney, Texas area.
If you follow the goal of "Keeping NewCaney.com Friendly," you should have no problem fitting in the with NewCaney.com crowd!
Keep NewCaney.com Friendly, Safe and Welcoming:
A Couple Guidelines:
- No insults or name calling directed at other members. Refrain from posting personal or character attacks.
- If many people might interpret a message or picture as racist, bigoted or sexist, please refrain from posting it.
- Don't pretend to be someone else, or post under several usernames.
- Privacy / Anonymity: Never post personal information (real name, address, work place, physical description, email address, family status, etc.) that would betray the anonymity of another member without permission, either publicly or in private messages. We can only enforce your anonymity/privacy if you are careful about giving out your information publicly. If you think someone has violated your privacy / anonymity, please contact an Admin ASAP.
- Don't repost private messages on the forums. Forward them to an Admin if they are breaking rules.
- Keep the forums clean: messages that are too crude may get deleted. Don't post sexually explicit or violent pictures. Follow our strict photo & video guidelines when posting photos or videos.
- No business solicitations, advertisements, spam or business self promotion on the forums, please.
- "Ignore" is meant to reduce conflict. If you have somenone on ignore, or they have you on ignore, please refrain from talking to or about that person.
- Moderators typically delete the following types of threads: swan song posts, posts about ignoring someone, posts about someone being banned or quitting the site (if you have questions, send the admin a PM), criticisms of website sponsors, posts about one race being statistically better/worse than average, critiques of moderating (take it to PMs please), posts mentioning other forums or community web sites or Facebook groups, any referral or affiliate links.
- Complaints about forum rules and enforcement of those rules should be sent to the Admin via PM. Posts on the public forums will be deleted.
- Comments about other members breaking the rules will be removed. Please use the "Flag" option instead and let a moderator handle it.
- No chronic unfriendly behavior allowed: members who habitually demean, criticize, or mock other members, or otherwise encourage a hostile environment on the forums will have their account closed without notice.
- If two members continue arguing with each other after being asked to stop by the Admin, they will be put on "Forced Ignore" without notice.
- If it appears you're deliberately attempting to break the spirit of these rules without being caught, you will be immediately removed from the site.
- These rules apply to all participation on the site including private messages.
Moderators have the final word on forum decisions. Any message that we feel doesn't keep the NewCaney.com forums friendly
and inviting for others, may be removed or locked by moderators.
Additional Moderating Guidelines:
Politics Discussion Guidelines »
Rules? What About Free Speech?
NewCaney.com is a privately owned web site and the forums are
a
private online social group, which means we can and do restrict certain conversations
on the forums. We do this with the goal of keeping NewCaney.com a friendly and inviting place for most residents of New Caney.
Just like you couldn't curse at church, or use racial slurs at Disney World, without getting
kicked out; we have set certain reasonable limits on NewCaney.com members in order
to participate. This generally means making sure your messages are
friendly and respectful of others. The Internet is a big place, and there are many web sites where all types
of controversial and inflammatory discussions are allowed, but NewCaney.com is not one of them.
Religious Discussion
This community web site is not a good forum for overt preaching or for religious debate. It's also not a place
to attack, criticize or critique other religions or religious groups.
This goes the same for all religions: Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, etc., all alike.
It's also not a place to for Atheists and non-Atheists to debate if there is or is not a God.
Religion can be a difficult topic, and it's the editors' opinion that if it's left off of these forums,
it better serves the true purpose of these forums: To chat with neighbors in a friendly way and to discuss local news and events.
UnBan Terms
If you've been banned, you might be able to be unbanned under probation, if you agree to stricter rules for 1 month.
Unban Terms - Please Read Carefully!:
-- I understand these forums are a private social community, and that I'm only welcome here as long as I don't
fight or insult other members too much, and as long as I stay in good graces with the moderators.
I agree to respect moderator decisions (even if I disagree) and give them
the benefit of the doubt.
-- I agree to be careful in my posts over the next month to not insult people or get into fights. I'll
debate the issues without making the arguments personal. I won't fight or insult people on the forums, even if
other people are doing it, and even if I disagree with moderator decisions. I won't do anything that might
cause or promote a hostile environment on the forums.
-- I agree to focus on my own behavior alone. If I see other people breaking
these guidelines, I won't engage them. Instead I'll either flag the message for a moderator to handle,
or put that person or "Ignore" list.
-- I understand I got in trouble and that I'm on probation for the next month, and that I'll be
held to a higher standard than everyone else during this time. If I see other people misbehaving,
it's not an excuse for me to break these unban terms.
-- I understand that if I break the general spirit of any of the above guidelines, I will likely be permanently
banned from the site without additional warnings.
If you agree to these terms, please
contact the Admin and we'll review your case to see if we'll undo the ban.
