User Guidelines
Bega Valley Shire Council’s page provides information on Council services, activities, events, programs and news. It’s one of many communication channels Council uses to engage with the community and provides a place for open discussion and comment. Council is in no way responsible for the views expressed and accuracy of information stated in public comments on its Facebo
ok page. Council will manage its page, including responding to comments and the removal of unsuitable material, during normal business operating hours only. Our page is a place for constructive discussion about local issues. Positive and negative comments form the basis of constructive discussion, but like all online and offline public forums, there is a level of moderation needed to ensure fairness to other users and those who are featured on our page. Please read the following guidelines so we can all engage in fair, open and vibrant conversation:
1. Council will not tolerate content that is offensive, obscene, defamatory, threatening, harassing, bullying, discriminatory, hateful, racist, sexist, infringes copyright, constitutes contempt of court or is otherwise unlawful. Comments containing any of the above will be removed and the author will be permanently blocked from interacting on Council’s page.
2. Please stay on topic. Random comments that do not relate to individual posts are a distraction and discourage others from engaging in relevant conversation.
4. Please do not repeat comments in multiple threads. This will be seen as an attempt to derail the conversation and treated as spam.
5. Please do not post comments and links made for commercial purposes and personal gain.
6. Trolling and using a fake online identity to abuse others or praise, defend or create the illusion of support for one's self, allies or company (sock puppetry) are not acceptable.
7. Spam will not be tolerated on Council’s page.
8. Please protect your personal privacy by not including email addresses, phone numbers or home addresses on the public wall.
9. Please also be aware of Facebook’s own Community Standards policy. The administrators of this page reserve the right to:
• Moderate comments that do not adhere to the above
• Remove comments that may bring individuals into disrepute
• Block or ban those who post vexatious or off-topic comments. Comments that question these guidelines or moderation of our page will be removed. Thank you for being an important part of our growing online community.
