Rules of the house
This blog is nothing without your insight and opinion. However, we do have a set of rules, which we require you to adhere to in order to post content.
If we consider one or more of these rules to have been broken, your post will be removed.
Try to keep your comments relevant and below 200 words. We may fail posts that are too long. We will also reject off-topic comments because we want to keep this blog focused on issues related to The Teens' Speech.
If you see a post that is inappropriate, alert us by using the "complain about this comment" link. Note that removal of a posting is at our discretion.
Please note that this button should not be used to simply disagree with a poster. It is there to alert the moderators to a post you feel breaks the house rules in some way.
We reserve the right to fail messages which:
- We consider are likely to provoke, attack or offend others
- Are racist, sexist, homophobic, sexually explicit, abusive or otherwise objectionable
- Contain swear words or other language likely to offend
- Break the law or condone or encourage unlawful activity. This includes breach of copyright, defamation and contempt of court.
- Advertise products or services for profit
- Impersonate or may be seen to impersonate someone else
- Repeatedly post the same or similar messages ('spam')
- Are unrelated to the topic
- Include contact details such as telephone numbers and postal or email addresses
- Are written in anything other than English - Welsh and Gaelic may be used where marked
- Contain links to other websites which we deem to be unsuitable
- Describe or encourage activities which could endanger the safety or well-being of others
We may also close comments on a post if we think the discussion has become irrelevant or out of date.
Repeatedly posting personal or offensive comments about individual members of the public or people who work for, or on behalf of, the Barnardo’s charity may be considered harassment. We reserve the right to remove such messages and take action against those responsible.
