Forum Code of Conduct
First of all, welcome to Henry’s Wharf Forum. We hope that you’ll find the Forum enjoyable and that you’ll have many fruitful discussions. This Forum is where residents of Henry’s Wharf (Members) can share ideas, discuss topics and ask questions and is intended to foster a closer community spirit by creating greater interaction, and discussion between its Members.
Henry’s Wharf intend the Forum to be a safe online environment for holding civil, lively discussion. Please set the tone for online conversations by being polite, open and respectful. It is not expected that you will agree with other Members at all times but it is expected that you write your comments in a respectful way. Negative comments, and minority opinions, are absolutely welcome, but Members are expected to be able to substantiate their position in a constructive manner and without resorting to becoming abusive or offensive. Any abusive, offensive or inflammatory posts or any comments which personally attack any individual, Member or not, will not be tolerated.
Forum Admins are here to help Members and will occasionally post information about new features and other announcements.
To use the Forum, you must first become a Member by creating a Forum account. By becoming a Member and are agreeing to the terms stated in this Code of Conduct. Accounts must be approved by Admin before the Member can post.
Only lessees/residents of Bywater House or Redding House can become Forum Members.
The Forum Code of Conduct is subject to change at any time. Changes will be announced via the forum.
We Will Not Tolerate
- Use of language that is abusive, vulgar, hateful, defamatory, obscene, profane, threatening, privacy-invasive, or law-violating.
- Use of hate speech, intimidation, harassment, sexual, racial, or ethnic slurs or discrimination.
- Threats of violence, harassment, even as a joke.
- Any form of bullying, Bashing, flaming or trolling.
- Any kind of encouragement towards substance or alcohol abuse.
- Posting pornography, inappropriate or offensive content.
- Posting something that is knowingly false.
- Encouraging another Member to contravene our Code of Conduct
- Posting your own, or other people’s, personally identifiable information (i.e. name, address, email, phone number, place of work, etc.). Or any information that can be considered a breach of privacy.
- Posting copyrighted material or infringing on the intellectual property rights of others, either in full or part, without the owner's written permission to do so.
- Thread bumping, hijacking or posting comments that are unrelated to the original topic, and make it difficult for other Forum Members to follow the discussion.
- Posting advertising or spam.
- Posting links to phishing sites.
- Attempting to impersonate Forum Administrators or other Forum Members.
- Attempting to create multiple Forum accounts.
- Any behaviour that is deemed inappropriate by our Admins.
How We Moderate
- If a Member witnesses an infringement of the Code of Conduct, they are not to attempt to personally intervein and are to inform Admin, providing details of the infringement.
- Any Member caught infringing the Code of Conduct will receive a warning from Admin, and may receive a suspension. Should the same Member infringe the Code of Conduct again, they will be suspended pending an investigation and may be permanently banned from the Forum. In such cases, Admin will inform the Member of the reasons for the decision. Admin may report the infringement to the Police if it is felt that the infringement violates any law.
- Admin reserves the right to remove any Members posts without prior notice. In such cases, Admin will inform the Member stating the reasons for the removal of the post. The Member will have the right to challenge the decision but will be required to substantiate their argument with evidence. It may be that the post can be re-posted following appropriate editing. Constructive criticism and suggestions are welcome, indeed encouraged, providing they are directed to the Admin and not disputed within the Forum itself.
- All posts within the Forum are the views of the Members and in no way represent the views of Henry’s Wharf, nor do Henry’s Wharf guarantee the accuracy, completeness or usefulness of any posts published by Members on the Forum.
- If a Member has questions regarding any particular action taken by Admin that involves them, please contact Admin directly and do not post regarding the issue in the Forum.
- The use of abusive language or aggressive attitude towards Admin will not be tolerated and may constitute grounds for penalties.
- Admin may step into conversations, or close unproductive threads.
Some Tips When Posting
Write as descriptively as possible. The more detail you can provide, the better the Forum will be able to assist you.
Stay on topic. Ensure your responses remain relevant to the original post. Keep the discussion productive and focused. Don’t derail threads.
Be respectful. Always treat others with consideration and respect, even if you don’t agree with them. However strongly you may feel about a subject, please never post with the sole purpose or intention of provoking other Members.
Ensure you have consent. Only post material that is yours or you have permission to use. This includes information, text, photos, messages etc. If you didn’t personally create the content that you post, it is your responsibility to ensure you have all the necessary consent… prior to posting.
Before starting a post. Try searching to see if anyone has recently shared the same question or posted on the same subject. Admin may reroute threads that are relevant to existing topics.
May 2022