ColumbiaMO Telegram Chat Rules
David BlueVersion 1.1 - 2021–11–29–21.15.46
Hello, chat! I’ve finally drafted a presentable copy of the Big Bad Chat Rules.
You can find a revision-tracked version of this document on the GitHub repo I created, here.
- ColumbiaMO Local Chat is a place to discuss current events and culture in a friendly, collegial way. We invite you to be smart, kind, welcoming, funny, charming, incisive, prescient, skeptical: whoever you are on your best day.
- ColumbiaMO Local Chat is reserved for people who live, have lived, or intend to live in mid-Missouri as well as travelers through the area.
- Share news, opinions, personal experiences, charts, data, photos, tweets, and other media. Do not share misinformation, disinformation, or spam — including in DMs to other members.
- Do not promote your own hustles — or your clients’ hustles — more than once per day.
- Disruptive off-topic posts (random interjections) are discouraged and unwelcome.
- Discuss subjects in good faith. Do not troll, mock, or harass other members of the community.
- Pseudonyms are welcome, and you do not have to disclose where you work, but do not impersonate anyone.
- Keep it safe for work. ColumbiaMO Local Chat is not the place for disturbing images, racy pictures, or anything else you wouldn’t want to share with your coworkers or family.
- Be inclusive of all people and points of view. This is particularly true for Black, Indigenous, and people of color, and people in the LBGTQ+ community. We will remove any homophobic, transphobic, misogynistic, or racist content without discussion.
- If someone is bothering you or you would like to report a post or member who you believe is violating these rules, please contact one of the Administrators or Moderators.
- Final moderation decisions are subject to the whims of the Admins and Mods.
- We expect to update these rules as necessary. When we do, you’ll see a notification attached to this message.
- Follow the spirit of these rules as well as the letter of them. Do not become an edgelord. We err on the side of removing borderline content — and borderline users — from the channel.
- At least for the moment, automated sharing of Crypto and sex-related content is a banable offense.