Netiquette

Polite and respectful interaction is very important to us and a prerequisite for communication on our platform. Of course, every member can and should have their own opinion. However, in order for a constructive dialogue to take place, it must not become offensive. We ask you to observe the following rules and guidelines:

• Refrain from insults, defamation, slander, and provocation, as well as comments containing vulgar, violence-glorifying, discriminatory, racist, sexist, hateful, and/or illegal statements or content.

• Refrain from commercial content that is not related to the purpose of the platform.

• Mentions and comments should have a factual connection to the topic of the post.

• Pay attention to what personal data you publish in your posts. These may be freely accessible on the platform. You must not publish personal or personally identifiable data of third parties. To protect the personal rights of the individuals concerned, such posts will be deleted.

• Respect copyright laws in your posts. For external content, the rights to use them must be cleared. Also, mark quotes as such and state the source.

• Please also ensure compliance with the aforementioned rules when posting links. We reserve the right to remove posts containing links if their content violates the mentioned rules.

• All posts are checked for compliance with the rules mentioned above. In the event of violations, we may delete them. Anyone who repeatedly or severely violates this netiquette can be blocked.