polyoz.net.au General Rules and Restrictions
By participating in this community, you agree to abide by the following rules and restrictions: PolyOz -  Polyamory Resources Australia Inc is happy to provide the polyoz.net.au website as a service to the community and assumes responsibility for all the costs and administration inherent within the community. The goal of this community is to foster a community that is open to anyone who wishes to take part in it. Families, teenagers, educational institutions, and the elderly are all among the list of demographics that we are aiming at. All content posted within the community should be suitable for this wide range of audience. polyoz.net.au reserves the right to refuse service to anyone for any reason. There shall be no discrimination with respect to any community member by reasons of age, race, creed, color, national origin, political or religious affiliation, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, place of residence, or physical disability [see VICTORIAN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ACT 1995 ]. PolyOz - Polyamory Resources Australia Inc has a zero tolerance policy for any illegal or otherwise unlawful acts within this community and will actively enforce this policy. By accepting membership to this community, you affirm and agree that you have read this document, and that you will adhere to all codes and terms listed within this set of guidelines and the Terms of Service of this website. Community Objectives This community exists in order to help facilitate the discussion, learning and education of the polyamory lifestyle in it's myriad of forms. This is accomplished by fostering a community where each member helps another to learn by discussion or submission of articles. Everything that helps the community realize these objectives is welcome. Constructive discussion, both critical and sympathetic, pertaining to these objectives is encouraged. Anything that is degrading or otherwise harmful to such an environment is strictly prohibited. Here are a few examples of how these objectives may be accomplished:
* Discussing the lifestyle
* Giving and receiving support for questions related to our lifestyle
* Exchanging ideas
* Announcements by polyoz.net.au Committee
General Code of Conduct
Forum and Blog Conduct
The following guidelines apply to the polyoz.net.au General Forums, personal forums/blogs, and group forums/blogs. Please keep in mind the nature of the topic before you post to it:
* Criticism should be directed towards the subject or topic at hand, rather than an individual.
* Obvious trolls ("trolls" are posts designed to provoke, shock, or anger) will be quarantined and action taken as needed. This especially includes any blatant attempt to provoke a "site war".
* Attacks towards any community member, moderator, admin or polyoz.net.au Committee will not be tolerated.
* Copyright infringements of any sort will not be tolerated.
* Illegal acts, accusations of illegal acts, or suggestions to commit an illegal act are not allowed in our community and will be removed from public view, further action will be taken if necessary.
* Off-topic threads may be moved, modified or split at the discretion of the moderators and any such changes will be reported to the member who started the thread.
* Duplicate posts may be deleted in order to consolidate entries in the community.
* Multiple threads on a single subject by a single individual may be considered as spam and be consolidated also.
* There may also be other reasons to refocus multiple threads to a single thread besides spam. In some instances, these multiple threads may even be created by two different members. It is not our intention to stifle conversation, this is done so that all members are able to follow the same thread and ask and receive feedback in the same location on this subject.
* Posting of private emails or Private Messages (PM's) without the original author's (or authors') permission is not allowed and all such posts will be removed.
* Debates on the validity of personal beliefs such as politics and religion will not be allowed in the polyoz.net.au General Forums as there are personal blogs and forums you may use for such expression.
If you have any questions about the site guidelines as outlined herein, or the Terms of Service listed for this website, please contact the polyoz.net.au staff directly via the Contact Us link listed here: http://polyoz.net.au/contact-us.
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