Discussion guidelines

nowwearetalking encourages lively, informed debate and the open exchange of information and ideas.

A wide range of views from people and organisations will be aired.
We’ll provide an environment that encourages respect for the differing views of others, and passionate but respectful dialogue.

Moderators will ensure that postings are relevant and may take any steps they think appropriate to ensure that content meet the site’s Discussion Guidelines, described below. All postings will be reviewed by a moderator and are generally published on the site within 1-2 working days.

Postings may be edited for reasons of space, clarity, to remove offensive or unlawful content or to avoid repetition. You consent to Telstra reproducing and publishing any posting (either in whole or an edited version of the posting) submitted by you to nowwearetalking, in other Telstra websites or Telstra publications.

If you object to a moderator modifying your posting then it may be rejected.

Before you can submit material to nowwearetalking you will have to register as a site user and login to the website. To register you must provide us some personal information to help us verify your identity, and to help us administer this site. We will treat your personal information in accordance with the nowwearetalking.com.au Privacy Statement.

Please

• ensure you address the discussion forum topic
• identify yourself by your full name
• respect the views of others

Contributors may not submit content that:
is threatening, abusive, defamatory, indecent, menacing, harassing, offensive, infringes any person's intellectual property rights, including copyright, impersonates anyone, misrepresents a relationship with any person or organisation, encourages others to commit unlawful acts, harasses anyone or is unlawful in any way.

It is in your interests, as well as ours, to ensure that all content is lawful.

You may face personal liability if content you submit is published and is unlawful. For example, if you submit material which is defamatory and cannot be defended, then you could be sued by the person defamed.
In addition, the following types of postings are not permitted:

• repetitive messages, including cross-posting, flooding, and spamming
• messages of excessive length (more than 1000 words or 2500 characters)
• viruses, files, or potentially harmful code
• advertising, promotions, or similar material

We reserve the right to reject posts that direct readers to third-party websites.

Moderation Principles

All postings will be reviewed by a moderator prior to publication:

• Postings will be rejected if a moderator believes they do not meet the Discussion Guidelines or are inappropriate for the site.
• The moderator's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
• Postings will generally be published to the site within 1-2 working days after they have been authenticated.
• Postings may be edited if and as moderator considers it appropriate to meet the Discussion Guidelines described here.
• Moderators may also edit, divide a posting if necessary to improve the usability of the forum.