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The following serves as the official discussion policy for users of Wyoming Public Radio and Media's social networking tools. All participants in our social networking features and other forums are required to follow these rules or be subject to having their comments or account blocked.

If you can't be polite, don't say it. Of course, we don't want to stifle discussion of controversial issues. Some topics require blunt talk, and we're not always going to agree with each other. Nonetheless, please try to disagree without being disagreeable. Focus your remarks on positions, not personalities. No personal attacks, name-calling, libel, defamation, comments about someone's mother, hate speech, comparisons to notorious dictators -- you get the idea. And under no circumstances should you post anything that could be taken as threatening, harassing, bullying, obscene, pornographic, sexist or racist.

Don't use obscenities. Even if the word in question is often used in conversation. We're not going to list the words we object to; you know what they are. Remember, this is a public forum and we want everyone to feel comfortable participating.

Anything you post should be your own work. You're welcome to link to relevant content and to quote limited amounts from other people's work with attribution and any associated copyright notice and consistent with "fair use" principles of copyright law. But that doesn't mean you can copy and paste wholesale.

Please stay on topic. Think of it this way: if you hosted a book club meeting at your home, you wouldn't want someone to show up and insist on discussing reality TV shows.

Please respect people's privacy. We love to learn about new and interesting individuals, but most people will not be happy to have their phone numbers or e-mail addresses published. Please do not share another's contact information through our social networks.

Feel free to share your ideas and experiences about religion, politics and relevant products or services you've discovered. But this is not a place for advertising, promotion, recruiting, campaigning, lobbying, soliciting or proselytizing. We understand that there can be a fine line between discussing and campaigning; please use your best judgment — and we will use ours.

We appreciate the news tips members of the public send us. However, we reserve the right not to publicize rumors, allegations, conspiracy theories and other information which we know to be false or unsubstantiated. Be yourself - and not someone else. Don't post anything on the site posing as someone else.

Do not "feed" the trolls. We encourage community members to report abuse by trolls. But we also ask that you not engage with trolls in the comment threads. Reacting to their provocations is exactly what they want. If we see you feeding a troll, we will remove both the troll's comments and your responses.

You are solely responsible for the content you post. Wyoming Public Media is not responsible for the content posted by its users. We do not and cannot review all user content posted on our social media platforms. However, we have the right (but not the obligation) to review, screen, delete, edit and/or move any content posted on our social media platforms.

We encourage community discussion on our social media posts and look forward to hearing your thoughts and questions. However, our platforms are not for the promotion of unrelated programs or activities and we will remove posts from others on our wall which solicit, promote, or advertise outside events or products. You are welcome to post in our Wyoming Public Radio online events calendar. To post, merely click on the following link to submit the date, title and location of your event.

Call 307-766-4240 if you have any issues or questions.

Violation of these guidelines can result in the removal of a user’s commenting/posting privileges on our social media platforms. In most cases, Wyoming Public Media will issue a warning before blocking a user on social media.