We expect all participants in virtual events to observe our guidelines:
- Racism, sexism, homophobia or other forms of hate-speech, or contributions that could be interpreted as such, will not be tolerated. We recognise the difference between criticising a particular organisation, community or belief and attacking people on the basis of their race, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age.
- We welcome debate and dissent, but personal attacks and abuse will not be tolerated.
- Be aware that you may be misunderstood, so try to be clear about what you are saying, and expect that people may understand your contribution differently than you intended.
- We understand that people often feel strongly about issues and certain themes, but we will consider removing any content that others might find extremely offensive or threatening. Please respect other people’s views and beliefs and consider your impact on others when making your contribution.
- Within event chat areas, we reserve the right to redirect or curtail conversations based on ingrained bias or generalisations. We don’t want to stop people discussing topics they are enthusiastic about, but we do ask users to find ways of sharing their views that do not feel divisive, threatening or toxic to others.
- Keep it relevant. We know that some conversations can be wide-ranging, but try not to stray off-topic to keep the conversation on track.
- We will remove or stop any content that may put us in legal jeopardy, such as potentially libellous or defamatory postings, or material posted in potential breach of copyright.