Scouting Ireland

ters, authors and the subjects of content. Keep in mind that there are real people reading your comments. Safe Space - Above all, Scouting Ireland should be a safe and welcoming space for all individuals, groups and their ideas. Any rudeness, insults, hate, hostility, or negativity may be removed, and you may lose your ability to comment. Moderation - In order to provide a safe space for our community, comments may be moderated and users may be banned. If your comments make this community a less civil and enjoyable place to be, you and your comments may be excluded from it. Everyone is welcome to voice their opinion regardless of identity, politics, ideology, religion or agreement with other community members, the author of the post or staff members, as long as those opinions are respectful and constructively add to the conversation. This community does not tolerate direct or indirect attacks, name-calling or insults, nor does it tolerate intentional attempts to derail, hijack, troll or bait others into an emotional response. We reserve the right to remove these types of comments where warranted. Individuals who consistently or intentionally post these types of comments may lose their ability to comment and be permanently excluded from the community. If you directly or indirectly threaten the physical or mental well-being of a member of this community, or an individual or group, you may be removed immediately. If a user has repeatedly posted comments that have violated our rules, their comments may be blocked from appearing on the site. This would include inappropriate comments that contain insults, attacks, abuse towards other users or groups; or users who have engaged in trolling or hijacking the comment threads. Profane, defamatory, offensive or violent language

“Trolling”, or posting deliberately disruptive statements meant to hijack comment threads or throw discussions off-track

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Hateful or discriminatory comments regarding race, ethnicity, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation or political beliefs

Links or comments containing sexually explicit content material

Discussion of illegal activity

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Commercial solicitations or promotion of a competitor

Violations of copyright or intellectual property rights

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Content determined to be inappropriate, in poor taste, or otherwise contrary to the purposes of the forum

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Personal promotion