Welcome and our moderation policy
Welcome to the Social Democrats page. Here you will find updates about events and issues that are important to our drive for progressive social change in Ireland. We very much encourage your comments, feedback and criticism on any issues. And of course we are always delighted to see people sharing and liking our posts. We appreciate that people join conversations on our page to share experiences and raise awareness about issues that they may feel passionately about. This often leads to lively conversations and a diverse range of opinions, including some that may be different to yours. While you may feel strongly about issues being discussed, we ask that you show courtesy for the views of others, even if you don’t necessarily agree with them. Our party is built on the values of respect, equality and diversity. We encourage open and constructive debate that reflects the diversity of views in our society – and in that spirit we ask you to try to stay on-topic and don’t be abusive. Our guidelines, set out below, aim to encourage open, respectful and constructive conversations and debates. If we consider that these guidelines are not being observed, we may remove sensitive or inappropriate content or limit the audience that sees it. We also reserve the right to block users who routinely flout our guidelines. We only moderate or remove posts or block users after thorough consideration. This page is managed by our communications team. If you’d like to contact us directly to raise an issue or seek further information, do please get in touch on [email protected]. Guidelines
The following guidelines are designed to enable all users to participate freely and fully in discussions. Please keep these in mind when you participate. Comments will be moderated or deleted if they contain:
• Offensive language towards any gender, ethnicity, religion, race, culture or minority group;
• Abusive, vulgar, obscene, intimidating, threatening, or defamatory language, or any abusive comment that targets an individual;
• Fraudulent, deceptive or misleading comments;
• Spam, such as the same comments posted repeatedly, or trolling, which means deliberate and provocative comments to disrupt or distort discussions;
• Hate speech, threatening, or pornographic material;
• Language which incites violence or describes or encourages activities which could endanger the safety or well-being of others, or contains nudity or graphic or gratuitous violence. The Social Democrats welcome your feedback and criticism, both positive and negative, about all aspects of our work. We ask you to please ensure your comments are in line with the above guidelines. Thanks again for visiting our page. If you have any deals on how we might improve our page please get in touch. If you would like to report an inappropriate comment for us to review, send an email to [email protected]
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