Thank you for being part of the NASTD online community. To ensure the best possible experience for all members, we have established rules for participation. These should not be seen as all-inclusive, but rather to give members a general idea of the guidelines one should follow. By joining and using this community, you agree that you have read and will follow these rules. You also agree to reserve discussions and shared files and content to that best suited to the medium. This is a great platform with which to solicit the advice of your peers, benefit from their experience and participate in ongoing conversation.
Rules
· Foster useful and dynamic discussions. Use the community to share successes, challenges, constructive feedback, questions and best practices.
· Don’t attack others. The discussions on the community platforms are meant to stimulate conversation, not to create contention.
· Stay on topic and don’t derail the conversation. Keep the discussion centered on the initial topic and do not engage in dialogue that shifts the focus. If another topic arises that is fruitful to explore, start another thread with a new subject line.
· Messages should not contain promotional material, special offers, product announcements, or solicitation for services. Commercial messages in discussions, library entries, or elsewhere will be removed. This includes links intended to gather leads by collecting email addresses or other contact information in exchange for resources, webinars, etc. NASTD reserves the right to potentially ban sources of those solicitations.
· Respect intellectual property. Post content that you have personally created or have permission to use and have properly attributed to the content creator.
· Use caution when discussing products. Do not post anything that you would not want the world to see or that you would not want anyone to know came from you. Comments are subject to libel, slander, and antitrust laws. Messages that encourage or facilitate an agreement about the following subjects are inappropriate: prices, discounts, or terms or conditions of sale; salaries; profits, profit margins, or cost data; market shares, sales territories, or markets; allocation of customers or territories; or selection, rejection, or termination of customers or suppliers.
· Transparency is important in gaining trust in online relationships, therefore be clear who you are and who you work for when posting. Posting unauthorized private or personal information either within or outside of the online community is prohibited.
· Conversations within each member-segmented online community should be treated as confidential. State members should not share topics of conversation outside of their state member community.
· Refrain from posting administrative messages or requests for support from NASTD staff in the online community. Instead, change your settings to remove yourself from a community. If you are changing email addresses, you do not need to remove yourself from the list and rejoin under your new email address. You can update those settings on your profile. Please email nastd@csg.org if you need assistance.
· All defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive, or illegal materials are strictly prohibited and will be removed.
For any offense listed above, NASTD implements a documented three-strike rule process as outlined below:
- Strike 1: A written warning and moderation of the content for either editing or removal.
- Strike 2: A written warning, removal of the content, discussion with appropriate NASTD staff/leadership, and 30-day suspension from the online community from day of infraction.
- Strike 3: A written warning, removal of the post, discussion with appropriate NASTD staff/leadership, and permanent NASTD account deactivation.
NASTD reserves the right to implement immediate and permanent suspension, in lieu of progressive punishment, if, in NASTD’s reasonable but sole judgment, the nature of the violation so justifies such action.
NASTD reserves the right to edit or delete a post. However, NASTD generally will not edit or delete posts for members, unless there has been a severe violation of the Terms and Conditions.
Legal Notice
The NASTD online community is provided as a benefit to NASTD members. NASTD is not responsible for the opinions and information posted on these sites by others. NASTD disclaims all warranties with regard to information posted on these sites, whether posted by NASTD or any third party; this disclaimer includes all implied warranties of merchantability and fitness.
In no event shall NASTD be liable for any special, indirect, or consequential damages or any damages whatsoever resulting from loss of use, data, or profits, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of any information posted on this site.
Do not post any defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening (including legal threats), offensive, or illegal materials. Plagiarism/piracy of any nature will not be tolerated. Posting material protected by copyright or trademark laws by anyone other than the person posting the material requires permission from the copyright/trademark holder.
Content should not be posted if it encourages or facilitates members to arrive at any agreement that either expressly or impliedly leads to price fixing, a boycott of another's business, or other conduct intended to illegally restrict free trade. Content that encourages or facilitates an agreement about the following subjects are inappropriate: prices, discounts, or terms or conditions of sale; salaries; profits, profit margins, or cost data; market shares, sales territories, or markets; allocation of customers or territories; or selection, rejection, or termination of customers or suppliers.
NASTD does not actively monitor these sites for inappropriate postings and does not on its own undertake editorial control of postings. However, if any inappropriate posting is brought to NASTD's attention, NASTD will take all appropriate action. NASTD reserves the right to block any users who do not abide by these guidelines.