Creating a safe community for all – We introduce community rules of conduct

Creating an online community is a lot of fun. Everyone has a place to come together, exchange knowledge and memories, and stay up to date on community news. But how do you make sure every member of your community knows what to post, how to communicate with the others and, most importantly, what behavior is desired? Read how to implement community behavior rules here.

Community Conduct Rules

The above may seem fairly obvious in smaller communities where everyone knows each other well. But especially for businesses, networking communities or communities that grow a lot and quickly, it can be useful to introduce community behavior rules.

This way, every member knows which behaviors and content are valued in the community and which are not. This also makes it easier for community managers to remove content or even members from the community, making the community a safe space for everyone.

Download our community rules

We as Socie have created a template for community rules that you can use for your own community. You can customize these and then place them in your app.

Get started immediately yourself? Download the PDF file at the bottom of this page!

Here are some community guidelines we think are important at Socie:

Respectful interaction is expected in this community at all times. Any form of threats, intimidation, racism, discrimination, bullying, etc. will not be tolerated.

This community is meant to keep in touch and grow towards each other. Political opinions, hate and trolling are not allowed.

Sexual content of any kind will not be tolerated.

Content that glorifies violence or shows violence will not be tolerated. This includes content that shows violence against yourself or is intended to shock other members.

Attempts to use this community for illegal purposes are prohibited. We expect all members to abide by the law.

Please be careful when posting personal information. Posting personal information is entirely at your own risk.

Do not share personal information with people outside this community without prior permission.

Because we want to keep this community organized and helpful, spamming and posting fake content is prohibited.

Please stick to the topics of the various modules and groups. If you miss a place to talk about a particular topic, and you are unable to add a group yourself, please contact the administrator.

The Community Administrator has the final say. If rules are violated, the post in question will be deleted and a warning may be issued. For repeated violations of our community rules, the administrator reserves the right to (temporarily) remove members from the community.

Respect the rights and opinions of other members. If a post is intentionally provocative, do not respond to the content or otherwise address it. Instead, report the post to the community administrator.

This is just a starting point for a fine and safe community. Feel free to add these guidelines to your community or use them as inspiration. Can you think of other important guidelines for your community? Then let us know and send us a message.