General Conduct and Behaviour
Please remember this is your forum, your local community, with the support of the local community together we can achieve JustGoLocal.co.uk’s vison to deliver excellence for everyone.
Please Have Fun: Enjoy the chat room and help others do the same by keeping a positive atmosphere.
Read and Understand the Forum Rules: Familiarise yourself with the forum room’s rules and terms of service to avoid any upset.
Say Hello or Welcome Others: When you are entering a chat room, you should always try greeting everyone whether you know them or not. When someone else enters the room, you should make it a point to at least recognise their presence and greet them.
Support and Help: Encourage and support fellow members. Offer help and constructive advice when possible.
Positive Interaction: Focus on positive, uplifting interactions. Be mindful of tone and intent in written communication, as misunderstandings can easily arise.
Account Security: All forum/chatroom members are requested to protect your account with strong passwords and please do not share your login details with others.
Age Restriction: The age limit for the Forums/Chatrooms on the JustGoLocal.co.uk website is 18 years of age. If you are less than 18 years of age, then just quit/exit this chat room.
Respect and Decency: Treat all members with respect. Offensive, abusive, or discriminatory language and behaviour targeting any individual or group based on race, colour, gender, religion, sexual orientation, nationality, or any other characteristic is strictly prohibited.
Shared Ideas: Please help others in the forums to improve and develop each other’s businesses. As a group of business owners and entrepreneurs our combined knowledge can deliver outstanding improvements to the overall business community
Professional Tone: Always support a professional and respectful tone and manner. No harassment, discrimination, or hate speech.
Concise Communication: Encourage brief and clear messages to avoid misunderstandings.
Differing Viewpoints: Respect that other people in the community have had different life experiences and may have a unique perspective to yours. We welcome different viewpoints.
Stay on Topic: Try keeping the conversations relevant to the chat room’s purpose or topic.
Keep it Friendly: Messages you post must always be civil and tasteful.
Join Up and Sign-up Links: Users are requested not to add join up or sign-up links to any other external site as they will not be allowed. This will also result in receiving a direct ban from our JustGoLocal.co.uk site.
Social Media Links: Please refrain from displaying any social links to Instagram, Facebook, X, YouTube, TikTok, profiles or social profiles.
No Personal Attacks or Bullying: Refrain from making personal attacks, harassing, or bullying other members. This includes private messages and public posts.
Respect Privacy: Do not share personal information (yours or others’) without consent.
Be Supportive: Please help to encourage and support other members. Any constructive criticism should be offered respectfully and with the intent to help and support members.
Youth Safety: The forum/chatroom should not include minors under the age of 18. If there is sufficient evidence that a member is under the age of 18, please report it immediately.
Content Sharing: Only share content in the forum that is proper and relevant.
Use Appropriate Rooms: Please post in the correct rooms or threads which are specific for their topics for discussion.
Relevant Topics: Discussions should focus on local community matters, including local news, events, and general social interaction relevant to adults. Keep conversations on-topic according to the chatroom’s specific purpose.
Stay on Topic: To get the best from the Forum/Chatroom it is essential that you stay on topic and try not to derail conversations. Respect the overall purpose and theme of the item being discussed.
Use of Capital Letters: Never type your messages in using all capital letters. This is shouting or yelling at another person, and therefore seen as bad manners. If you want to *emphasize* a word or phrase, simply type an asterisk in before and then directly after your word or phrase.
Prohibited Content: No sharing of explicit, violent, or inappropriate content. This includes text, images, or files.
No Advertising or Self-Promotion: The local community forum/chatroom is not a platform for businesses to advertise or promote services. Any such posts will be removed, and repeated violations may lead to account suspension or closed.
Be Constructive: To help JustGoLocal.co.uk develop the forums please provide constructive feedback and contribute positively to discussions. You can share your ideas for improvements in the forums we will always implement the best ideas.
Content Sharing: Only share content in the forum that is proper and relevant.
Legal Compliance: Do not share or discuss any illegal activities or content within the JustGoLocal.co.uk forums. Ensure all activities follow applicable laws of the UK.
Sensitive Topics: Please avoid potentially sensitive topics such as politics, religion, or race.
File Sharing and Links: When sharing files or links in our Forums/Chatrooms, ensure they are safe, relevant, and virus-free. Do not share copyrighted material without proper authorisation from the owner.
Removal of content: At JustGoLocal.co.uk we reserve the right to remove any content at our discretion and block any repeat offenders. We will also remove any content that we consider fraudulent, deceptive or misleading.
Spamming & Flooding: Spamming, posting promotional material or posting links to third party websites is not allowed.
Conflict Resolution: If you have a disagreement in the forum, please deal with them constructively and respectfully.
Impersonation of Others: Members must never impersonate other members, public figures, or administrators as this is illegal and will be reported to the proper authorities.
Moderation: local community members will be expected to moderate the forums to enforce rules, manage the conversations and content.
No Self-Promotion: local businesses cannot self-promote in the Local Community forums. Business owners should only reply to specific enquiries from a member of the local community when they are seeking someone to provide a product or service.
No Bots Without Permission: Please do not use automated bots or scripts on the JustGoLocal.co.uk website without permission from JustGoLocal.co.uk.
Clear Purpose: Define the chat room’s purpose to keep discussions Give a way for members to give feedback or report issues Define roles and responsibilities within the chat room Continuous Improvement Regularly review and update the rules as needed.
Inclusivity and Accessibility: Strive to make the chatroom welcoming to all. Avoid using jargon or overly complex language that could exclude members.
Privacy and Safety
Personal Information: Do not share personal information (yours or others’) such as phone numbers, e-mail addresses, residential addresses, or sensitive details in public posts. Use private messaging for necessary exchanges but please remain cautious. Never post personal information that you would not be comfortable sharing with a stranger. We recommend that you don’t post any information that may identify you or anyone else.
Private Messaging: Private messaging should adhere to the same standards of respect and decency as public chat. Report any inappropriate private messages to the JustGoLocal.co.uk moderators.
No Doxing: Sharing someone else’s confidential information without consent, also known as doxing, is strictly prohibited and will result in immediate suspension. (Doxing is the action or process of searching for and publishing private or finding information about a particular individual on the internet, typically with malicious intent.)
Moderation and Reporting
Moderator Authority: Moderators have a responsibility to keep and manage a safe and respectful environment. Please follow their instructions without question.
Reporting Issues: If while using a forum you are subject to behaviour that violates these guidelines/rules, please use the reporting feature to alert moderators rather than engaging directly. Reports will always be treated as confidential and will be reviewed promptly.
Escalation Process: For serious concerns, such as harassment or security threats, there is an escalation process that users can follow. You can e-mail JustGoLocal.co.uk directly or report any issues using the report button.
Legal and Ethical Standards
Following UK Laws: All users must follow applicable UK laws, including, but not limited to intellectual property rights, data protection, and cyber laws.
No Illegal Activities: The discussion or promotion of illegal activities is strictly forbidden. This includes but not limited to the distribution of pirated content, hacking, and drug-related activities.
Use of Technical Features
Private Messaging: Use private messages for personal or sensitive conversations to ensure you are respecting other users’ boundaries and privacy.
No Unauthorized Access: Please do not try to gain unauthorized access to the chatroom’s technical infrastructure or other users’ accounts.
Harmful Links: JustGoLocal.co.uk cannot accept any responsibility for any harmful links that are posted in our forums/chatrooms. We therefore vehemently ask that ALL users never open any links in our Forums/Chatrooms
Illegal practices or use of Cracking & monitoring tools: We don’t allow cracking, monitoring, botnet ting, sniffing, attacking; proxy attacking, VPN attacking, bot attacking, nuking, hacking, illegit connects, illegit testing, port, web or any scanning of JustGolocal.co.uk and that can cause hamper to JustGolocal.co.uk and its users.
No Bots Without Permission: Please do not use automated bots or scripts on the JustGoLocal.co.uk website without permission from JustGoLocal.co.uk.
Proper Attribution: When sharing content from external sources, give proper credit to the original authors or creators.
Enforcement and Consequences
Warnings and Bans: Violations of these rules may result in warnings, temporary bans, or permanent bans, depending on the severity and frequency of the infractions.
Appeals Process: Users who feel they have been unfairly treated may appeal a decision by contacting the moderation team through our appeals process.
Feedback and Updates
Community Feedback: We welcome feedback on these rules and the overall functioning of the chatroom. Any suggestions for improvements should be given to JustGoLocal.co.uk or one of our moderators.
Rule Updates: These rules will be updated when required. Users will be notified of significant changes and are expected to follow the latest version.
These rules and guidelines are here to help create a respectful, engaging, and safe environment for all members of the JustGoLocal.co.uk business community. With the business community and individuals help we can deliver and enjoy a community run communication method to improve your profitability and business knowledge and inspiring the customers in your area to just go local.