Netiquette Social Media

For the Oberbergischer Kreis, fairness and tolerance are important values. We therefore appeal to you to treat differing opinions and attitudes with the utmost respect and to refrain from insults and accusations.

The comments made by users reflect solely their opinions and not those of the Oberbergischer Kreis. The same applies to the content of linked pages. Despite careful moderation and review of contributions, the Oberbergischer Kreis assumes no liability for comments and the content of linked pages.

We reserve the right to delete comments, posts, and links that, for example, do not aim for a factual debate but instead foster prejudice, spread falsehoods, or violate points of our netiquette. Users who violate the netiquette may also be blocked from the social media pages or accounts of the Oberbergischer Kreis. Comments that are unrelated to the original post's topic will be removed.
 

On our social media pages or accounts, the following are not allowed:

• Violations of applicable law.

• Infringements on the rights of third parties (individuals, institutions, organizations, companies).

• Insults, denigrations, defamation, provocations, and discrimination against individuals—especially based on their religion, origin, nationality, physical condition, income situation, sexual identity, age, or gender.

• So-called trolling, flaming, and bashing, i.e., intentionally hurtful, polemical, derogatory, disruptive, or irrelevant comments.

• Incitement to violence against individuals, institutions, or companies.

• Political and religious extremism, racism, and hate propaganda.

• False factual statements.

• Pornography and obscenities.

• Election and party advertising as well as calls for donations of any kind.

• Calls for campaigns, demonstrations, and petitions of any political orientation.

• Posting contributions, photos, and comments from other websites, Facebook pages, forums, blogs, etc.

• Links to external websites are undesirable.

• Comments that do not relate to the topic of the respective post.

• Deliberately misleading contributions.

• Publication of photos from unclear sources.

• GIFs do not contribute to the discussion and should therefore be used sparingly.

• The publication of private addresses, email addresses, and phone numbers.

• The publication of private correspondence (letters, emails, and the like).

• Misuse of the comment function for promotional purposes and spam.

• The commercial or private offering of goods or services.