Community Standards

To ensure that dialogue in every Do Some Good community remains relevant and engaging for all members, you’re expected to observe 7 simple principles. The administrators apply these principles when reviewing content in our communities.

1. We believe debate and disagreement are constructive, but personal attacks, trolling, and abuse will not be tolerated. The key to a great community experience is an engaging and inclusive space where everyone can learn and grow. Be nice!

2. For the sake of that constructive debate we just talked about, we will distinguish between useful, focused arguments and smear tactics/propaganda against Do Some Good or any other company or product.

3. We understand that people often feel strongly about issues discussed in the Do Some Good community, but we may remove any posts or comments that others might find offensive or threatening. Not everyone has a thick skin, so please consider the impact your posts and comments can have on others.

4. We reserve the right to redirect conversation or remove the ability to comment on posts that become a series of mud-throwing comments based on personal opinions or generalizations. We don’t want to stop you from discussing issues you are passionate about, but we do ask our members to find ways of sharing their views that do not feel alienating, threatening, or toxic to other members.

5. Keep it relevant. Conversations in the Do Some Good community cover a variety of topics, but if you make a post or comment that is super off-target, it might be removed in order to keep discussions on track.

6. This is a group of your peers, not your leads. We take a very strong stance against promotion, lead generation, traffic grabs, and soliciting (this includes affiliate links). Please do not offer your content or services unless a member personally asks you. You must offer services on the public thread unless specifically asked to private message. If a member in private message solicits you without establishing a prior relationship, please let us know at amy@dosomegood.ca so we can look into the issue. 

7. The community platforms are moderated by Do Some Good, but the conversation belongs to everybody. We want the Do Some Good Community Hub to be a welcome space for intelligent discussion and support, and we expect members to help us achieve this by notifying us of potential problems and helping each other keep conversations inviting and appropriate. If you spot something problematic within the community, please report it to us. You can report any story for inappropriate content right inside the story, for other content, please reach out to support@dosomegood.ca with the relevant details and a link to the objectionable content. 

Three Strikes Policy

The administrators of the Do Some Good community operate on giving the benefit of the doubt. Three warnings for behaviour that goes against the community guidelines will result in a 7-day removal from the group.

After the 7-day period, you are welcome to rejoin the group on a 30-day probation. If you act against the community guidelines again during your probation, you will be permanently removed from any associated Do Some Good communities.