[Richard McMahon]

We want our community network experience to be safe, fun and a creative space for all our members.

This is a space to meet new people, establish professional contacts and new friendships, support and resource one another, and rub shoulders with others in the wide world of ministry. With that in mind, we ask that all members kindly follow these basic guidelines:

1. Keep our language language clean and polite.
2. Be understanding and patient. We all come from different threads of the tapestry of life. Listen and seek to clarify and understand.
3. Think before we post. We respect diversity of views, cultures, beliefs, and seek to speak our truth and listen with a humble, open heart to the experience of others.
4. Be attentive and helpful. Answer questions in a timely manner when we can, and provide thoughts and suggestions that might open new pathways to the enquirer.
5. Consider use of humour. What might be funny to me may be offensive to another. If in doubt, please check with a moderator first.
6. Refrain from attacking a public figure of group in the church. While respectful discussion is welcome, direct attacks are not. If you are unsure, please check with us first.

Private Info – Do not post personal contact information of yourself or others. This includes email addresses, phone numbers, serial numbers, IMEIs, account information and addresses. If you wish to contact another member, please send them a private message. This is for your protection. We reserve the right to remove this information from public view immediately to protect our members.

Avatars – Our Passport system is designed to accept avatar images up to 500×500 pixels in size. When selecting an avatar, please choose one that is in keeping with the respectful standards of our network and refrain from advertising.

Volunteers – Do not post complaints about our Moderators. Please send a Private Message (PM) to a Moderator if you have questions about any moderator action.

Appeals/Complaints – If you feel that a mistake has been made or you are being treated unfairly, or have a question about an action, you may contact our Committee Executive.

Forum Etiquette

In addition to the guidelines above, we’d also like to make you aware of some basic etiquette guidelines. If you find someone else that is in violation of these practices, please report to our moderation team right away.

• Refrain from Criticising – refers to ordinary users taking a moderator-like tone in criticizing other members.If you feel a post or thread requires moderation, please use the report post button.
• Make Relevant & Meaningful Posts – Do your best at all times to make relevant, meaningful and helpful posts in our communities.
• Cross Posting – Do not post duplicate questions or topics in multiple forums or threads.
• Grammar – Try to employ Proper Grammar and Spelling and no capitalising of words. using capitals (e.g. HELLO!) is the equivalent of yelling on a forum.
• Search Before Posting – Often times questions and/or topics have already been discussed in an existing thread. Before posting a new thread, please try the search feature to research your question.
• Telling someone to “Search” – Do not reply to a question by telling someone to do a search. Kindly suggest a search link, answer their question, or feel free not to respond.
• Post In The Right Forum – Before you create a new thread, please ensure it is being posted in the most applicable forum.
• Keep it Legal – This means we do not allow inclusion of copyrighted and/or illegal materials.

Please Private Message a moderator if you have other suggestions for our community rules and guidelines.

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