SOCIAL MEDIA COMMENTING POLICY

Thank you for engaging with me on social media. The purpose of my social media sites is to provide information about the work I’m doing as your Douglas County Commissioner that is of public interest to residents, businesses, and visitors. I encourage you to submit your questions, comments, and concerns, but please note that my social media sites are not a public forum. They are moderated online discussion sites that are similar to a public meeting.

Please recognize that when you engage on any of my social media sites, your participation constitutes your agreement to comply with the following rules and guidelines.

• Do not post content that is vulgar, obscene, pornographic, indecent, threatening, or discriminatory based on sex, gender, religion, national origin, age, or disability.
• Do not post comments that are abusive, hateful, vindictive, or intended to defame any person or organization.
• Do not post solicitations, advertisements, or other content that promotes or endorses any financial, commercial, or non-governmental agency, except as may be specifically authorized on the site.
• Do not post content that impersonates or misrepresents your connection to any other entity or person or otherwise manipulates headers or identifiers to disguise the origin of the content.
• Do not post copyrighted or trademarked images, graphics, or video. Media content posted on social media sites should be owned by the user.
• Do not post comments, photos, or videos that suggest or encourage illegal activity.
• Do not post hyperlinks to other sites that contain content that falls within the description set forth above.
• Apparent spamming or trolling will be removed and may cause the author(s) to be blocked from the site without notice.

Comments and posts that violate any of these guidelines may be removed and result in a potential block from the site. You participate at your own risk, taking personal responsibility for your comments, your user name, and any information provided.

I do not necessarily endorse, support, sanction, encourage, verify, or agree with the comments, opinions, or statements posted on my social media sites by other users. Any content posted by others on my sites, including advice and opinions, are the views and responsibility of those making the comments.