Nature Network Community Guidelines

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Alfredo Pereira Jr (group admin)

Date:

26 March 2008

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Dear All:

Here (below) is the summary of the rules for participating and posting in Nature Network. My thanks to Corie Lok and the NN team for this information.

Best

Alfredo

Community guidelines

To ensure that everyone has an enjoyable time on Nature Network, we ask you to please follow a few basic ground rules.
Be yourself. Be honest in representing yourself and your views. Use your real and full name when creating a profile and posting comments. Be factual and accurate. Express your opinions and support them with evidence and facts (accurate ones, that is).
Don’t make misleading statements. If you find factual errors, politely point them out and say why the statements are wrong. Cite your sources Provide links to the web pages from which you’ve obtained your information and images. Attribute quotes and paraphrased comments to their proper sources. If you want to discuss a paper or news story, summarize it in your own words and link back to it. Don’t just copy and paste copyrighted content onto Nature Network.
Stay focused on science and research. This is a website about science for scientists and researchers. There are lots of other websites you can use to discuss other topics. Stay on topic Please keep within the bounds of a topic as initiated. Do not sway the discussion towards your own pet topic or set off on a tangent. Be as succinct as you can. Contribute new information to the discussion Add a unique perspective, a constructive argument, a thoughtful question or new information. Read the comments in a discussion thread before posting your own so you don’t repeat what’s already been said.
Complete your profile The more detail you add to your profile, the more people will want to engage with you and the more connected you’ll be to the network of scientists.
Have fun. Comment on the blogs, start a conversation in the forums, fill out your profile, and invite your friends. It’ll be much more fun with your friends and colleagues on here too.
Don’t be inflammatory or profane We encourage debate and vigorous argument, but before you click that “Publish” button, take a moment to ask yourself: “Would I say this in person?”
Don’t be offensive or libelous. Don’t engage in emotional flame wars. Save the profane language for other venues. Personal attacks, threatening or harassing comments, or obscene material are not welcome. Don’t link to any website that is profane or offensive.
Don’t sell or promote stuff If you have a product or service to sell or promote, you can buy advertising on this site.
Don’t post essays or technical reports Nature Network is a community forum for discussion and conversation. It’s not the place to self-publish papers, reports or long descriptions of your theories or hypotheses. You can do that on your personal website.
Don’t post copyrighted images When you post images, make sure you have the rights and permission to reproduce them on Nature Network. If you don’t, you can simply provide a link to the image.
Don’t post content in languages other than English. Nature Network is an English language website. Don’t violate someone else’s privacy. You can post as much personal and contact information about yourself as you want, but don’t post anyone else’s personal details or contact information.
Don’t reveal personal information, other than your name, if you are under 16. You should also obtain permission to use the website from your parent or guardian.
If you feel that any user or comment on Nature Network is not respecting these guidelines, you can use our moderation system (by clicking on the red ‘moderate’ link next to each post) or you can get in touch with the Nature Network team at network at nature.com.
We reserve the right to remove content without warning. We also reserve the right to block users from logging in and posting material to the website, at our discretion and without warning.

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