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Commenting Guidelines
Welcome to our platform! We believe in fostering a respectful and collaborative environment for our community. When commenting on Narratives, please abide by the following guidelines to ensure a positive experience for everyone:
- Be Respectful: Treat others with respect and courtesy. Avoid personal attacks, derogatory language, or any form of harassment. Remember that behind each narrative is a real person with their own experiences and perspectives.
- Constructive Criticism: Engage in meaningful discussions and provide constructive feedback. Focus on the content and ideas presented rather than attacking the person sharing the narrative. Offer insights, alternative viewpoints, or additional information that can contribute to the conversation.
- Stay on Topic: Keep your comments relevant to the stock narrative being discussed. Avoid veering off-topic or introducing unrelated discussions that may disrupt the flow of conversation.
- Fact-Based Discussions: Support your arguments with reliable sources, data, or references whenever possible. Encourage evidence-based discussions to ensure accurate and informative exchanges of information.
- No Promotions or Spam: Refrain from using comments as a platform for self-promotion, advertising, or spamming. Stay focused on the topic and contribute value to the ongoing conversation.
- Be Mindful of Legalities: Do not share or request any non-public or insider information, as it violates legal and ethical boundaries. Respect copyright laws and avoid plagiarizing or infringing upon the intellectual property of others.
- Report Inappropriate Content: If you come across any comments that violate these guidelines or seem inappropriate, report them to the platform moderators for review. Help us maintain a safe and respectful community by promptly reporting any concerns.
- Respect Confidentiality and Privacy: Respect the privacy of others. Do not share personal information, confidential details, or any information that may compromise someone's privacy or security.
- Be Open-Minded: Embrace diverse perspectives and be open to learning from others. Engage in constructive debates and consider different viewpoints, even if they differ from your own.
- Follow Platform Terms of Service: Lastly, ensure that your comments adhere to the platform's overall terms of service and guidelines. Familiarize yourself with these rules to maintain a harmonious community.
By adhering to these guidelines, we can create a vibrant and supportive community where users feel encouraged to share their narratives and engage in meaningful discussions. Let's collaborate and learn from one another while fostering an inclusive and respectful environment.
Posting Guidelines
Welcome to Simply Wall St Narratives! We’re looking forward to your contributions to our community. To help foster a community of collaboration and discussion, we kindly ask for you to abide by the following guidelines when creating a narrative:
- Be Responsible For What You Post:By submitting content to Simply Wall St, you, the author, assume complete responsibility for your postings, including any alterations made thereafter. You agree not to include any deceptive or misleading information in your postings and agree not to engage in illegal or unauthorized activities whilst using Simply Wall St. Be aware that information from your postings may be made accessible to regulatory authorities, such as ASIC, and legal actions may be pursued based on that information.
- Disclose Your Holdings and Affiliations: If you own or possess any interest in a security, or you have any connection with the company that you discuss in your narrative that could benefit you, this must be disclosed in your posting. Such interests may include, but are not limited to, direct or indirect commissions, fees, benefits from a financial product or service provider, or an association with a specific securities issuer such as employment or directorship.
- Be Mindful of Your Professional Capacities: Please note, it is not permitted for individuals to post on Simply Wall St in their capacity as a Financial Services license-holder or as an authorized representative of a Corporate Financial Services license-holder. By accepting these terms, you confirm that your postings are not made in such capacities.
- Reference Appropriately: If you include links to external websites in your narratives, you could be seen as endorsing the material on such sites. We advise you to clearly state that you do not endorse or assume responsibility for the content found on the hyperlinked sites.
- Refrain From Making Recommendations: Narratives are an exploration of your own thoughts about a company. As an author of a narrative, your objective should be to provoke a discussion on a company’s future, and should not be about recommending other users to buy, hold or sell a given security.
- Maintain the Integrity of the Community: High quality content is the backbone of a good community, it helps foster an environment of fruitful discussions and learning. Please refrain from posting low quality content or using narratives for the transmission of junk mail, spam, malicious content or low quality drivel.
- Be Mindful of Legalities: Do not share or request any non-public or insider information, as it violates legal and ethical boundaries.
- Ensure Your Work is Your Own: Narratives was created to share your own perspective and broaden your horizons with the perspectives of others. The narratives you create can build off the work of others but should represent your own opinion. Respect copyright laws and avoid plagiarizing or infringing upon the intellectual property of others.
Failure to comply with these guidelines, or if Simply Wall St finds or reasonably suspects illegal or unauthorized postings, we reserve the right to revoke your privileges to post on the platform.
All postings are personal views and opinions. They do not constitute investment advice, nor do they represent the views or opinions of Simply Wall St. You are solely responsible for all merits and associated risks involved in any investment decisions you make based on these postings. We recommend consulting a Financial Adviser for investment assistance.
Community Participation Guidelines
When using the platform in general, there are a few other things to be mindful of. We ask that you kindly abide by the following:
- Respect Each Other: Narratives is a place to engage in thoughtful discussion with like-minded investors. Please treat other members of the community with respect. Do not harass, insult, threaten or discriminate against other members. If you see this behavior occurring, please report through the appropriate channels.
- Respect the Platform: We have created narratives to support you on your investing journey. In return, we ask for you to respect Simply Wall St by not interfering with or attempting to interrupt the operation of the Narratives and our other services, or access or attempt to gain access to non-public areas of the Services, any data, files, or passwords related to the Simply Wall St through hacking, password or data mining, or any other means.