Forum Etiquette & Moderation
Welcome to the Open Government Community! Here you will find a community with like-minded interests with one common goal: creating conversations about Open Government.
Our members are made up of the public, civil society organizations, academia, other government, private sector and Indigenous communities. The Open Government Community will be your go-to for discussions around the 2025-2029 National Action Plan on Open Government. The Community is a place where you can connect with others, grow your knowledge and share your experiences.
We strive to ensure that the Open Government Community embodies our commitment to transparency, accountability and participation, and that it is a safe space where all members respect one another. The following house rules establish the grounds for Community use.
Community House Rules
1. Be respectful.
The community is a place for you to ask questions and seek out knowledge or share from members or moderators. This is a shared space to connect and learn. Please be polite and considerate in all of your interactions with other members. All are welcome to use the Community. However, personal insults, threats of violence, and/or harassment are not tolerated in the Community and will result in revoked Community membership.
2. Be relevant.
Conversation and discussions will be happening in the Community. Please keep to constructive and relevant to the topics for commenting. If you have a new question, start a new thread rather than interrupting a conversation. Please make sure to review the section for more information on acceptable use.
3. Create a safe space
Help make the Open Government Community a safe and free place by sharing your opinion, knowledge, and/or expertise. Start a thread, post a comment, to get involved.
4. Be responsible.
You are solely responsible for your interactions with other community members. Please practice common sense and use good judgment when posting and/or interacting with others. Do not post anything that would violate any contractual agreements (copyright, trade secret or otherwise) or nondisclosure agreements to which you are a party.
5. Protect everyone’s privacy.
Don’t share anything about yourself, your business, or another community member that you/they would not want to be made publicly available. Do not post personal information that you receive in private messages or other one-to-one communications on the Community without the other party’s consent.
6. Keep in mind, this is user-generated content.
Open Government Community is user-generated content advice, instruction, and insight. The Government of Canada is not responsible for the content generated by other users. Please apply the same good judgment pertaining to 3rd party content on the Community that you would apply to information anywhere on the Internet.
By engaging on, and contributing to, Open Government Community you agree to follow these rules as well as the full Community Terms of Use
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If you recognize any violation of these guidelines or our Community Terms of Use, please notify us within the community by choosing "Report Abuse" on the three dots on the comment.