Etiquttes

Introduction

Classle is an expansive, worldwide community of learners of every age, and every nationality who create contents spanning every medium, every subject and every level of talent and skill.

As the guiding force of this large and vibrant community we have two primary and often conflicting goals in the service we provide for you, the members of the community; the first being to ensure that members are free to express themselves within reason with as few restrictions as possible while nurturing an environment of learning, creativity and talent and the second is to protect the members of the community, to the best of our abilities, from infringement of copyright, discrimination, harassment, and prejudice.

All members of the Classle community are expected to be familiar with these rules of etiquette and they will be enforced evenly and without bias in every situation which is brought to the attention of the administration regardless of the membership status of the user in question.

Guidelines for Users

Quality and Placement

It is our policy to welcome learners of all levels from beginners to professional and to that end we do not attach any minimum standards of quality; all manner of participations are welcome providing they meet with our etiquette and copyright policies. While we do not impose quality standards we do ask that you practice self-moderation in what you choose to submit and that you submit your contents into the most appropriate category.

If you desire a full explanation for any of our actions, or if you feel the administrative action was performed is an error, you should submit an inquiry through the feedback with a mention to the relevant content. Please do not bring these issues into the Forums, userpages, or other areas of Classle.

Prohibited Commentary

Prohibited commentary is typically considered to be inherently disrespectful, aggressive, or otherwise abusive.

We must insist that you refrain from comments which are racist, bigoted, or which otherwise offensively target a philosophy or religion. In addition we ask that our members avoid making offensive remarks based on gender or sexual preference and that you do not make any remark, comment or critique which is intended to be a direct insult to an individual, group, or genre content. Hate propaganda is met with zero tolerance. Comments which are overly aggressive, personally insulting or needlessly abusive are also prohibited.

If you feel that you have been the target of harassment, personal insults or other severe behavior please notify the staff by using the Flag Abuse or write to us through Feedback with a reference to the content. Please be aware that the staff will only directly intervene in cases which are considered severe; minor situations may be dealt with using automatedd tools and workflow.

Discouraged Commentary

Discouraged commentary is typically considered to have the potential to escalate into an aggressive or abusive situation.

While not strictly prohibited we must insist that all personal arguments, disagreements, and other volatile “personal” issues within be confined to private communications such as Notes, emails, or Private Messaging programs. Likewise we discourage public accusations and other similar situations; please bring all issues of this nature to the attention of the staff by notifying us through Feedback.

Exploitive Commentary

Exploitive commentary is typically considered to be disruptive due to unusual or unique factors.

Do not ‘spam’ (send large numbers of identical notes or comments). Spamming is obnoxious and is typically used for self-promotion, or other unwanted advertising.

Do not ‘flood’ (place large numbers of comments rapidly on a single page or craft a single comment which consumes a large amount of page space) the forums, comments, subject pages or other areas of the site. Flooding usually disrupts page loading times and serves no useful purpose.

Respect Your Fellow Learners

As a vibrant and growing learning community Classle welcomes all kinds of original contents; but we MUST insist that the content which you submit be your own original content.

Your contents must be your own original creations and you may only use resources which are considered legitimate and legal. Submissions which make use of contents without proper permission or licensing by the original author will be removed as they come to the attention our attention. This policy applies to all submissions, Annotations, Comments and the preview images used for written submissions in Classle.

Mature Content

When we discuss mature content we are specifically referring to contents which contain images, subject matter, or other themes which some learners may find offensive, distasteful, or otherwise undesirable to view or to read. The most common ‘undesired’ viewing material may include, but is not limited to, pornographic or obscene.

Classle strictly prohibits the submission of materials classified as pornographic or obscene. There is no exception to this prohibition.

Certain content may be deemed obscene by Classle and reserves the right to remove such content immediately upon discovery. Classle reserves the sole right to review and classify questionable material as obscene or not obscene.

Forum Posting

In addition to the outlines in the above section entitled Prohibited Commentary and Exploitive Commentary we have a few additional policies regarding comments and posts within the Forum areas of Classle;

• All threads started within a specific forum and all comments within those threads should be relevant to the forums Title. This means that, for example, all threads within the Engineering Chemistry forum must relate to a Chemistry topic and the comments within those threads should also remain on the appropriate topic.

• We encourage interactivity and we allow comments to be either positive or negative in nature providing that they remain constructive and promote a worthwhile dialogue.

It is important to remember to be as clear in your intent as possible while communicating on the internet. Text communications do not afford a clear representation of sarcasm. Please use common sense when posting to avoid confusion. Threads which are misplaced, which contain inappropriate subject matter, or which contain an undesirable number of insults or other violations of this etiquette policy will be locked and closed.

Exploits, Vulnerabilities, and Site Abuse

Classle will not tolerate attempts to exploit or disrupt the layout, navigability, or general use of the site. Such actions disrupt the ability of the community to access contents and are considered Site Abuse. We will issue no warnings for violations of this nature. Violators will be banned immediately upon the discovery of the disruption or abuse.

Changes in Etiquette Policy

As new situations come to our attention we may find it necessary to alter or expand upon the policies stated here with little or no notification and any such changes may be enforced in full against previously existing submissions or behavior.

Alterations of policy may be announced through either the Classle Announcements or through e-mails.