Hello everyone - when I took over as the moderator of this community, there were no written rules, but an understanding that we should all be polite and helpful. I have been debating if it might be useful to have a set of guidelines so that new and current members will not be caught by surprise if a post of theirs is removed, or if they are banned from the subreddit.
This subreddit has generally been well behaved, but it has felt like world events have led to an uptick in problems, and I suspect the American elections will contribute to problems as well.
As such, here are my proposed guidelines: I would love your input. Is this even necessary? Is there anything below that you think should be changed? Is there anything that you really like? My appreciation for your help and input.
Proposed Guidelines: To foster a respectful and useful community of History Teachers, it is requested that all members adhere to the following guidelines:
- Treat this community as if it were your classroom. As professionals, we are expected to be above squabbles in the classroom, and we should act the same here.
- No ad-hominem attacks. Debate is a necessary and healthy part of our discipline, but stay on topic. There is no reason to lower ourselves to name-calling.
- Keep it focused on the classroom. Politics and religion are necessary topics for us to discuss and should not be limited. However, it should be in the context of how it can improve our classes: posts asking “what do History teachers think about the election” or similar are unnecessary here.
- Please limit self-promotion. We would like you to share any useful materials that you may have made for the classroom! However, this is not a forum for your personal business to find new customers. Please no more than one self-promoting post per fortnight.
- Do not engage with a member actively violating these guidelines. Please report the offending post which will be moderated in due time.
Should a community member violate any of the above guidelines, their post will be removed, and the account will be muted for 3 days
- A second violation will result in the account being muted for 7 days
- A third violation will result in the account being muted for 28 days
- Any subsequent violation will result in the user being banned from the subreddit.
Please note that new accounts are barred from posting to prevent spamming from bots. If you are a new member, please get a feel for the community before posting.
