Our social media community guidelines can be found here:
http://ow.ly/Jj7R30hAJ9a
Posting rules and guidelines
Thank you for visiting or liking the Newcastle City Council Facebook page. This Facebook page will help keep the community informed about news, events, projects and initiatives in Newcastle. We welcome your interaction through Facebook, however for questions about Council facilities and services, please visit www.newcastle.nsw.gov.au or call us on 4974 2000.
All posting of comments on this page is at the discretion of the page administrators. Newcastle City Council does not intend to prevent the posting of candid comments or critiques, but will take appropriate steps to protect the privacy and rights of individuals. We will not allow the posting of information that specifically identifies people or reveals confidential information about Newcastle City Council or its employees. The page administrators will review all postings to ensure they follow these guidelines.
Newcastle City Council does not sponsor or endorse any advertisement or post that may appear on the site unless it has been posted by Newcastle City Council. The page administrators will remove any posting that:
• Breaks the law, incites violence or lawlessness, or encourages others to do so, including violation of copyright laws.
• Encourages or glamorizes the use of alcohol, tobacco, or illegal drugs.
• Contains abusive, demeaning, or inappropriate language or statements. This prohibition includes remarks that are discriminatory on the basis of race, gender, religion, national origin, age, or disability, as well as those that contain profanity, are sexually explicit, lewd, provocative, or that describe graphic violence or lawlessness.
• Is libellous, defamatory, abusive, disruptive or unreasonably negative in tone and content.
• Infringes another individual’s privacy.
• Is an advertisement for a business or commercial operation or is a solicitation of donations.
• Is spam - i.e.: repeatedly posting the same comment or comments.
• Is not generally suited for an audience of all ages.
Newcastle City Council page administrators reserve the right not to post or to remove any comments at any time, for any reason and to remove access rights to any user who posts information in violation of these guidelines. Posters that repeatedly disregard the guidelines will be removed and marked as spam.