Community Guidelines
These guidelines are here to help build a fun, positive and safe place for everyone on The Queer Village, so please keep them in mind when you’re using the social side of the site!
You are The Queer Village
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Get involved. Post your Pictures and Tell us what you like – what you’re into and what you want to see us do for you! The more you tell us the more we will be able to learn and sort out for you!!!
Live and let live. Keep in mind that our community has people who identify as a number of things including but not exclusive to lesbians, dykes, bisexual, transgender, straight girls, straight boys and a whole lot of other people who call themselves different things. Can't we all just get along?
Ignore trolls. A troll is someone who lives for stirring up trouble. They’re easily identifiable by their constant feuding with other members and their compulsive need to type things that will provoke a reaction. They thrive on attention, so when you insult or try to reason with a troll, the troll wins. Ignore them and they’ll go away, it’s that simple.
You are what you write
We're a big, opinionated community, and since strength comes from diversity, we want you to express all those opinions! But remember these standards, to help us all get along.
Give others the benefit of the doubt. We don’t have the advantage of body language and voice inflection when we communicate here, so it’s easy to misinterpret someone’s words. You may read a post that you find hurtful, ignorant, or just plain wrong. Rather than getting mad and assuming malicious intent, take a moment to give that person the benefit of the doubt before responding.
Take a deep breath. When you're online, it's easy to forget that you're dealing with real people and not just a computer. Please stop to consider this before you dash off an angry rant. A good rule of thumb is: don't write anything you wouldn't say to someone's face. And if you do write something in anger, let it sit overnight so you can assess it with a clear head in the morning. After all, we have better things to regret, don't we?
Don’t shout. WHEN YOU TYPE IN ALL CAPS, not only is it really hard to read, it’s really likely to make people skip over you and ignore you. It’s the Internet version of shouting. When was the last time you walked into a crowded room and just started screaming at everyone in the place? You don’t have to answer that - just keep the caps lock off, ok?
Let others express themselves. There are a lot of different viewpoints out there, so you might see something you don't like or don't agree with. If it violates any of our policies at the bottom of the page, just let us know and we'll take care of it. If it doesn't, why not ignore it and spend your energy connecting with the people you actually like instead.
Draw the line, don't cross it!
We want you to have the freedom to create whatever sort of community you want, but there are certain things we don't tolerate. Our Membership Terms of Service lists all prohibited behaviour, but here are a few tips to help you stay out of trouble.
Sharing is caring, except when it’s not. This is not a download site. Posting a link to a moving TiBette tribute on YouTube is okay, posting links to full episode of the L word torrents isn't.
Keep it civil. Personal attacks are strictly off limits here. The
Don't harass other users. Your safety is really important to us. Anyone caught harassing; abusing, stalking or otherwise preying upon other users will be banned from The Queer Village permanently.
Don't be deliberately offensive. The
Qpid Helpful Tips
We recommend that you create your FREE profile and browse the site.
We offer some quite unique features, so take a look and decide if you want to upgrade to Premium Member. Only premium members can contact each other through Qpid and send unlimited interactions. The more active you are the more your profile will become visible to other users. Remember activity = exposure.
We ask you to be polite and friendly, to everyone, even if you are not interested in them. If you have any issues with other members not treating you in the above manner then please email us at: help@thequeervillage.com
Most of all have fun and be yourself! This is an opportunity to meet like-minded people in your area, hopefully that possible partner or soul mate too. So relax and start interacting and watch your Qpid star rating grow.
The Queer Village
So, what happens when a member violates these guidelines or our members Terms of Service? It’s a simple three-step process.
- Step #1: The friendly warning. This is where we give you the benefit of the doubt. Maybe you didn’t realize that what you were doing was in violation of our policies. Or maybe you did realize, but it’s not too late for us to show you the error of your ways. Regardless, this should be the last time we have to discuss it with you.
- Step 2: The temporary ban. You didn’t hear us or didn’t care. Your The Queer Village account will be blocked for one week, during which time you will sit in the naughty corner and think long and hard about all the positive changes you’re going to make when you return to us.
- Step #3: The permanent ban. Please don’t let it come to this. If, after repeated warnings and a temporary ban, the behaviour continues, your account will be permanently blocked and you’ll no longer be welcome on the site. Here’s hoping we never get to that point.
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