Community Guidelines
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| 1 | ## **Welcome to the New York Post and California Post Community!** | |
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| 3 | Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas in a safe space. | |
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| 5 | In order to do so, we've created a simple set of rules that will improve your experience. More specific guidelines can be found in our Terms of Use at [https://nypost.com/terms/](https://nypost.com/terms/). | |
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| 7 | Simply put, keep it civil. | |
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| 9 | **Your post may be rejected if it contains:** | |
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| 11 | - Spam, solicitation or promotion of goods and services | |
| 12 | - Insults, profanity, incoherent or obscene or inflammatory language | |
| 13 | - Verbal attacks or threats against others | |
| 14 | - Racist, sexist, homophobic or other discriminatory comments | |
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| 16 | **User accounts may be blocked if we notice:** | |
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| 18 | - Continuous attempts to post comments that contain objectionable material and/or have been previously moderated/rejected | |
| 19 | - Attempts or tactics that put the site security at risk | |
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| 21 | **How you can be a power user:** | |
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| 23 | - Stay on topic to share your passion. Feel free to elaborate to get your point across. | |
| 24 | - Be kind even when you disagree. | |
| 25 | - 'Like' or 'Dislike' when you are filled with emotions! | |
| 26 | - Protect your community. Use the report tool to alert us when someone breaks the rules. | |
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| 28 | **For information about how we may use your information, including the content of your posts, please review our Privacy Notice at** [**https://nypost.com/privacy/**](https://nypost.com/privacy/)**.** | |
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| 30 | **Thanks for reading our community guidelines. Don't forget, freedom of speech is not the freedom of reach!** |