Last Updated: 01 January 2025
Welcome to the Global Source (“we,” “us,” or “our”) community! We value your voice and encourage thoughtful, respectful discussions. To maintain a welcoming environment, we have established the following commenting policy. By participating in the comment sections of our website, located at https://www.globalsourceksa.com (the “Site”), you agree to adhere to these guidelines. This Policy applies to every member of the Global Source community. Anyone who violates this commenting policy may be sanctioned or expelled.
General Guidelines
- Respectful Communication: Be respectful to others, even if you disagree with their views. Avoid personal attacks, harassment, or discriminatory language based on race, gender, religion, nationality, sexual orientation, or other personal characteristics. Offensive comments related to gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, disability, mental illness, neuro(a)typicality, physical appearance, body size, age, race, or religion are not permitted.
- Stay On-Topic: Ensure your comments are relevant to the post or discussion. Off-topic comments may be removed to maintain a focused discussion.
- Constructive Contributions: Share opinions or critiques constructively. Avoid inflammatory language or unsubstantiated claims.
- No Hate Speech or Violence: Comments promoting hate, violence, or illegal activities will not be tolerated. Threats of violence, incitement of violence, or encouraging self-harm or suicide are strictly prohibited.
- No Spam or Self-Promotion: Do not use the comment section for advertising, promotional content, or posting unrelated links. Please refrain from posting repeatedly or without context links to pitches, events, products, or services, or any such resources that are not specifically on topic for this community. Refrain from approaching other members directly with sales pitches.
- Protect Privacy: Do not share personal information, such as your phone number, address, or email, in the comments section. Respect the privacy of others and do not disclose their personal information without consent.
- Prohibited Behaviour:
- Unwelcome comments regarding a person’s lifestyle choices and practices, including those related to food, health, parenting, drugs, and employment.
- Deliberate misgendering or use of “dead” or rejected names.
- Making light of or mocking trigger warnings and content warnings.
- Gratuitous or off-topic sexual images or behaviour.
- Physical contact and simulated physical contact without consent or after a request to stop.
- Deliberate intimidation, stalking, or following.
- Harassing photography or recording, including logging online activity for harassment purposes.
- Sustained disruption of discussion.
- Unwelcome sexual attention.
- Pattern of inappropriate social contact, such as requesting/assuming inappropriate levels of intimacy with others.
- Continued one-on-one communication after requests to cease.
- Deliberate “outing” of any aspect of a person’s identity without their consent, except as necessary to protect vulnerable people from intentional abuse.
- Publication of non-harassing private communication.
- Sending unwanted private messages – especially when requested not to.
- Community Safety: The Global Source community prioritizes marginalized people’s safety over privileged people’s comfort. We will not act on complaints regarding:
- “Reverse” -isms, including “reverse racism,” “reverse sexism,” and “cisphobia.”
- Reasonable communication of boundaries, such as “leave me alone,” “go away,” or “I’m not discussing this with you.”
- Communicating in a “tone” you don’t find congenial.
- Criticizing racist, sexist, cissexist, or otherwise oppressive behaviour or assumptions.
Moderation Policy
- Pre-Moderation: Some comments may be held for review by moderators before appearing publicly.
- Post-Moderation: Our moderators actively review comments and may remove those that violate this policy.
- Right to Remove: We reserve the right to edit or remove comments that violate these guidelines or for other reasons at our discretion.
- Flagging Comments: Users are encouraged to flag comments they believe violate this policy. Moderators will review flagged comments promptly.
- Banning Policy: Repeated or severe violations may result in the banning of a user from commenting on our website.
Legal and Liability
- User Responsibility: Comments are the sole responsibility of the individual posting them. Users agree not to hold the website or its administrators responsible for any legal repercussions arising from their comments.
- Content Ownership: By posting a comment, you grant us the right to reproduce, distribute, and display the content as part of the website’s content.
Reporting Issues
- If you encounter a comment that you believe violates this policy, please report it to us using the reporting feature or contact us directly.
- We take all reports seriously and will investigate any concerns raised.
Policy Updates
- We may update this commenting policy from time to time. Any changes will be posted on this page, and your continued use of the comments section constitutes acceptance of the updated policy.
Contact Information
If you have any questions, concerns, or requests about these Commenting Policy, please contact us using the Contact Us page.
By using this Site, you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to be bound by this Policy. Thank you for being a part of Global Source’s community and for contributing to meaningful discussions. We look forward to your comments!