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Community Guidelines

(formerly called Terms of Use and Online Community Guidelines)

Revised: August 30, 2024

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The purpose of the FUNMC community is to support our mission.We are a non-profit organization that supports and encourages the
exchange of information, ideas and experiences relating to the birth,care and rearing of children and our experiences as parents. The
following guidelines shall govern the use of our Whatsapp group forum by the members of the Club for discussions:

1. The forums subject matter does NOT need to be limited to issues concerning children or parenting issues. The Whatsapp member group chat is available to our members as a resource connecting similarly situated individuals and families in the Tri City area. Discussing club related activities and business is encouraged as well.

2. The advertising of a members personal business is NOT permitted on the Whatsapp group chat and is ONLY permitted in the “Member owned business” section of our website.Members can send business related information to info@funmotherslcub.org. It will then be updated on the funmc website . Sharing fundraisers are OK i.e walk-a-thons, GS cookies, school etc as long for another non-profit or child related item

3. The sales and advertising of a FUNMC members personal used baby equipment, child or household related items are permitted and
Encouraged on the Whatsapp group chat. This includes items listed for free, and items available for trade or exchange.

4. When replying to a chat, please note that the message is sent to all members who are part of the group.Should you prefer to reply to one member personally, please use the “ reply privately” option. If a conversation/ discussion between a smaller group goes on for more than 3 exchanges, consider moving it to a private discussion

5. Links to websites without any explanation of what a member will find at that website is strictly prohibited. Please explain what information you are sharing before posting a website link.Also, please ensure there is no junk or random forwards in the whatsapp group chat

6. If your discussion has generated a lot of back and forth replies, but the subject matter has become only relevant to a few members (such
as beginning playgroups, subgroups, meeting for playdates, etc.), please consider taking your conversation off the forum and beginning a
subgroup for your interested group members.

7. The following types of forums/threads are strictly prohibited: i)Jokes, unless they are truly child or parent related; ii) Chain forwards
iii) Spam: repeated copies of the same message or incessant irrelevant posts iv) Religious comments or any theological beliefs.v) Jokes related to politics or sensitive subject matters

8. Requests for individual or business references such as handymen, hair stylists, cleaning services and babysitters are allowed and
encouraged in our regular chat forum.

9. Members should refrain from any personal attacks or use of profanity and should conduct themselves with courtesy, respect, and in
accordance with the Code of Conduct.

10. The forums are not intended to be a substitute for the medical advice of a trained and licensed professional. If you seek medical
advice, please contact your health professional.

11. Any posts by members that fail to adhere to these guidelines, or that otherwise violate the Clubs Bylaws or Code of Conduct, will be
subject to removal immediately by the Moderator. The Moderator will issue a written reminder to any member who does not adhere to these
guidelines. The Board reserves the right to terminate the membership of a member violating these guidelines.

12. We encourage you to contact the appropriate Board member through email or by phone with any questions, comments or concerns you may have about Club business and activities. All members are welcome to attend Board meetings.

13. The Club used to prohibit political discussions, but the Board decided to allow them again. The following is a synopsis of the Board
decision to allow political discussions on the forums.

"In the past, it was prohibited due to members being unable (at times)
to remain respectful of each other when discussing controversial
topics. The board decided we are willing to allow such discussions
again. Many issues are facing our communities that affect our families
and children and we think it would be useful to have intelligent,
informative discourse in order to educate each other about the issues.
This is in accordance with our Bylaws (see below) and does not put at
risk our non-profit status. As before, the Club as a whole cannot
endorse, financially or otherwise support an issue or candidate, but
our members can certainly discuss current issues and express their
opinions. Again, we urge everyone to be informative while being
respectful of the fact that there will be members who have varying
opinions and differing viewpoints from your own. We expect everyone to
be polite at all times, keeping in mind that nuances, joking and
sarcasm cannot be expressed well in an email format. Our forum
moderator will monitor any political discussion(s) and retains the
right to close any topic that does not adhere to these guidelines. If
a topic is exhausted, or becomes disrespectful and is therefore closed
by the moderator, the topic should not be opened for discussion under
another thread."