Posting Guidelines
Effective Date: June 18th, 2007
StriveWell gives you a place to share, learn and find powerful ways to promote your well-being and enrich your life. Since this is a health-related community, courtesy and compassion are doubly important. Use good taste in describing symptoms and sensitivity towards those who may be coping with illness or have concern for a loved one.
StriveWell provides a place for you to meet and share your health concerns. We encourage you to be honest and frank in your discussions. However, if reported to us, posts containing an imminent threat of serious harm to oneself or another person will be removed from the site.
These guidelines apply to all content you post to our site, including text, links, photos and videos. To help create a positive environment, follow the guidelines below. Be sure to check periodically for updates to these guidelines as our community expands.
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Remember youre in public the information you post in public areas and the community features that you make viewable to Everyone can be seen by anyone on the Internet.
Respect others' opinions if necessary, agree to disagree.
Behave ethically.
Stay on topic to change the subject, go to another topic area or create a new one.
Use good judgment stay in good taste when discussing sensitive or sexual topics.
Submit ratings only for treatments you have personal experience with and always be thoughtful about which treatments you recommend, as everybodys situation is unique.
Focus on the facts when rating or reviewing a doctor or hospital or treatment, describe your individual experience, not rumors or secondhand stories from others.
Be fair and informative include both the pluses and minuses.
DON'T
Harass, verbally attack or threaten others.
Pretend to be someone you are not or claim false credentials.
Post or link to content that is obscene or otherwise objectionable.
Use the community for commercial or advertising purposes.
Post content that isnt yours whether copyrighted or someone's personal material.
Believe everything you read postings may be inaccurate or inappropriate for you and should not be taken as medical advice.
Engage in, link to, or promote illegal activities or content.
Post personal information about someone else unless its OK with them.
Get into revert and edit battles on StriveWell pages.
Remember: All of the information in community areas is provided by people like you. The community content has not been verified or fact-checked by us, and it is not medical advice or diagnoses. If you need specific medical advice or immediate medical attention, please contact your doctor or qualified health care provider.
StriveWell does not edit community content, but we retain the right to remove any content that we deem inappropriate. Violations of these guidelines could lead to the suspension or deactivation of your StriveWell account and all content associated with it.
You may see things in the community area that you did not want to encounter. You can ignore it, but we prefer you report it by clicking on the Report Abuse link.
Effective Date: June 18th, 2007
StriveWell gives you a place to share, learn and find powerful ways to promote your well-being and enrich your life. Since this is a health-related community, courtesy and compassion are doubly important. Use good taste in describing symptoms and sensitivity towards those who may be coping with illness or have concern for a loved one.
StriveWell provides a place for you to meet and share your health concerns. We encourage you to be honest and frank in your discussions. However, if reported to us, posts containing an imminent threat of serious harm to oneself or another person will be removed from the site.
These guidelines apply to all content you post to our site, including text, links, photos and videos. To help create a positive environment, follow the guidelines below. Be sure to check periodically for updates to these guidelines as our community expands.
DO:
StriveWell does not edit community content, but we retain the right to remove any content that we deem inappropriate. Violations of these guidelines could lead to the suspension or deactivation of your StriveWell account and all content associated with it.
You may see things in the community area that you did not want to encounter. You can ignore it, but we prefer you report it by clicking on the Report Abuse link.