We consider this online community one big YMCA. We want to hear from you on social media, our blogs, and our forums but have a few things that we do not allow:
Posts that contain, discuss or promote:
abusive, vulgar, offensive, threatening or harassing language
personal attacks of any kind
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Conversations that negatively target specific individuals, groups, or organizations
Posts that are spam, solicitations or advertisements
Contest and voting campaign posts that are not authorized by Y-USA
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Personally identifiable information (like phone numbers or email addresses), private or sensitive details about another person
Material or information that you don’t have the right to post or share
Differences of opinion are welcome as long as they are respectful. Be courteous and respect those asking questions with friendly, informative discussions. If it’s not, it will be deleted. Posters will be permanently banned immediately for a serious, willful, and/or repeated violation of any of these rules.
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