Welcome
to GROWW, an independent haven for the bereaved developed by the
bereaved - OUR PLACE.
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GROWW Rules of Conduct
Intent
of this section: This is a community of mutual respect.
You will see this reflected throughout all of our rules. We have
tried to set a standard that will keep everyone feeling safe and
comfortable.
• Respect your fellow Members, GROWW, Inc., and the GROWW
Staff and Hosts. Comments of a disparaging nature directed at
other Members, GROWW, its Staff and/or Hosts will not be
tolerated. Members who violate this policy ( and/ or the various
rules of etiquette that follows) will be formally asked to
stop,
and will be barred from GROWW chat rooms if such conduct
continues.
• Strong language and vulgarity are prohibited. Use a similar
standard of language to what you might hear on major network
TV, on the radio, or in any other public forum. Crude sex words
are strictly prohibited. Using asterisks or other symbols in
place of letters generally does not make a word okay to use.
Please use common sense and courtesy. If you wouldn't say it
in polite company you shouldn't say it here.
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No personal insults to others.
•
No flaming others. If you don't like what someone has to say,
the chat room gives you the option to ignore their posts. If you
aren't sure how to do this, ask a host.
•
Members must request permission prior to starting a person-
to- person chat.
•
Members have the right to refuse to give out any and all
personal details.
• Members have the right to refuse any request for person-to-
person chat from another member. They may not, however,
refuse a person- to-person chat from a host.
• You may PC a Host without asking permission. Please respect
the fact that hosts are responsible for multiple duties at the
same time and with them unless it can't be handled in any other
way. Also, please be understanding if they do not stay in PC
with you.. It is very stressful for them to have to be in multiple
PC's and monitor the room at the same time.
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Intent
of this section: We are not equipped to properly help
people who are contemplating suicide. We want to keep you
safe by encouraging you to seek professional assistance.
• Our chat is a support group only. We are not trained or
equipped to be a suicide hotline. Please contact one of the
suicide hotlines, your personal physician, a hospital
emergency room or your local 911 or emergency contact
number for
professional assistance.
• If a member is overwrought and we cannot talk to them, they
may be booted out to protect the rest of the group.
• If you give your personal information to a host or other
member and later threaten suicide we reserve the right to
contact appropriate authorities, however, no guarantee is made
that someone will contact emergency personnel for you. As
stated before, we are not equipped to handle crisis situations.
• Discussion of alcohol or drug use is prohibited. Members
who
make it known that they are using alcohol or drugs--either
through their behavior or a statement to that effect--may be
asked to leave until they are sober. Discussion about recovery
from alcohol or drug abuse is, however, permitted. If you feel
that you are unable to remain sober while participating in chat,
a host can make a recommendation for an alcohol or
substance abuse recovery chat which may be more appropriate for
your needs.
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Intent
of this section: When members use the same name each
time, other members feel more secure that they know who they
are speaking with. It also allows you the opportunity to form
deeper friendships because people come to recognize you.
Certain names are restricted in order to keep members feeling
safe.
• Always use the same membership to log into the forum. We
understand that you may more than one membership for
perfectly valid reasons, but the nature of this forum requires
that people be able to trust who they are speaking with. Please
select one membership to use for this forum and stick with it.
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Members cannot select names that are offensive in nature.
Names that you may be asked to change are those that refer to:
death, suicide, self-harm, harm to others, sex, bodily functions,
put downs to others, drug or alcohol abuse, hatred or
prejudice.
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Please note that it is strongly suggested that members do not
select names which are derogatory to themselves since our
negative thoughts can influence our mood. This is only a
suggestion, however. We realize that your chosen nick
communicates how you are feeling at the moment. Our goal is
for you someday to request a nick change that better reflects
your
true worth as a person.
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Intent
of this section: To keep our room safe and reasonably
on-topic.
• Triggering topics are not allowed. Triggering topics include
but are not limited to: suicide, self-injury, rape, sexual abuse,
drug or alcohol abuse, and domestic violence.
• Joking and having fun are permitted provided that it is
not
interfering with the ability of other members to seek and give
support. If even one person is in need, members will be asked
to get serious until that person has been assisted. Remember,
our primary purpose is to offer each other support.
• Cybersex and picking up "dates" is not allowed
in this chat.
• You may be asked to change topics if the topic is
controversial and is creating a great deal of arguing in the
room. Religion is one example of such a topic.
• Jokes which are off-color, racist, homophobic or otherwise
offensive are not permitted.
• No spamming the forum or chat room with advertisements of
any type.
• Please bear in mind that all room logs, including private
chats,
can and will be read by Staff when a situation in a room,
or
private chat, warrants it. Each of us is accountable for what
we
say to others in GROWW chat.
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Intent of this section: To make this a pleasant user
experience
with minimal distractions.
• All caps are considered to be shouting. Please don't use
it.
• Don't monopolize the screen by posting excessively long
song lyrics, long stories or jokes, or other off-topic messages.
•
Don't make the same post in multiple forum folders.
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