ACQUITY UPLC Online Community Governance and ... - Waters

Waters Online Community GuidelinesWaters Corporation provides community members with a space to share a wide range ofissues, ideas and experiences. Every member is encouraged to post new topics at any time. Inorder to provide one another with a welcoming environment and facilitate a more livelycommunity, we all agree to follow these basic guidelines.Your Community Feel free to visit the discussions to read other postings, sometimes referredto as "lurking," or you can post questions and replies to your heart's content! This is an opencommunity and we encourage each other to use it in the way we each feel most comfortable.Be Honest When providing your community alias name, do not impersonate someone else orchoose a fake name. When posting, be as clear and transparent about your intentions,concerns, and opinions as possible.Be Considerate Feel free to engage in a spirited discussion or disagree with the opinions ofother members, but please avoid verbal attacks or insults towards individuals andorganizations. This practice is sometimes called "flaming" and can disrupt communityparticipation and information sharing. If you have any doubt about whether your post will beviewed as such an attack, please feel free to contact the community moderator via thefeedback section of the Community.Watch your Language All members should refrain from using profane, obscene, discriminatory,or abusive language.Ads Not Allowed Please do not post promotions, advertisements or "spam."Privacy is Important To protect your privacy and that of others, please exercise caution whenposting personally identifiable information for yourself or a third party.Careful on Copyright Remember that intellectual property laws, including copyright, apply tothe Web and the Internet. Please refrain from posting any material that is protected bycopyright unless you are the copyright holder or have the copyright holder's permission.Be Kind, No Caps While they may be fun and exciting to write, messages in all caps are NOTFUN TO READ and can be interpreted as an angry or raised voice.But What If? If a member is found to be in violation of these community guidelines,moderators may reject the post, and will send a notice to the offending member. Extreme orrepetitive violations may result in loss of community privileges.

Creating Consensus Our guidelines are determined through community feedback and commonagreement. If you have comments, questions, concerns or suggestions about the communityguidelines, please contact a community moderator by using the feedback link within theCommunity.