Treat people with respect
Disagreement is acceptable. Harassment, threats, personal attacks, intimidation, and deliberate humiliation are not.
Shared operating standards
Community guidelines
Everyone shares responsibility for keeping Ask The World welcoming, respectful, family-friendly, and enjoyable.
Keep it family-friendly
Assume children, families, or people in public places may hear the conversation. Avoid profanity, explicit content, graphic material, and obscene jokes.
Allow others to participate
Keep individual transmissions reasonably brief, pause between transmissions, and avoid dominating the group for extended periods.
Pause before speaking
Wait briefly after another member releases the push-to-talk button. A short pause helps account for network delay and gives others an opportunity to speak.
Avoid intentional disruption
Do not repeatedly key without speaking, play disruptive audio, transmit excessive background noise, create feedback, or deliberately interfere with activities.
Protect personal information
Do not disclose another person’s address, telephone number, email, workplace, exact location, family information, account details, or private conversations.
No unauthorized advertising
Normal product discussion is welcome. Repeated advertising, solicitation, fundraising, or customer recruitment requires administrator approval.
Handle controversial topics responsibly
Politics, religion, news, and social issues may be discussed when the conversation remains civil. Hosts may redirect or end a disruptive topic.
Follow host instructions
During scheduled activities, wait to be recognized, keep comments related to the topic, and respect reasonable time limits.
Give emergencies priority
Stop routine conversation when a member reports an immediate safety issue. Contact 911 or the appropriate local emergency service directly.
Use an identifiable radio name
Each member must configure their Poclink radio to display their actual name or a recognizable nickname when transmitting. This allows other members to know who is speaking. Do not use a misleading name or impersonate another member, administrator, organization, or public official.
Respect administration
Administrators may remind, warn, restrict, or remove members based on conduct. Severe threats, harassment, or deliberate disruption may result in immediate removal.
Progressive enforcement
Correct behavior before escalating
- Friendly reminder
- Direct warning
- Temporary restriction or removal
- Permanent removal for repeated or serious violations