Milton Neighbors Facebook Page Description and Rules

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Milton Neighbors Facebook Page rules:

The Milton Neighbors Facebook group is for the residents of Milton, Massachusetts, for the purpose of referrals, school info, town info, helpful hints, etc. It is the conversational extension of the Milton Scene news and resource site. Not a member? Join Milton Neighbors.

General Expectations

  1. Be Excellent to One Another: Be respectful and courteous. (see also, the Golden Rule).
  2. Be Informative: The Milton Neighbors Facebook group has a specific purpose: the exchange of information and help. The group is not for posting your random thoughts/posts or general negativity. Your own Facebook page is perfect for those things.
  3. Add a Member:  How to add a member.
  4. Helpful Hints: Loads of local recommendations can be found in the local resources section of the Milton Scene site.
  5. Internet Muscles: No public shaming. Posts that serve the sole purpose to incite or inflame will not be tolerated. Trollers and those who make personal attacks, threats, or otherwise use hateful speech will be removed immediately and will be blocked from the group. No exceptions. Do not expect to be warned.
  6. Membership Courtesy: This is a privately-run group. Membership is a privilege. If you disparage the admins, moderators, or the group in general in Milton Neighbors, on other local Facebook groups, etc., you risk removal from Milton Neighbors.
  7. Blocking: If you block any admins or moderators, we will remove you from the Milton Neighbors Facebook group. There is no way to warn you because you have us blocked. We need to be able to contact and/or tag members of the group. We cannot do this if we are blocked. Information about Facebook blocking.
  8. Complaints about local businesses: If you have a bad experience at a business, please contact that business to resolve the issue rather than complaining about them in this group.
  9. Not a resident or taxpayer in the Town of Milton? We are happy to have former Miltonians as well as people who work in town or reside in surrounding communities, in the group, but please keep in mind that current town issues are for people who currently live in town to discuss. What we often see is former residents and non-residents getting riled up about current issues that do not presently affect them, were not problems when they lived here, or cannot otherwise be fully recognized. This causes a lot of problems in the group. If non-residents repeatedly cause such problems, they will be removed.
  10. Over-posting and taking over posts: This group is for community discussion. We realize that our members might be passionate about a variety of topics. This means in a perfect Facebook universe, no single person’s name should dominate the discussion on the board, especially in the form of independent posts, but also in taking over other members’ posts. An example of over-posting is posting independent posts three or more times per day. An example of over-commenting is commenting on 25% or more of all new posts in Milton Neighbors. An example of taking over another member’s post is turning it into a discussion solely about your own opinion. Please do not over-post or over-comment in Milton Neighbors. Repeat offenders will be temporarily “muted” and risk being removed.
  11. Keep it Legal: See questionable activity in town? Please report it to the Milton Police: 617-698-3800.
  12. Photos & Personal Information: Do not post photos of people or their personal information without permission.
  13. Bad Driving and other Violations: Do not post photos/actual numbers of license plates (unless wanted by the police/state institution). If you would like to report traffic or other violations, please contact the Milton Police at their non-emergency number 617-698-3800, contact a specific member of MPD, or send a message to their Facebook page. (More information on how to report poor driving.)

Promoting Businesses and Advertising

  1. Free advertising for your business is NOT permitted. Any post that benefits your business or organization constitutes free advertising.
  2. Advertising: We offer many reasonably-priced advertising options.
  3. If somebody asks for a recommendation, and your business applies, you may respond accordingly within the appropriate thread. 
  4. If you advertise your business, we will give you one warning, and you may be prohibited from posting in Milton Neighbors for a 24 hour period. Repeat unapproved advertisers will be removed from the group.
  5. Business job postings are advertisements. Inquire here to advertise your business’s job.
  6. Posts from business customers or friends who repeatedly promote the same business in Milton Neighbors will be removed.
  7. Monthly Advertising Thread: Around the first of every month, we give all members the opportunity to post their business information in the POST YOUR BIZ thread for FREE. The thread is open from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. EST on the first of the month only. Your ad must be within the thread, not as a separate post, which will be removed. Advertising on the Milton Scene is also available.
  8. Email us at ads@miltonscene.com for more information.

Promoting Real Estate

  1. All real estate listings with a broker are paid-only advertisements. No real estate soliciting from agents or brokers permitted unless via paid advertisement.
  2. For Sale By Owner (FSBO) home or rental listings are permitted one time on Milton Neighbors, and also available via paid advertisement. Real estate paid listings appear on the Milton Scene and are also cross-posted on Milton Neighbors, the Milton Scene Facebook page, and the Milton Scene on Twitter. These ads typically receive nearly 1,500 views within a 2 week period.
  3. Inquire here to advertise real estate.

Snow Emergencies

  1. During snow emergencies, snow removal services (shoveling, plowing, etc.) are permitted to post their services *once* during the 72 hour period surrounding a storm. Outside of snow emergencies, snow removal services can only post in the monthly advertising thread or in response to a request for snow removal within the thread asking for the request.

Selling Your Stuff

  1. Items for Sale: Not permitted unless posted in response to a request. Please post them on one of the many Facebook yard sales sites instead.
  2. Tickets: Posting of last minute tickets (events less than 14 days out) is okay as long as they are at or below asking price.
  3. Yard Sales: Yard sale listings may be posted on Milton Neighbors once per event (one post per multi family yard sale/full street yard sale/charity yard sale events). Multiple posts will be deleted and you risk removal from the group.

Posting Events & Advertisements for Events

  1. Charity events, Milton Public School events, and fundraising events such as Girl Scout cookie sales, Boy Scout Holiday wreaths, etc. may be posted in the Milton Neighbors Facebook Group events calendar and group ONE TIME per event. If you or someone from your organization has also submitted your event to the Milton Scene, please do not also post it on Milton Neighbors.
  2. Non-profits such as local schools, museums, charities, etc. are not permitted to post their own events or stories in the Milton Neighbors group. They must go through the Milton Scene. Click here to view the non-profit event policy and info on how to submit an event.
  3. All other business posts of an advertising nature are not permitted unless advertising has been purchased or they are on the first of the month post your biz thread.
  4. Additional Milton events are located on the Milton Scene Events Calendar.

Political Posts and Introductions

Political introductions or advertising is not permitted on Milton Neighbors.

  1. Each candidate may submit his or her information and introduction via email to the Milton Scene, and it will be posted one time per election season by the administrator of Milton Neighbors.
  2. Typically, political introductions are permitted up to two weeks prior to an election. Posting will take place on the Milton Scene, Milton Neighbors, the Milton Scene Facebook page, and Twitter.
  3. Advertising for political candidates is also available.
  4. Backhanded political posts or endorsements are not permitted and will be deleted without warning. Example of backhanded posts: “I think Bob Smith is awesome. You should vote for him!” or “I really don’t like Jane Doe’s signs.” Backhanded posts OR criticisms of a candidate will be removed without warning. If you make more than once, you will be removed from Milton Neighbors without warning.

Political Discussions:

  1. Arguments: Please keep your general (liberal vs. conservative, for instance) political arguments, discussions, and opinions to yourself or on your own personal page. They do not belong in Milton Neighbors.
  2. Political Organizing and Related Requests: Posting of Milton resident-organized peaceful events such as marches and rallies is permitted up to one time per event. Responses to political event organization should be kept polite and neighborly. Posting of individual candidates’ (ex: Selectmen candidate) campaign events is not permitted. These candidate announcements may be submitted to the Milton Scene.
  3. Posts that serve the sole purpose to incite or inflame will not be tolerated.

How to report a Facebook post:

See a post that is breaking the rules or is otherwise unsavory? You can easily report it and admins will be alerted immediately by Facebook:

  1. Click the upper right arrow of the post.
  2. Click Report to Admin.

How to report a Facebook post: See a post that is breaking the rules or is otherwise unsavory? You can easily report it and I will be alerted immediately by Facebook.

General disclaimer:

Use common sense when providing your personal information. Purchases made and business recommendations used are done so at your own risk. Before messaging me regarding a personal gripe or other situation, please try to work it out. We only remove posts in extreme circumstances (for example, trolling, heavy duty swearing, name-calling, threats, etc.). We are not qualified to mediate or give legal advice and you post to the group at your own risk. Note that we cannot always reply to all personal messages. Please email us at info@miltonscene.com, where messages are more likely to reach us. Rules subject to change without notice.

Enjoy!

Melissa Fassel Dunn
Founder, Milton Neighbors
Owner, The Milton Scene
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