Reality Check does not endorse, and has not verified, any of the information on the Forum, and accepts no responsibility for postings.

We don't have health professionals moderating the forum and the only source of medical knowledge is our varied experience with the condition known as Diabetes. The intention is to provide a space where we can exchange our experiences with Diabetes and Life. Or with Life and Diabetes. Or just with Life. If these exchanges happen to inspire you to seek out a new way of doing something to improve your lot, then so much the better. But please do not rely solely on the information in postings - always seek expert medical advice before making any significant changes to your regime.

Respect for other posters is a definite. We're a good natured bunch. There's lots of room both for decent debates and light-hearted banter on this forum. By and large there is no moderating since it's been our experience that the forum moderates itself fairly well.

The forum is a place where you can share your experiences, ask questions and learn from the amazing wealth which is others' experiences of living with diabetes. The forum is managed entirely by volunteers who also happen to have diabetes.

However, please be aware that if you post something off topic, mean, or just plain stupid, we will delete it and kick you out.

We ask that you be especially careful about providing medical advice to others in the forum. Speak as openly and expansively as you wish about your own experiences. But please refrain from instructing people to change their medical treatments, or making changes to your own treatment, without consulting a doctor about your individual symptoms and medical history.

The managers of the forum reserve the right to delete any post for any reason. We also reserve the right to believe that people are essentially good, and we trust that you will play your part in maintaining the forum as a warm and friendly place for all, new and old, to visit and enjoy.

The following are definitely not ok:

1. Flaming- Inflammatory, aggressive or abusive messages directed at fellow posters on the forum, for whatever reason.
2. Trolling - Being a royal pain in the rear. This includes, but is not limited to, posting offensive messages only to incite anger, posting the same thing over and over again to waste space and ruin the flow of the forum and the hurling insults left and right in hopes of starting a flame war.
   (Trolling is not someone who -- in the course of a real debate or discussion -- pisses you off with a opinion that is different from yours. That is quite ok, don't expect any intervention)
3. Soliciting- Companies and individuals may not post anything which solicits new customers or promotes their products or services under any circumstances. If you've just got wind of a kick-arse new fangled technology that you want to tell us about, that's ok. If you want to market that kick-arse new fangled technology on the forum, that's not ok. If, having read this, you're still not quite clear - email Reality Check and we will clarify.
4. Address Harvesting - is also not on for whatever purpose. If you want to use participants in one of your surveys, contact Reality Check to get support. It's the nice way to do it. Remember, people often provide their email address to help other participants get directly in contact. It's just not decent to lift their address for your own evil ends.

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Email Kate, Founder and General Manager of Reality Check at kate@realitycheck.org.au.