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Revision as of 12:46, 17 April 2024

Here's how we keep our chatroom rocking and rolling:

"'Invitation Vibes'": Join our chatroom only after you've hit the streets with us. It's strictly for those who keep their wheels spinning actively. If you ghost or go inactive, we'll have to say goodbye as part of our group and account maintenance routine by year's end.

App Choice

We know how much you value your privacy, and we've gone with Signal-app because it rocks; you do not even need to share your phone number or other personal information and it is cross-platform, focuses on being non-profit, e2e encrypted, private, secure, free, and open-source, and steers clear of social media tracking. Stay connected whether you're on desktop or mobile – the app links up both!

Objectives

Gear up and get ready for events and spontaneous meetups Only for our Toronto Bladers who are out there skating Live gps updates on our skating spots using hauk Strengthen our squad and share all things skating: news, tips, pics, and videos Plus, don't miss out on some exclusive giveaways and personal trades! "'No random invites'": Keep our group tight and don't split us up with off-the-cuff skate sesh invites.

Off Topic

Got something that's not about skating for everyone? Keep it chill and chat privately with those involved.

Events

Always sync up with our official calendar and event invites. Got questions? Hit up the organizers for the scoop.

Flood

Keep the chat clean! Chat directly to someone if it's just for them, unless it's juicy news for everyone. Aim to keep public posts general and feedback or chats private.

Deals

Sling your skate gear, trades, or giveaways in the group, but take private talks off the public thread. Please clean up after your deal to keep our chat neat.

Try not to send too many small messages – bundle them up into one big update when possible so no one loses the context of your message.

Got a novel to share? Use a "Pastebin" service like privatebin, privatepaste, or defuse and drop the link in the chat.

Business

We all know shops with both rad and bad vibes. Feel free to share your recs or rants, but please keep it outside our official group chats (chat, wiki, platforms, social media, etc) to stay neutral.

"'Sponsorship Shifts'": If we ever get sponsored, we'll revisit and possibly revamp these guidelines.

Links

Peep Etiquette in technology for more on keeping it classy online.

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-'''Invitation to a chatroom is only upon skating with us''' and only for active dedicated skaters. '''Skaters that become inactive and or disappear are removed by the end of the year''' as part of [[group and account maintenance]].
+Here's how we keep our chatroom rocking and rolling:
-In order to keep the [[chat]] healthy and light the following is expected:
+"'Invitation Vibes'": Join our chatroom only after you've hit the streets with us. It's strictly for those who keep their wheels spinning actively. If you ghost or go inactive, we'll have to say goodbye as part of our [[group and account maintenance]] routine by year's end.
-== App choice ==
+== App Choice ==
-The  choice for [https://signal.org/download Signal-app]e was due to being cross-platform with focus [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_%28software%29 non-profit, e2e encrypted, private, secure, free, opensource], without correlation and tracking to social media to ensure the users privacy. The [https://signal.org/download/ app is available for desktop as well as mobile] clients and provides linking features.
+We know how much you value your privacy, and we've gone with [https://signal.org/download Signal-app] because it rocks; you do not even need to share your phone number or other personal information and it is cross-platform, focuses on being [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Signal_%28software%29 non-profit, e2e encrypted, private, secure, free, and open-source], and steers clear of social media tracking. Stay connected whether you're on desktop or mobile – the [https://signal.org/download/ app links up both]!
 == Objectives ==
-* Plan, support manage events and last minute event meetup
+Gear up and get ready for events and spontaneous meetups
-* Exclusively for skaters that are part of [[Toronto Bladers]] groups and '''actively''' skating
+Only for our [[Toronto Bladers]] who are out there skating
-* To communicate live [[gps]] skating events using [[hauk]] to help meeting up
+Live [[gps]] updates on our skating spots using [[hauk]]
-* To keep the group members closer to each other and build strong bonds
+Strengthen our squad and share all things skating: news, tips, pics, and videos
-* Share on topic skating news, media, tips, videos, pictures
+Plus, don't miss out on some exclusive giveaways and personal trades!
-* Giveaways, trade personal stuff, etc
+"'No random invites'": Keep our group tight and don't split us up with off-the-cuff skate sesh invites.
-* '''The chat should not be used to make random invitations for individual sessions''' and contribute to group fragmentation.
-== Off topic ==
+== Off Topic ==
-Please keep all off topic [[chat]], private with the skaters engaged with and on it. When a matter is not of general group interest, please message recipient of the message in private.
+Got something that's not about skating for everyone? Keep it chill and chat privately with those involved.
 == Events ==
-Always follow the calendar and invitations sent by the organizers as well as ask clarifications about the event.
+Always sync up with our official calendar and event invites. Got questions? Hit up the organizers for the scoop.
 == Flood ==
-To avoid flood and when possible always '''address the person that posted a message, in private, unless the subject is of everyone’s interest'''. The idea is, to post publicly and receive feedback privately when the matter is not of general interest. ''(feedback, sale, trade, deal, personal talk, question about someone, stuff, etc)''
+Keep the chat clean! Chat directly to someone if it's just for them, unless it's juicy news for everyone. Aim to keep public posts general and feedback or chats private.
 == Deals ==
-Deals, sales, trades, giveaways, of personal items are always welcome to be advertised in the group. Post your message publicly in the organizing platforms, [[chat]], forum, wall, etc and address the interested person in private. Once the item is done, please remove the advertised message ''(if technically possible)'' in order to maintain the communication light, clean and avoid others to go looking for something that is not available anymore.
+Sling your skate gear, trades, or giveaways in the group, but take private talks off the public thread. Please clean up after your deal to keep our chat neat.
-Avoid sending too many messages that can be sent as one larger message only. Fragmenting the message, contributes to flood. It is preferable to send a larger message at a time.
+Try not to send too many small messages – bundle them up into one big update when possible so no one loses the context of your message.
-If you have very large text to share, please consider using a ''pastebin'' service such has [https://privatebin.net privatebin] or [https://privatepastebin.com privatepaste] or [https://defuse.ca/pastebin.htm defuse] with expiry time and share only the link of your long posted message.
+Got a novel to share? Use a "Pastebin" service like [https://privatebin.net privatebin], [https://privatepastebin.com privatepaste], or [https://defuse.ca/pastebin.htm defuse] and drop the link in the chat.
 == Business ==
-Over the years we have all met skaters that have used different local stores for their skating needs and many have have good and bad experiences in both stores. Feel free to recommend a store or product another skater, use the store merchandising and talk about your experiences but we would like to kindly ask to do it outside of the [[Toronto Bladers]] platforms ([[chat]], wiki, platforms, social media, etc) in order to keep the group neutral towards these business which have had their ongoing politics between them.
+We all know shops with both rad and bad vibes. Feel free to share your recs or rants, but please keep it outside our official group chats ([[chat]], wiki, platforms, social media, etc) to stay neutral.
-'''If we are ever sponsored, this guideline will be reviewed and changed.'''
+"'Sponsorship Shifts'": If we ever get sponsored, we'll revisit and possibly revamp these guidelines.
-== Chats ==
-* [[Bladers chat]] ''(closed)''
-* [[Slalom chat]] ''experimental''
-* [[Wizard chat]] ''experimental''
-* [[Organizers chat]] ''exclusive''
 == Links ==
-See also [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiquette_in_technology Etiquette in technology]
+Peep [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etiquette_in_technology Etiquette in technology] for more on keeping it classy online.
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