Community Guidelines

Wanderingeducators.com is your community – a global
community of informed, engaged educators who share their travel experiences, explore
their fellow wandering educators’ travel experiences, and dialogue about
international education and travel.  International
Education is the foundation of global peace and citizenship. We are all caring
teachers – of our selves and others.  In
this spirit, the following pledge provides the foundation for how
wanderingeducators.com members can create and magnify this spirit of international
learning and citizenship.

As a member of wanderingeducators.com, I will:

1. Respect other members
   and treat them fairly. I will not slander, libel or defame other
   members. I will be open to giving and receiving constructive criticism.
2. Always represent
   myself honestly. Pen names are allowed, however, I will not
   impersonate others.
3. Recognize that a
   difference of opinion drives debate and encourages tolerance of diversity.
   I may disagree but I will not personalize our differences.
4. Strengthen and
   contribute to the overall good of the community by my participation on wanderingeducators.com.
   I will keep my comments within the context of the content and I will not
   engage in comment spamming.  I will
   be constructive at all times, and if needed, will refer negative conduct
   to [email protected].
5. Work to enhance the
   internationalization of education through education and information.
    We are all global citizens,
   learning from each other.
6. Only report content
   that violate the Terms of Service. I will not report content to
   complain about another member, or based on someone or something I do not
   agree with. I will not republish content that has been reported and is
   under editorial review.
7. Review and follow
   wanderingeducators.com's complete policies and Terms of Service.   When in doubt, I will review the Terms of
   Service, and may contact [email protected] for clarification
   of said policies.

Publishing Guidelines

It's the content and the members who make wanderingeducators.com the
engaging, global community it is. You can publish almost anything travel or international
education-related, as long as the content is legally yours and is within the
Terms of Service. Along with the common-sense community guidelines noted above,
there are standard publishing guidelines to follow.

1. Recognize that tags
   provide content organization for the community and only assign
   those tags that accurately portray your content.
2. Pornography
   or other sexually explicit images or articles are not allowed
   on wanderingeducators.com.
3. Information
   describing dangerous or illegal acts is not allowed to be posted
   on wanderingeducators.com. For instance, content containing animal abuse,
   drug abuse, human rights abuse, or bomb making are not permitted.
4. Wanderingeducators.com
   holds free speech in high regards and defends personal expression
   of unpopular points of view. However, hate speech is not permitted.
   The use of slurs or malicious stereotypes intended to denigrate a
   particular gender, sexual orientation, ability, race, religion, or
   nationality is not allowed. Encouraging violence against these groups is
   never permitted.
5. Respect all Copyright
   and Fair Use laws when posting any content on wanderingeducators.com.
   This means you can only upload content that you created or that you have
   obtained the written rights to use, if the content is copyrighted. Do not
   use content in your articles, images, or comments that someone else owns
   the copyright to without obtaining written permission and stating their
   permission. Providing credit to the source is not enough.  Please follow these guidelines strictly -
   this is the law.