Netiquette

Welcome to the platform of Handbook Germany : Together. A place for knowledge and exchange in 9 languages. Here, you can connect with other community members and exchange ideas. In the forum, you can ask your questions anonymously, answer other people’s questions and share your experiences:

Our platform is a place where everyone should feel comfortable. If you feel harassed or see discriminatory posts, please contact the community managers directly (tag them with @name) or report the post.

To use our platform anonymously and safely, please follow these instructions:

• NEVER use your real name. You can use a nickname when registering. This name must not contain any personal data. It is best to use a name such as ‘Flower2024’.
• NEVER publish personal information such as first and last name, date of birth, full address, telephone number or e-mail address of yourself or other persons.
  

Respectful, friendly and helpful contributions are always welcome!

Our community managers moderate the forum and are available to answer your questions. Counsellors from advice centres will also answer your questions. The counsellors participate in the platform as part of their employment and have professional qualifications. In case information in the forum or on the topic pages is incorrect, please let us know.

Our topic pages are regularly updated by the editorial team. You can tell how up-to-date the information is by the date.

In order for TiG to remain a place for respectful exchange, we ask that you adhere to the following guidelines

→ Please be polite
→ Do not write anything that is offensive or discriminatory. Racism, sexism, ableism, anti-LGBTQIA+, or other types of discrimination will not be tolerated.

We delete all comments and profiles that spread Hate Speech.

By Hate Speech, we mean:

• The targeted devaluation of people or the attacking of people on the Internet
• Calls for hatred or violence against people or groups of people
• Dissemination of misanthropic comments targeting specific persons or groups of people
• All kinds of discriminatory posts, insults, name-calling
• Posts that violate the intimacy and privacy of other community members or applicable laws
   
• Further Information:
• Do not share posts or links that infringe intellectual property (software, video, audio, images) or violate applicable law.
• Respect our forum. Do not spread spam and advertising.
• Do not spread fake news and rumours.

Please note: Forum posts that violate netiquette will be removed by us after internal consultation. There is no legal claim to publication. Users who repeatedly violate the forum rules will be banned. In case of serious violations, your account may also be deleted.