Netiquette for our social media channels

On our social media channels, we offer all users the opportunity to express their opinion on current articles. Please observe our netiquette when commenting. Make sure you use a friendly tone, treat other users as you would like to be treated and respect the opinion of each individual.

Not allowed are

• Unlawful, defamatory and insulting statements
• Degrading, denigrating, threatening and inciting violence
• Racism and hate propaganda
• Queer* hostility
• Discrimination of any kind
• Pornography and obscenities
• unverifiable and untrue factual claims
• Quotations without citing a source or the author
• copyright infringements
• commercial content such as purchase offers, services or advertising
• Posts unrelated to the topic of the post
• Spamming, trolling, bashing
• Participation in the discussion with multiple profiles

Constructive criticism is expressly welcome!

The editors reserve the right to delete comments that do not comply with the guidelines. There will be no discussion about deleted comments. In the event of multiple violations of the netiquette, the user may be temporarily or completely excluded from using the website (blocking). A serious offence can lead to immediate exclusion (immediate blocking).