Community Guidelines
Effective: 2026-05-08
These Guidelines explain what the Organizers of Wexford Covenant Amendments— a resident-led effort supporting the proposed covenant amendments, not the official Wexford Homeowners Association website — will accept on the public surface of the Site. They apply to comments you choose to make public on the proposed amendments and straw polls, and to any other Content you submit for public display.
These Guidelines are part of the Terms of Service. The Organizers are the sole authority over what is published and may decline or remove anything at their discretion.
How Public Comments Work
When you respond on the Site, your comment is kept private by default. Only the Organizers can read a comment you mark as private.
If you check the “Make this comment public” option, your comment enters a moderation queue. The Organizers review each public comment before it appears on the public results page. Approved comments are displayed without your name, lot number, or response choice. Rejected comments stay private to the Organizers and never appear publicly.
What We Don’t Publish
The Organizers will reject public comments that, in their discretion, fall into any of these categories:
- Personal attacks. Comments that target a named or identifiable individual with insults, ridicule, accusations of dishonesty without basis, or hostile language. Critique an idea or a vote, not a person.
- Doxxing.Comments that disclose another person’s home address, phone number, employer, family members, or any combination of details that could identify someone who has not chosen to be public on this matter.
- Threats and harassment. Threats of physical harm, threats of legal action made to intimidate rather than assert a real claim, or sustained hostility toward another User.
- Defamation.Statements of fact about an identifiable person that you cannot back up. Opinions (“I think the proposal is bad”) are fine; fabricated factual claims are not.
- Hate speech and slurs. Comments that demean a person or group based on race, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, or national origin.
- Off-topic content.Comments that don’t address the proposed amendments or the matter at hand. Use the Association’s official channels (email, the next meeting’s agenda) for unrelated topics.
- Spam and solicitation. Promotion of businesses, services, fundraising appeals, or repeated identical comments.
- Confidential or privileged content.Anything that would breach attorney-client privilege, executive-session confidentiality, or a resident’s privacy under the Privacy Policy.
What Stays Private
A comment you mark private goes only to the Organizers. The Organizers read private comments to understand resident sentiment but will not republish them. If you are uncertain whether your comment is appropriate for the public surface, mark it private; you can always re-submit a different comment publicly later.
Editing and Removal
The Organizers may remove a comment from public view at any time, even after approval, if the comment is found to violate these Guidelines or applicable law. The Organizers retain a record of moderation decisions for the Site’s audit trail.
If Your Comment Is Rejected
Rejected comments stay private to the Organizers (unless you also marked them private to begin with, in which case they were already private). You will not receive an automated rejection notice. If you believe a rejection was in error, contact the Organizers through the Site’s contact channel.
Reporting
If you encounter a public comment that you believe violates these Guidelines, contact the Organizers. They will review and respond.
Changes
These Guidelines may be revised over time. The Effective date at the top of this page reflects the most recent revision.