Community Guidelines-- Passed by Rhinelander Common Council, Oct 9, 2023, Resolution 2023-112. Welcome to the City of Rhinelander, Wisconsin Official page, which is
maintained and monitored by City staff. We appreciate comments and interaction from
residents and visitor alike. We will be courteous and professional in our postings and ask
that you do the same. Reasonable and responsible arguments for opposing views are
encouraged. The City is not responsible for settling disagreements between users, nor will
a comment be removed solely at the request of a user. All posts and comments shall be
subject to review by City page managers prior to being posted on any City-managed social
media page. The City reserves the right to not post and/or delete or hide content or comments that:
• Contain a personal attack, insult, racial slur or any other derogatory term
• Defames any person or organization
• Is off-topic and unrelated to the original post
• Uses foul language or is sexually explicit, including "masked" profanity
• Promotes hate or discrimination of any kind
• Is spam, including any advertising of commercial services or products
• Encourages or promotes illegal activity or violates any local, state or federal law
• Contains private or personal information
• Endorses or opposes any candidates, political parties, or a particular stance on a ballot
measure or specific legislation
• Is reported as abuse
• Contains random or unintelligible text
• Compromises the safety or security of the public or public systems
• Violates a legal ownership interest of any other party
• Contains images, videos or links to sites that do not conform to these guidelines
• Infringes or violates existing copyrights or trademarks
• Contains viruses or computer code or contains an irrelevant, spam, or "dead" hyperlink
Violations of the above comment policy may cause the author/user to be permanently
blocked from the City of Rhinelander, Wisconsin page. Expectations
We understand that social media is a 24/7 medium; however, our moderation capabilities
are not. We may not see every inappropriate comment right away, so we must rely on the
maturity of our community to ignore personal attacks and negative speech or respond
politely. If a user posts a comment that requires a response, it will be answered within two
business days between 8:30 a.m. A posted comment (which could be in the
form of text, image, video or hyperlink) is the personal opinion of the original author--not of
the City of Rhinelander --and publication of a comment does not imply endorsement or
agreement by the City of Rhinelander. Responsibilities
The City of Rhinelander is not responsible for any "related," "promoted" or "sponsored" ads
that are accessible on this page or any other social media platforms. Additionally,
in no way should it be construed that Facebook advertisements or community comments
reflect the opinions or position of the City of Rhinelander government, its officials, officers,
volunteers, or employees. Privacy
The City of Rhinelander does not collect, maintain or otherwise use personal information
stored on any third-party site in any way other than to communicate with users on that site. Users may remove themselves at any time from the City's "friends" or "fan" lists. Users
should be aware that third party websites like Facebook have their own privacy policies and
follow these policies accordingly. To protect your own privacy and the privacy of others, please do not include personally identifiable
information, such as - but not limited to - Social Security numbers, utility
account numbers, phone numbers or email addresses in the body of your comment or post. If you do voluntarily include personally-identifiable information in your comment or post,
your comment may or may not be removed. If your comment is posted, the City of
Rhinelander holds no liability in the release of this information. This comment policy may be revised at any time to ensure its continued use is
consistent with its intended purpose as a limited forum. If you have any questions or
comments about this policy, please feel free to contact the City Administrator (715)
365-8600 ext 501 or the City Clerk (715) 365-8600 ext 523. All postings are the property of the City of Rhinelander and subject to Open Records requests.
