Community Usage Policy

Community Code of Ethics 

All participants are required to: 

  • Identify and link to sources whenever possible. The public is entitled to as much information as possible on source reliability. 
  • Make certain that blog entries, discussion posts, wiki entries, quotations, headlines, photos and all other content do not misrepresent. They should not oversimplify or highlight incidents out of context. 
  • Never publish information known to be inaccurate — and if publishing questionable information, make it clear it’s in doubt. 
  • Distinguish between advocacy, commentary and factual information. Commentary is allowed and encouraged, but should be identified as such. 

Member Accountability 

All participants are required to: 

  • Admit mistakes and correct them promptly and publicly. 
  • Disclose conflicts of interest, affiliations, activities and personal agendas. 
  • Deny favored treatment to advertisers and special interests and resist their pressure to influence content. When exceptions are made, disclose them fully to readers. 
  • Be wary of sources offering information for favors. When accepting such information, disclose the favors. 

Community Rules of Conduct 

Violation of any of these rules will result in the removal of comments/entries. Repeat offenders will be banned. 

  1. Do Not Abuse, Harass, or Defame 
  • No personal attacks. Insulting, attacking, or denigrating another community member or member company is an ad hominem attack, which weakens debate and is not allowed under any circumstances. We have zero tolerance for taking an argument about any topic to a personal level. 
  • No defamatory, abusive, profane, threatening, offensive or illegal content. Denigration of or threats against any group of people due to their race, religion, nationality, gender, or sexual orientation will not be tolerated and are grounds for immediate banning. 
  1. Do Not Spam 
  • No commercial messages. This includes incentives (commercial or otherwise) to join other communities or attend third-party events. Any spam posts will be removed immediately. 
  • Only post your message or documents to the most appropriate communities or libraries. Do not spam several lists or libraries with the same message. All messages must add to the body of knowledge. We reserve the right to reject any message for any reason. 
  1. Do Not Post Copyrighted Material 
  • You may post links to appropriate articles and quote their contents, but copying and posting articles from other sources in their entirety is not permitted. If you repost quotes or sentences, you must credit the source with a link if possible. 
  • Remember that other participants have the right to reproduce postings to this site unless you specify otherwise. 
  1. Report Spammers 
  • We always appreciate help in identifying blog abusers and comment spam.  Email the moderator with any concerns: [email protected] 
  • By registering to participate in the TM Forum Online Community, you agree that you will not post messages that are abusive, threatening, or violate any laws. 
  • TM Forum has the right to remove, edit, move or close any comment or thread for any reason. 
  • All messages expressed are solely those of the author and not TM Forum. TM Forum is not responsible for the content of any messages. 

Discussion Group Etiquette 

  • Include a signature tag on all messages. Include your name, affiliation, and location. 
  • State concisely and clearly the topic of your comments in the subject line. This allows members to respond more appropriately to your posting and makes it easier for members to search the archives by subject. 
  • Include only the relevant portions of the original message in your reply. Delete any header information and type your response before the original posting. 
  • Only send a message to the entire list when it contains information that everyone can benefit from. 
  • Send messages such as “thanks for the information” or “me, too” to individuals, not to the entire list. Do this by using the “Reply to Sender” link to the left of every message. 
  • Do not send administrative messages, such as "Remove me from the list." Instead, use the web interface to change your settings or to remove yourself from a list. If you are changing e-mail addresses, simply update your settings. 
  • Warn other list subscribers of lengthy messages either in the subject line or at the beginning of the message body with a line that says, “Long Message.” 

Anti-Trust 

Messages should not be posted if they encourage or facilitate members to arrive at any agreement that either expressly or impliedly leads to price fixing, a boycott of another’s business, or other conduct intended to illegally restrict free trade. Messages that encourage or facilitate an agreement about the following subjects are inappropriate: prices, discounts, or terms or conditions of sale; salaries; profits, profit margins, or cost data; market shares, sales territories, or markets; allocation of customers or territories; or selection, rejection, or termination of customers or suppliers.  

TM Forum’s Antitrust Policies and Guidelines govern member companies and their representatives in connection with their activities as members and participants in the work of the TM Forum. To review TM Forum's Antitrust Policies and Guidelines  [CLICK HERE - link to Antitrust Policies and Guidelines}.