GOAT Tradie Community Guidelines
GOAT Tradie is a space for those in the Trades, Building and Construction Industry to Learn, grow and become better educated on the business & leadership side of things. Over time there will also be a way to connect with other G.O.A.T’S through Flocks in a safe, inclusive, and respectful way. In order to foster healthy and equitable relationships, we hold our members accountable for the way they treat each other.
Our Community Guidelines help keep our members safe. They make it clear what content and conduct is not acceptable (on our platform and off).
Profile Guidelines
- Age. You need to be at least 14 years old to join GOAT Tradie. Creating a profile that intentionally misrepresents you as being under the age of 14 is not allowed. We reserve the right to ask for your ID to verify your age, and we’ll block you from the platform if you’re underage.
- If or when you join the Flock, there will be rules you must stick to, you are not to use profanities, to sell any product or service and or promote any services that is not part of G.O.A.T Tradie
- Username. Members are allowed to use initials, abbreviations, contracted or shortened versions of their name, nicknames, full names, and middle names. Members do not have to use their legal name or full name, but usernames should be an authentic representation of the name you use in everyday life. We do not permit:
- Any words or phrases that violate our Community Guidelines
- Using the name of a celebrity or fictional character
- Words or characters (other than a valid name) including descriptive words, symbols (e.g. $, *, @,), emojis, numbers, or punctuation
Content and Conduct Guidelines
Bullying and Abusive Conduct
Our Flock is for creating kind connections. We don’t allow content or behaviour that makes any individual or group feel harassed, bullied, or targeted. This includes belittling, insulting, or intimidating behaviour; making unsolicited comments about someone’s appearance; engaging in emotional abuse; blackmail; repeated unwanted contact; or wishing, encouraging, or praising acts of violence. Learn More
Commercial and Promotional Activity
Our platform is not a marketplace. We don’t allow using GOAT Tradie for unsolicited commercial or promotional purposes. Learn More
Controlled Goods and Substances
We don’t allow members to use our platforms to buy, sell, supply, distribute, or directly facilitate the purchase, sale, supply, or distribution of illegal drugs and/or the misuse of controlled goods and substances. This includes: e-cigarettes, marijuana, drug paraphernalia, or the misuse of legal substances like prescription drugs, tobacco, or alcohol. Learn More
Dangerous Organisations and Individuals
We don’t permit organisations or individuals that proclaim, glorify, condone, or are known to support a violent, dangerous, or terrorist-based mission to have a presence on GOAT Tradie. Learn More
Identity-Based Hate
We aim to foster a diverse and inclusive community on GOAT Tradie. We prohibit content or behaviour that promotes or condones hate, dehumanisation, degradation, or contempt against marginalised or minoritized communities based on the following protected attributes: race/ethnicity, national origin/nationality/immigration status, caste, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability or serious health condition, or religion/belief. Learn More
Inauthentic Profiles
GOAT Tradie celebrates authenticity, and we expect all our members to represent themselves accurately on their profile. We don’t allow impersonation or misrepresentation on our platform. This includes catfishing (i.e. creating an online persona that isn’t you) or falsely stating facts about yourself (including name, gender, age, and permanent location). Learn More
Misinformation
We prohibit the sharing of demonstrably false or substantially misleading content that’s likely to cause serious harm or negatively impact individual or public safety. This includes content that directly contradicts information and guidance from leading and reputable global health organisations and public health authorities, false or misleading information on any civic process, and dangerous and unproven conspiracy-type theories. Learn More
Physical and Sexual Violence
We don’t tolerate any content, imagery, or behavior that commits or threatens credible acts of physical or sexual violence. This includes physical stalking, using our platform to assist, facilitate or support exploitation or human trafficking, and sexual assault of any kind, which we define as unwanted physical contact or attempted physical contact that is sexual in nature. Learn More
Scams and Theft
GOAT Tradie Prohibits any scam or theft activity intended to defraud or manipulate members out of financial or material resources. This includes requesting or seeking financial support, lying about your intentions for financial gain, or faking commercial intentions to deceive members out of financial or material resources. Learn More
Spam
We do not permit any kind of unwanted or irrelevant content sent in bulk or high frequency. This includes sharing misleading or misdirecting links, creating an excessive number of accounts causing disruption to other members, or having multiple active profiles on our platform to engage in unwanted interactions. Learn More
Suicide and Self-Injury Promotion
We care deeply about our members and understand that some may struggle with mental health, self-injury, suicidal thoughts, substance use, or eating disorders. While we do allow members to share personal experiences with these issues in a safe way, we don’t allow any content that depicts, promotes, glorifies, or assists in activities that could lead to suicide, self-injury, or disordered eating or body image. Learn More
Violent and Graphic Content
We don’t permit violent, graphic, or gory content. This includes descriptions of violence in usernames or profile content, photos containing real or realistic-appearing blood, bodily fluids, or injury, or images depicting guns of any kind (except on a uniformed member of law enforcement or military personnel). Learn More
Platform Manipulation
We prioritise fostering a community built on genuine connections, so any attempts to artificially influence connections, conversations, or engagement through the use of automation or scripting is strictly prohibited.
Safety Reporting
Safety is a top priority at GOAT Tradie. We use a combination of human moderators and automated systems to monitor and review GOAT Tradie Accounts and interactions for content that may be against our Community Guidelines, against our Terms and Conditions, or otherwise harmful.
Please consider that disagreeing with or disliking a member or their content is not necessarily a reason to report them. We may take action against a member if we’ve found them to be intentionally creating false or inappropriate reports against other members solely based on their protected attributes. This includes reporting transgender or nonbinary members for no reason other than their gender identity or expression or repeatedly sending false reports of bad behaviour.
Enforcement Philosophy
All members must comply with the platform rules described and referenced in our Community Guidelines. If you behave in a way that goes against GOAT Tradie’s Community Guidelines, values, or otherwise act in any way we believe to be potentially harmful to GOAT Tradie Or its members, we may take a range of actions on your account. When determining the penalty for violating our community guidelines, we consider a number of factors.
For example, we may:
- Remove the content
- Issue a warning
- Ban the offending member from some or all GOAT Tradie apps
When necessary, we also may cooperate with law enforcement to assist in potential criminal investigations related to member conduct.
Your treatment towards others outside of the GOAT Tradie App can also result in action against your account. If we’re made aware of harm between members in meetups with others, via text message or direct messaging platforms, or relevant alleged criminal or harmful conduct committed in your past or outside of The GOAT Tradie App, we may take action as if it happened on our platform.
If you believe we’ve made a mistake in taking action on your account or content, you can always contact us here
If you have any questions or feedback about GOAT Tradie’s Community Guidelines, please reach out. Our support team is always available to help you here.