Forbes Community Guidelines

Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space.

In order to do so, please follow the posting rules in our site's Terms of Service. We've summarized some of those key rules below. Simply put, keep it civil.

Your post will be rejected if we notice that it seems to contain:

False or intentionally out-of-context or misleading information

Spam

Insults, profanity, incoherent, obscene or inflammatory language or threats of any kind

Attacks on the identity of other commenters or the article's author

Content that otherwise violates our site's terms.

User accounts will be blocked if we notice or believe that users are engaged in:

Continuous attempts to re-post comments that have been previously moderated/rejected

Racist, sexist, homophobic or other discriminatory comments

Attempts or tactics that put the site security at risk

Actions that otherwise violate our site's terms.

So, how can you be a power user?

Stay on topic and share your insights

Feel free to be clear and thoughtful to get your point across

‘Like’ or ‘Dislike’ to show your point of view.

Protect your community.

Use the report tool to alert us when someone breaks the rules.