City of Newport News, VA - Government

Posting Guidelines
Welcome to the official City of Newport News, Virginia Facebook page.

The purpose of this site is to present matters of public interest in Newport News. Fans of the City of Newport News are encouraged to submit questions, comments and concerns, but please note that this is a moderated online discussion site and not a public forum.

Here are our Posting Guidelines for participation to encourage civil discourse:
• No personal attacks or threats against other users or individuals; no libelous, harassing or abusive statements; no submission of personal information or likenesses of other persons without their consent.
• No attacks on individuals or groups based on race, gender, sexuality, ethnicity or other classification.
• No content that is obscene, vulgar or sexually explicit. This includes masked words (***), acronyms and abbreviations.
• No commercial product promotions or off-topic messages; no spam, links to other sites, chain letters, pyramid schemes or fraudulent or deceptive messages; no false claims of affiliation with any third party.
• No posting of information affiliated with or promoting political campaigns.
• No posting of copyright infringing material, or any material whose posting on our site could result in infringement of any third party intellectual property or privacy of publicity rights.
• Site administrators will have the final say in interpreting these rules.

Once posted, the City reserves the right to reject, delete, disable or remove any content that we determine, in our sole discretion, (a) does not comply with these Posting Guidelines; (b) might violate any law, infringe upon any rights of third parties, or subject us to liability for any reason; (c) might adversely affect our public image, reputation or good will; or (d) should be taken down for any other reason.

Disclaimer
Please note that public comments expressed on this site do not reflect the opinion and position of the City of Newport News government or its officers and employees. If you have any questions concerning the operation of this online moderated discussion site, please contact Communications and Community Relations at city@nngov.com.