Community Guidelines

Last updated: May 2026

Keep Your Forks is a place for Red Pine Camp Inc. shareholders to discuss the affairs of the corporation. The atmosphere we’re aiming for: civil, factual, generous. The kind of conversation you could have on the porch at camp.

What’s welcome

• Questions about the corporation, the bylaws, the financials, the Articles of Incorporation, the Ontario Business Corporations Act as it applies to Red Pine.
• Discussion of past or current Board decisions, AGM motions, camp policies, or governance proposals.
• Personal stories about camp where they relate to the affairs of the corporation (e.g., how registration has changed over the years; how share transfers have worked in your family).
• Disagreement with directors’ decisions, framed factually. Critique of policies and procedures is fair game.
• Listings of shares offered for sale or sought.

What’s not allowed

• Personal attacks on named individuals.Statements alleging wrongdoing as fact, or impugning the personal character of any named director, staff member, or shareholder, are not permitted. This includes implicit attacks via screenshots, quotes, or dog-whistle phrasing. Discussion of a person’s public role in the corporation is permitted; discussion of their character is not.
• Anything about minors. Children of shareholders, junior staff, leadership campers — do not name, identify, or discuss them on the platform.
• Harassment, sustained targeting, pile-ons.Don’t.
• Personal medical, financial, or family information about others.Even if true, it doesn’t belong here.
• Spam, off-topic posts, or advertising unrelated to Red Pine Camp matters.
• Sharing private correspondence (emails, DMs, screenshots) without permission of the speaker.
• Content that violates intellectual property rights. See Copyright Notice and Notice.

The role versus person test

The line between fair criticism and defamation matters. A useful test:

• Role criticism (welcome):“The President’s communications strategy this past year has not been transparent enough.”
• Person attack (not welcome):“Chris is hiding things from us.”
• Provable fact (welcome):“The 2024 AGM minutes record one opposed vote on the Acts of Directors motion.”
• Allegation of wrongdoing (not welcome):“The Board lied about the financial position.”

When in doubt, focus on the role and the public record. If you wouldn’t say it at the AGM with the named person standing beside you, don’t post it.

Pseudonyms, not anonymity

You can post under a chosen display name (a pseudonym) — many shareholders prefer this for casual conversation. The moderator team can always see which underlying verified account is behind a pseudonym. There is no truly anonymous posting on the platform.

On the marketplace specifically, listings always use your real name. Negotiating a share transfer requires accountability.

Moderation

Moderators may hide, remove, or reverse content under these guidelines. Every moderation action is logged in an internal audit trail. Repeated or egregious violations may lead to suspension or ban.

• Borderline post: moderator may comment asking for clarification or rewrite.
• Clearly violating: moderator hides the post and sends a private message explaining why; an edit may be invited.
• Egregious (defamation, naming a minor, threats): immediate hide and a thirty-day suspension.
• Pattern of severe violations: permanent ban.
• Threat of litigation against the platform or another person: immediate hide; the operator will retain counsel.

Moderation is reviewed within forty-eight hours during business days; longer over weekends.

Appeals

If you believe a moderation action against your content was wrong, send a message through the contact formwith a brief explanation (topic: “Report content or a moderation issue”). Reversals are reviewed in good faith.

Reporting violations

Any post or comment can be reported to moderators via the report flag on the post itself. Reports are reviewed promptly and the reporter is not identified to the reported user.

Defamation note

Canadian defamation law treats both speakers and platforms as potentially liable. We hide first and ask questions later when a post alleges wrongdoing by a named individual. This is intended to protect everyone — the platform, the speaker, and the named person. We’ll engage with you on a rewrite or restoration in good faith.