Xplorians is a community of travelers who read each other, write to each other and sometimes host each other. These guidelines are part of the Terms of Use and apply everywhere in the product: the feed, comments, direct messages, groups, events, hosting, contests and profiles.
1. What this place is for
Telling travel stories, asking real questions, recommending places and meeting people. The best of what is here is specific: the beach that was worth the detour, the visa application that went wrong, the person who put you up. Write that.
2. What we expect of you
- Be who you say you are. A real name, a photo of yourself, and a profile that matches the person writing.
- Treat people the way you would in a hostel courtyard: you can disagree without insulting anybody.
- Post your own work. If you share somebody else's photo or words, say so.
- Look after the privacy of the people in your photos and of the people who write to you privately. A private conversation does not get published.
3. What is never allowed
There is no tolerance for objectionable content or abusive members. This is removed, and the account that posted it is suspended:
- Harassment and threats. Insulting, humiliating, threatening, following somebody from post to post, or seeking them out in private after they blocked you.
- Hate. Attacking or demeaning people for their origin, nationality, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age.
- Sexual content and nudity. This is not a community for that. Anything that sexualises a minor is removed, ends the account, and is reported to the authorities.
- Violence and harm. Graphic violence, glorification of terrorism, and anything encouraging people to hurt themselves or others.
- Deception. Fake accounts, impersonating a person or a brand, scams, money schemes, and any conversation that opens by asking you to continue somewhere outside Xplorians in order to pay for something.
- Other people's details. Posting somebody's address, phone number, documents or messages without their permission.
- Spam. Repeating the same post, mass following and unfollowing, comments that exist only to carry a link, and advertising dressed up as a post — advertising here is bought, and labelled.
- Illegality. Drugs, weapons, forged documents, protected wildlife, and anything else that is illegal where you are.