# Chat Etiquette for XR Group Chats

Here are a few Chat Etiquette Guidelines that are being used in XR Group Chats whether on Signal, Telegram or WhatsApp: 

•	Welcome newcomers! 

•	Please follow XR’s principles & values: https://extinctionrebellion.uk/the-truth/about-us/

•	Avoid swearing

•	Ideally keep discussion between 7am and 11pm

•	Answer questions and make sure people feel heard 

•	Post off-topic messages in a more suitable channel 

•	If people leave the chat in response to a post, this is a sign of overheating - slow down, pause and reflect

•	Take two-way conversations out of the chat. Don’t send unsolicited messages. Harassment will not be tolerated.

•	Send a longer message over lots of separate ones; people then have the chance to opt in to read more. 

•	Avoid encouraging anyone to vote or not vote for a political party.

•	Don't attribute info from this chat elsewhere, like quoting from it publicly and naming the originator.

•	Avoid posting sensitive action info which can later be used as evidence