BSRA Facebook Group Rules

BSRA FACEBOOK GROUP RULES 

  1. No racism of any kind.
  2. We do not tolerate any abuse to our members and as such,  will result in deletion of the post/comments and if repeated, the member will be banned from using this group.
  3. No Sexual content of any nature. We do not allow posts or comments that are pornographic, obscene, indecent, lewd or suggestive;
  4. We do not allow any scamming, counterfeit and fraudulent products or services.
  5. You may not sell animals of any kind. This is against the Facebook Community Standards and is strictly prohibited by Facebook.
  6. You may not sell Alcohol of any kind unless you have the legal right to distribute.
  7. You may not sell illegal, prescription or recreational drugs of any kind (This includes stimulants, supplements and enhancers)
  8. You may not sell weapons, ammunition, or explosives.
  9.  Do not contact members directly by private message unless you have been given permission by the member to do so.
  10. We do not allow any political party advertising or general political posts.
  11. We do not allow any posts promoting churches or religion.
  12. We do not allow posts or comments that are unlawful, defamatory, harassing, threatening, abusive, discriminatory, racist, sexist, homophobic or comments which would otherwise constitute hate speech;
  13. We do not allow posts or comments that may infringe any intellectual property right of any party;
  14. We do not allow posts or comments that would encourage or provide instructions for a criminal offence;
  15. We do not allow posts or comments that are invasive of privacy or publicity rights, disclose personal information of any third party (such as contact details);
  16. We do not allow posts or comments that constitute unsolicited promotions, advertising, contests, solicitations or comments which repeatedly post the same or similar message (spam);
  17. We do not allow posts or comments that are unrelated to the topic or contain links to other websites.
  18. We do not allow the sharing of other groups or pages.
  19. We do not allow the “Hijacking” of posts. Comments in posts must be on topic and relevant to the post. Please do not post your opinion unless they are helpful, relevant and kind.
  20. We do not allow bullying of any kind. Any members that are seen or reported too admins for bullying will be removed.
  21. Medical – We are not Healthcare professionals and therefore cannot allow posts asking for medical advice. Please contact your local GP or hospital for advice. Please understand that misinformation on this platform could lead to serious complications or death which we could be held liable for and therefore we cannot allow such posts.
  22. Financial – Only registered financial service providers are allowed to list their business and advertise. We reserve the right to cancel any listing we feel does not withstand to our group standards.
  23. Free to a Good Home Group rule – Unfortunately we do not allow any“free to a good home posts”. Rehoming of any animal must be done through a reputable institution like the SPCA or other rescue shelters or organisations. This is due to the alarming amount of animal baiting. We ensure that proper home checks are done for any animals that are re-homed through our platforms through reputable institutions.
  24. We do not have a service level agreement on post approvals your post will be approved as and when moderators are available.
  25. Before taking to social media and slandering/naming and shaming a business. Please can we ask that you reach out to the business first to try and resolve the matter. 
  26. License plate numbers and peoples faces should be blurred out when posting to the group.
  27. We do not allow posts or comments that are otherwise objectionable in the absolute discretion of the BSRA admins. 

Sale of Second Hand Goods

Please follow the below rules when posting personal/second-hand items for sale.We suggest(but is not mandatory) including the following in your sales post: 

  • Include the price/prices in your post or on the actual images. 
  • If you have more than one item to sell, please include all images into one post and not multiple individual posts.

Example:Table and chairs for sale, R2,000.00

Facebook Community Standards: 

The Facebook Community Standards outline what is and isn’t allowed on Facebook – https://transparency.fb.com/en-gb/policies/community-standards/