Duplex Natura Owners - WhatsApp Forum

Dear Duplex Natura members ,

Listing some points to ensure mutual respect between members are maintained, and promote healthy discussions on WhatsApp forum.

WhatsApp discussions - Good Practices

1.Respect the purpose and objective of the group.

A “WhatsApp/Telegram work group” shouldn’t be used to send messages or content of a personal nature, as well as groups of friends and family shouldn’t be used for business purposes. That’s what direct messages are for.

2. Post your message in one single chunk of text, don’t post every word or sentence in a new message.

Don’t use groups just to send memes, videos, pictures and news, without reading and reacting to the content shared by others.

The purpose of WhatsApp/Telegram groups is to establish collective conversations with others, but when you only place content, but never read or interact, the existence of such groups loses their purpose. No one likes monologues.

3. Never send content, information or “news” that HASN’T been verified.

Placing content whose authenticity has not been definitively proven can be VERY dangerous and harm many people. WhatsApp/Telegram is infested with lies and it’s better to put a stop to them than to be guilty of spreading them.

4. .Keep in mind that your words can be interpreted in multiple ways, so use short sentences that can’t be misinterpreted.

Refrain from posting messages between 21h00 in the evening and 06h30 in the morning. Avoid posting over weekends, this might be invasive unless of course it is a matter of urgency.

Use of strong words should be avoided as members are diversified.

5 . Never EVER use a group to berate someone else or air grievances. If you have an issue address it one on one with the relevant person.

6 .If you feel uncomfortable in a group for any reason, feel free to leave or “mute” the notifications. It’s better to be criticized for leaving than for always complaining.

7. Don’t get angry if someone doesn’t respond to your messages in a group. No one is obliged to do so. Better send him/her a direct message.

8. Before sending a video, picture, meme or any content, analyze if such material will be in the interest of the majority of the members of the group and serves a purpose.

9 . When forwarding a message, picture or video and you’re choosing multiple recipients, avoid sending it to all your groups, since hardly the same content will be suitable or of interest to all.

10. Don’t be overly keen to reply quickly just for the sake of making conversation or showing your presence. If someone poses a question and you don’t know the answer then just say you don’t know. In most cases there will be someone who knows the answer.

11. When replying to a specific comment from a person, use the “reply” function to make sense of your comment and avoid confusion.

12. When noticing that you’re having a dialogue with a single member of the group, consider changing the conversation to direct message, because the rest of the group may not be interested in reading your conversation with another person.

13. Don’t abuse emojis. There are some like this 😂 or 😭 that don’t require explanation, but others like this 😬 or 🤤 can be interpreted in different ways and generate confusion.

14. Avoid sending videos or files that are very large, since nobody likes to saturate the memory of their smartphone or waste their data/internet plan on nonsense.

15. Unless it’s a thematic group on politics or religion, avoid placing such content, since hardly all will have the same religious beliefs or political preferences. Avoid unnecessary debates.