📌 NAUTILUS Google Group – Community Guidelines & Netiquette 📌

[Nautilus Project]

Welcome to the NAUTILUS – Underwater Geospatial Benchmarking discussion group! To ensure a productive and respectful environment, please follow these simple rules when posting and engaging in discussions.

🚀 Community Guidelines

✅ Stay On Topic – Discussions should be relevant to underwater geospatial research, dataset benchmarking, and related technologies.

✅ Be Respectful – We value open discussions, but always maintain a professional and courteous tone. Disagreements are fine—rudeness is not.

✅ Use Clear and Concise Language – Keep posts clear, to the point, and structured to encourage meaningful discussions.

✅ Search Before Posting – Before asking a question, check if it has already been discussed in previous posts.

✅ Share Knowledge – Feel free to share research findings, articles, datasets, and insights that could benefit the community.

✅ Acknowledge Contributions – If you build upon someone else's idea or use shared resources, credit the original author or contributor.

✅ Respect Privacy & Confidentiality – Do not share sensitive data, private communications, or proprietary research without permission.

✅ Use Proper Formatting – If sharing code, research data, or structured information, format your post properly for readability.

❌ What to Avoid

🚫 Spam, advertisements, or self-promotion unrelated to the group’s mission.
🚫 Offensive, disrespectful, or discriminatory language.
🚫 Excessively long posts that could be summarized.
🚫 Sharing misleading or unverified information.

📝 How to Post Effectively

🔹 Title Matters – Make your subject line clear and descriptive (e.g., "Seeking Recommendations for Underwater Depth Sensors").
🔹 Provide Context – If asking a question, include relevant background information to help others understand the issue.
🔹 Engage in Discussions – Reply to comments constructively and keep discussions focused.
🔹 Tag Important Topics – Use appropriate tags or keywords to help others find related discussions easily.

📢 Moderation & Reporting

Admins reserve the right to remove posts that violate these guidelines. If you notice inappropriate content, please report it to the moderators.

Let’s work together to make this a valuable space for collaboration and knowledge-sharing in underwater geospatial research! 🌊📡

🚀 Welcome aboard and happy posting! 🚀