HitCountry.TV moderation policy

HitCountry.TV moderation policy:

Contributing comments to HitCountry.TV

HitCountry.TV welcomes comments from all members.

All comments submitted to hitcountrytv.com.au are post-moderated. This means contributions will be checked after they are posted to the site, and if not compliant with ABC Conditions of Use, will be removed. 

Full details of how the ABC moderates audience contributions can be found in the ABC's Conditions of Use.

This page lists specific requirements and recommendations regarding comments to hitcountrytv.com.au

  • All comments will be moderated in accordance with the ABC Conditions of Use.
  • Audience members can register their preferred username here. (need to add in link) To contribute comments or content, simply log in here (need to add in link) prior to activity.
  • The ABC recommends that audience members use a nickname for their screen name, rather than their real name. Comments which the ABC considers to be abusive, defamatory, discriminatory or off-topic, or otherwise unlawful, will be removed. Comments with sections in CAPS are unlikely to stay published.
  • While the ABC aims to provide balanced coverage of topics, this is a public discussion space reflecting the views of its participants. From time to time one particular side of a discussion may dominate views expressed here. This simply reflects the natural flow of comments we receive.
  • Contributions that seek to endorse commercial products or activities or solicit business and are not relevant to HitCountry TV or its’ audience will not be accepted. The ABC does not endorse users' campaigns or the content of external sites. The ABC reserves the right to archive and re-publish contributions sent to the discussion space on ABC Music online sites
  • Contributions made to this discussion space in the nature of a complaint will not be treated as program complaints. The ABC has a variety of complaint handling mechanisms available to members of the audience who wish to complain about ABC programming material. Details about how to lodge a complaint can be found at http://abc.net.au/corp/audience/complaints_how.htm.
  • If you wish you can click the “flag this” link directly beneath a post. This produces an email to the site moderator/site administrator.


ABC Conditions of Use