European Democracy Online Exchange Charter

European Democracy Online Exchange is an online group for Democracies Online.

The purpose of European Democracy Online Exchange is for people who run or who want to run citizen focused, popular democracy websites in Europe. Practitioner focused, this is not a research forum..

European Democracy Online Exchange opened September 2007 and will run on an ongoing basis.

Membership and Roles

Membership in European Democracy Online Exchange is open to all.

You are not currently a member of European Democracy Online Exchange.

The forum manager of European Democracy Online Exchange is Tom Steinberg.

Participation Guidelines

Participants in European Democracy Online Exchange agree to:

The European Democracy Online discussion group is a public online group/email list for people who run or who want to run citizen focused, popular democracy websites anywhere in Europe. It is not a research list, although a lot of knowledge about what makes sites succeed and fail will be swapped. It is open both to individuals working in grassroots organisations, and within governments. The only common bond is a desire to use the Internet to make democracies in Europe work better, and to improve the health of civil society. It was founded at the
BerlinInAugust unconference in August 2007.
contribute value publicly via forums and to not reply to other participants off-line with commercial solicitations (you must share value publicly so people come to you if you provide services)
follow the effective participation practices in the Participation Guide

All public and private forums hosted by Democracies Online seek to make a positive contribution to democracy, good governance, and citizen participation. Participants using a forum outside the scope of their stated purpose may have their access to a forum limited upon notification by a representative of Democracies Online. If you are aware of a violation of the spirit of this charter and these guidelines, please contact us.

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