Foothills Review

County of McDowell issued the following announcement on July 20.

Representatives of the McDowell County government communicate via this website. Consequently,  any communication via this site (whether by a county employee or the general public) may be subject to monitoring and disclosure to third parties as a public record. This site is moderated and comments are reviewed. Any communication on this site is considered public record and is not designed to be the avenue for communication of personal or individual requests and communication specific to a person or group of people. Please make direct contact with the county employee or department you desire assistance from outside of this social media site. The posting of external links, solicitations, or advertisements on this site are prohibited, are subject to removal, and do not constitute official endorsement or support. Comments expressed on this site do not represent or reflect the opinions and positions of the McDowell County government, its officials, and employees.  

Public Comment

The following are prohibited from being posted on official county sites, are considered of no value, and are subject to removal.

-Comments that are threatening or harassing.

-Sexual comments about, or directed to, anyone. 

-Content that promotes fosters, or perpetuates discrimination on the basis or race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, status with regards to public assistance, national origin, physical or mental disability. 

-Obscene, pornographic, or other offensive/illegal materials or links. 

-Any personal, sensitive, confidential, or medical information. 

-Defamatory material. 

-Photographs of employees or members of the public without permission. Requests to publish should be in writing, collected by the manager of the social media account. 

-Intellectual property of others without written permission. 

-Information about actual or potential claims and litigation involving the government.

-Comments designed to sell a product, service or drive people to another website for personal, political or monetary gain. 

-Comments advocating for illegal activity. 

Three posts removed due to violation of this policy will cause the member to be blocked from making any future posts. 

Original source can be found here.