Please note that the group rules can change at any moment without prior notice. We will send updates to theThe Poetry Network telegram group as they are finalized. You may direct any complaints and queries to admin@pickmeuppoetry.org.
We will not tolerate :
This includes, but is not limited to, the following actions:
Basically any action that will result in being added to a different platform. These actions can result in a ban – potentially without prior warning
We do not prohibit you from using Telegram and WhatsApp. Find the WhatsApp groups using different methods (this is the main issue here), not using Telegram.
Spam in this context will be defined as ANYTHING not directly topic related. For example:
Please not that we are an international organisation with members from all around the world. Let us correspond in English for the sake of inclusivity.
if you have any complaints, we invite you to contact us via email: admin@pickmeuppoetry.org
The role of the admin is to maintain order. Not to be a subject matter expert.
This very community used to be run in WhatsApp, and over time the admins came aware of a few limitations:
With this in mind, the admins decided it is time to make a change. There are ups and downs, Telegram is not perfect. But it sure is a lot better. All these changes took months and many hours of work. To allow for a smooth transition, we have decided to keep the WhatsApp group open indefinitely, with plans to switch to Telegram permanently very soon.