This is a small community-focused server based in Calgary, Alberta Canada. While general interest in nature and welcoming to all nice people it is mostly inhabited by current and former Albertans.

Land Acknowledgement

We recognize and honour that coales.co is physically hosted and managed in Moh’kinsstis on Treaty 7 Territory, the traditional homeland of the Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, Iyarhe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina Nations as well as Region 3 of the Metis Nation.

Code of Conduct

Site administration reserves the right to suspend or remove users that do not behave in a civil manner. Specific guidelines are being further developed and will be placed here as the site develops.

Inappropriate Content

Users who post inappropriate content will be suspended after a warning. Repeat offenders will be permanently banned.

• Advertisements of any kind without the express written permission of site administration are PROHIBITED. Please ask permission before posting anything of a commercial nature
• Bots are allowed only if they do not clutter the timeline or engage with other users without their permission. Please contact site administration before using bots to be sure they are appropriate!
• Content that is considered obscene, libelous, hate speech or otherwise unlawful under Canadian law will be removed immediately and the user who posted it banned without warning
• Personal attacks, derogatory remarks or discriminatory behaviour towards others based on ANY personal characteristics will not be tolerated!
• Accounts that mislead or misrepresent the true identity of a user will be banned immediately (no fake celebrities allowed unless the profile explicitly states it is fake!)
• Harassment, bullying or otherwise inciting hatred against others is prohibited
• Users are responsible for vetting articles/links they post or share. Users who deliberately and repeatedly post "fake news" without stating it is as such will be suspended or banned.

Content Warnings

The Mastodon platform offers a "content warning" feature that obscures post content until a user explicitly opens it. This allows for sensitive information or potentially offensive or distressing content to be hidden from those who do not wish to see it. The following should be placed within content warnings:

• Any level of violence, nudity or sexual content that would be deemed higher than a "PG" rating
• Anything that would be considered a "spoiler" when discussing popular movies, television shows, sporting events or current events
• Sensitive topics which may incite excessively heated arguments. Keep in mind that healthy lively discussion is encouraged and users are NOT expected to conceal everything that might be the slightest bit disagreeable!

Blocked Instances

Users of this instance are encouraged to use self moderation to silence and block at a user level. However as the federated Web grows there may be clear cases where an entire instance is clearly engaging in questionable behaviour. Instance level silencing and suspensions on this instance are implemented on an "as need" or complaint basis as their content appears in this instance's timelines, and on occasion preemptively based on others' block lists after manual review by administrators if deemed appropriate. That said reports WILL be taken seriously and required actions will be taken swiftly

1. Personal attacks, derogatory remarks or discriminatory behaviour towards others based on ANY personal characteristics will not be tolerated!
2. Content that is considered obscene, libelous, hate speech or otherwise unlawful under Canadian law will be removed immediately and the user who posted it banned without warning
3. Users are responsible for vetting articles/links they post or share. Users who deliberately and repeatedly post "fake news" without stating it is as such will be suspended or banned.
4. Bots are allowed only if they do not clutter the timeline, perform mass follows or otherwise engage with other users without their permission. Please contact site administration before using bots to be sure they are appropriate or the bot may be banned!
5. Accounts that mislead or misrepresent the true identity of a user will be banned immediately (no fake celebrities allowed unless the profile explicitly states it is fake!)
6. Advertisements of any kind without the express written permission of site administration are PROHIBITED. Please ask permission before posting anything of a commercial nature.
7. Use "Content Warnings" for sensitive topics. Such topics include lewd/sexual content, expressly political discussions, health/sickness/disorders, pictures/media that could be disturbing or harmful (such as flashing images or loud sounds). Willful violators will have accounts silenced.
8. The posting and boosting of generative AI content is permitted but must be annotated as such. People who knowingly and willingly post or promote such content without marking it as AI and/or claiming it is real will be subject to suspension and reporting to their home server.