User Guidelines

  1.  The purpose of social media accounts operated by the City are to present matters of public interest to City of Asheboro residents, businesses, visitors and other interested parties. Please note this is a moderated online discussion site and not a public forum.
  2.  The City reserves the right to adjust settings and delete submissions that contain vulgar language or offensive comments that target any individual(s) because of a person’s ethnic, racial or religious affiliation or membership in any other constitutionally protected class. Any comments viewed as threatening, libelous, or harassing are prohibited and subject to deletion. Further, the City also reserves the right to delete comments that contain the following:
    1. Spam, advertising or links to other sites
    2. Comments not related to items within the authority or jurisdiction of the City
    3. The promotion of illegal activity
    4. Promotions for any particular services, products, or political organizations
    5. Copyrighted or trademarked material
    6. Personal identifying information such as home addresses, phone numbers, personal e-mail addresses or medical information; we recommend that no medical information be shared on any City-managed social media site.
  2.  All comments posted on City-managed social media sites are subject to North Carolina public records and retention laws.
  3.  Postings on social media sites do not serve as formal requests for service. Any citizen needing a response from the City should call or visit the appropriate department.
  4.  Please note that the comments expressed on this site do not reflect the opinions and position of the City of Asheboro or its officers and employees. To report a violation, please e-mail tnuttall@ci.asheboro.nc.us. Determinations as to whether submissions are in compliance with these guidelines or are to be deleted from City site(s) shall be in the sole discretion of City staff.

2/7/11.  Rev. 1/14/19, 9/24/20 and 2/12/21.