The University of Maryland Extension programs are open to any person and will not discriminate against anyone because of race, age, sex, color, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, ancestry, national origin, marital status, genetic information, political affiliation, and gender identity or expression. To our fans:
Thank you for your support and for joining our community on Facebook. We hope you'll find our page to be a useful source of information about events and updates from the University of Maryland Extension (UME) Howard County Master Gardeners (HCMG). We want you to be part of our community but we also want you to be aware that it is the official page for the University of Maryland Extension/HCMG. Content reflects on all Master Gardeners and the UME. Opinions expressed by Facebook users on the HCMG fan page do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the HCMGs or the University of Maryland Extension. We want this page to be informative and we want to create a friendly environment for all of us to exchange information. Every community needs a few rules, and here is our comment policy. We will delete comments/content if they include any of the following:
• Personally Identifiable Information (e.g., personal phone numbers and personal postal or email addresses),
• Threatening, slanderous or obscene language,
• Personal attacks towards other fans or Master Gardeners,
• Discriminatory language (including hate speech) based on race, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, religion or disability,
• Linking to content unrelated to University of Maryland Extension Howard County Master Gardeners activities and programs,
• “Trolling” or posting deliberately disruptive statements meant to hijack comment threads or throw discussions off-track,
• Promote services unrelated to HCMG or are in conflict with HCMG or the UME,
• Sexually explicit material and other material that would violate the law if published here,
• Embedded media such as videos or photos (but hyperlinks to such media are OK),
• To protect the privacy of minors, we will not post or allow posting of children without prior permission of an adult authorized to act on their behalf (e.g., parent, guardian, teacher)
• Spam or undecipherable language (gratuitous links will be viewed as spam). We reserve the right to ban users that violate our commenting policy. Please participate at your own risk, taking personal responsibility for your comments. The appearance of external, non-Howard County Master Gardener or University of Maryland links on this site does not constitute official endorsement on behalf of Howard County Master Gardeners or the University of Maryland. The Howard County Master Gardeners do not guarantee or warrant that the information posted by individuals on this site is correct, and disclaims any liability for any loss or damage resulting from reliance on any such information. We will attempt to respond to questions in a timely manner but remind fans that they can always address their questions to the Howard County Garden Information Center (HGIC). While social media is a 24/7 medium, our moderation capabilities are not. We may not see every comment right away, and we are trusting in the dignity of our community to respond to personal attacks and negative speech politely. Or even better - to ignore them. Keep commenting, and thanks for joining the conversation. Howard County Master Gardeners
