# READ BEFORE POSTING: Welcome to the Nomad Gate community! 👋

**URL:** <https://community.nomadgate.com/t/read-before-posting-welcome-to-the-nomad-gate-community/8>\
**Category:** Announcements\
**Created:** [September 25, 2017, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/read-before-posting-welcome-to-the-nomad-gate-community/8 "2017-09-25T14:59:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![tkrunning](https://community.nomadgate.com/user_avatar/community.nomadgate.com/tkrunning/32/9053_2.png) [@tkrunning](https://community.nomadgate.com/u/tkrunning)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2017, 2:59pm UTC](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/read-before-posting-welcome-to-the-nomad-gate-community/8/1 "2017-09-25T14:59:20Z")

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Welcome to our community of location-independent individuals, perpetual travelers (PTs), digital nomads, remote workers and anyone else with aspirations to lead an international life. Our mission is to help each other out on our nomadic journeys.

We all influence how the community develops over time, so let’s do our best to make it a great place to learn and help each other grow! ❤

If you think of any [categories](https://community.nomadgate.com/categories) that we should add, just let us know in [Meta](https://community.nomadgate.com/c/meta)!

### Basic rules to keep in mind when posting

#### Please:

- ✅ [Introduce yourself](https://community.nomadgate.com/t/introduce-yourself/22) 👋😻
- ✅ Remember that _emojis_ are encouraged 🚀👌🏻
- ✅ Be helpful, inclusive, and constructive. Criticize ideas, not people 🙌 🙆‍♂️ 🙆‍♀️
- ✅ Stay on topic—if your post diverges from the topic, please [_Reply as new topic_ or _New message_](https://drop.nomadgate.com/12uogNAZ)! 🛤
- ✅ If you cite LLMs like ChatGPT, please disclose its usage, verify its sources, and use the Hide Details feature if you want to include any of its output.
- ✅ Read the [Community Guidelines](https://community.nomadgate.com/faq)

#### Please don’t:

- 🚫 Self-promote, unless with prior permission, and relevant and helpful in the given context 📣
- 🚫 Share contact details (phone numbers, email addresses) publicly—use PMs instead ☎📧
- 🚫 Make unsubstantiated accusations about individuals or groups, including ascribing malicious intent without clear evidence (see [Hanlon’s razor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon's_razor)) 🪒
- 🚫 Spread unconstructive negativity 👎
- 🚫 Propagate conspiracy theories or anything that contributes to polarization 👽
- 🚫 Share referral or affiliate links without permission 💸

🌟 _ **Important** : If you want to offer (or even mention) any products or services to other community members, you are required to become a [verified user](https://nomadgate.com/verified/) first._ 🌟

We also don’t allow corporate accounts, so don’t use any company name or logo as your username or profile picture.

While your first language may not be English, try to the best of your ability to spell correctly, use proper grammar, punctuation, capitalization, etc. 🙏

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