Community Guidelines

1. Who this is for

T3NNIS brings together the Australian tennis community: players, coaches, clubs, tournament organisers, equipment businesses and fans.

You do not need a qualification or a job title to join the conversation. Share your interest in tennis, respect different experiences and contribute honestly.

2. Talk like a professional

Critique ideas and practices, not people. Disagreement about matches, coaching or equipment is useful; personal attacks are not. Describe your own experience accurately and distinguish personal opinion from verified facts. Do not present an allegation as an established fact.

If you are not sure whether something is true, say so and ask. A question is worth more than a confident guess.

3. Protect personal and private information

Before you post a photo or describe an event, remove private information you do not have permission to share:

• Home addresses, booking details and private schedules.
• Personal contact details of players, coaches, club members or spectators.
• Security information such as alarm codes, gate codes, camera positions, lock types or access arrangements.
• Identifiable people, vehicles, plates or signage without their consent.
• Private club records, medical information or documents you are not entitled to share.

Share tennis photos responsibly and obtain consent before posting identifiable people, especially children.

4. Safety first, always

Do not post content that encourages dangerous practice, bypasses safety controls, or describes unlawful activity as acceptable. If you are discussing an incident, focus on what was learned rather than on instructions that could hurt someone.

Do not use T3NNIS to report an emergency. Contact the relevant emergency service.

5. No professional advice, and no pretending

Posts are members' opinions, not advice from T3NNIS, and we do not verify every contributor's qualifications. Do not rely on a discussion for medical, injury, legal or other professional decisions. Consult an appropriately qualified professional.

Do not impersonate another person, employer or organisation, and do not post under someone else's name or credentials.

6. Keep it about tennis

Do not send spam, run voting campaigns, or post advertising and unsolicited commercial promotion without permission. Recruiting, supplier recommendations and career advice are welcome when they are honest and relevant to the community. Do not manipulate votes, create extra accounts to get around a limit or a block, or try to evade moderation.

7. Reports, blocks and appeals

Use the report control on any post, comment or profile that breaks these guidelines. Reports are private: they are reviewed by authorised moderators and administrators, are never shown publicly, and are not displayed to the member you reported. A report does not automatically remove content or close an account — every report is reviewed by a person.

You can block another member. Blocking is mutual: neither of you sees the other's signed-in content or interactions, and thread structure is preserved with a placeholder so replies still make sense.

If your content is removed or your account is restricted, you will be told what happened and can ask for a review. Appeals are read by someone who was not involved in the original decision.

8. Moderation limits

These guidelines supplement the Terms of Use. Where they differ, the Terms of Use and the Privacy Policy prevail. Community-specific rules may add to them. Where practical and safe, moderators explain their actions, and records of moderation decisions are kept for accountability.