Policies and Guidelines Web/Social Media Content
Web and Social Media Comments
Pea Ridge National Military Park welcomes all comments and hope that our conversations on our social media platforms will be courteous. Everyone is fully responsible for the content of their comments.
Pea Ridge National Military Park does not discriminate against any views, but we reserve the right to delete any of the following:
- off-topic comments
- violent, vulgar, obscene, profane, hateful, or racist comments
- comments that threaten or defame any person or organization
- the violation of the privacy of another individual
- solicitations, advertisements, or endorsements of any financial, commercial, or non-governmental agency
- comments that suggest or encourage illegal activity
- comments promoting or opposing any person who is campaigning for election to a political office or promoting or opposing any ballot proposition
- comments including phone numbers, email addresses, residential addresses, or similar information
- multiple, successive off-topic posts by a single user
- repetitive posts copied and pasted by multiple users
Communication made through PERI e-mail and/or messaging system will in no way constitute a legal or official notice or comment to the U.S. Department of the Interior (or bureau) or any official or employee of the U.S. Department of the Interior (or bureau) for any purpose.
References to commercial entities, products, services, or nongovernmental organizations or individuals are provided solely for information. These references are not intended to reflect the opinion of U.S. Department of the Interior (or bureau), the United States Government, or its officers or employees concerning the significance, priority, or importance to be given the referenced entity, product, service, or organization. Such references are not an official or personal endorsement of any product, person, or service and may not be quoted or reproduced for the purpose of stating or implying U.S. Department of the Interior (or bureau) endorsement or approval of any product, person, or service.
Reporters or other media representatives are asked to send questions through their normal channels (the appropriate U.S. Department of the Interior/bureau office public affairs or communications office) and to refrain from submitting questions on any Pea Ridge National Military Parks social media platform as comments. Reporter questions may be removed.
This Comment Policy is subject to amendment or modification at any time by the U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, or Pea Ridge National Military Park to ensure that its continued use is consistent with its intended purpose as a limited forum.
Inappropriate Comments on Social Media
Suppose inappropriate comments are found on Pea Ridge National Military Parks, social media platforms, that violate the Department of the Interior or National Park Service social media policy. In that case, those comments will be subject to be reported, recorded, and or removed.
Pea Ridge National Military Park and the National Park Service strive to keep Pea Ridge National Military Park's social media platforms a safe place for discussion and education, free of infractions against the Department of the Interior or National Park Service's social media policy. Any comments that go against our community guidelines will be removed. Please feel free to comment with respect for the procedures.
Investigative Guidance for social media
If or when inappropriate comments become a threat on any of the Pea Ridge National Military Park's social media platforms, those comments will be recorded and reported to law enforcement. Law enforcement will decide what steps to take according to the law.
When records provide information that may be used in an investigation and are copied/forwarded on for potential use by an investigator, the original owner of the record acknowledges that these may be used for evidentiary purposes that require further preservation.
Records disposition (whether destruction or retirement) can be suspended in the case of active litigation or investigation, but this will only be done with active communication from the investigating office (or the solicitor). Otherwise, records will be maintained for the time shown in the approved records schedule and disposed of as soon as possible.
One hundred eighty days is a commonly used baseline for 'transitory' records that have little value for regular business. Still, even this can be shortened if there are extenuating circumstances (for instance, routine surveillance videos have a 30-day retention because of the high volume of storage required to keep them). The investigating officer should understand this timeframe so they can make a timely decision on whether preserving the version of the original information is necessary.
