This community exists to extend the spirit of CollabDays beyond a single day. It's a space for knowledge-sharing, professional connection, event updates, and continuing the conversations that start among the Colossus, the Bombe, and the Enigma machines at Bletchley Park.
To make this a welcoming, valuable, and safe space for everyone, please read and follow these community rules. By joining, you agree to abide by them.
Our Community Values
Before the rules, here's what we stand for:
Knowledge sharing over self-promotion. We're here to learn from each other and grow together as Microsoft 365 professionals and enthusiasts.
Respect and inclusion. Just as Bletchley Park brought together people from every background to achieve something extraordinary, our community thrives on diverse perspectives, experiences, and voices.
Giving back. CollabDays Bletchley Park exists to support The National Museum of Computing. Our community carries that same spirit of contribution — give more than you take.
Encouragement over gatekeeping. Whether you're a 14-time Microsoft MVP or attending your first tech event, you belong here equally.
1. Be Respectful and Kind
Treat every community member with courtesy, empathy, and professionalism. Disagreements are natural — personal attacks are not. Critique ideas, not people. Remember there's a real person behind every post, and that person might be having a tough day. A little kindness goes a long way.
This means:
- No insults, name-calling, condescension, or belittling language
- No mocking someone's technical knowledge, experience level, or questions
- No passive-aggressive behaviour or deliberately provocative "hot takes" designed to antagonise
- Assume good intent — if a message reads ambiguously, give the author the benefit of the doubt
2. No Harassment, Discrimination, or Hate Speech
We have zero tolerance for harassment of any kind. This community does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, neurodiversity, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
The following are strictly prohibited and will result in immediate removal:
- Hate speech, slurs, or derogatory language targeting any individual or group
- Sexual harassment, unwanted advances, or inappropriate sexual content
- Threats, intimidation, bullying, or doxxing (sharing someone's personal information without consent)
- Deliberate misgendering or deadnaming
- Stalking or persistent unwanted contact after someone has asked you to stop
3. Keep It Relevant
This community is centred around CollabDays Bletchley Park, Microsoft 365, collaboration technology, The National Museum of Computing, and the broader tech community. Please keep your posts and discussions within these areas.
Great topics for this community include:
- Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Teams, Power Platform, Copilot, Azure, Viva, Purview, and related technologies
- Questions, tips, tutorials, and resources about the technologies covered at CollabDays
- Event logistics, travel tips, session recommendations, and planning for upcoming editions
- The National Museum of Computing — its exhibits, history, programmes, and how to support it
- Career advice, professional development, and community involvement in the Microsoft ecosystem
- Recaps, reflections, photos, and learnings from past CollabDays Bletchley Park editions
- Related community events, user groups, and learning opportunities
Off-topic posts may be removed at the moderators' discretion. If you're unsure whether something fits, feel free to ask a moderator first.
4. No Spam, Excessive Self-Promotion, or Unsolicited Sales
This is a community space, not a marketplace. We welcome genuine sharing of knowledge and resources, but please don't use this community primarily to promote your products, services, courses, or business.
What's welcome:
- Sharing a blog post, video, or resource you created that is genuinely useful to the community and relevant to the topics we cover
- Mentioning your product or service when it directly and helpfully answers someone's question
- Sharing that you're speaking at an upcoming event or have published something the community might benefit from
What's not welcome:
- Repetitive or unsolicited promotional posts about your company, product, or service
- Posting the same content across multiple discussion threads
- Affiliate links, referral codes, or multi-level marketing content
- Direct messaging members with unsolicited sales pitches, recruitment messages, or promotional material
- Posting job advertisements outside any designated jobs channel (if one exists)
As a rule of thumb: if more than one in five of your posts mention your own product or company, you're probably over-promoting. Contribute value first — the community will naturally want to know more about what you do.
5. Protect Privacy — Yours and Others'
Respect the privacy of fellow community members and of people discussed in this community.
- Do not share anyone's personal information (email, phone number, home address, employer, etc.) without their explicit consent
- Do not screenshot or share private messages, direct conversations, or closed-group discussions outside this community without permission
- Be thoughtful about sharing photos from events — if someone is identifiable, check they're comfortable with the photo being posted
- If you share a professional scenario or case study, anonymise the details unless you have explicit permission to name the organisation or individuals involved
- Do not share confidential information obtained under NDA, including unreleased Microsoft product details or internal company matters
6. Respect Intellectual Property
The Microsoft 365 community runs on shared knowledge, and we deeply value the creators who produce it. When sharing content:
- Always credit the original author or creator when sharing their work, articles, tools, or code
- Do not copy and paste full articles or blog posts — share a link and your own summary or commentary instead
- Respect software licences, Creative Commons terms, and any other usage rights
- Do not distribute pirated software, cracked licences, or circumvention tools of any kind
- Session slides shared by speakers are their intellectual property — share them only if the speaker has made them publicly available
7. Keep It Safe — No Harmful Content
Do not post or share content that is illegal, dangerous, or harmful. This includes but is not limited to:
- Malware, phishing links, or any malicious code
- Instructions for bypassing security controls, exploiting vulnerabilities, or conducting unauthorised access
- Misinformation or disinformation presented as fact
- Content promoting self-harm, violence, or illegal activity
- Graphic, disturbing, or sexually explicit material
If you spot something that looks suspicious or harmful, report it to the moderators immediately rather than engaging with it.
A Living Document
These community rules may be updated from time to time as the community grows and evolves. Significant changes will be communicated to the community. We welcome feedback on these rules — if you think something is missing or could be improved, let the organisers know.
g these rules, you're helping protect that spirit. Thank you for being part of it.
The CollabDays Bletchley Park Organising Team
Brett Lonsdale · Paul Hunt · Tony Pounder