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We place trust in the people of the community to do the right thing. It is always first and foremost the responsibility of the host themselves to think how their words would impact on others in the community.
The very fact you are asking about when to put in an explicit tag, means you should put it in.
While [Swearing](https://lists.hackerpublicradio.com/pipermail/hpr/2012-April/000640.html) is allowed, remember JWP's Granny is listening. Always use the explicit tag, and don't go out of your way to be belligerent.
We follow the principle that inside the shows, free speech applies. As with [Shouting_fire_in_a_crowded_theater](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shouting_fire_in_a_crowded_theater), there are exceptions. We do not post hate speech, copyright music, etc.
If you think it's going to be excessive then, please put a warning at the beginning of the show. Something like - "Sorry I went off on a bit of a rant in this one, so if you're listening to this in a public place it might be best to put in headphones or listen later". Have a listen to [hpr1309](https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr1309/index.html) for how we did it. If there are complaints we have [policies](https://repo.anhonesthost.net/HPR/hpr_documentation/src/branch/main/policies.md) to deal with it.
Outside the podcast audio, eg shownotes, tags, feeds etc we still expect the host to do the right thing. In cases where they don't the janitors can and do intervene. We follow the [Parental Advisory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parental_Advisory) approach, akin to the covers on the cd's in the shops. Listen to "[hpr2210 :: On Freedom of Speech and Censorship](https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2210/index.html)" for more information. There is no point in having a warning on the intro of the show if the shownotes, title, and text to speech intro already contain the offending phrases.
This of course extends to anywhere where we have an "official HPR" presence, this room included.
Perhaps I need to bring this up at the next Community News or should I do a dedicated show about it ?
The policy is that within your own show the freedom of expression is upheld.
https://lists.hackerpublicradio.com/pipermail/hpr/2025-July/004883.html
Rejecting a show on the grounds that it is "using HPR as a means to push a particular product or view"
# Policies
## Did you notice Harm ?
--reset
Therefore if there are any shows that are on the site which you feel [harm HPR](https://lists.hackerpublicradio.com/pipermail/hpr/2022-June/004492.html), first see if a [response episode](https://lists.hackerpublicradio.com/pipermail/hpr/2021-September/004250.html) is sufficient to address the grievance. If not then please bring it to the attention of the janitors at hpr, and we will see if the concerns are grounded based on the same criteria as if the show was been posted today.
## We don't tolerate Harassment, Trolling
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[Harassment on HPR](https://lists.hackerpublicradio.com/pipermail/hpr/2019-December/003804.html)
## Free speech and general conduct
So while [Swearing](https://lists.hackerpublicradio.com/pipermail/hpr/2012-April/000640.html) is allowed but remember JWP's Granny is listening. Always use the explicit tag, and don't go out of your way to be belligerent.
## Schedule Guidelines
You must have your show recorded before you reserve a slot.
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[HPR Community News Comment Summaries](https://lists.hackerpublicradio.com/pipermail/hpr/2025-July/004873.html)
## Janitors
They are the people who work in the background to make sure the shows come out every day.
## Auditors
The Auditors role is to observe and report if necessary that the Janitors are been faithful in their communication.
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Janitors can move shows on host permission as normal, but will always ask the mail list where the host cannot or will not move their show.
[The janitors](https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr4566/index.html#comment_4594) *really* do not like to move shows around once they are posted.
Before a show is posted, it's ID is more or less the key you get when you upload, once it's posted the unique id is the hpr episode number.
Moving the primary key leads to a mess with the synchronization of files between the HPR site, the Internet Archive, and the HPR CCDN.
We've had to do it in the past, so I'm again speaking from experience.
We moved a show from a host which happened to be part 2 and it would have gotten aired before the part 1.
This meant we had 4 shows to move.
So we will never move a show without getting permission from the Host, and if they do not get back to us, or we feel that it's important enough, the mail list.
Moving shows breaks some RSS readers that *only* look at the enclosure/@url element. If that remains the same, then they have no reason to download it again. So anyone who has already downloaded *any* of the moved shows will not download them again. Which basically breaks the future feed entirely.
Moving a show can easily spiral into a lot of work. We will and have done it on occasion, but if it's urgent enough, you should reserve a slot.
## HPR is not a podcast platform
[Is HPR a podcast or podcast hosting platform ?](https://lists.hackerpublicradio.com/pipermail/hpr/2022-August/004615.html)
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It can be distracting so avoid if possible.
## Swearing is allowed but remember JWP's Granny is listening.
[Swearing?](https://lists.hackerpublicradio.com/pipermail/hpr/2012-April/000640.html)
Swearing is allowed when necessry but use the explicit tag. And don't go out of your way to be belligerent.
## What is a Syndicated show ?
[Syndicated shows](https://lists.hackerpublicradio.com/pipermail/hpr/2011-January/000214.html)