Explore Boone’s website, blog, and social media accounts are intended to be a space to share, discuss, and discover helpful or interesting information about the Boone area, as well as connect travelers and cultivate experiences from folks who have visited the area. We want everyone to be part of our community and welcome your questions or comments. In order to create a safe, educational, positive, and inclusive community on our social media channels, we ask that all users heed the following Community Guidelines. 

Please note that all official Explore Boone communications and social media interactions originate from our designated, verified accounts. Our official social media accounts are as follows: 

Instagram: @exploreboone

Facebook: @boonenc

YouTube: @exploreboonearea

A Respectful and Supportive Community

We encourage all users to comment and interact with our social media accounts, as we want to build a positive and supportive online community with a common interest in the North Carolina High Country. We welcome questions and comments, including constructive feedback and suggestions, but please remember to stay relevant and respectful with your engagement. 

Comment Moderation Policy

Explore Boone will not tolerate posts or comments that:

• Are hateful, racist, xenophobic, homophobic, sexist, disturbing, violent or inappropriate;

• Are abusive, bullying, threatening, or harassing anyone directly;

• Contain spam, promotional material, or links to unrelated third-party websites;

• Contain vulgar language or profanity;

• Refers to criminal or illegal activity;

• Include personally identifiable information;

• Include information that is false, inaccurate, or misleading;

• Violate our Privacy Policy 

We may update these guidelines and recommend you check back once in a while - this list of prohibitions is not complete or exclusive.

We maintain a zero-tolerance approach to violations of these guidelines and reserve the right to take action as needed to protect the integrity of our community.

We're All Human Here

Please keep in mind that we do not use a third party to monitor our website, blog, or social media channels, and there are real people working to maintain the safety of our online community. Explore Boone reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to delete or hide comments, and ban or block users that do not adhere to our Community Guidelines or any other applicable Terms and Conditions, rules, or laws. 

We would love to hear your feedback! Contact us with any concerns or questions about our Community Guidelines. 

We appreciate your support.