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NI Community User Guidelines

Welcome to the NI Community! You are welcome here. At NI, we believe in the power and potential of making connections – between people, ideas, and technology. This space is the place to build those connections. It exists for peer-driven collaboration, troubleshooting, and technical development. We want you to feel a part of the community of people who engineer ambitiously.

 

While you are here, we expect that you observe these community guidelines and our Terms of Use.

 

1. Be kind.

 

  • Respect people's time and attention by asking specific questions and sharing the troubleshooting and research you have already conducted.
  • Respect people as individuals by keeping your tone positive and your comments constructive. We expect our members to be kind to one another regardless of identity or background. The NI Community welcomes everybody.
  • Remember everyone is at varying levels of proficiency with NI products, and the content here is generated by our members, so please be patient and helpful.

 

2. Consider yourself a moderator.

 

NI does not pre-approve any content posted to the community. However, we will remove content that does not foster a positive and collaborative space. If you find a user is posting offensive, illegal, or disrespectful content, please use the Report to Moderator functionality (Options > Report to a Moderator) and we will react accordingly. Please refrain from publicly responding to the user and allow an NI moderator to engage.

 

If you find a user is new to the NI Community and is unaware of and therefore not adhering to our Community Guidelines (for example, making duplicate posts), point them to our posted tips and these guidelines to reference.

 

3. Stay on-topic.

 

Be sure your contributions are relevant to the discussion you are joining.

 

  • Do not post duplicate messages in the forums.
  • If you have a new question, please start a new thread.
  • Spam and advertising/solicitation is forbidden.

 

4. Protect your (and others’) privacy.

 

Please do not post anything that would violate any contractual or nondisclosure agreements. Do not share your personal contact information publicly.

 

5. Remember, this is user-generated content.

 

You will find good advice here, but remember that your situation, configuration, or implementation may vary from that of the individual sharing a solution and not all advice will perfectly resolve your questions.

 

Post only content you have created. Content copied from other pages and/or users, as well as content generated from “AI” (e.g., ChatGPT) must be attributed to that user or system.

 

 

Thank you for being a part of the NI Community!