<p>The Hoot is powered by <a href="http://oustudents.com">Open SU</a>, and supports its policies.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s staffed by a small, friendly editorial team who read submissions as they come in, check they meet the guidelines and then publish at appropriate times. Authors of posts that don&#8217;t meet the guidelines will receive an email sent to the address linked to their account to let them know why, or to share a few tweak suggestions. We aim to publish all posts that meet the guidelines no later than two weeks after submission, but may take a little longer if we&#8217;re experiencing a high volume of submissions. If you feel that your post has been waiting in the queue for longer than this period, feel free to email us at <a href="mailto:oustudents-media@open.ac.uk">oustudents-media@open.ac.uk</a> and we&#8217;ll investigate.</p>
<p>Our readers are OU students, past, present and future, University staff, Open SU staff and more. They represent a huge and diverse community, with a wide range of experiences, backgrounds and opinions. As such, the range of content that we will publish is rather broad. Study journey stories, fun trivia quizzes, life-writing, interviews and more are perfect for our audience.</p>
<p>We are governed by the Open SU <a href="https://www.oustudents.com/about-us/how-we-are-run/important-documents/">Articles and bye-laws</a>, and uphold the values of <a href="http://www2.open.ac.uk/students/charter">the OU Student Charter</a>. The four principles laid out in the Charter are:</p>
<ul>
<li>We treat each other with dignity and respect.</li>
<li>We aim to inspire and enable learning.</li>
<li>We share the responsibility for learning.</li>
<li>We work together to secure the University’s mission and promote the University’s values.</li>
</ul>
<p>There are some subject matters that we will not publish:</p>
<ul>
<li>Articles with a strong political bias, canvassing support for a political figure or party.</li>
<li>Articles expressing or amplifying extreme, bigoted or hateful views that conflict with the values of Open SU.</li>
<li>Articles that target individuals or liberation groups.</li>
<li>Articles with no substance other than to be inflammatory.</li>
</ul>
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