Posting on RaetsMarine Community is a privilege, not a right.
The administrators reserve the right to edit and/or delete your posts and/or ban you from this forum without prior warning.
It is your responsibility to read and follow these rules.

General Do's and Don'ts

• DO take administrator and moderator warnings seriously.


• DON'T use the Forum for personal conversation or argument; use the "email" button that is shown with every post (you must be logged in to see that button).


• DON'T abuse RaetsMarine Community members on the forum, or through email or private messages.

Posting Messages Do's and Don'ts

• DON'T make non-RaetsMarine Community related posts except in the Off Topic Forum (that is what it is for: non-RaetsMarine community related topics).


• DO use the search button before posting; your question may have been answered


• DON'T post nudity, graphic images, or NSFW (Not Safe For Work) links.


• DON'T post personal attacks based on sexual preference, religion, nationality, race, etc.


• DON'T post abusive, inflammatory, or threatening messages


• DON'T use obscene or abusive language or images in posts, profile, usernames, or signatures, and no animated avatars or graphics are allowed


• DON'T insult or ridicule other members in posts, your profile, or signature (this includes using another member's picture as your profile)


• DON'T post links to online adverts unless you have a legitimate question on the item or it is to highlight something that is misrepresented, ie involves possible fraud.


• DON'T post "for sale" or "wanted" adverts in any RaetsMarine Community Forum.


• DON'T post someone else’s full address or phone number or email without their permission


• DON'T post complaints about a forum or moderator; contact them by email.


• DON'T "cross post", which is posting the same message in two or more Forums.


• DON'T publicly post email addresses in response to someone asking for contact information for a member. Automated "spambots" scour the web for addresses and will pick them up and use them to spam that person. Instead, use the "email" button associated with every post to contact the poster directly.

As a general policy, we discuss moderation-related topics only by email, not publicly on RaetsMarine Community.

Forum Etiquette Do's and Don'ts

• DO look before you post. Read the rules and some existing threads. Locate the search button at the top of the page and use as needed.


• DO respect other people's time and bandwidth, you are not the centre of cyberspace


• DO help ensure a useful post or thread


• DO stay on topic


• DO use a clear subject line; subjects like "LOL" or "Look at This!" are unacceptable


• DO provide enough details or pictures in your question so that people can help you


• DO help others. A forum is a community which works best when people share information


• DO welcome newcomers to this community and correct mistakes in a courteous manner


• DO think before you type; remember you are dealing with real people and you are not anonymous


• DON'T abuse the quote button; include only as much as is necessary for context. This includes pictures


• DON'T use excessive punctuation, smilies, annoying or unreadable text colors, or bold text


• DON'T type your post in ALL CAPS or use repetitive punctuation like "!!!@@ LOOK @@!!!" or !!!WOW!!! in the subject line of your post. Typing your post in ALL CAPS is interpreted by many as "yelling".

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Use the REPORT button 
There is a report button "!" in the lower right corner of each post. If you see a post that violates the rules, please report it by clicking on that button "!". Only the administrators can see reported posts and they really appreciate the help. There are hundreds of new posts each day and they can't see everything. They depend on everybody to keep these forums a useful resource for RaetsMarine Community enthusiasts, however please do not use the report button recreationally as we all have limited time. (If there is no report button visible it means that post has already been reported.)

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Notes:
You can be banned from the RaetsMarine Community Forum for violating any of the posted rules, or ignoring specific instructions from the administrator or any moderator.

By using this Forum you agree to hold RaetsCommunity.com blameless and without responsibility for any trauma experienced here. The RaetsMarine Community reserves the right to update these rules without notice.