Forum Etiquette
Forum Rules and Etiquette
1. If you are below the age of 16 then you MUST NOT use this Forum. Please do not register if you are below the age of 16.
2. You must not post any material including photographs which is vulgar, defamatory, inaccurate, harassing, hateful, threatening, invading of others privacy, sexually oriented such as innuendo or smut, or violates any laws.
3. You must not post any copyrighted material (including photographs) that is not owned by yourself or the owners of the Forum without the consent of the copyright holder.
4. The Forum must not be used for the selling of goods or services by either trade or private individuals. You are reminded that the Club's Newsletter and the Bulletin are the most appropriate avenues for advertising
5. The Forum is not to be used as a method of direct communication with the VSCC office staff or Committee members. Any specific enquiries should be directed to the Club Secretary. General enquiries may be made using the Ask The Office section of the Forum.
6. Any posts that are placed in inappropriate areas or that are going off topic may be moved or deleted by a Moderator.
7. You must not post anything that could result in libellous consequences for the poster and/or the VSCC.
8. Please do not "hijack" a forum thread by changing the subject. If you want to change the subject, please start a new thread.
9. No "Trolling" i.e. posting controversial messages with the intent of baiting other users to reply.
Forum Moderation
The Moderators are responsible for the day to day monitoring of the site and will use email or the Forum itself to ask the Poster to reconsider their posting in the first instance.
In the event of a forum user being repeatedly black flagged, the Chief Moderator and/or Deputy will, in conjunction with the Club Secretary, consider banning that person from the Forum for a period of time.
If you do find any posts that are objectionable then please contact the Moderators directly by clicking on the Black Flag button of the post that you wish to complain about. It would be helpful if you could state your name and the opening line of the post that you are Black Flagging.
What happens when you 'click' on the Black Flag?
When clicking on the BLACK FLAG, an email is activated, and you will be asked for the reason why you feel the post is inappropriate. Enter the reason, the first line of the post and press send. An email will go out to the Moderators Group plus the Club Office. When this email is read, we get the sender's forum name, a link to the post, and the reason stated. The member whose post you BLACK FLAGGED doesn't know about it.
The Moderators and, if deemed necessary, the Chief Moderator or Deputy will consider the matter and act accordingly. The complainant will be kept informed throughout.
