Board rules

These rules are disclosed to clarify the various responsibilities of all community members here on RNARS Forum. They shall be adhered to by everyone to ensure that our board runs smoothly and provides a fun and productive experience for all of our community members and visitors.

  1. Usernames

    All usernames must be one of the following;
    • For Members with a callsign the username must be your callsign - nothing else
      For SWLs the username must be SWL_ followed by your RNARS membership number
    No other formats will be accepted and any accounts found in breach of this will be deleted. This is a security measure. #
  2. Conduct

    Post with respect toward others. This site is aimed at a general audience, please be considerate of this.
    Please do not link to any material that does not respect copyright. No support will be provided to such sites.
    Please do not post any business and/or spam links in this forum.
    Threatening and/or abusive behaviour will not be accepted under any circumstances.
    Any Mediation will be conducted by the board moderators only
    The Moderators decision is FINAL.
    Report any posts you feel contradict our policies by using the "post report" feature and the Moderators will handle them as needed. Please do not reply to these posts yourself. #
  3. Organisation

    Please keep discussions on topic for where they are posted
    Please do not post irrelevant discussions on general pages
    Moderators will DELETE posts found in the wrong place, Moderators will not move them for you #
  4. Signatures and Avatars

    Avatars should be no larger than 120x120 pixels and cannot contain animation.
    Signatures may contain up to five lines of normal sized text OR a single image that is no more than 60px high, 468px wide in size and two lines of small sized text. The font size of signatures should be normal or small only.
    Any content deemed offensive will result in your signature being wiped by the moderators. #
  5. Breach of Rules

    1. Any breach of these rules will result in one of the following measures;
    a. Suspension of account for a period no shorter than 1 week
    b. Deletion of account
    c. Referral to the RNARS Committee under Conduct Unbecoming of a Member
    2. Forum Administrators will be responsible for applying the rules but may reference the RNARS Committee if they feel unable to sufficiently deal with any issues at hand
    3. Mediation is ONLY to be conducted by Forum Administrators #