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.

    Members are entitled to only ONE active and principal account, unless given specific authority to hold more. eg a Special event callsign, for administrative purposes etc. These are rarely required. Anyone registering multiple accounts may be subject to sanction and removal of additional accounts. If the administrators cannot determine which is the principal account in such circumstances, or contact cannot be made with the member within a reasonable time frame, ALL accounts may be deleted. The member will then have to re-register as per the above, and will likely have lost posts associated with any deleted account, even if the username is re-registered subsequently.

    If unable to access your principal account, for any reason. Please do not re-register and create a non-compliant username, as it will be automatically deleted as per the username policy above. You are advised to get in touch with the committee by emailing CQ at rnars dot uk.

    Accounts for affiliated clubs or societies

    Affiliated clubs are entitled and welcome to have an official account on the forum. The recommendation is to have the username match the Callsign of the HQ shack or callsign predominantly associated with the club. eg GB3RN. We advise not self registering such accounts and emailing us first to agree an appropriate format for the username. The club or society should email CQ at RNARS dot uk with the particulars required. The authority and endorsement of the affiliated club's committee will be needed, along with the nominated account holder. (Who must be a member of the affiliated club). Once set up the account will be considered under the control of that club or society, and acting on their behalf when posting as such. Holding such an account is considered separate from an individual or personal one. Handover/Takeover of an affiliated account is usually not a problem and is simply a matter of informing administrators of a change of principal holder by the outgoing holder. Should this not be possible for any reason, the chair of the affiliated club should get in touch and provide evidence of committee decisions taken for a new nominee to hold the account. #
  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

    General administration and maintenance

    The aim of the board is to allow membership dialogue and a central hub where messages can be passed. To support this aim please do feel free to post in the relevant area constructive feedback and requests. We're open to suggestions and support. And we'd also welcome help in managing things too once you become more experienced with the functionality and rules.

    That being said we do need to keep the overall size and content manageable, and appropriate. So the admins and moderators do undertake and reserve the right to take relevant measures for safe and successful operation. This can and likely include:
    • Removal of rude, obnoxious, inappropriate posts, comments and discussions.
    • Closing down, or calling time on debates or discussion which has got or is becoming out of hand.
    • Providing feedback to members should it be required.
    • Regular pruning of posts, files as time or circumstances dictate. Some specific areas have set automatic pruning rules in place.
    • Administering sanctions if ever required.
    • Removal of inactive, legacy or inappropriate accounts. (If an account has not been used for 9 months or more it will likely be placed on the list for possible removal
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  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 #