Forum Rules

These rules are disclosed to clarify the various responsibilities of all community members here on canadianfishingforum.com. They have been compiled and will be revised regularly by the Canadianfishingforum Team and should be adhered to by everyone.

 

1.      Forum rules

    1. Posts are to be made in the relevant forum. Users are asked to read the forum descriptions before posting. Users consistently posting to the wrong forum may be given a warning.
    2. Members should post in a way that is respectful of other users. Flaming or abusing users in any way will not be tolerated and will lead to a warning.
    3. Members are asked to not act as “back seat moderators”. If members note an issue which contravenes something in forum rules, they are welcome to bring it to the attention of a member of the Moderation Team.  Please use the “post report” feature to report posts. Do not respond to such topics yourself. Members who constantly “act” as moderators may be warned.
    4. Members should remember this board is aimed at a general audience. Posting pornographic or generally offensive text, images, links, etc. will not be tolerated and will lead to a warning.
    5. Members are asked only to post in English, as this is an English speaking community.
    6. Members should post in a way which is consistent with "normal writing". That is users should not post excessive numbers of emoticons, large, small or colored text, etc. Similarly users should not SHOUT or use excessive punctuation (e.g. ! and ?) in topic titles or posts. Users consistently abusing this will be warned.
    7. Members should use an appropriate, descriptive subject when posting a new topic. Examples of bad subjects include; "Help me!", "I'm stuck!", "Why doesn’t this work?", etc. Examples of good subjects include; "What is your preferred line diameter?", "Help needed to decide on a walleye reel", etc.
    8. Members are welcome to use the test forum for general "test purposes". These may include checking signatures, testing  a link or image, etc.
    9. Spam is not tolerated here under any circumstance. Users posting spam will be warned and their post removed.
    10. Members are asked to not disclose to any 3rd party, board, or list any vulnerability in Canadianfishingforum before first notifying the Owner and/or Administrator of Canadianfishingforum. Time should be allowed for us, at least 3 working days wherever possible, to respond.
    11. The moderating, support and other teams reserve the right to edit, remove or put on moderation queue any post at any time. The determination of what is construed as indecent, vulgar, spam, etc. as noted in these points is up to Team Members and not users.
    12. The above forum rules where applicable also apply to private messaging. Abuse of the private messaging system may lead to warnings (as above) and/or the revocation of private messaging.

2.      Signatures

    1. Signatures may contain up to five lines of normal sized text OR a single image that is no more than 60px high, 468px wide, 10KiB (10240 bytes) in size and one line of small sized text. The font size of signatures should be normal or small only.
    2. Signatures containing an image of 30px in height may include up to two lines of normal sized text or three lines of small sized text. Images 15px or below in height may contain up to three lines of normal sized text or four lines of small sized text.
    3. Content in signatures should be consistent with normal writing and abide by the general forum etiquette. You may not include hidden text or links or information that suggests you are part of the Moderation Team.
    4. Users abusing these rules will be warned or have their signature privileges revoked.

3.      Avatars

    1. Avatars should be no larger than 120x120 pixels and should not exceed 10KB (1024 bytes) in size.
    2. Avatars must not contain animation or include graphics which attempt to portray the ranks or avatars of the Moderation Team.
    3. Avatars are subject to the same conditions as posts with respect to the general forum etiquette.
    4. Users abusing these rules will be warned or have their avatar privileges revoked.

4.      Policing

    1. CanadianfishingForum operates a three strike policy. Users will be warned a maximum of three times for any and all offences in a three month period. If the need arises for a fourth warning a temporary ban will be put in place of between 1 to 7 days.
    2. Arguing with Team Members after having received a warning will lead to an immediate additional warning. Should this exceed three strikes a temporary ban will be put in place as above.
    3. Users who feel they have been unfairly warned are welcome to contact the relevant team leader, e.g. if warned by a moderator you should contact the Moderator team leader. If they feel you were treated badly they will remove a warning.
    4. Any attempt to circumvent a temporary ban or other moderator action will lead to a permanent ban of your account(s). Circumvention includes re-registering or using an already registered account under a non-banned username. Other examples include changing IP addresses, using a new email account or other action that can be taken to evade moderator action to hide your identity as the owner of the sanctioned account.
    5. An exception to the three strike rule applies when users contact team members personally (via any method) and post insulting, indecent or vulgar material. Such users may be subject to an immediate permanent ban.
    6. Permanent bans are a last resort and thought is given before implementing them. While Canadianfishingforum may consider lifting permanent bans from time to time.