Do
Register to the forum before you try to post. (see the FAQ section on how to register.. it only takes a minute.)
Post a little note in the hello section about you, your interests and location.
Also fill out your profile. There may be some members near you who might like to meet up locally. Also, going forward this is going to be a requirement in order to help us sort the real members from the Spambots. If you don't fill it out, your account may be suspended or deleted inadvertantly.
Respect your fellow forum members. If a post has a comedy element that may be misconstrued, we're not short of smileys to assist in clarifying your point.
Consider whether if someone posted that to you, would you be upset? If the answer is yes, then don't post it.
Enjoy the forums in a relaxed manner. It's our hobby... let's have fun with it.
Post constructive criticism if someone asks for comments. Word it carefully & make it friendly. People can be inadvertently hurt by clumsily worded critiques.
Make new members and novice modellers especially welcome. We're not into cliques here, and everyone's work deserves attention.
Bear in mind that ANYONE in the world with a PC can read your post, and our hobby is a fairly small community and you've a fair chance of meeting people you post about either online or at a show sometime.
Read the don'ts


Don't

Post something you know, or suspect will, upset another forum member.
Post any pictures that show any of the naughty bits (male or female), or just expose FAR too much flesh on a mixed forum.
Use the nasty profanities (and you all know which ones they are) in the forum. Some of our members are youngish, and we don't want anyone viewing the forums from work to be pulled up by the IT police.
Seek out arguments, or ride your hobby horse every chance you get. That's trolling, and frowned upon here.
Post political stuff. It's God-awful boring as well as a good way to start an argument.
Suck up to me or any of the other admins. If our work sucks... tell us. But do it nicely!
Be condescending when you are disagreeing with someone. It'll wind them up & the thread will go south pretty quickly.
Derail threads that are important to the original posters with chatter. if you've got nothing much to add to the thread, just slope off quietly.
Take any of the above out of context....
Forget to read the Remembers.


Remember

Some subjects just shouldn't be targeted for jokes, as they're just not acceptable in an open forum, with such a disparate group of members. Things like racist comments should be left off the forums.
You're here by the consent of the administrators. If you get banned, it's just tough. No-one to blame but yourself.
Making models of any type is a hobby. That's supposed to be a reliever of stress, and a source of enjoyment. Treat it as such.
We are here for every standard of modeller. Whether you're a master, or a beginner, you're welcome here.
People are entitled to differing views, hopes, goals, aspirations and needs than yours. Respect this fact.

Note, and this is for everyone, that if anyone abuses anyone else on the forum, -either on a thread or using the PM function, or is in breach of the guidelines- they will have action taken against them by the moderators, which can include anything from editing their posts up to and including them being banned, regardless of who they are. It is not the first time I've had to warn people of this possibility, please ensure it's the last.

Did I mention? NO POLITICS!

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