User Agreement

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Here is a copy of the user agreement for reference:

By accessing “LinomaReefs.com” (hereinafter “we”, “us”, “our”, “LinomaReefs.com”, “http://www.linomareefs.com”), you agree to be legally bound by the following terms. If you do not agree to be legally bound by all of the following terms then please do not access and/or use “LinomaReefs.com”. We may change these at any time and we’ll do our utmost in informing you, though it would be prudent to review this regularly yourself as your continued usage of “LinomaReefs.com” after changes mean you agree to be legally bound by these terms as they are updated and/or amended.

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You agree not to post any abusive, obscene, vulgar, slanderous, hateful, threatening, sexually-orientated or any other material that may violate any laws be it of your country, the country where “LinomaReefs.com” is hosted or International Law. Doing so may lead to you being immediately and permanently banned, with notification of your Internet Service Provider if deemed required by us. The IP address of all posts are recorded to aid in enforcing these conditions. You agree that “LinomaReefs.com” have the right to remove, edit, move or close any topic at any time should we see fit. As a user you agree to any information you have entered to being stored in a database. While this information will not be disclosed to any third party without your consent, neither “LinomaReefs.com” nor phpBB shall be held responsible for any hacking attempt that may lead to the data being compromised.

BE CIVIL
No personal attacks. Do not feel compelled to defend your honor in public. Posts containing personal attacks may be removed from the forum.

STAY ON TOPIC
Most of these groups are high-traffic and read by busy people, so please pay attention to the topic of your messages, and check that it still relates to the charter of the forum to which you are posting. Off-topic discussion not taken to "The Fuge", private email, or any place where it is not considered off-topic, by someone who knows they should be taking it elsewhere, is eligible for removal from the forum.

BE KIND TO NEWCOMERS
Newcomers may be annoying. They ask the wrong questions, including ones that seem obvious (or whose answers seem easy to find). But lots of valued contributors started out this way, and treating newcomers kindly makes them more likely to turn into the valuable community members we all know and love(and cut some slack when they mess up). So while you don not have to humor them or suffer them gladly, and it is fine to point out when they make mistakes, point newcomers in the right direction in addition to turning them away from the wrong ones, and be kind to them in the process of correcting their transgressions.

LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE
It is tempting to revisit controversial decisions you disagree with, but it is rarely productive to do so, since it almost always results in the same heated, lengthy, and time/energy draining discussions leading to the same conclusion that was reached in the last round. Therefore, for issues already raised, discussed, and decided upon, reopen the discussion only if you have significant new information that would reasonably prompt reconsideration of the original decision.

NO OBSCENE LANGUAGE
Please refrain from using any vulgar language that would offend someone else.

NO OBSCENE MATERIAL
Please, no pornographic material or links to it. If it is not fit for family members, it is not fit for here. DONT DO IT!

NO PERSONAL INSULTS OR ATTACKS
You are free to disagree with others, but if you stoop to personal abuse or attacks, your post(s) will be deleted. If you ARE insulted please report the post to an admin or moderator, but DO NOT retaliate. The key here is to be respectful of one another. We reserve the right to remove offensive posts or ban membership without notice.

NO RACIAL AND SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION
We have a zero tolerance towards discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, color, religion, gender, age, sexual preference or mental or physical disability. If you violate this rule, you will receive a permanent ban.

NO TROLLING, FLAME WARS OR "TRASH TALKING"
Trolling and/or attempting to bait others into a flame war will not be tolerated. Any posts we deem to fall in this category will be deleted.

POST IN THE APPROPRIATE FORUM CATEGORY
Please read each forum description before posting to ensure you are postin in the correct category. Off topic posts will be moved to the correct forum.

NO DUPLICATE OR REPEAT POSTS
If no-one answers your question or responds to your post within a reasonable amount of time (24 hours minimum), please "bump" it rather than posting it again. Posting the same question over and over or in every forum will just annoy people and will not get answers.

USE APPROPRIATE TITLES
Try to be short but descriptive when submitting your post.

PRIVACY
You must respect the privacy of other members and individuals. Do not post personal information (i.e. addresses, phone numbers, passwords, personal identification numbers, or any other information considered private) without the express permission of the individual.

DO NOT POST WITH ALL CAPS
All caps equates to shouting. If you type with all caps, you will annoy and possibly offend other forum members.

NO THREAD-CRAPPING OR THREAD-JACKING
If someone has started a thread and you realize what a great caveat it makes for something unrelated to the thread creators original intent, start a new thread instead of high-jacking the original. High jacking a post is subject to editing.

DO NOT LOWBALL AN OFFER IN PUBLIC
If someone has a price posted, do not offer a price lower than that in a public post. Private messages are more appropriate

POSTING COMMERCIAL PRICES
If you are privy to commercial price lists, please keep them private and discrete. There certainly may be members interested in knowing commercial prices to which you are entitle to share. But posting commercial prices to create a spectacle falls suspect to alternate motives. Every industry has a profit margin including the one you probably work in. Creating a spectacle of commercial profits is subject to editing and deletion.