Message Board Rules 

How to use the Home Craftsmen Forum Message Board.

•  The Home Craftsmen Forum message board is open to the public, but we operate it for the benefit of our club members. Home Craftsmen Forum reserves the right to remove inappropriate messages and ban abusive posters at the club's discretion. 

•  Subject material will be limited to woodworking and other DIY home shop discussions. Club related messages such as members arranging to get together are also appropriate. 

•  Buy/sell/trade postings are encouraged as long as they fit the subject guidelines above. Home mortgages, drugs, automobiles, dating services, etc. do not fit the subject guidelines and will result in the poster being banned from using the board without further warning. 

•   Pictures may be included in postings but must be limited to 5 per posting, each being no larger than 350 pixels by 480 pixels. While it isn't required, running your images through a compressor benefits everyone. A number of free compression programs and services can be found on the Web.

•   It should go without saying, but nothing illegal will be permitted on the message board. Pyramid schemes and chain letters are illegal, or at the very least unethical. Illegal postings will be removed and reported to authorities with jurisdiction to prosecute the offender. 

•   Be careful what you post. Your words can come back to haunt you. In one case I'm aware of, a reader tracked down a poster in another state to report a perceived case of child neglect based on an opinion the poster had expressed. The poster ended up in a fight with civil authorities. Public message boards are archived by search engines. Your message may be available for viewing for years to come. 

• Don't post unnecessary personal information. If you don't want it reported on the evening news, if you don't want it turning up as evidence in a courtroom, don't publish it. (For legal purposes, even private e-mail between two individuals has been determined to be published material, open to public inspection.) 

•   By using this board, you agree that your use is a privilege, not a right, and that your privilege can be suspended at the discretion of Home Craftsmen Forum and its officers.