Of necessity, we require some basic rules about usage of the forum and what can and cannot be posted. This is in part because we are all required to comply with the Terms & Conditions of the Xenforo software on which this forum runs. These can be viewed in full by clicking on the ‘Terms & rules’ button that is at the bottom of every forum page. The rules will be reviewed from time to time by the Society’s committee and moderators, and constructive comments from members are welcome.

Content:-

You agree to not post or link to any content which is defamatory, abusive, hateful, threatening, spam or spam-like, likely to offend, contains adult or objectionable content, contains personal information of others, risks copyright infringement, encourages unlawful activity, or otherwise violates any laws. You are entirely responsible for the content of, and any harm resulting from, that content or your conduct.

Do not submit any content that you consider to be private or confidential.

Images:-

Like it or not, we have to conform to the law in regard to copyright.

• Please do not copy images from elsewhere on the internet and upload to the forum, especially where it is evident who owns the image, or unless the image is copyright-free. 
• If you wish to utilise images which users of image hosting services, such as Flickr, please use the share codes provided for each image so correct attribution can be give via the link. This is called embedding and is permissible, dependent on the image owners permissions that have been set on Flickr.
• Please do not scan and upload images from photographs unless you have ownership of the negative and/or reproduction rights unless it is clear that the image is old enough to be out of copyright or copyright free. 
• Please do not copy or upload images unless you have the explicit consent of the owner of the image. 
• Members who post on here are protected by copyright too. You may not copy and repost any material from this forum to any other forum or website.

  If you are reproducing images which have a Creative Commons licence please ensure any requirements of such licence are met including reproduction, editing and attribution. 

Moderation:-

Posts which contravene any of the above rules may be removed temporarily or permanently by the Forum moderators. 

All decisions made by a Forum moderator are final and will be advised to the member(s) concerned. Where it is practical to resolve the problem by judicious editing, the moderator may advise the member concerned and offer the opportunity for him to correct the post with a view to its being reinstated.

Breaches of the above rules may lead to the placing of a time limited warning against the member's profile. These will be notified to the member concerned, and the warning will be recorded by the Forum software. 

Persistent and/or severe breaches by a member may result in their access to the forum being withdrawn for a period, which will be notified to them, or to permanent suspension.

In the event of a member feeling that they have been unduly sanctioned, an appeal may be made to the committee, who will review the evidence. The committee’s decision will be final.