Carp-Forum.com ~ Site Rules

Use of Carp-Forums.com name and/or logo
Use of Carp-Forums.com link banner
Signatures
Avatars
No racist comments or hate speech
No pornographic or offensive material or links to be posted
No naming of persons or waters on the basis of unsubstantiated rumours
No advocating of illegal practices or cruelty to animals
In-Deep
Classified Section
Carp-Forums.com Workshops, Socials, Events, & Holidays
Competition & Site Supporter Threads
Competition Rules
Rule changes
Bringing the site into disrepute
Disputes
Rule Breakers
Disclaimer


Posting Guidelines

General
Crossposting
Foul language
Name calling and personal attacks
Spamming
Text talk
Thank you


Carp-Forums.com ~ Site Rules



Use of Carp-Forums.com name and/or logo

If you wish to use either for any purpose, including socials, please make your request via one of the Moderators or Admins. The contact details for these groups can be found through ‘The Team’ link at the bottom of the Board Index page. Your request will be considered at the earliest available opportunity.


Use of Carp-Forums.com link banner

Please feel free to add our banner to your site for the purpose of linking to us. If you have added us to your site, let us know, and we will be happy to reciprocate via our links page. Such backlinks are of more benefit to mutual search engine rankings, than a one way link. We do not authorize the use of our banner or logo for any other purpose.


Signatures

As a result of a recent Google upgrade, GoogleBots now count repetitive links as spam. Therefore, the use of active links or hyperlinks in signatures is strictly by permission only. Official Carp-Forums.com Site Supporters and registered charities being the exception. Anyone else requiring to display such a link in their signature should contact a member of Admin with a request.

The same applies for any other kind of prospective advertising to be placed within signatures, including website addresses, unless authorised by a Carp-Forums.com Admin.

To include your preferred website in your profile, please enter the url into the "Website" field, in "User Control Panel" > "Profile" > "Edit profile".

The Carp-Forums Team reserves the right to edit or remove any other material.


Avatars

The displaying of avatars or signatures for the purpose of promoting a business concern with which you are connected, whether personally or professionally, is strictly by permission only. The only exception being for genuine Site Supporters, otherwise please contact a member of Carp-Forums.com Admin with a request.

The Carp-Forums Team reserves the right to edit or remove any material which it considers unauthorised advertising.


No racist comments or hate speech

Posts which are judged to be racist, or hateful, are not allowed. Posts which break this rule will be edited, or removed.


No pornographic or offensive material or links to be posted

Threads, posts, or links referring to 'adult' websites, pornographic pictures, video, jokes, etc., or gratuitous violence, will be removed.


No advocating of illegal practices or cruelty to animals

The promotion of illegal activities is not permitted and this will include references to the use of illegal substances etc. Additionally, any threads/posts condoning cruelty to animals will be edited, or removed.


In-Deep

All postings are encouraged, but only "in depth/serious carping subjects" will be allowed to remain in this section.

No spamming or text talk. No abusive language. The respectful posting towards fellow Members is compulsory at all times. Banter is acceptable, but only in context with the given topic. Posts which are entirely off topic, especially one liners of this kind-will be removed without notice.

The site rules will be carried out to the letter where necessary and the Moderator’s decisions are final.

By posting in this section you agree to these rules.


Classified Section

Users of the Carp-Forums.com Classified Section advertise or buy items on this site at their own risk. The Carp-Forums.com Owners, Admins, and Moderators, accept no liability for loss of tackle, personal property or cash due to advertising on Carp-Forums.com.

We strongly recommend that you meet in a public place to exchange items of tackle for cash, or swaps etc. Please do not put private information in posts, use e-mail or the PM system for this.

Items of the following nature cannot be made the subject of any "for sale" or "wanted" advert upon the forum:

Guns, knives, pirate copies of DVD's or other media, material of a pornographic nature or content, any illegal substances, counterfeit merchandise, livestock or stolen goods.

If you wish to advertise pets of any kind, you must contact a member of Carp-Forums.com Admin for permission, before posting.

Any items traded within the section that are deemed unfit by the Carp-Forums Team, will be be removed without question, and in such instances the Carp-Forums Team decision is final.

Anyone trading tackle for the purpose of making a profit beyond the need to fund their personal equipment should make it known, by adding, *Trader*, to the end of their description in each and every advert placed. The Carp-Forums Team may request that you place *Trader* within your adverts and this decision will be treated as final.

Failure to comply with any of these terms may result in your account being suspended or withdrawn, and if necessary your information will passed to the relevant authorities.

Before posting your advert, please familiarise yourself with the additional guidelines available at the top of the Classified Section.

By posting adverts in the Classified Section you agree to these terms and conditions.


Carp-Forums.Com Workshops, Socials, Events & Holidays

Throughout the year we aim to organise a variety of events for our Members. If you are booking a place for one of these events please take the time to read the terms and conditions set out below. In the first instance please reserve your place by posting in the relevant event thread. If there are no further places available you may ask for your name to be added to the reserve list.

1. Payment can be made by either cheque or PayPal only, we cannot accept cash. Payments made via PayPal are subject to the standard PayPal fees, and this amount will be added to the advertised cost of the event.

2. A deposit of 30% of the total price must be paid within fourteen days of reserving your place, and the balance must be paid, in full, one month prior to the start date of the event. Where places are offered for events with shorter time scales, payment must be made in full within the advertised period, and no refunds will be given. Carp-Forums.com reserves the right to re-offer place(s) should these payment terms not have been met.

3. You are legally entitled to a 7 day cooling off period when buying anything over the internet, which is begun at the time you make a booking in your chosen event thread. Should you wish to cancel your place within this period, please do so in writing - by email to one of the Events Administrators - in which case any monies paid by you within this time will be refunded in full, within a maximum period of 30 days.

4. Should you choose to cancel your booking after the 7 day cooling off period a refund will only be made if your place is subsequently re-booked. Once the new booking has been paid for in full, Carp-Forums.com will refund the deposit and balance, if already paid, less a £5.00 re-booking fee (£20.00 for overseas events) and within a maximum period of 30 days. This does not apply for events with shorter timescales.

5. Anyone cancelling a booking less than two weeks before an event will be required to pay any outstanding balance in full. Those which have already paid in full will not be refunded unless in either case the booking is subsequently re-sold.

5a. Anyone cancelling an overseas booking less than four weeks before an event will be required to pay any outstanding balance in full. Those which have already paid in full will not be refunded unless in either case the booking is subsequently re-sold.

6. Anyone repeatedly dropping out of events, or making late payments, may be banned from attending future events at the discretion of the Carp-Forums Team.

7. Should an event which you are booked onto have to be postponed for any reason, and you are unable to attend the new date, Carp-Forums.com will refund all monies paid by you within 30 days.

8. Should Carp-Forums.com have to cancel an event for any reason, a refund will be made of all monies paid by you to the Forum for the event booked. No further financial claims against Carp-Forums.com will be considered.

9. As far as the law allows, Carp-Forums.com accepts no responsibility for loss, damage or injury to you or any of your property as a consequence of your participation at any Forum event.

10. Arrival and departure times will be stated in the relevant event thread please be sure to observe these at all times.

11. All fishery/venue rules must be adhered to. Failure to do so may result in your being banned from attending further Forum events.

12. If you have cause for complaint whilst participating in any of the Forum events, please contact the Event Administrator as soon as possible so that they can take action or investigate and resolve the problem.

13. By reserving a place for any of the Forum events you agree to these Terms and conditions.


Competition & Site Supporter Threads

Off topic banter, or spamming of any kind, are not permitted in these threads. Posts considered inappropriate will be edited or removed.


Competition Rules

The competition rules shall be binding on you when entering any competition(s) operated by Carp-Forums.com, or a competition sponsor.

In addition to these general competition rules, other specific terms and conditions may also apply to a particular competition. We will post any such specific competition rules on our website.

1. Entry is open to all Members of Carp-Forums.com. Members who reside outside of the UK are expected cover the cost of the additional postage. In the case of Under 18's, applicants must have a parent/legal guardians consent to enter the competition under these Rules.

2. The owners of Carp-Forums.com and any sponsor associated with the specific competition and their families are not eligible to enter the competition.

3. Proof of sending post/e-mail is not proof of our receipt of your entry. No responsibility can be accepted for entries that are lost, delayed or damaged.

4. The closing date is as specified in the relevant competition. This will always be a time and date in the UK. Where a time is not given, the closing time will be 11.59pm (UK time) on the specified day.

5. In the case of a prize draw, the first correct entry drawn will be the winner.

6. Winners will be formally notified within 21 days of the closing date. Full details of the prize will be given upon notification.

7. In the case of prizes in the form of free tickets, we will contact the prize winner and prize details shall be as printed on the tickets. Ticket holders shall be bound by the venue promoter's terms and conditions together with those set out on the ticket and the rules and regulations of the venue.

7.a In the case of prizes in the form of vouchers or gift tokens, winners will be bound by the Competition Promoter's terms and conditions. Should you experience any problems redeeming these, please contact a member of Admin with details asap.

8. The judge's decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

9. The prize may not be transferred to any other person, unless otherwise consented to by Carp-Forums.com. and/or the competition sponsor.

10. No cash alternative or alternative prize is available on the entrant's request, though in the event that the advertised competition prize becomes unavailable we reserve the right to offer an alternative prize of equal or greater value.

11. Carp-Forums.com or the competition sponsor will not be liable for any damage, loss or disappointment suffered by any person taking part or not being able to take part in a competition.

12. Competition winners may be required to take part in or co-operate with publicity events.

13. Competition winners agree to keep confidential any knowledge about Carp-Forums.com and its personnel received by them as a result of their competition entry.

14. No responsibility is accepted for inaccurate prize details supplied by sponsors.

15. The use of a false name or address, e.g. name, by which the entrant is not usually known, will disqualify them from receiving any prize. Carp-Forums.com reserves the right to oblige any potential winner to provide documentary proof of their identity and address as directed by Carp-Forums.com before such person may claim their prize. In certain circumstances, Carp-Forums.com shall, at its discretion, require any person to present themselves in person supported by such documentation for identification purposes (we will reimburse all reasonable travel costs incurred) prior to releasing the prize.

16. Members who are rude, abusive or deemed otherwise unsuitable by Carp-Forums.com will be excluded from the competition.

17. We reserve the right to amend these rules at any time. Entry in the competition implies acceptance of these rules.

18. We will keep your personal details for a reasonable time so that we can send you any prize that you have won, to verify that these rules have been complied with, and for accounting purposes. We may pass your details on to our sponsors for the purposes of sending you the prize on our behalf.

19. Carp-Forums.com may at any time issue specific rules to be read in conjunction with these rules. In the event of a conflict between two sets of rules, the competition-specific rules take priority.

20. These rules are governed by English law.

21. The promoter of the competition is: Carp-Forums.com


Rule changes

The Carp-Forums Team of Moderators and Administrators reserves the right to add, modify, or remove any of these rules at any time. Rule changes apply to past, present and future postings.


Bringing the Site into Disrepute

From time to time there will be disputes on the forums, and with so many passionate Members this is hardly surprising. If you feel that a situation has been dealt with unjustly then please make your case in the appropriate manner.

You can post constructively in the "Updates/Suggestions/Issues" forum in the "Non Carp" section, or contact one of the Carp-Forums Team.

Posting destructively on the open forums is considered to be bringing the site into disrepute and will be deemed as a breach of the site rules.


Disputes

The Carp-Forums Team of Moderators and Administrators reserves the right to have the final say in any rule dispute.


Rule Breakers

In an effort to ensure consistency and fairness across the boards at Carp-Forums.com the team operate a 'Three Strikes' policy applicable to acts of misconduct, both on the site and/or at Carp-Forums events. Additionally Carp-Forums-Team reserves the right to apply this policy to Members whom persistently break other lesser site rules.

In the circumstances that an act of misconduct is deemed to be serious, Carp-Forums-Team reserves the right to withdraw membership to the site immediately and without any warning whatsoever.

Warnings last for a minimum period of six months, after which time they may be removed at the discretion of the Carp-Forums Team.

In the first instance
Carp-Forums-Team will contact the Member concerned and advise them of the breach of site rule/s, and this will be deemed a first written warning.

In the second instance
Carp-Forums-Team will contact the Member concerned and advise them of the breach of site rule/s, and this will be deemed a second and final written warning. The Member will also be advised should they commit any further breach of the site rules, their membership to the site will be withdrawn indefinitely.

Further instances
Notwithstanding any relevant-mitigating circumstances, Carp-Forums-Team will contact the Member concerned and advise them of the breach of site rule/s, and the offending Member will have their membership withdrawn indefinitely, as per this "Three Strikes" policy.


Disclaimer

Carp-Forums.com. makes no warranty of any kind, express or implied, with regard to the posted communications or information contained therein. Carp-Forums.com is not responsible for defamatory, offensive or illegal conduct of any author posting to this forum.

Carp-Forums.com. reserves the right to remove any postings from this forum at its discretion; this reservation creates no affirmative duty in Carp-Forums.com, and failure to exercise this power shall not subject Carp-Forums.com to any liability of any sort. This will include any requests by posters for their content to be removed from Carp-Forums.com. Persons posting to this forum hereby agree to abide by all applicable laws both National and International and to accept legal responsibility for the contents of their communications.

Any user who feels that a posted message is objectionable is encouraged to contact a member of the Carp-Forums Team of Moderators and Administrators. We have the ability to remove objectionable messages and we will make every effort to do so, within a reasonable time frame, if we determine that removal is necessary. While the Administrators and Moderators of this forum will attempt to remove or edit any generally objectionable material as quickly as possible, it is not always possible to review every message. Therefore you acknowledge that all posts made to these forums express the views and opinions of the author and not the Owners, Administrators, Moderators or Webmaster (except for posts by these persons), and hence will not be held liable.

If you participate in a discussion, you are responsible for ensuring that any material you post to Carp-Forums.com (text, images, or other multimedia content) does not violate or infringe upon the copyright, patent, trademark or any other personal or proprietary rights of any third party, and is posted with the permission of the owner of such rights.



Carp-Forums.com ~ Posting Guidelines



General

Please take a look at the recent posts in the relevant forum before you post your topic. The question or comment you wish to post may have already been discussed, answered, or resolved recently. Create a strong title for your topic that easily explains your enquiry. For example: "Which fishmeal do you recommend and Why?" rather than "Help me!". Be patient whilst waiting for replies, the Members of this site are using the forum and participating in discussions in their own time.


Crossposting

Please post your topic to one forum only. Posting the same question in more than one forum can cause confusion and most likely reduce the chance of a reply. Try and post the topic in the correct forum, you are likely to get more relevant replies this way. If you feel your topic needs to be moved to another section, please alert a member of the Carp-Forums Team.


Foul language

Carp-Forums.com encourages the frank exchange of views and opinions and whilst bad language can be part of this process, the site does not condone it and would ask you to consider the family aspect of the forum, if you wouldn't like your family to read bad language, then don't post it. In which case, the Carp-Forums Team reserves the right to edit or remove any such material considered to be offensive.


Name calling and personal attacks

Please, no personal attacks or name calling. This includes talking about groups of people, not just individuals. We can be proud of ourselves in being a tight-knit community that polices itself well, and we would very much like to keep it that way.


Spamming

Linking to websites for the purpose of making genuine recommendations to fellow Members, or suggesting relevant-alternative content (which you have no commercial connection with), is permitted. Anything else considered to be spamming, plugging, advertising, or for the purpose of promoting a commercial interest - which you receive some benefit from - will be removed at the discretion of the Carp-Forums Team.

Anyone wishing to advertise on the forum in any capacity should contact a member of Admin.


Text talk

We recommend you do not post using text talk. Many of the more experienced Members are not familiar with this, and usually ignore posts of this type. For the maximum response to your enquiry, please use regular language.


Thank you

These rules and guidelines have been put in place in order to keep the forum a pleasurable place to be - our aim is to make the site enjoyable and informative for all, and with your co-operation, we can continue to grow and do well.

Thank you for reading, and welcome to Carp-Forums.com