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Ultimate Lunker Fishing Forum Rules & Guidelines (Updated 1/31/10)

IMPORTANT-YOU MUST READ AND AGREE BEFORE POSTING OR USING THE FORUMS

1. Please be sure to maintain an active e-mail account with your membership information in the "My Stuff - Profile"  area of this site.

2. Use the "Contact Us" link at the bottom of the forums for any and all complaints, issues, looking for someone, and forum type or admin questions.

3. Our forum requires that you sign up to become a member. We do this in order to control content on the board.

4. Do your best to post your topic in the appropriate area. If you find that your post was moved, it is because we deemed it should be in  another area. 

5. Do not sign up for more than 1 user account. If you are caught using more than one account only the oldest account will be kept, all others will be deleted. Continuing to set up multiple accounts could lead to being banned. 

6. All questions concerning ULF policies and management are addressed offline via email or telephone. Comments concerning deleted post, posting privilege suspensions, or other matters of the administrative nature will be deleted. If you have a question about policy, please email one of our moderators. Again, don't take your problems to the forum - they will be deleted. Please email admin@ultimatelunker.com

7. No foul language. There are a few colorful words we  let slide, but their overuse will result in a warning. There are a few that never need to be used – we don’t need to mention them. When writing, it is very easy to express yourself without cursing. Use **** if you need to. Sponsors make this site possible and it is much easier to get them interested if the site is a little cleaner than your average Internet forum.

8. We promote a friendly atmosphere for anglers to exchange ideas. Differences of opinions are welcome and are an important part of this format. We do not, however, tolerate those that try to start an argument with every post. If you are looking to agitate people, simply to get a response, or if you are trolling, this is not the place for you. Warnings are issued, and if the behavior continues, administrators will revoke posting privileges.

9. No personal attacks – if you disagree with someone, state your case intelligently and back it up with facts. We will not tolerate personal attacks. You will be warned once. If the behavior continues, you will be banned from the forum. DO NOT HARASS PEOPLE WITH EMAIL WHEN YOU HAVE A DISAGREEMENT ON THIS FORUM.

10. Do not try to solve personal problems live on the forum. If you are concerned about an interaction with someone and are interested in resolving it, send them an email (if they offer an email address in their forum profile). If you don't get a response, just let it go. They may not be interested in communicating with you.

11. No jokes of a sexual nature – just don’t post them. We know some are funny, but there are children that browse our forum and we want to set a positive example. Again, we offer one warning - if you persist, you will be banned from the forum.

12. Racism of any kind will not be tolerated.

13. We consider the guides an asset to the site. Guides offer a wealth of information and we want them visiting the site on a regular basis.

14. We cannot allow bashing of our sponsors. They make the ULF possible and we have to respect the fact that they pay our bills. All threads of this nature will be deleted.

15. When posting items in the "Trading Post - Swap - Classifieds" section, do not use multiple user names to post the same item - also do not post the same item multiple times. If you want to start a new post on an item, delete the old one. Also if your item has sold please update your posting.

16. No images in your signature line. You may have one text link. We want this forum to keep a clean look and feel. If you need help or have questions, contact our admin or moderators.

17. Limit your photo size. If they make the screen scroll, they are too large. 600 pixels wide is the larget you need to go.

18. Do not copy and paste articles from other publications to this site. It is a COPYRIGHT VIOLATION to do so. If you want to reference an article on another web site, post a link.

19. No Spam - Spamming is considered trying to sell something or refering members to your site in a post. If you do your post will be deleted or edited. You are allowed to have a link to your site in your signature.No more than 2 links are allowed in a signature, and they must fit one one line. If people are interested in your link they will go check it out. 

 We will be updating this section occasionally. Again, our goal is an open, clean, and friendly format, but when you have a public board rules have to be established and followed.

Please keep in mind that deleting, moving, editing or locking of your post is not intended to be an attack or insult. These actions are usually to keep the peace, keep the interaction on the board friendly or keep content in the appropriate section.

If you have any suggestion concerning our rules of conduct, please email admin@ultimatelunker.com.



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